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01-Apr-2009
e-Government for Better Government was published by the OECD in November 2005 and is now available in Spanish. It is distributed by the National Public Administration Institute (INAP) of Spain under the following title: e-Gobierno para un Mejor Gobierno.
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31-Mar-2009
e-Government in Belgium is clearly positioned to deliver user-focused services and is recognised as a tool for wider public sector reform. This report shows that the development and provision of future user-focused services, such as the common electronic identity (eID), will require the maximisation of synergies between the federal, regional and community governments and local authorities in Belgium.
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09-Mar-2009
Consumers today are challenged by growing amounts of information and wider choices of products. To make good choices in increasingly complex markets, they must develop a greater range of skills and knowledge. This new book examines the approaches that governments use to promote consumer education in OECD and some non-OECD countries, highlighting the policies and measures that have been particularly effective.
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23-Jan-2009
Players in communication markets are no longer the traditional alternative operators providing voice services, but a range of service providers including Internet Service Providers and cable television service providers who provide VoIP services and broadband access. This paper assembles some evidence on developments in investment by incumbent and alternative telecommunications operators during the period 2000-2005.
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22-Dec-2008
The economic downturn will hit the Internet economy hard in 2009, according to the latest available OECD estimates. The IT Outlook 2008 says that the IT industry is likely to have grown by 4% at most in 2008 compared to the previous year. But with the outlook for the global economy worsening and business and consumer confidence plumetting, growth will remain flat or decline in 2009.
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05-Sep-2008
Public policies are more legitimate, credible and effective if they meet the expectations and needs of the people for whom they are intended. Well-designed public engagement helps design and deliver effective public policy and services while strengthening trust in government. Part of the OECD's work on public governance involves looking at how governments can ensure more transparency, consultation and participation in the design and implementation of public policies and services.
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05-Sep-2008
This report is the first OECD study to analyse the successes and challenges of both administrative simplification and e-government in a national context. The report analyses Portugal's simplification programme, the Simplex initiative, assesses its implications for the public sector and service delivery, and makes proposals for action that can help countries improve their simplification efforts.
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04-Sep-2008
This new working paper identifies core data for the forthcoming publication Government at a Glance and presents existing data that help assess the efficiency of government. Part of the OECD Working Paper on Public Governance series, this is the second in a series of three annual papers published in preparation for the publication Government at a Glance.
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25-Jun-2008
Digital content is an important factor driving growth and employment, with widespread impacts on business, governments and society. These policy principles are designed to enhance the benefits of digital content-related innovations by promoting an enabling environment, enhancing the infrastructure, and fostering a business and regulatory climate conducive to the creation, access and use of digital content.
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19-Jun-2008
This Policy Guidance on Convergence and Next Generation Networks presents a number of principles which could be used by policy makers to reassess regulations and policies and to ensure existing frameworks do not hamper convergence, investment and choice in the marketplace.
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