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Currently Recruiting Corporate Governance Expert

07-Aug-2009

The Corporate Affairs Division is seeking a corporate governance expert to join its team in Paris supporting the work of the Steering Group on Corporate Governance.  The job vacancy number is 3296 and the deadline for submitting applications is 9 September 2009.

Privatisation in the 21st Century: Recent Experiences of OECD Countries

06-Aug-2009

The OECD has released a stocktaking of good practices in privatisation, based on OECD member countries’ experiences since 2000. This report reviews the main challenges during the privatisation process and offers advice to public authorities on how to address them.

OECD Key Biotechnology Indicators 2009

30-Jul-2009

These indicators bring together the latest available economic and activity data on biotechnology and innovation, collected by OECD member and non-member countries.

Piracy of Digital Content

28-Jul-2009

This new book covers the piracy of content, such as music, films and software that does not involve the use of physical media; in other words essentially piracy over the Internet. The study highlights the unique market characteristics of digital piracy where large number of suppliers are willing to provide pirated content at virtually zero price. This poses new and difficult challenges to copyright owners and policy makers.

OECD adopts guidelines to avoid protectionist use of national security measures

23-Jul-2009

Guidelines for Recipient Country Investment Policies relating to National Security have been adopted by the OECD to help governments maintain fair treatment of international investors while meeting their countries' security needs.

OECD countries improve their investment commitments under the Codes of Liberalisation

22-Jul-2009

The 30 OECD country positions under the legally binding OECD Codes of Liberalisation of Capital Movements and of Current Invisible Operations, as well as the companion OECD National Treatment instrument, have been revised in a report issued by the OECD Council.

Top Barriers and Drivers to SME Internationalisation

20-Jul-2009

Internationalisation and international entrepreneurship among SMEs is a topic of considerable relevance, principally owing to the observed growth effects of cross-border venturing, and the demonstrated capacity of SMEs to drive economic development at national, regional and global levels. A new report presents an in-depth analysis of the top barriers to SME internationalisation identified in previous OECD-APEC research, and offers deeper understanding of the measures aimed at addressing top barriers. It also reviews recent work on the factors that drive the internationalisation of SMEs.

Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI): 2009/1

13-Jul-2009

A timely set of indicators that reflect the level and structure of the efforts undertaken by OECD member countries and selected non-member economies in the field of science and technology.


Events

2009 Workshop on Trademarks and Trademark Data, OECD Conference Center, 16-17 July

from 16-Jul-2009 to 17-Jul-2009

INNO-tec and the OECD, with the support of the Strike network, are organizing an EPIP conference on Trademarks and Trademark data. The goal of this workshop is to present and discuss current work and analyses conducted on trademarks from various perspectives, so as to better understand their functioning and their effect on firms and markets.

2009 Conference on Patent Statistics for Decision Makers, Vienna, 7-8 October 2009

from 07-Oct-2009 to 08-Oct-2009

Organised by the  EPO and the OECD, in cooperation with  DIME Network of Excellence, EPIP, Eurostat, JPO, NSF, USPTO and WIPO.

The goal of this conference is to discuss advances in the analysis of patent information in the context of the current economic landscape, and in light of changes within the patent system and its use by applicants.

108th Session of the OECD’s Council Working Party on Shipbuilding, 9-10 July 2009

from 09-Jul-2009 to 10-Jul-2009

Participants at this meeting considered in depth the impact of the current economic crisis on the world shipbuilding industry.  As well as the OECD members, the meeting was attended by Romania as a full participant, and Brazil, China, Russia, Chinese Taipei and Ukraine as ad-hoc observers. Together, the participants accounted for around 95% of world shipbuilding production in 2008.

Round Table on the Impact of the Global Crisis on SME and Entrepreneurship Financing and Policy Responses

from 26-Mar-2009 to 27-Mar-2009

A two day Round Table was held under the auspices of the OECD Working Party on SMEs and Entrepreneurship (WPSMEE) in Turin, Italy on 26 and 27 March 2009 at the invitation of the Banca Intesa Sanpaolo. The round table aimed to promote a tri-partite dialogue among governments, SMEs and financial institutions, on possible measures to help SMEs and entrepreneurs through the crisis and suggest recommendations. It will be a basis for the WPSMEE's input into the OECD Strategic Response to the Financial and Economic Crisis.

Third Annual Conference of the Egyptian Institute of Directors (EIOD), Cairo, Egypt

on 15-Jun-2009

The conference focused on three key themes: the role of internal audit and audit committees, the role of external auditors, and disclosure and accounting standards.

Reinforcing Financial Supervision and Regulation - Lessons from the Crisis, Beirut, Lebanon

from 28-May-2009 to 29-May-2009

The conference focused primarily on corporate governance lessons emerging from the current financial crisis.

Regional Symposium on Insolvency and Creditor Rights in the MENA countries, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

from 26-May-2009 to 27-Jun-2009

The conference took place to advance the level of understanding of the insolvency systems in countries in the region.

6th Forum on Asian Insolvency Reform (FAIR)

from 17-Jul-2009 to 18-Jul-2009

The theme for this event, which took place in Bangkok 17-18 July 2009, was 'Asian Insolvency Reforms following the Global Financial Crisis: Policy Responses and Opportunities'. Emphasis was on a review of progress made by Asian governments in reform implementation and in-depth discussion on the policy options for insolvency reform.

10 year anniversary of the Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance, Manila, 9-10 September 2009

from 09-Sep-2009 to 10-Sep-2009

This meeting evaluated whether corporate governance standards and practices are working. What will the next decade of Corporate Governance in Asia be like?

66th Session of the OECD Steel Committee 8-9 June 2009

Senior Government officials and industry representatives from major Steel-producing economies met in Paris on 8-9 June in the context of the OECD Steel Committee. They assessed the impact of the global economic crisis on industrial sectors and, in particular, on the steel market.



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