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Sickness, Disability and Work (Vol. 3): Aart de Gaus Speech in Finland

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21-Nov-2008

Deputy Secretary General, Mr Aart de Gaus, opening remarks in Helsinki for the release of the "Sickness, Disability and Work: Breaking the Barriers" publication

Sickness, Disability and Work (Vol. 3): Finland Country Note

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21-Nov-2008

Finland should streamline its fragmented vocational rehabilitation system and stop the use of disability benefits as an early retirement tool.

OECD says governments must continue reforms of disability systems

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20-Nov-2008

OECD governments should continue reforming their sickness and disability systems and help people with health problems to retain their jobs or find new ones, according to a new OECD report.

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2008: Profile of Finland

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27-Oct-2008

This country profile highlights the strengths and challenges for science and technology performance and describes recent policy responses.

International Migration Outlook 2008: Finland country note

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10-Sep-2008

This country note together with a standardised table describes recent trends in migration movements and policies.

Education at a Glance 2008 Briefing Note - Finland

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09-Sep-2008

This note contrasts key findings for Finland with global trends among OECD countries, under the headings: quantity and quality challenges, resource and efficiency challenges and equity challenges.

Improving School Leadership - Volume 1: Policy and Practice, Volume 2: Case Studies on System Leadership

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28-Aug-2008

Two companion volumes focusing on the improvement of school leadership. Volume 1 provides a range of policy options to help governments improve school leadership. Volume 2 examines measures taken in five countries.

Improving school leadership - summary english vol 2

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28-Aug-2008

Summary of a book of case studies examining innovative approaches to sharing leadership across schools in Belgium (Flanders), Finland and the United Kingdom (England) and leadership development prgrammes for system improvement in Australia and Austria.

Trade and Innovation: A Synthesis Paper

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06-Aug-2008

Osamu Onodera

This paper, together with five case studies, is a part of a larger project looking at the various effects that trade and investment can have on innovation.

Trade and Innovation Project: Case study 1: Market Openness, Trade Liberalisation and Innovation Capacity in the Finnish Telecom Equipment Industry

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29-Jul-2008

Caroline Lesser

This paperexamines how recent trade and investment patterns (including “trade in tasks” resulting from supply chain fragmentation) and Finnish and global policies promoting market openness and free trade have affected the innovation process in Finland’s (mobile) telecom equipment industry.