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Getting the young into jobs: the role of partnerships

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26-Oct-2009

The seminar was addressed to those working in partnerships on youth policies, or in the process of establishing a partnership in one of the following areas: (i) promoting entrepreneurship;(ii) youth skills initiatives; (iii) integrating youth disa

Conference "Making entrepreneurship and SMEs more innovative"

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24-Oct-2009

Innovation and entrepreneurship performance of a locality are key in supporting long-term growth. How to design local policies that improve this performance was the focus of this conference. High-profile participants represented both the public and private sector.

Government at a Glance: Country note for Italy

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22-Oct-2009

This country note, based on the new biennial publication Government at a glance, provides indicators describing key elements underlying government structure and performance of Italy, from the perspective of revenues, expenditures and employment.

Towards better schools and more equal opportunities for learning in Italy

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15-Oct-2009

Romina Boarini

Compulsory school education in Italy produces poor results in terms of 15 year olds’ performance on PISA tests, compared with other OECD countries, despite a relatively high level of expenditure.

Italy - external links to macroeconomic reports and data

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28-Sep-2009

External links to: recent economic data; current interest rates and exchange rates; latest macroeconomic reports; current outlook and projections; government budget information; speeches; relevant si ...

Employment Outlook 2009 Country Notes: Italy

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16-Sep-2009

The OECD Employment Outlook 2009 indicates that the impact of the crisis on the labour market has been milder in Italy compared to a number of other OECD countries. In Italy, the unemployment rate reached 7.4% in March 2009, an increase of 0.8 percentage points compared to one year before.

Doing Better for Children: Highlights for Italy

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01-Sep-2009

The OECD’s first ever publication on child well-being shows that Italian government spending on children is close to the OECD average overall. The big shortfall is for spending on young children, where Italy spends 80% of the OECD average...

Spend early on children, says OECD

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01-Sep-2009

Governments should invest more money on children in the first six years of their lives to reduce social inequality and help all children, especially the most vulnerable, have happier lives, according to the OECD’s first ever report on child well-being in its 30 member countries.

OECD Secretary-General congratulates Enrico Giovannini on designation to head Italian statistics institute

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24-Jul-2009

Hailing the designation of Enrico Giovannini as President of the Italian national statistics institute (Istituto nazionale di statistica - ISTAT), OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said this marks recognition of his contribution to strengthening the OECD’s position in this area.