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Babies and Bosses - Highlights - Italy

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29-Nov-2007

The Italian fertility rate is one of the lowest in the world; Few women work compared to the rest of the OECD; Italian women have to choose between paid work and caring for children. There is insufficient help for many women to be able to combine the two...

More political commitment needed to fight international corruption, says OECD Secretary-General

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21-Nov-2007

"Much more needs to be done" to fight international corruption, said OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría today at a conference in Rome to mark the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.

Aid for Trade at a Glance 2007 - Country chapter for Italy

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15-Nov-2007

This country chapter is extracted from the report "Aid for Trade at a Glance 2007" which provides the first comprehensive global picture of aid for trade and will enable the international community to assess what is being achieved, what is not, and where improvements are needed.

Health at a Glance 2007 - Press release in Italian

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13-Nov-2007

Health at a Glance 2007: L’assistenza sanitaria continua a progredire nei paesi OCSE, ma sono necessari miglioramenti nella gestione delle malattie croniche – solo la meta’ dei diabetici riceve un regolare screening oculistico.

Italy: ensuring regulatory quality across levels of government

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08-Nov-2007

This report analyses multi-level governance in Italy and the capacity of regions to produce high quality regulation, an important theme to achieve overall regulatory coherence.

Italy should improve regulatory quality to boost regional growth, says OECD

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08-Nov-2007

Italy should cut red tape, improve the way new rules affecting citizens and business are drafted at a regional level and strengthen co-ordination between the State and the regions. This will boost innovation ...

OECD High Level conference on the fight against corruption, Rome, 21 November 2007

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07-Nov-2007

Governments and business have made some progress in their fight against corruption since the 1997 signing of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. But is it enough? Is the political commitment expressed by governments being followed up by action?

Education at a Glance 2007 - Briefing Note Italy

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18-Sep-2007

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

Ageing and the Public Service: Human Resource Challenges

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13-Aug-2007

Elsa Pilichowski

An ageing population creates immediate pressures for changes in both service delivery and human resources management in government, increasing fiscal burdens while decreasing immediate capacties to deliver services. It also offers strategic opportunities.