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Upgrading Japan's innovation system to sustain economic growth07-Dec-2006 Randall S. Jones and Tadashi Yokoyama Boosting the return on innovation requires upgrading education, strengthening competition and improving R&D policy. Economics Department Working Paper 527. Related documents: |
Strengthening the integration of Japan in the world economy to benefit more fully from globalisation07-Dec-2006 Randall S. Jones and Taesik Yoon To lift productivity, Japan needs greater inflows of FDI and more openness to trade and inflows of foreign workers. Economics Department Working Paper 526. Related documents: |
Japanese banking executive to lead OECD business organisation09-Nov-2006 Mr. Tadahiro Asami, Advisor to the President of the Institute for International Monetary Affairs (IIMA), will become Secretary General of BIAC at the end of the year, the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC) announced today. |
OECD/CERI and NIME joint seminar: From e-learning to o-learning: Towards collaboration between OECD and Japan (Video Conference, 2 November, 2006)08-Nov-2006 The theme of the conference was “The recent moves on e-Learning and OER in OECD and Japan”. Related documents: |
Former OECD Secretary-General Donald Johnston to be awarded Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun03-Nov-2006 The government of Japan is to award former OECD Secretary-General Donald Johnston the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, the highest-ranked Japanese decoration conferred on foreigners. |
Creation and Governance of Human Genetic Research Databases31-Oct-2006 Summarises proceedings of a conference looking at examples of human genetic research databases, how they are established, how they are managed and governed, how they might be commercialised, and what the policy considerations might be. Related documents: |
Facilitating adjustment: Sector experiences from agriculture, telecommunications and chemicals12-Oct-2006 Michael Engman, Osamu Onodera and Norbert Wilson OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 41. How can governments facilitate structural adjustment? This follow up to Trade and Structural Adjustment: Embracing Globalisation discusses benefits of multilateral commitments, possible costs of domestic regulations, and sequencing issues. |
Education at a Glance 2006 - Briefing Note: Japan12-Sep-2006 This note summarizes the main characteristics of the Japan's education system. The full edition “Education at a Glance: OECD indicators 2006” provides a comparable and up-to-date array of education indicators enabling countries to see themselves in the light of other countries' performance. Related documents: |
OECD Studies in Risk Management - JAPAN12-Sep-2006 Reza Lahidji; Marit Undseth The OECD Futures Project on Risk Management Policies aims to assist OECD countries in identifying the challenges of managing risks in the 21st century, and contributing to their reflection on how best to address those challenges. Also available: |
OECD Studies in Risk Management - Japan: Floods07-Sep-2006 Reza Lahidji ; Marit Undseth Floods and flood-related disasters, such as landslides, are a traditional and serious risk in Japan. In the 1940s and 50s, after flood disasters took thousands of lives, the creation of a comprehensive flood risk management programme led to a dramatic reduction in human casualties. Related documents: |