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Fostering Innovation for Green Growth

12-Sep-2011

This book draws on work on green innovation across several parts of the OECD to show how it can drive sustainable growth and job creation. It explores policy actions for the deployment of new technologies and innovations as they emerge.

Dispute Resolution: Country Mutual Agreement Procedure Statistics for 2010

24-Aug-2011

As part of its ongoing work on the mutual agreement procedure (MAP) under tax treaties, the OECD makes available to the public annual statistics on the MAP caseloads of member countries and of certain non-OECD economies. MAP statistics have now been released for 2010.

Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2011: How Does Korea Compare

30-Jun-2011

Total health spending accounted for 6.9% of GDP in Korea in 2009, the fourth lowest share among OECD countries, and 2.6 percentage points lower than the OECD average of 9.5%.

Education: Korea tops new OECD PISA survey of digital literacy

28-Jun-2011

Korea tops a new OECD PISA survey that tests how 15-year olds use computers and the Internet to learn. The next best performers were New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Hong-Kong China and Iceland.

Government at a Glance 2011: Information by country

24-Jun-2011

These country notes contain over 50 indicators which compare the political and institutional frameworks of national governments as well as revenues and expenditures, employment, and compensation. They include a description of government policies on integrity, e-government and open government.

Going social: A framework for growth and social cohesion in Korea

21-Jun-2011

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Sustaining economic growth is certainly important to promote social cohesion but growth alone cannot solve all problems. Instead, well-targeted social policies are essential to promote social cohesion ...

Korea : A framework for growth and social cohesion

21-Jun-2011

This report was prepared to help Korea identify and address main social policy challenges. It suggests specific policy options and a strategy to “go social”, based on the practices and reforms that have worked well in other countries.

Korea and OECD: Towards New Partnership and Leadership

21-Jun-2011

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

"Fifteen years of co-operation between the OECD and Korea are only a start of what I believe will be a long and mutually beneficial journey.", said Mr Gurría at the OECD-Korea celebration event.

Green Growth for an Inclusive World Economy

20-Jun-2011

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

"The success of green growth will depend on whether it is a shared global agenda. Many developing countries are not yet fully equipped to introduce new ‘greener’ policies and tap into the benefits of a green future", declared Mr Gurría at the Global Green Growth Summit.

Seoul to host Global Green Growth Summit 20-21 June 2011 – Press briefing with OECD’s Gurría

16-Jun-2011

How can we develop our economies without  damaging our environment, fuelling climate change or over-exploiting the planet’s natural resources?