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UK Report on Environmentally Beneficial Nanotechnologies: Barriers and OpportunitiesEnglish | View long abstract 22-May-2007 Published in May 2007, this study was carried out by leading sustainability consultants, Oakdene Hollins, who were commissioned by Defra to investigate the opportunities and potential obstacles to adoption ... |
Improving School Leadership - Country Background Report for Scotlandpdf,1Mb,English | View long abstract 11-May-2007 This activity aims to support policy development through examining: the roles and responsibilities of school leaders, policies and conditions for making school leaders most effective, the development and support of effective school leadership and policies and practices conducive to these ends. Related documents: |
Energy Policies of IEA countries – United Kingdom 2006 ReviewEnglish | View long abstract 26-Apr-2007 The UK is facing a critical moment in its energy policy: North Sea oil and gas production is declining, dependence on imported energy is increasing, while rising energy prices and climate change considerations pose further challenges. |
Trends in Severe Disability Among Elderly People (Health Working Paper No. 26)pdf,615Kb,English | View long abstract 30-Mar-2007 Gaétan Lafortune, Gaëlle Balestat As the number and share of the population aged 65 and over will continue to grow steadily in OECD countries over the next decades, improvements in the functional status of elderly people could help mitigate the rise in the demand for, and hence expenditure on, long-term care. Also available: |
The Development of Policies for the Protection of Critical Information Infrastructures (CII)English | View long abstract 29-Mar-2007 The 2006 OECD study offers an analysis of the CII security policies in four countries: Canada, Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States - with a focus on the drivers for and challenges to their development. |
Child Poverty, Joblessness and Welfare Reform in the UK -- an OECD Perspective (Presentation)pdf,169Kb,English | View long abstract 26-Mar-2007 Peter Whiteford Presentation on Child Poverty, Joblessness and Welfare Reform at the International Welfare Reform Conference in London (UK), on 26 March 2007. All presentations can be found by clicking here& Related documents: |
On the Edge: Securing a Sustainable Future for Higher Education (Education Working Paper No. 7)pdf,429Kb,English | View long abstract 26-Mar-2007 This report examines the conditions needed to secure the future financial sustainability of institutions of higher education from a national (policy) and institutional (management) perspective. |
OECD to conduct a further examination of UK efforts against briberyEnglish | View long abstract 14-Mar-2007 At its March 2007 meeting, the OECD Working Group on Bribery reaffirmed its serious concerns about the United Kingdom’s discontinuance of the BAE Al Yamamah investigation and outlined continued shortcomings in UK Anti-Bribery legislation. Also available: |
Improving Co-ordination between Environmental and Health Policies: Final Reportpdf,496Kb,English | View long abstract 05-Mar-2007 The report provides evidence-based recommendations to improve policy co-ordination between environment and health. It incluses case studies on Canada, France and the United Kingdom to better understand the existing level of co-ordination between environmental and health policies. Also available: |
