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International Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, 23-24 September 2008English | View long abstract 03-Jul-2008 This conference aims to provide a venue for sharing experience of leading companies in this area. It will also provide an opportunity to discuss what the OECD and its member countries can do to help advance private sector sustainable manufacturing initiatives. Related documents: |
FDI from OECD countries jumps 50% in 2007 but set to fall in 2008English | View long abstract 24-Jun-2008 Foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from OECD countries in 2007 leapt to a record USD 1.82 trillion from USD 1.2 trillion in 2006 but are projected to fall sharply in 2008, according to estimates from the OECD. Also available: |
Entrepreneurship and innovation are engines of economic growth, OECD workshop concludespdf,114Kb,English | View long abstract 08-May-2008 A three-day international workshop on innovation and the global impact of high-growth small and medium-sized firms (SMEs), organized by OECD with the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, hailed entrepreneurship and the fast growth of innovative small firms as the engines of economic growth. |
OECD Kansas City WorkshopEnglish | View long abstract 30-Apr-2008 How can policymakers encourage entrepreneurship and the fast growth of innovative small firms? The OECD Kansas City workshop examined innovation and the global impact of high-growth SMEs. Related documents: |
OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2007: briefing note on the United Statespdf,86Kb,English | View long abstract 28-Nov-2007 This note summarises recent developments in science, technology and innovation in the United States. Related documents: |
List of tourism websites (by country)English | View long abstract 05-Jul-2006 List of tourism websites (by country) - useful contacts on the Internet. |
FAIR 2006 - Weaving the Safety Net for an Aging World: Lessons Learned from the Pension and Insolvency Systems of the U.S., the U.K., and Germanypdf,184Kb,English | View long abstract 27-Apr-2006 This document reproduces a report by Mr. Sprayregen written after the Fifth Forum for Asian Insolvency Reform (FAIR) which was held on 27-28 April 2006 in Beijing, China. It will form part of the forthcoming OECD publication “Legal & Institutional Reforms of Asian Insolvency Systems”. Related documents: |
OECD Scoreboard 2005: Briefing note for the United Statespdf,20Kb,English | View long abstract 10-Oct-2005 This note summarises recent developments in science, technology and innovation in the United States. Related documents: |
Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level, 2005: Enabling GlobalisationEnglish | View long abstract 02-May-2005 This year’s OECD Ministerial Council Meeting will be held at OECD Headquarters on 3-4 May 2005 under the chairmanship of Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden, with the overarching theme of “Enabling ... Also available:Related documents: |
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