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OECD Conference on Empowering E-consumers, Washington, DC, 8–10 December 2009English | View long abstract 24-Nov-2009 OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría and US Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke will be among the keynote speakers at an OECD conference to discuss the protection of e-consumers in Washingon, DC on 8-10 December 2009. Also available: |
G20 Summit: Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced GrowthEnglish | View long abstract 25-Sep-2009 Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General Secretary-General Gurría called for the need to agree on common international targets in areas such as innovation and green growth predicting "they could become the overarching umbrella for the G20 Framework’s ... Also available: |
OECD-G20: International standards on structural policies key to emerging from crisisEnglish | View long abstract 25-Sep-2009 Secretary-General Gurría called for the need to agree on common international targets in areas such as innovation and green growth predicting "they could become the overarching umbrella for the G20 Framework’s ... Also available: |
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. Also available: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. |
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