New approach needed to boost strong and sustainable tourism growth, says OECD

Governments should recognise tourism’s role as an essential driver of jobs and growth and boost their support for the sector. The industry today accounts for 4.7% of GDP and 6.0% of employment in the developed world, according to a new OECD report.

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• OECD Tourismusbericht: Nachhaltiges Wachstum in der Branche braucht neue Ansätze

OECD news on innovation, science, technology and industry

Every month, this newsletter delivers the latest reports, statistics and policy recommendations from the OECD on the translation of science, technology and knowledge into innovation.

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Workshop: Potential of social enterprises for job creation and green economy - how to stimulate their start and development?

The last decade has seen considerable policy attention to the social economy and its contribution to employment, in particular as regards the inclusion and empowerment of vulnerable workers and the provision of appropriate working conditions.

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• Job creation through social entrepreneurship and the social economy

Entrepreneurship at a Glance 2013

Entrepreneurship at a Glance presents an original collection of indicators for measuring the state of entrepreneurship along with explanations of the policy context and interpretation of the data.

Annual reports: Inclusive Entrepreneurs in Europe

Each year a report called the Missing Entrepreneurship is produced to disseminate an evidence base on entrepreneurship and self-employment activities and policies in Europe.

Policy briefs: Inclusive Entrepreneurs in Europe

A series of short notes aimed at policy makers are being prepared to examine issues and policies for particular social inclusion target groups and specific policy tools that can support them.

OECD Compendium of Productivity Indicators 2013

The productivity compendium provides data and methodological notes and describes the measurement challenges and the data choices that were made, as well as the remaining measurement problems.

Policies for Seed and Early Finance: Findings from the 2012 OECD Financing Questionnaire

This paper highlights the growth in support for financial instruments for seed and early-stage firms across OECD countries. These instruments include grants, loans and guarantee schemes, tax incentives and equity funds. This increased support is linked to the recent financial crisis and the growing concern about young firms’ access to finance.

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• Financing High-Growth Firms: The Role of Angel Investors

Innovation: Support for young firms would boost job creation, says OECD

Young firms play a crucial role in job creation but have missed out on many of the benefits of structural reforms of the past decade in OECD countries.

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• OECD Industriebericht fordert stärkere Unterstützung für Start-Ups

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard

The STI Scoreboard analyses the major trends in knowledge and innovation in today’s global economy. With over 250 indicators it presents a policy-oriented review of science, technology, innovation and industrial performance in OECD and major non-OECD economies.