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OECD Reviews of Risk Man...
Review of the Italian National Civil Protection System
This OECD review of risk management policies focuses on the Italian civil protection system and its means to prepare for and react to earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, landslides and even volcanoes. The Italian National Civil Protection Service can rapidly mobilise operational re...
(2010)
361 Reads
Étude de l’OCDE sur la g...
Les évolutions urbanistiques, démographiques, et même climatiques, ont un impact sur les questions auxquelles doivent répondre les pays de l’OCDE en matière de protection de la vie et du bien-être des citoyens ou de garantie de la continuité de l’activité économique. En France...
(2010)
304 Reads
OECD Reviews of Innovati...
The key strategic task ahead for the Norwegian government is to maintain high, sustainable growth even after the depletion of oil and gas reserves. Any foreseeable restructuring of the Norwegian economy compatible with this goal will entail a shift towards knowledge-based acti...
(2008)
216 Reads
Effective Transport Poli...
Many companies and other large employers have put in place initiatives to address the traffic-related nuisances generated by their activities and, in particular, the traffic generated by their workers and customers. Such Corporate Mobility Management (CMM) initiatives are the ...
(2010)
110 Reads
OECD Reviews of Risk Man...
Large-Scale Floods and Earthquakes
Damages to economic assets resulting from natural disasters have soared in the past fifteen years, and climate change models forecast intensified exposure to extreme weather in many OECD countries. This OECD review of risk management policies focuses on Japan, because the geog...
(2009)
28 Reads
Progress in Policy Refor...
Investment Reform Index 2006
This report constitutes one of the pillars of the Investment Compact’s work. It provides governments with an overview of each country's performance on investment policy reform and will support them in setting priorities and further improving the investment environment. It is b...
(2007)
18 Reads
Destined for Failure: Am...
American Prosperity in the Age of Bailouts
by Nicolas Sanchez, Christopher ..., and Francis Sanzari
The United States is mired in the aftermath of booming economic prosperity, resembling the trouble recently experienced by the Japanese economy due partially to similar Keynesian bailouts and subsidies. Now more than two years into the current financial crisis, Ameri...
(2010)
55 Reads
OECD Reviews of Innovati...
ThisOECD Review of Innovation Policyoffers a comprehensive assessment of the innovation system of Luxembourg, focusing on the role of government.It provides concrete recommendations on reforms needed to ensure that additional public investment in R&D will yield the expected ec...
(2007)
9 Reads
OECD Reviews of Innovati...
The OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy offer a comprehensive assessment of the innovation system of individual OECD member and non-member countries, focusing on the role of government. A growing political awareness of the importance of innovation for the Chile’s future has rece...
(2007)
9 Reads
OECD Reviews of Innovati...
Switzerland’s innovation performance is among the best in the world. But further raising the level of innovation is of key importance for boosting Switzerland’s economic growth and maintaining high living standards in an increasingly globalised world. This comprehensive review...
(2006)
8 Reads
Science, Technology and ...
Responding to Policy Needs
As the world interconnects, science, technology and innovation policies cannot be seen as standing alone. There is a growing interest from central banks and ministries of finance in improving the understanding of how science, technology and innovation create value in the form ...
(2007)
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OECD Reviews of Innovati...
A comprehensive assessment of the innovation system of South Africa, focusing on the role of government, and providing concrete recommendations on how to improve policies which impact on innovation performance, including R&D policies. Post-apartheid South Africa has succee...
(2007)
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Sugar Policy Reform in t...
This publication looks at the importance of the EU sugar industry in the global sugar market. It analyses how sugar reforms adopted by the EU council in 2006 have led to market changes. The first part of this report looks at what might happen if complete policy reform and full...
(2007)
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OECD Reviews of Innovati...
This report assesses the current status of Korea’s innovation system and policies, and identifies where and how the government should focus its efforts to improve the country’s innovation capabilities. It finds that Korea has one of the highest rates of spending on R&D in the ...
(2009)
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OECD Reviews of Innovati...
Over the past decade, Mexico has made significant progress towards macroeconomic stability and has undertaken important structural reforms to further open the economy to trade and investment, and improve the functioning of markets for goods and services. However, potential gro...
(2009)
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OECD Reviews of Innovati...
This report assesses the current status of Hungary’s innovation system and policies, and identifies where and how the government should focus its efforts to improve the country's innovation capabilities. The report finds that the level of innovation activity and performance in...
(2008)
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Economic Policy Reforms ...
Going for Growth
Across the OECD, governments are seeking to undertake structural reforms to strengthen their economic growth. Going for Growth 2006 takes stock of the progress made in implementing policy reforms to improve labour productivity and utilisation that were identified as priorities...
(2006)
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Economic Policy Reforms ...
Going for Growth
Based on a broad set of indicators of structural policies and performance, Going for Growth 2007 takes stock of the recent progress made in implementing policy reforms and identifies, for each OECD country, five policy priorities to lift growth. It calls for reforms in areas s...
(2007)
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OECD Reviews of Risk Man...
Information Security
The development of information and communication technologies and networks, and in particular that of the Internet, has gone hand in hand with the emergence of new types of malevolent actions called cyber-crime: viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and the like.While a number of fac...
(2006)
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OECD Reviews of Risk Man...
The Safety of Older People
As the share of the population aged 65 and over grows rapidly in the next decades across most of the OECD, the number of fall-related injuries could rise dramatically, and with it, the strains on hospitals, medical services, social services and public budgets.This OECD review ...
(2007)
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