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The Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate (GOV) assists countries in adapting their public sector governance arrangements to the changing needs of society.
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11-Dec-2008
This new book takes stock of the main changes in the management of public services across OECD countries. It summarises the findings of the OECD Public Employment and Management working party over the past 15 years. Among other aspects, this book examines how countries find a balance between attention to fundamental values such as fairness, equity, justice and social cohesion, and a focus on efficiency, productivity and effectiveness. This book will help governments and the public better understand some of the complex issues involved in the management of the public service.
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27-Oct-2008
OECD eXplorer is a leading edge tool for exploring and analysing regional statistics using a very interactive interface for the presentation of the regional differences and structures of OECD member countries. It combines maps with other visual presentations, using powerful mechanisms for selecting the groups of regions of interest to the user.
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from 13-Nov-2008 to 14-Nov-2008
The Territorial Review of Poland was launched in Warsaw on 13-14 November 2008. The review highlights that while Poland has maintained high growth levels since the mid-1990s, territorial disparities - among the greatest in terms of GDP per capita in the OECD - are persistent and rising. The report also explores challenges for Polish regional development policy and provides recommendations to best implement the policy mix.
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23-Oct-2008
OECD countries demonstrated their commitment to promoting good governance in public procurement by approving the Principles for Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement in the form of OECD Recommendation on 16 October 2008. The Principles are a policy instrument to help governments prevent mismanagement, fraud and corruption in the entire public procurement cycle.
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23-Oct-2008
This study examines Morocco's progress in modernising public procurement, with a focus on fighting corruption and enhancing integrity. This pilot Joint Learning Study introduces a new and innovative activity to share knowledge on key policy issues between OECD countries and countries in the Middle East and North Africa region to support the implementation of preventative mechanisms of the United Nations Convention against Corruption.
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from 20-Oct-2008 to 22-Oct-2008
In his speech at the 5th Quality Conference for Public Administration in the EU, Secretary-General Angel Gurría emphasised that is it important for governments to put citizens at the centre of public services and increase their confidence in the state, especially in times of turmoil.
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10-Oct-2008
A major international conference on "Competitive Cities and Climate Change″ organised by OECD concluded today in Milan. It underlined the central and critical role to be played by cities in successfully addressing the major global challenge of climate change.
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02-Oct-2008
Cities are a major source of air pollution and must lead efforts to combat climate change. Mayors and ministers will meet in Milan to discuss ways to promote environmentally sound transport, energy, waste and water services, while retaining economic competitiveness.
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29-Sep-2008
The OECD Territorial Review of Portugal assesses the importance of regional policy for Portugal and discusses regional policy as a tool to enhance the country's competitiveness in a context of ambitious reforms and fiscal consolidation. It also offers suggestions for reforming the country's governance of regional policy.
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from 25-Sep-2008 to 26-Sep-2008
This event gathered senior officials from Centres of Government to discuss the following issue: "Political Economy of Reform: Ensuring Stakeholder Support". On this occasion, Angel Gurría met with several Mexican government officials and delivered a keynote speech for the opening of the meeting.
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on 29-Sep-2008
Government leaders, policy makers and practitioners discussed the impact of regional policy, present and future perspectives, at an international conference on “Regional Policy around the World”, held in Porto, Portugal, 29 September 2008. This conference was organised by the Portuguese Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Regional Development, in co-operation with the OECD. On this occasion the report “OECD Territorial Review of Portugal” was officially launched.
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05-Sep-2008
This report is the first OECD study to analyse the successes and challenges of both administrative simplification and e-government in a national context. The report analyses Portugal's simplification programme, the Simplex initiative, assesses its implications for the public sector and service delivery, and makes proposals for action that can help countries improve their simplification efforts.
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31-Jul-2008
This report reviews existing legislation and regulations on lobbying in OECD countries, shedding light on the 'mystery' of lobbying and mapping out current approaches, models, trends and ‘state of the art’ solutions. The OECD’s findings will support informed policy debate in countries where lobbying reaches the political agenda.
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