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Information society: Which way now?
The future will be inherently knowledge-based. Are we moving in the right direction? What must we know to be able to get there? Understanding knowledge-based capital is an important first step.
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New Approaches to Economic Challenges: An OECD Agenda for Growth
The crisis has forced us to engage in a true soul searching exercise – to see where we stand, where our models have failed, and where we need to go. But how can we best prepare ourselves for the new global economic landscape while addressing current challenges?
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Market Development for Green Cars
This report presents and analyses policies, programmes and approaches for the development, market introduction and diffusion of green cars. It reviews government policies in a number of OECD countries as well as a selection of non-OECD economies.
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Climate change policies in Germany: make ambition pay
Germany reduced greenhouse gas emissions substantially but remains an important emitter. Ambitious targets for climate change mitigation have been fixed and a broad range of environmental measures are being implemented.
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Believing in angels
The current economic climate has put increased pressure on young firms trying to raise money and develop their businesses. Banks remain reluctant to provide loans to start-ups and venture capital firms prefer to invest in later stage companies. Now, a growing class of experienced entrepreneurs and business people–known as “angel investors”–is stepping in to fill this funding gap. Could this be encouraged further?
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How manufacturing can create value and jobs
Bring back manufacturing! This refrain has echoed about since the start of the crisis: is it a serious proposition to win back manufacturing activity after years of decline and if so, how?
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The arithmetick of green growth
When OECD governments asked the Organisation to develop tools to support policy analysis and monitor the progress of green growth strategies, it was clear that by its very nature green growth is not easily captured by a single indicator, and a set of measures would be needed as markers on a path to greening growth and seizing new economic opportunities.
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High-tech ageing
Despite a general belief that new technologies are the privilege of the young, age and innovation are not necessarily opposed. New technologies are now clearly adapted to seniors’ needs and represent a source of progress in maintaining both health and independence at an advanced age.
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A new vision of growth and well-being
The economic headlines may have brightened somewhat in 2012, but an OECD Spring this is not. The economic and financial crisis has left deep scars that will take a long time to heal and which will shape policymaking for years to come. OECD Chief Economist Pier Carlo Padoan explains in the OECD Observer.
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Better connected transport will drive greener growth, says OECD Secretary-General
The creation of seamless transport systems that combine greener mobility solutions with more efficient networks will boost economic growth while better protecting the environment, according to this latest annual report on mobility trends produced by the International Transport Forum at the OECD.
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Governance: Innovative Urban Financing can help cities to grow green and generate jobs
Cities are ready to lead efforts to green the economy, concluded participants in the OECD Roundtable of Mayors and Ministers in Chicago on March 8th, 2012. However, their efforts are hampered by huge investment needs and severely constrained public finances, so cities are facing a double challenge: to green existing urban finance and to develop new financing mechanisms.
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