Browse by: "E"

GovTech is a key enabler of digital government. As governments increasingly focus on how best to experiment with and adopt digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, GovTech offers a mechanism to do so in a way that is agile, innovative, and cost-effective. Not only does this help improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the public sector, but it can also foster the participation of start-ups and newer providers in the government market. However, despite the value that countries see in GovTech, there are varying levels of maturity in its implementation.

As such, this publication presents the OECD’s definition of GovTech and sets out its GovTech Policy Framework – guiding countries on how to create the ideal conditions for GovTech collaborations and determine the right scenarios in which to use GovTech for maximum impact. By using the OECD GovTech Policy Framework as a guide, governments can more confidently use GovTech partnerships to enable a more effective and innovative digital transformation.

This OECD Emission Scenario Document (ESD) is intended to provide information on the sources, use patterns, and potential release pathways of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. The document presents standard approaches for estimating the environmental releases of and occupational exposures to chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing.

The scope of the ESD only applies to chemicals used during hydraulic fracturing activities for oil and gas wells. This ESD does not consider the manufacture and formulation of hydraulic fracturing chemicals, or the use of chemicals in well development prior to petroleum/gas production.

While OECD ESDs traditionally focus on the potential releases of chemicals from industrial processes, this document also assesses the potential occupational exposures to hydraulic fracturing fluid additives. Worker exposure information is included in this document.

Lithuania is experiencing rapid demographic change, with the population ageing and significantly shrinking in recent decades. This trend has put pressure on the provision of public services, especially at the municipal level, and is expected to continue in the coming years. Ongoing efforts are made by Lithuania to improve the delivery of municipal services with the aim to mitigate territorial disparities and foster social inclusion. In this perspective, shared public service provision is viewed as a way to enhance the accessibility, affordability and quality of essential public services. This report provides recommendations and an action plan to address challenges inherent to the legal, fiscal and institutional frameworks for shared municipal service provision in Lithuania, while taking stock of these different challenges. The report also provides two roadmaps for piloting primary healthcare and long-term care services in Tauragė+ functional zone (Jurbarkas, Pagėgiai, Šilalė, Tauragė municipalities) through shared municipal service provision. The report draws lessons from peer country experiences, and in particular Finland, where inter-municipal cooperation has been used successfully for decades.

Después de una sólida recuperación de la crisis del COVID-19, el crecimiento económico de Colombia está regresando a un bajo potencial. Las perspectivas de crecimiento a mediano plazo dependen de mantener un sólido marco macroeconómico y promulgar reformas para crear un entorno favorable para los negocios que pueda atraer a altos niveles de inversión. Implementar la consolidación fiscal y adherirse a las reglas fiscales evitaría el aumento de los costos de financiamiento y protegería la sostenibilidad de la deuda. Se necesitan reformas para aumentar los ingresos tributarios y mejorar la eficiencia del gasto para tener el espacio fiscal para satisfacer las necesidades de inversión social y productiva. Mejorar el clima de inversión requiere reducir las incertidumbres regulatorias y abordar la corrupción. Una infraestructura interconectada de transporte, fortalecer las capacidades de los gobiernos subnacionales y mejorar los mecanismos de igualación en el sistema de transferencias fiscales promovería un desarrollo equilibrado en todo el país. Abordar la informalidad, las brechas de género y mejorar la calidad de la educación impulsaría la productividad y reduciría las disparidades sociales. Invertir en adaptación al cambio climático, energías renovables y establecer marcos regulatorios estables son clave para una economía resiliente al cambio climático y alcanzar la neutralidad de carbono para 2050.

CARACTERÍSTICAS ESPECIALES: AUMENTO DE LA PRODUCTIVIDAD, REDUCCIÓN DE LA INFORMALIDAD LABORAL, CONVERGENCIA REGIONAL

Education at a Glance is the authoritative source for information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the structure, finances and performance of education systems across OECD, accession and partner countries. More than 100 charts and tables in this publication – as well as links to much more available on the educational database – provide key information on the output of educational institutions; the impact of learning across countries; access, participation and progression in education; the financial resources invested in education; and teachers, the learning environment and the organisation of schools.

The 2024 edition focuses on equity, investigating how progress through education and the associated learning and labour market outcomes are impacted by dimensions such as gender, socio-economic status, country of birth and regional location. A specific chapter is dedicated to the Sustainable Development Goal 4 on education, providing an assessment of where OECD, accession and partner countries stand in providing equal access to quality education at all levels.

This manual sets out the full methodology of producing PPPs within the ‘Eurostat-OECD PPP Programme’ – a programme in which the Eurostat and OECD have been working together in producing and publishing Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for their respective member countries. PPPs are essential tools for the comparison of price and volume levels of GDP and other indicators. This manual describes the organisation of the work and the data collection, validation and calculation methods as applied for the reference year 2022. It updates the previous edition published in 2012.

The aim of the manual is: (i) to provide methodological guidelines on PPPs to those directly engaged in the programme, i.e. to practitioners in Eurostat, the OECD and National Statistical Institutes (NSIs) of participating countries; (ii), to advise PPPs users – policymakers, journalists, academics, researchers – on the use and interpretation of programme comparison results; and (iii) to provide a single point of reference on the Eurostat-OECD PPP Programme, accessible to teachers, students and the general public interested in PPPs and related statistics.

A circular economy keeps the value of resources in the economy for longer, extends the useful lifespan of products and reduces waste, thereby reducing environmental and climatic pressures and increasing domestic competitiveness. Italy is among the leading European actors in transitioning to a circular economy. Its adoption of the National Strategy for the Circular Economy in 2022 reinforced the country’s ambition to rapidly shift from linear to circular modes of production and consumption. Among the envisioned measures, the national strategy calls for a stronger use of economic instruments to achieve a more coherent and effective policy mix.

This report identifies opportunities for the enhanced use of economic instruments to support the circular economy in Italy. Part I of this report takes stock of the Italian policy landscape, compares it to international practices and recommends seven policy reforms for further consideration. Part II contains an in-depth analysis of three policy instruments that could reduce demand for virgin materials and promote a shift to secondary materials. These instruments include a virgin materials tax on construction minerals, a reduced VAT rate for products with recycled content and corporate tax credits to promote the use of secondary materials.

There is mounting evidence that, depending on social and economic circumstances, some communities and groups may face disproportionate exposure to environmental hazards, bear an inequitable share of the costs associated with environmental policies or face more barriers to participating in environmental decision-making. As countries increase their efforts to tackle environmental degradation, pollution and climate change, the concept of environmental justice can shed light on how to ensure fairness in the processes and outcomes of environmental policymaking.

This report examines the plurality of the concept of environmental justice, its underlying conceptual pillars and how it has emerged in different contexts around the world. The report also provides the first policy stocktake of how governments across the OECD and beyond are seeking to redress environmental justice concerns, building upon insights from 26 responses to the OECD Environmental Justice Survey as well as complementary desk analysis across a broader set of countries.

Digital technologies not only offer a vast potential to enhance firm productivity, they can also help enhance resilience and support economic recovery in times of war. The government has made significant strides in accelerating the digital transformation and has reinforced support for digitalisation since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. While digital technologies have brought significant benefits to the country, Ukraine’s SMEs are yet to fully tap into the potential of digitalisation. Beyond war-related challenges, lack of awareness, digital skills shortages, sectoral specificities, and financial constraints complicate their digital development.

The government aims to further promote SME digitalisation and is currently preparing its SME Strategy 2024-27. Throughout 2023, the OECD provided guidance to Ukraine on how to help SMEs leverage digitalisation for productivity, resilience, and recovery. This report presents an overview of the findings, looking at i) ways to strengthen the national and subnational institutional and policy framework for SME digitalisation; ii) avenues for targeted digitalisation support services for SMEs, building on the OECD’s blueprint; and iii) specific ways digitalisation can help SMEs weather war-related challenges.

The Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India is a regular publication on regional economic growth and development in Emerging Asia – Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam, as well as China and India. It comprises three parts: a regional economic monitor, a thematic chapter addressing a major issue facing the region, and a series of country notes.

The 2024 edition discusses the region’s macroeconomic challenges such as external headwinds, impacts of El Niño and elevated levels of private debt. The thematic chapter focuses on strategies to cope with more frequent disasters. Emerging Asia is among the world’s most disaster-prone regions, and the threat of disasters, such as floods, storms, earthquakes and droughts, is increasing. The report explores how countries can reduce disaster risks and improve resilience by developing a comprehensive approach involving policy measures such as improving governance and institutional capacity, ensuring adequate budgets and broadening financing options, strengthening disaster-related education, improving land planning, investing in disaster-resilient infrastructure and disaster-related technology, improving health responses, and facilitating the role of the private sector.

Käesolev profiil annab lühida ja poliitikakeskse ülevaate Eesti rahvastiku tervisest ja Eesti tervishoiusüsteemist, osana laiemast "Tervise olukord ELis" riikide terviseprofiilide sarjast. Selles esitatakse kokkuvõtlik analüüs, mis hõlmab järgmisi põhiaspekte: rahvastiku tervise olukord Eestis; tervisemõjurid, keskendudes käitumuslikele riskiteguritele; Eesti tervishoiusüsteemi korraldus; ning hinnang tervishoiusüsteemi tõhususele, kättesaadavusele ja säilenõtkusele. Lisaks esitatakse 2023. aasta väljaandes temaatiline osa vaimse tervise ja sellega seotud teenuste olukorra kohta Eestis.

See profiil on OECD ja Euroopa tervishoiusüsteemide ja -poliitika vaatluskeskuse koostööprojekt, valminud koostööna Euroopa Komisjoniga.

Šajā ziņojumā novērtēts strīdu izšķiršanas tiešsaistē (ODR) izmantojums Latvijā. Tajā aplūkoti valsts centieni modernizēt tieslietu sistēmu un attīstīt strīdu izšķiršanas mehānismus, noteiktas jomas, kurās nepieciešami uzlabojumi saskaņā ar ESAO ODR sistēmu, un sniegti ODR piemērošanas piemēri citās valstīs. Novērtējumu papildina ESAO ODR regulējuma piemērošana trīs īpašiem prasību veidiem - vienkāršotām un brīdinājuma procedūrām, kā arī ar patērētāju tiesībām saistītām prasībām. Tajā sniegti ieteikumi, kā sekmīgi īstenot ODR Latvijā un kopumā modernizēt tieslietu nozari, lai nodrošinātu labāku tiesu pieejamību visiem.

Este perfil ofrece una visión concisa y centrada en las políticas del estado de la salud y el sistema sanitario en España, como parte de la serie más amplia de Perfiles Sanitarios de País de la iniciativa El estado de la salud en la UE. Presenta un análisis sucinto que abarca los siguientes aspectos clave: el estado actual de la salud en España; los determinantes de la salud, centrándose en los factores de riesgo conductuales; la organización del sistema sanitario español; y una evaluación de la eficacia, accesibilidad y resistencia del sistema sanitario. Además, la edición 2023 presenta una sección temática sobre el estado de la salud mental y los servicios asociados en España.

Este perfil es fruto de la colaboración entre la OCDE y el Observatorio Europeo de Sistemas y Políticas de Salud, realizada en cooperación con la Comisión Europea.