This document provides an overview of a project to boost regional competitiveness in Turkey launched by the OECD and Turkey's Ministry of Development. The project's objectives are to 1) measure and benchmark regional competitiveness, 2) identify priority sectors in each region, 3) improve coordination on sector prioritization between central and regional authorities, and 4) incorporate regional dimensions into national sector strategies. Over 22 months, the project will develop frameworks for regional competitiveness indicators and sector prioritization, apply them to Turkey's 26 regions, and provide recommendations to policymakers. Stakeholder workshops will gather input and build capacity at national and regional levels.
The OECD is actively engaged with MENA partners in addressing those challenges through well-proven work methods of regional dialogue, peerlearning and support for reforms. At the centre of the partnership is the MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Competitiveness for Development, launched in 2005 as a platform for joint work at the regional and country levels. With an extended mandate for 2016-2020, the fruitful and intense MENA-OECD co-operation will continue evolving to adapt to the development priorities of the region.
The OECD has increased its involvement with the Eurasia countries over the last decade, building on a long history of work with them.
The OECD's work there supports sustainable and inclusive growth in the region, promoting structural reforms and capacity building, and facilitating policy dialogue.
The OECD will continue to support reform in the region, while further strengthening its relations with individual countries there.
Highlights of the April 2016 MENA-OECD Working Group on Civil Service and Int...OECD Governance
The MENA-OECD Working Group on Civil Service and Integrity met on 18 April 2016 in Paris, France in the context of the 2016 OECD Integrity Week. Chaired by Morocco, Spain and Turkey, the Working Group brings together policy practitioners from MENA and OECD countries to engage in promoting integrity and preventing corruption. It is the leading network to promote a regional dialogue to exchange best practices in the area of civil service reform for integrity, innovative anti-corruption policies and institutions.
Youth report presentation
PRESENTATION OF THE OECD REGIONAL REPORT “YOUTH IN THE MENA REGION: HOW TO BRING THEM IN” Steering Group Meeting of the MENA-OECD Initiative 9 November 2015, Rabat
This is a handbook for businesses and other stakeholders that value social responsibility, economic growth and healthy business environments. These crucial issues in the present world cannot be solved by a company or government in isolation, and should be addressed as a pervasive concern that every participant in the global economy needs to tackle. It is with such a view that EBAC introduces the Responsible Business 2.0 model in this handbook, and aligns this framework with the goals in order to achieve a global, inclusive and sustainable development
The OECD is actively engaged with MENA partners in addressing those challenges through well-proven work methods of regional dialogue, peerlearning and support for reforms. At the centre of the partnership is the MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Competitiveness for Development, launched in 2005 as a platform for joint work at the regional and country levels. With an extended mandate for 2016-2020, the fruitful and intense MENA-OECD co-operation will continue evolving to adapt to the development priorities of the region.
The OECD has increased its involvement with the Eurasia countries over the last decade, building on a long history of work with them.
The OECD's work there supports sustainable and inclusive growth in the region, promoting structural reforms and capacity building, and facilitating policy dialogue.
The OECD will continue to support reform in the region, while further strengthening its relations with individual countries there.
Highlights of the April 2016 MENA-OECD Working Group on Civil Service and Int...OECD Governance
The MENA-OECD Working Group on Civil Service and Integrity met on 18 April 2016 in Paris, France in the context of the 2016 OECD Integrity Week. Chaired by Morocco, Spain and Turkey, the Working Group brings together policy practitioners from MENA and OECD countries to engage in promoting integrity and preventing corruption. It is the leading network to promote a regional dialogue to exchange best practices in the area of civil service reform for integrity, innovative anti-corruption policies and institutions.
Youth report presentation
PRESENTATION OF THE OECD REGIONAL REPORT “YOUTH IN THE MENA REGION: HOW TO BRING THEM IN” Steering Group Meeting of the MENA-OECD Initiative 9 November 2015, Rabat
This is a handbook for businesses and other stakeholders that value social responsibility, economic growth and healthy business environments. These crucial issues in the present world cannot be solved by a company or government in isolation, and should be addressed as a pervasive concern that every participant in the global economy needs to tackle. It is with such a view that EBAC introduces the Responsible Business 2.0 model in this handbook, and aligns this framework with the goals in order to achieve a global, inclusive and sustainable development
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA AND TH...Lausanne Montreux Congress
Investment in science, technology and innovation (STI) needs to be the backbone of productivity-led economic
recovery and sustainable development. Despite significant increases in productivity over the past few decades,
economic growth in developing economies of Asia and the Pacific has been primarily driven by factor
accumulation. However, the average rate of productivity growth slowed between the periods 2000-2007 and
2008-2014 by 65 per cent, which has contributed to the current economic slowdown, potentially undermining
efforts to effectively pursue the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The implementation of the SDGs is a demanding task for developed and developing countries alike. Where does Africa stand today? What does the future hold for its 54 countries?
02 - La Stratégie de Spécialisation Intelligente : Vecteur de Croissance des ...Mohamed Larbi BEN YOUNES
La Stratégie de Spécialisation Intelligente : Vecteur de Croissance des Régions / Strategy for Smart Specialisation : A Growth Driver for Regions
Ms. Karen MCGUIRE, Directorate for Governance and Territorial Development, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Séminaire sur la Stratégie de Spécialisation Intelligente / S3 organisé par l'ANPR avec le support de l'UE les 17 et 18 mai 2016 à Hammamet.
HLEG thematic workshop on Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa...StatsCommunications
HLEG thematic workshop on Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa, 12-14 November 2015, Durban, South Africa, More information at: www.oecd.org/statistics/measuring-economic-social-progress
04 - Le rôle du capital humain : éléments clés pour le développement régional...Mohamed Larbi BEN YOUNES
Le rôle du capital humain : éléments clés pour le développement régional innovant / The role of human capital : key elements for innovative regional development
Ms. Siria TAURELLI, Senior Specialist in Vocational and Education Training Policies and Systems, European Training Foundation
Séminaire sur la Stratégie de Spécialisation Intelligente / S3 organisé par l'ANPR avec le support de l'UE les 17 et 18 mai 2016 à Hammamet.
The co-operation between China and the OECD has developed progressively since the mid-1990s. A Key Partner of the OECD, China participates as Member, Associate or Participant in nine OECD bodies and adheres to seven OECD legal instruments.
The OECD was honoured to support China’s G20 Presidency and is proud to support the country's reform process during an important period of rebalancing and structural adjustment that will put the economy on a more inclusive and more sustainable path of development.
Towards policy coherence for inclusive and sustainable developmentPCDACCOUNT
Ebba Dohlman, OECD, discusses policy coherence for inclusive and sustainable development in a post-2015 context at a workshop organised by the European Commission on 12 June 2014.
The Global Gender and Economic Policy Management Initiative (GEPMI) is a comprehensive capacity development and policy advisory services programme that aims to accelerate achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by making economic policies and poverty reduction strategies deliver results equitably to women and men, girls and boys.
This programme was designed by UNDP, through regional partnerships, in order to respond to the urgent need to incorporate gender perspectives into national development frameworks. In close collaboration with leading international and regional scholars, feminist economists and policy makers, this global programme was designed with three major interconnected components:
(1) A three-week course on Gender-Responsive Economic Policy Management:
This short course aims to provide hands-on skills to middle-level government planning officials, parliamentary staff, civil society organizations (CSOs) and UNDP policy advisers. The course consists of twelve modules addressing the most critical gender issues in all aspects of economic development (economic analysis, policy analysis, poverty reduction, statistics, employment, unpaid care work, macroeconomics, trade, taxation, medium term expenditure framework and budget).
(2) GEPMI-Tailored Country level advisory services and capacity development workshops. GEPMI’s short course modules can also be used individually and tailored for immediate and specific capacity development and policy advisory support to meet a country’s particular needs. A team of highly qualified regional experts, whose quality is assured by UNDP, through regular training and continuous knowledge sharing, is available to provide these services on request.
(3) A Master’s of Arts in Gender-Aware Economics: A first in the world of its kind, aims to generate a new cadre of economists who are able to integrate gender equality as a parameter in economic analysis, policies and budgets.
Currently implemented in Africa, the Arab States and Asia and the Pacific, GEPMI will be expanding to other regions in the near future.
The Maghreb region stands at a strategic crossroad today. It can embark on a path of reform and prosperity by transforming its rich natural endowment and human capital into inclusive economic growth. Moreover, the region’s geo-strategic situation positions it at a key junction of global trade. In order to contribute to the existing efforts towards the utilization of these potentials for growth in the region, the study at hand thus aims to give concrete recommendations on structural reforms to stimulate potentials for economic growth and inclusive development.
Authors: Hedi Larbi and Lars Christensen
Employability in the Cultural and Creative Sectors in Arab Mediterranean Coun...Jamaity
One of the main purposes of our study is to provide the conceptual and policy framework for understanding the creative economy, in order to identify major obstacles to
employment and employability in the cultural and creative sectors in four Arab Mediterranean Countries [AMC]: Palestine, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco. We aim to identify the main obstacles facing job creation in these sectors, and assess gaps between the supply of skills (by universities and training centers) and their demand (by the labor market). To what extent are employment policies and Active Labor Market Programs [ALMP] in these countries capable of reducing the mismatch in these areas and supporting youth employability?
A preliminary study (literature review to collect data on the subject, including comparative studies for the four countries, etc.) allowed us to identify the main challenges of the cultural and creative sectors in AMC and to analyze the major characteristics of the labor market (section I). We conducted interviews with key-informants and stakeholders, by
developing a single questionnaire (see appendix 1), in order to discuss the specific challenges of each of the four countries (sections II, III, IV and V). Thus, we tried to combine two complementary approaches in our methodology: analysis of key documents and investigation methods used in development projects. While trying to identify our key
informants, we took into account the requirement to meet stakeholders from various backgrounds (including policy makers, cultural managers, artists…). Finally, five sets of
recommendations are suggested according to the main issues and challenges facing employability:
1- Improving the attractiveness and the quality of VET
2- Better preparedness of higher education institutions in order to reduce the skill
mismatch
3- The budget of ministries of culture should be increased and restructured
4- Need for better synergy between the local and the international scene
5- Better inclusive policies are needed for better jobs in the creative sector
Chapter 3: Illustrative Goals and Global Impact2015on
The High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda today released “A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development,” a report which sets out a universal agenda to eradicate extreme poverty from the face of the earth by 2030, and deliver on the promise of sustainable development. The report calls upon the world to rally around a new Global Partnership that offers hope and a role to every person in the world.
The Sustainable Development Goals—officially known as "Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development"—are an intergovernmental set of 17 aspirational goals and 169 targets. Building post-2015 on the accomplishments of the Millennium Development Goals, but cognizant also of their shortcomings, they combine economic, environmental, and social goals that now apply to all countries. They were developed in a broad two-year consultation process during which civil society, citizens, academics, scientists, and the private sector of all countries had the opportunity to contribute.
SMEs, Entrepreneurship, and the Working PartyOECDglobal
Presented by the OECD Cente for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development at the OECD Southeast Asia Regional Forum, 24-26 March 2014, Bali, Indonesia.
Corporate Governance and Performance of SOEs: Relevance for IraqOECDglobal
16 February – Project Working Group, Paris, France
Thematic session II: State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and Investment
Corporate Governance and Performance of SOEs: Relevance for Iraq – Alissa AMICO, Manager, Middle East and North Africa, Corporate Affairs Division, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA AND TH...Lausanne Montreux Congress
Investment in science, technology and innovation (STI) needs to be the backbone of productivity-led economic
recovery and sustainable development. Despite significant increases in productivity over the past few decades,
economic growth in developing economies of Asia and the Pacific has been primarily driven by factor
accumulation. However, the average rate of productivity growth slowed between the periods 2000-2007 and
2008-2014 by 65 per cent, which has contributed to the current economic slowdown, potentially undermining
efforts to effectively pursue the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The implementation of the SDGs is a demanding task for developed and developing countries alike. Where does Africa stand today? What does the future hold for its 54 countries?
02 - La Stratégie de Spécialisation Intelligente : Vecteur de Croissance des ...Mohamed Larbi BEN YOUNES
La Stratégie de Spécialisation Intelligente : Vecteur de Croissance des Régions / Strategy for Smart Specialisation : A Growth Driver for Regions
Ms. Karen MCGUIRE, Directorate for Governance and Territorial Development, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Séminaire sur la Stratégie de Spécialisation Intelligente / S3 organisé par l'ANPR avec le support de l'UE les 17 et 18 mai 2016 à Hammamet.
HLEG thematic workshop on Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa...StatsCommunications
HLEG thematic workshop on Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa, 12-14 November 2015, Durban, South Africa, More information at: www.oecd.org/statistics/measuring-economic-social-progress
04 - Le rôle du capital humain : éléments clés pour le développement régional...Mohamed Larbi BEN YOUNES
Le rôle du capital humain : éléments clés pour le développement régional innovant / The role of human capital : key elements for innovative regional development
Ms. Siria TAURELLI, Senior Specialist in Vocational and Education Training Policies and Systems, European Training Foundation
Séminaire sur la Stratégie de Spécialisation Intelligente / S3 organisé par l'ANPR avec le support de l'UE les 17 et 18 mai 2016 à Hammamet.
The co-operation between China and the OECD has developed progressively since the mid-1990s. A Key Partner of the OECD, China participates as Member, Associate or Participant in nine OECD bodies and adheres to seven OECD legal instruments.
The OECD was honoured to support China’s G20 Presidency and is proud to support the country's reform process during an important period of rebalancing and structural adjustment that will put the economy on a more inclusive and more sustainable path of development.
Towards policy coherence for inclusive and sustainable developmentPCDACCOUNT
Ebba Dohlman, OECD, discusses policy coherence for inclusive and sustainable development in a post-2015 context at a workshop organised by the European Commission on 12 June 2014.
The Global Gender and Economic Policy Management Initiative (GEPMI) is a comprehensive capacity development and policy advisory services programme that aims to accelerate achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by making economic policies and poverty reduction strategies deliver results equitably to women and men, girls and boys.
This programme was designed by UNDP, through regional partnerships, in order to respond to the urgent need to incorporate gender perspectives into national development frameworks. In close collaboration with leading international and regional scholars, feminist economists and policy makers, this global programme was designed with three major interconnected components:
(1) A three-week course on Gender-Responsive Economic Policy Management:
This short course aims to provide hands-on skills to middle-level government planning officials, parliamentary staff, civil society organizations (CSOs) and UNDP policy advisers. The course consists of twelve modules addressing the most critical gender issues in all aspects of economic development (economic analysis, policy analysis, poverty reduction, statistics, employment, unpaid care work, macroeconomics, trade, taxation, medium term expenditure framework and budget).
(2) GEPMI-Tailored Country level advisory services and capacity development workshops. GEPMI’s short course modules can also be used individually and tailored for immediate and specific capacity development and policy advisory support to meet a country’s particular needs. A team of highly qualified regional experts, whose quality is assured by UNDP, through regular training and continuous knowledge sharing, is available to provide these services on request.
(3) A Master’s of Arts in Gender-Aware Economics: A first in the world of its kind, aims to generate a new cadre of economists who are able to integrate gender equality as a parameter in economic analysis, policies and budgets.
Currently implemented in Africa, the Arab States and Asia and the Pacific, GEPMI will be expanding to other regions in the near future.
The Maghreb region stands at a strategic crossroad today. It can embark on a path of reform and prosperity by transforming its rich natural endowment and human capital into inclusive economic growth. Moreover, the region’s geo-strategic situation positions it at a key junction of global trade. In order to contribute to the existing efforts towards the utilization of these potentials for growth in the region, the study at hand thus aims to give concrete recommendations on structural reforms to stimulate potentials for economic growth and inclusive development.
Authors: Hedi Larbi and Lars Christensen
Employability in the Cultural and Creative Sectors in Arab Mediterranean Coun...Jamaity
One of the main purposes of our study is to provide the conceptual and policy framework for understanding the creative economy, in order to identify major obstacles to
employment and employability in the cultural and creative sectors in four Arab Mediterranean Countries [AMC]: Palestine, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco. We aim to identify the main obstacles facing job creation in these sectors, and assess gaps between the supply of skills (by universities and training centers) and their demand (by the labor market). To what extent are employment policies and Active Labor Market Programs [ALMP] in these countries capable of reducing the mismatch in these areas and supporting youth employability?
A preliminary study (literature review to collect data on the subject, including comparative studies for the four countries, etc.) allowed us to identify the main challenges of the cultural and creative sectors in AMC and to analyze the major characteristics of the labor market (section I). We conducted interviews with key-informants and stakeholders, by
developing a single questionnaire (see appendix 1), in order to discuss the specific challenges of each of the four countries (sections II, III, IV and V). Thus, we tried to combine two complementary approaches in our methodology: analysis of key documents and investigation methods used in development projects. While trying to identify our key
informants, we took into account the requirement to meet stakeholders from various backgrounds (including policy makers, cultural managers, artists…). Finally, five sets of
recommendations are suggested according to the main issues and challenges facing employability:
1- Improving the attractiveness and the quality of VET
2- Better preparedness of higher education institutions in order to reduce the skill
mismatch
3- The budget of ministries of culture should be increased and restructured
4- Need for better synergy between the local and the international scene
5- Better inclusive policies are needed for better jobs in the creative sector
Chapter 3: Illustrative Goals and Global Impact2015on
The High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda today released “A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development,” a report which sets out a universal agenda to eradicate extreme poverty from the face of the earth by 2030, and deliver on the promise of sustainable development. The report calls upon the world to rally around a new Global Partnership that offers hope and a role to every person in the world.
The Sustainable Development Goals—officially known as "Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development"—are an intergovernmental set of 17 aspirational goals and 169 targets. Building post-2015 on the accomplishments of the Millennium Development Goals, but cognizant also of their shortcomings, they combine economic, environmental, and social goals that now apply to all countries. They were developed in a broad two-year consultation process during which civil society, citizens, academics, scientists, and the private sector of all countries had the opportunity to contribute.
SMEs, Entrepreneurship, and the Working PartyOECDglobal
Presented by the OECD Cente for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development at the OECD Southeast Asia Regional Forum, 24-26 March 2014, Bali, Indonesia.
Corporate Governance and Performance of SOEs: Relevance for IraqOECDglobal
16 February – Project Working Group, Paris, France
Thematic session II: State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and Investment
Corporate Governance and Performance of SOEs: Relevance for Iraq – Alissa AMICO, Manager, Middle East and North Africa, Corporate Affairs Division, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD
Presented by Benjamin Vallin, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission, at the 1st Meeting of the Food and Beverages Processing Expert Group, OECD Investment Compact for South East Europe. 4 March 2014, Paris, France.
The Social Fund for Development: Facing Egypt's Socio-Economic ChallengesOECDglobal
Presented at the July 2012 Meeting of the OECD-MENA Initiative's Working Group on SME Policy, Entrepreneurship and Human Capital Development http://www.oecd.org/mena/investment
SMEs and Entrepreneurship: What can and do governments do?OECDglobal
Presented at the Regional Meeting on SME, Entrepreneurship and Access to Finance Indicators, organised by the OECD-MENA Investment Initiative, December 2011. http://www.oecd.org/mena/investment
Le SYSTEME DE BONNE GOUVERNANCE A LA STEGOECDglobal
Panel 4: Mme Radhia BOUCHNIBA (STEG), "Le SYSTEME DE BONNE GOUVERNANCE
A LA STEG"
Enhancing Integrity for Business Development in the Middle East and North Africa,
18 April 2016, Paris, France, Session 4
Presented at the Project Steering Committee Meeting, jointly organised by the OECD-MENA Investment Programme and Libya Entreprise. Tripoli, Libya, 9 September 2013
Towards inclusive and sustainable growth in the ASEAN economic communityOECDglobal
Presented at an event hosted by the OECD "Countdown 2015: Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in the ASEAN Economic Community" at the 2014 World Economic Forum
A series of modules on project cycle, planning and the logical framework, aimed at team leaders of international NGOs in developing countries. (Part 4 of 11)
There is a handout to go with this presentation, a sample Watsan stakeholder analysis: http://www.slideshare.net/Makewa/4-watsan-stakeholder-analysis-jan091
Regional Development Strategies in OECD CountriesOECD Governance
Presentation on "Regional Development Strategies in OECD Countries: Trends and tools" made at the workshop on Decentralisation and Territorial Reforms in Ukraine and in OECD Countries held in Kiev, Ukraine, by Ms. Maria-Varinia Michalun, Regional Development Policy Division, OECD
More information: www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/multi-levelgovernance.htm
A territorial approach to food securityOECDregions
Presentation on the OECD-FAO-UNCDF joint initiative on Food Security made at the Global Donor Platform Annual General Assembly (AGA), on 1-2 February 2017, by Stefano Marta, Rural Policy, Regional Development Policy Division, OECD.
More information at: http://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/
Subnational capacities and multi-level governance for public investmentOECDregions
Presentation made at the European Week of Regions and Cities, on 11 October 2017 in Brussels, Belgium. Presentation by Joaquim Oliveira Martins, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Local Development and Tourism.
For more information: http://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/
Presentation by Joaquim Oliveira Martins at the 1st Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region which took place in Dubrovnik, Croatia on 12-13 May 2016.
www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/
Presentation on "Multi level Governance of Regional Policy" made at the Seminar on "Innovations and challenges in the management of a regional policy, held in Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 22 February 2017? Presentation by Dorothée Allain-Dupré, Regional Development Policy Division, OECD.
More information: www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/innovations-and-challenges.htm
Mining, indigenous and regional developmentOECDregions
Presenation on Mining, Indigenous communities and regional development, made at the meeting of Minteral Development in the Arctic held on 30 april 2018 in Kotzebue, Alaska. Presentation by Chris McDonald, Economist, Regional and Rural Development, OECD.
More information: http://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/mining-regions.htm & http://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/indigenous-communities.htm
Pocketbook: Competitiveness in South East Europe 2018OECDglobal
The OECD has been working with the South East Europe (SEE) region since 2000 to develop and successfully implement policies for private sector development and investment. This pocketbook brochure summarises the most recent work in the region in the second edition of the Competitiveness in South East Europe: A Policy Outlook 2018. The study assessed six SEE economies in 17 policy dimensions through a highly participatory evaluation process that included in-depth, evidence-based analyses to provide guidance to governments and the private sector, and a toolkit for donors and international development agencies. For more information on the full publication, please click on this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264298576-en
Making Things Happen: Transitioning to a Circular Economy OECDglobal
Regional Policy Dialogue Meeting “SMEs in a Green Economy”, 09 March 2018, Paris
Session 4, "Making Things Happen: Transitioning to a Circular Economy", Iain Gulland – Chief Executive, Zero Waste Scotland
Regional Policy Dialogue Meeting “SMEs in a Green Economy”, 09 March 2018, Paris
Session 4, "Waste To Taste To 21st Century Food", Ivanka Milenkovic, GENERAL MANAGER - EKOFUNGI
Regional Policy Dialogue Meeting “SMEs in a Green Economy”, 09 March 2018, Paris
Session 4, "What is the Circular Economy?", Peter BORKEY, Principal Administrator, OECD Environment Directorate
SMEs’ financial challenges in Western Balkans to go green?OECDglobal
Regional Policy Dialogue Meeting “SMEs in a Green Economy”, 09 March 2018, Paris
Session 3, "SMEs’ financial challenges in Western Balkans to go green?", Safet Gërxhaliu, Member of the Managing Board of Western Balkans Chambers Investment Forum
Regional Policy Dialogue Meeting “SMEs in a Green Economy”, 09 March 2018, Paris
Session 3, Goran Korac, "Project "Design Center Promo21”, Business area Logorište, Karlovac, Croatia
Regional Policy Dialogue Meeting “SMEs in a Green Economy”, 09 March 2018, Paris
Session 3, "Environmental Financing in Estonia", Madis Kareda, Developmentmanager at EIC, Estonia
Croatia’s experience in improving access to finance for green SMEsOECDglobal
Regional Policy Dialogue Meeting “SMEs in a Green Economy”, 09 March 2018, Paris
Session 3, "Croatia’s experience in improving access to finance for green SMEs", Dubravko Ponoš, Director, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FUND
Croatia
Incubation and Acceleration of High-Growth SMEs for a Greener EconomyOECDglobal
Regional Policy Dialogue Meeting “SMEs in a Green Economy”, 09 March 2018, Paris
Session 2, "Incubation and Acceleration of High-Growth SMEs for a Greener Economy", Dr. Deniz Tuncalp, Chief Marketing & Operations Officer, ITU ARI Teknokent, Turkey
Regional Policy Dialogue Meeting “SMEs in a Green Economy”, 09 March 2018, Paris
Session 2, "SMEs in a green Economy", James Hogan, Green Business Programme Manager
Clean Technology Centre
Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland
Policy Instruments to Promote Better Enviromental PerformanceOECDglobal
Regional Policy Dialogue Meeting “SMEs in a Green Economy”, 09 March 2018, Paris
Session 2, "Policy Instruments to Promote Better Enviromental Performance", Eugene Mazur, OECD Environment Directorate
SMALL BUSINESS ACT (SBA) ASSESSMENT
Study Visit Photos
“SME and Academia Collaboration: Turkey’s Experience in Innovation and Technology Centres”
29-30 November & 1 December 2017
Istanbul, Turkey
Session 7: Technology transfer capacity building and proof of concept instrum...OECDglobal
Day 2, Session 7, 30 November 2017, Istanbul, Bridging the Gap - Technology Transfer Capacity Building and
Proof of Concept Instruments, Huseyin KEBAPCI
Legal Adviser - Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer
Session 6: EU support on competitiveness and innovation in TurkeyOECDglobal
Day 2, Session 6, 30 November 2017, Istanbul, SME and Academia collaboration: Turkey’s Experience in Innovation and Technology Centres, Ela Yazıcı İnan, European Union
Day 1, session 2, 29 November 2017, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Prof. Dr. Şebnem BURNAZ,
Director. Zeynep ERDEN BAYAZIT, PhD, Associate Director
‘वोटर्स विल मस्ट प्रीवेल’ (मतदाताओं को जीतना होगा) अभियान द्वारा जारी हेल्पलाइन नंबर, 4 जून को सुबह 7 बजे से दोपहर 12 बजे तक मतगणना प्रक्रिया में कहीं भी किसी भी तरह के उल्लंघन की रिपोर्ट करने के लिए खुला रहेगा।
In a May 9, 2024 paper, Juri Opitz from the University of Zurich, along with Shira Wein and Nathan Schneider form Georgetown University, discussed the importance of linguistic expertise in natural language processing (NLP) in an era dominated by large language models (LLMs).
The authors explained that while machine translation (MT) previously relied heavily on linguists, the landscape has shifted. “Linguistics is no longer front and center in the way we build NLP systems,” they said. With the emergence of LLMs, which can generate fluent text without the need for specialized modules to handle grammar or semantic coherence, the need for linguistic expertise in NLP is being questioned.
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role of women and girls in various terror groupssadiakorobi2
Women have three distinct types of involvement: direct involvement in terrorist acts; enabling of others to commit such acts; and facilitating the disengagement of others from violent or extremist groups.
हम आग्रह करते हैं कि जो भी सत्ता में आए, वह संविधान का पालन करे, उसकी रक्षा करे और उसे बनाए रखे।" प्रस्ताव में कुल तीन प्रमुख हस्तक्षेप और उनके तंत्र भी प्रस्तुत किए गए। पहला हस्तक्षेप स्वतंत्र मीडिया को प्रोत्साहित करके, वास्तविकता पर आधारित काउंटर नैरेटिव का निर्माण करके और सत्तारूढ़ सरकार द्वारा नियोजित मनोवैज्ञानिक हेरफेर की रणनीति का मुकाबला करके लोगों द्वारा निर्धारित कथा को बनाए रखना और उस पर कार्यकरना था।
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3. 3
The OECD at a glance
34 Member countries with a broad policy expertise
A forum where governments can compare policy experiences and address the economic,
social and governance challenges of globalisation as well as to exploit its opportunities
Member countries Policy expertise
Horizontal policy areas
Competitiveness
Territorial Development and Public
Governance
Investment
Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local
Development
Employment, Labour and Social Affairs
Trade
Education
Tax Policy and Administration
Sector-specific policy areas
Agriculture
Industry
Science and Industry
Financial and Enterprise Affairs
Note: The map is without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area.
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Turkey’s GDP has doubled in the last 20 years, outperforming OECD countries
Real GDP growth, 1995=100
Source: OECD Economic Survey of Turkey 2014
Korea
Poland
TURKEY
Mexico
OECD
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Annualgrowthrateofregionalvalueadded
2004-2011
Regional value added per capita, USD, 2011
Share of
Turkey’s
population
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Ministry of
Development’s
Socio-economic
Development
Index (2011)
Source: Turkstat
Note: RVA is defined as the difference between the total revenues of the factors of production located in a specific region and their total purchases
Regional disparities remain a major challenge in Turkey
Regional value added per capita (RVA), status and recent evolutions
Western
regions
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Territorial disparities also reflect uneven levels of regional
competitiveness
…The capacity of a region to attract and
maintain successful firms while
contributing to stable or rising standards of
living for the region’s inhabitants.
Regional competitiveness is…
Note: Adapted from Storper, M. (1997) The Regional World: Territorial Development in a Global Economy, Guildford Press, New York.
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The National Strategy of Regional Development and the Regional
Development Strategies already focus on increasing regional competitiveness
National Strategy of Regional Development 2014-2023
(final draft)
Overall vision: a developed, competitive, socio-
economically and spatially integrated Turkey with
higher levels of prosperity throughout the regions
Selected specific objectives:
Reducing regional discrepancies
Increasing competitiveness of all regions and their
contributions to national growth
26 Regional Development Strategies – one for each NUTS II region
New Regional Development Strategies currently being finalised
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Overall question
Building on existing strategies and initiatives,
how to enhance regional and sectoral competitiveness
policies, while better co-ordinating between
all relevant institutions?
The project on Boosting Regional Competitiveness aims at supporting
Ministry of Development’s effort
2014
Boosting Regional Competitiveness Project in
Turkey - 22 months
2015 2016
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The project has five specific objectives
Measuring, benchmarking and
monitoring regional competitiveness
Identifying priority sectors in NUTS II
regions
Improving the co-ordination between
central institutions and RDAs in
identifying priority sectors
Strengthening the regional dimension
of national sector strategies
1
2
3
4
Specific objectives
No unified set of regional competitiveness
indicators is used to prioritise policy actions
in the regions
Prioritising sectors at the regional level helps
better focus RDAs resources, but:
No unified methodology is being
used among RDAs
Priority sectors defined by other
central institutions are not in line
with those identified by the MoD
and RDAs
National sector strategies exist but often
omit setting sound regional competitiveness
targets
Sharing methodologies with stakeholders to
ensure long-term impact
Rationale
Capacity building at national and
regional levels
5
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Project flight plan
Major deliverables
1 – Measuring
regional
competitiveness
Objectives
2 – Priority sectors in
the NUTS II regions
3 – Centre-regions
coordination in
prioritising sectors
4 – National sector
strategies w/ regional
dimension
To be adjusted as project evolves
By July 2015 By April 2016 September 2016
Regional
competitiveness
indicators (RCIs)
framework
26 NUTS-II regions
mapped according to
the RCIs and data gaps
identified
Action plan to address
data gaps
Framework to prioritise
high-potential sectors
in the regions
3+ high-potential
sectors recommended
in all 26 regions
Regional targets
recommended for the
second sector
Regional targets
recommended for one
sector
Recommendations to
improve centre-regions
coordination in
prioritising sectors
3+ high-potential
sectors identified in all
26 regions
Devising frameworks and collecting data
Collecting data and formulating recommendations
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1. Provide country-specific data
2. Contribute to the analysis and
provide feedback
3. Help prepare final conclusions and
recommendations and provide
feedback
1. Collect country-specific input
2. Develop materials and analysis
3. Prepare final conclusions for
review by the Project Advisory
Committee
OECD and MoD
in partnership
Ministries, RDAs, private sector,
partner organisations
The project approach is inclusive
Workshops to collect input, capacity buildings to share knowledge
The Project Advisory Committee reviews the results under the chairmanship
of the MoD
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Extensive activities to be conducted in regions
Project planning (to be adjusted as project evolves)
2014
Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1
2015
Q2 Q3
2016
1 – Measuring regional competitiveness
1. Set of indicators/methodology
2. Indicators applied to each region
3. Gap analysis and action plan
Outputs
2 – Priority sectors in the NUTS II regions
1. Methodology to identify priority sectors
2. Identification of 3+ sectors per region
3. Final recommendations on sectoral
priorities
3 – Centre-regions co-ordination
1. Assessment of consistency in sectoral
priorities across strategic documents
2. Good co-ordination practices
3. Recommendations on effective co-
ordination
4 – Sector strategies w/ regional dimension
1. Assessment from a regional perspective of
two sector strategies
2. Recommendations on regional targets for
two sectors
Workshops
Trainings
Ankara Regions
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Project Website is on-line
We invite you to visit it
Key upcoming
dates to be
announced
Key materials to
be put on-line in
English and/or
Turkish
Links to project
partners
http://www.oecd.
org/globalrelation
s/brc-turkey.htm
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Immediate next steps
Workshops on competitiveness indicators and sector prioritisation
First workshop this afternoon at 2.00
pm
Workshops to be held in 2-3 NUTS II
regions and in Ankara in
February/March to collect input
Cocktail at 4.30 pm today