Resilient cities take diverse policy approaches to strengthen their resilience. The OECD report identifies 7 drivers of resilience: adaptive, robust, redundant, flexible, resourceful, integrated and inclusive. It provides examples of how cities like Tampere, Kobe, Lisbon and Toyama act adaptively based on lessons learned. Cities also pursue robustness through industrial diversification and reliable infrastructure. Having spare capacity for unexpected needs like Kobe demonstrates redundancy. Flexibility comes from long-term visions and entrepreneurship as in Cardiff, Ottawa and Kyoto. Being resourceful involves designating resilience units and fiscal autonomy as in New York and Yokohama. Collaboration across boundaries through multi-level governance and alliances promotes integration,
Crisis and Trust in National and European Union institutions – Panel evidence...Wikiprogress_slides
Presentation by Felix Roth at the OECD Workshop on “Joint Learning for an OECD Trust Strategy” on 14 October 2013. Dr. Roth discusses the consequences of citizens declining trust and the driving factors of declining trust in Europe. He also provides an econometric analysis of trust and unemployment.
Highlights from the 2014 edition of the OECD's Sovereign Borrowing Outlook. This includes gross borrowing requirements, net borrowing requirements, central government marketable debt, funding strategies and instruments and distribution channels.
Find out more information at http://www.oecd.org/daf/fin/public-debt/oecdsovereignborrowingoutlook.htm
Policy Highlights from the publication Regional Outlook 2016, Productive Regions for Inclusive Societies. For more information see http://www.oecd.org/gov/oecd-regional-outlook-2016-9789264260245-en.htm
OECD Regional Outlook 2016 - Presentation, Brussels, Belgium 11 October 2016OECD Governance
Presentation by Joaquim Oliveira Martins, OECD at the launch of the OECD Regional Outlook 2016. For more information see http://www.oecd.org/gov/oecd-regional-outlook-2016-9789264260245-en.htm
The OECD supports Habitat III and the New Urban Agenda through several policy agendas, including National Urban Policies, local leadership for inclusive growth in cities, urban governance, subnational finance and organisation, in addition to advancing global goals such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and COP21 through urban policies. For more information see www.oecd.org/gov/habitat-3-and-a-new-urban-agenda.htm
Crisis and Trust in National and European Union institutions – Panel evidence...Wikiprogress_slides
Presentation by Felix Roth at the OECD Workshop on “Joint Learning for an OECD Trust Strategy” on 14 October 2013. Dr. Roth discusses the consequences of citizens declining trust and the driving factors of declining trust in Europe. He also provides an econometric analysis of trust and unemployment.
Highlights from the 2014 edition of the OECD's Sovereign Borrowing Outlook. This includes gross borrowing requirements, net borrowing requirements, central government marketable debt, funding strategies and instruments and distribution channels.
Find out more information at http://www.oecd.org/daf/fin/public-debt/oecdsovereignborrowingoutlook.htm
Policy Highlights from the publication Regional Outlook 2016, Productive Regions for Inclusive Societies. For more information see http://www.oecd.org/gov/oecd-regional-outlook-2016-9789264260245-en.htm
OECD Regional Outlook 2016 - Presentation, Brussels, Belgium 11 October 2016OECD Governance
Presentation by Joaquim Oliveira Martins, OECD at the launch of the OECD Regional Outlook 2016. For more information see http://www.oecd.org/gov/oecd-regional-outlook-2016-9789264260245-en.htm
The OECD supports Habitat III and the New Urban Agenda through several policy agendas, including National Urban Policies, local leadership for inclusive growth in cities, urban governance, subnational finance and organisation, in addition to advancing global goals such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and COP21 through urban policies. For more information see www.oecd.org/gov/habitat-3-and-a-new-urban-agenda.htm
Effective Public Investment at Subnational Level in Times of Fiscal ConstraintsOECD Governance
Presentation on "Effective public investment at subnational level in times of fiscal constraints" made at the Workshop on Ex-Ante Conditionalities in Cohesion Policies held on 29 November 2016, by Dorothée Allain-Dupré, Senior Project Manager, Public Investment and Multi-level Governance, Regional Development Policy Division, OECD.
More information: www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/multi-levelgovernance.htm
Subnational Capacities in a Multi-level ContextOECD Governance
Presentation on "Effective Public Investment: Subnational capacities in a multi-level context" at EU Economic Workshop: Fiscal policy and public investment for relaunching potential growth held in Brussels on 24 January 2017. Presentation by Dorotheé Allain-Dupré, Senior Project Manager, Public Investment and Multi-level Governance, OECD.
More information: www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/multi-levelgovernance.htm
Across the OECD, GDP per capita is converging. In contrast, regional disparities – or differences in GDP per capita across jurisdictions – are rising, mainly as a result of widening productivity differences. Fiscal decentralisation could help reduce them again.
Subnational Governments Around the World: Part III country profilesOECD Governance
Part III Country profiles: Subnational Governments Around the World is a joint OECD/United Cities and Local Government (UCLG) study presenting presents the main organisational and financial indicators related to subnational governments in 101 federal and unitary countries worldwide.
For more information see
http://www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/
National Prosperity Through Modern Rural Policy- 10th OECD Rural Conference, ...OECD Governance
This conference will mark the 10th meeting of the world’s leading policy officials, international experts and representatives from the private sector for discussing best practices for rural areas. This meeting will take stock of the evolution and progress made in rural development since the first conference held in 2002. For more information please see www.oecd.org/rural/rural-development-conference/
Well Being in Danish cities - measuring local well-being for policymakingOECD Governance
OECD presentation on Well Being in Danish Cities - Overview:
1. Why and how to measure well-being in cities
2. What are the city-regions in Denmark?
3. How do Danish city-regions fare in terms of people’s well-being?
4. How can well-being metrics be used for policy-making?
For more information, see the publication Well-being in Danish Cities http://www.oecd.org/gov/well-being-in-danish-cities-9789264265240-en.htm
OECD Recommendation on Public Integrity - 26 January 2017 OECD Governance
The OECD Recommendation on Public Integrity provides policy makers with the blueprint for a public integrity strategy.
It shifts the focus from ad hoc integrity policies to a comprehensive, risk-based approach with an emphasis on cultivating a culture of integrity across the whole of society. For more information see www.oecd.org/gov/ethics/recommendation-public-integrity.htm
Launch OECD report on Productivity and jobs in a globalised worldOECDregions
The launch event for the OECD report Productivity and Jobs in a Globalised World: (How) Can All Regions Benefit? was hosted by the European Committee of the Regions and the European Commission’s Directorate‑General for Regional and Urban Policy. The official launch and press briefing took place in the morning, followed by an in‑depth presentation of the report in the afternoon. The World Bank discussed the report and presented findings from the World Bank report Rethinking Lagging Regions in the EU: evidence-based principles for future Cohesion Policy.
http://www.oecd.org/publications/productivity-and-jobs-in-a-globalised-world-9789264293137-en.htm
Presentation on "Decentralisation Trends in OECD Countries" made at the Seminar on Implementing Decentralisation and Deconcentration Reforms in Ukraine: Sharing OECD
Country Experience held in Kiev, Ukraine on 24 January 2017 by Dorotheé Allain-Dupré, Senior Project Manager, Public Investment and Multi-level Governance, OECD.
More information: www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/multi-levelgovernance.htm
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
How can productivity be shared and inclusive across space?OECDregions
Presentation on productivity gain across regions and cities, made at the OECD Global Forum on Productivity, held on 26-27 June 2017 in Budapest, Hungary. Presentaiton by Rudiger Ahrend, Head of OECD work on Urban Policy.
More information on regional development policy:
http://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/
The Future of Productivity_Dan Andrews_Chiara Criscuolo_Productivity Summit_6...Structuralpolicyanalysis
"The Future of Productivity" by Dan Andrews and Chiara Criscuolo, Global Dialogue on the Future of Productivity: Towards an OECD Productivity Network, 6-7 July 2015, Mexico.
Productivity Summit_6-7 July 2015_Mexico
Presentation on OECD urban-related work by Rudiger Ahrend, Head of Urban Work, Regional Development Policy Division.
www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/urbandevelopment.htm
What are the prime reasons some aboriginal communities succeed and others fail Learn what the Harvard Project found, and how their findings may be applied to your community.
Effective Public Investment at Subnational Level in Times of Fiscal ConstraintsOECD Governance
Presentation on "Effective public investment at subnational level in times of fiscal constraints" made at the Workshop on Ex-Ante Conditionalities in Cohesion Policies held on 29 November 2016, by Dorothée Allain-Dupré, Senior Project Manager, Public Investment and Multi-level Governance, Regional Development Policy Division, OECD.
More information: www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/multi-levelgovernance.htm
Subnational Capacities in a Multi-level ContextOECD Governance
Presentation on "Effective Public Investment: Subnational capacities in a multi-level context" at EU Economic Workshop: Fiscal policy and public investment for relaunching potential growth held in Brussels on 24 January 2017. Presentation by Dorotheé Allain-Dupré, Senior Project Manager, Public Investment and Multi-level Governance, OECD.
More information: www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/multi-levelgovernance.htm
Across the OECD, GDP per capita is converging. In contrast, regional disparities – or differences in GDP per capita across jurisdictions – are rising, mainly as a result of widening productivity differences. Fiscal decentralisation could help reduce them again.
Subnational Governments Around the World: Part III country profilesOECD Governance
Part III Country profiles: Subnational Governments Around the World is a joint OECD/United Cities and Local Government (UCLG) study presenting presents the main organisational and financial indicators related to subnational governments in 101 federal and unitary countries worldwide.
For more information see
http://www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/
National Prosperity Through Modern Rural Policy- 10th OECD Rural Conference, ...OECD Governance
This conference will mark the 10th meeting of the world’s leading policy officials, international experts and representatives from the private sector for discussing best practices for rural areas. This meeting will take stock of the evolution and progress made in rural development since the first conference held in 2002. For more information please see www.oecd.org/rural/rural-development-conference/
Well Being in Danish cities - measuring local well-being for policymakingOECD Governance
OECD presentation on Well Being in Danish Cities - Overview:
1. Why and how to measure well-being in cities
2. What are the city-regions in Denmark?
3. How do Danish city-regions fare in terms of people’s well-being?
4. How can well-being metrics be used for policy-making?
For more information, see the publication Well-being in Danish Cities http://www.oecd.org/gov/well-being-in-danish-cities-9789264265240-en.htm
OECD Recommendation on Public Integrity - 26 January 2017 OECD Governance
The OECD Recommendation on Public Integrity provides policy makers with the blueprint for a public integrity strategy.
It shifts the focus from ad hoc integrity policies to a comprehensive, risk-based approach with an emphasis on cultivating a culture of integrity across the whole of society. For more information see www.oecd.org/gov/ethics/recommendation-public-integrity.htm
Launch OECD report on Productivity and jobs in a globalised worldOECDregions
The launch event for the OECD report Productivity and Jobs in a Globalised World: (How) Can All Regions Benefit? was hosted by the European Committee of the Regions and the European Commission’s Directorate‑General for Regional and Urban Policy. The official launch and press briefing took place in the morning, followed by an in‑depth presentation of the report in the afternoon. The World Bank discussed the report and presented findings from the World Bank report Rethinking Lagging Regions in the EU: evidence-based principles for future Cohesion Policy.
http://www.oecd.org/publications/productivity-and-jobs-in-a-globalised-world-9789264293137-en.htm
Presentation on "Decentralisation Trends in OECD Countries" made at the Seminar on Implementing Decentralisation and Deconcentration Reforms in Ukraine: Sharing OECD
Country Experience held in Kiev, Ukraine on 24 January 2017 by Dorotheé Allain-Dupré, Senior Project Manager, Public Investment and Multi-level Governance, OECD.
More information: www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/multi-levelgovernance.htm
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
How can productivity be shared and inclusive across space?OECDregions
Presentation on productivity gain across regions and cities, made at the OECD Global Forum on Productivity, held on 26-27 June 2017 in Budapest, Hungary. Presentaiton by Rudiger Ahrend, Head of OECD work on Urban Policy.
More information on regional development policy:
http://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/
The Future of Productivity_Dan Andrews_Chiara Criscuolo_Productivity Summit_6...Structuralpolicyanalysis
"The Future of Productivity" by Dan Andrews and Chiara Criscuolo, Global Dialogue on the Future of Productivity: Towards an OECD Productivity Network, 6-7 July 2015, Mexico.
Productivity Summit_6-7 July 2015_Mexico
Presentation on OECD urban-related work by Rudiger Ahrend, Head of Urban Work, Regional Development Policy Division.
www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/urbandevelopment.htm
What are the prime reasons some aboriginal communities succeed and others fail Learn what the Harvard Project found, and how their findings may be applied to your community.
Presentation by Shenggen Fan, IFPRI Director General, at "Berlin Launch of IFPRI’s 2013 Global Food Policy Report" event. June 11, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Event details at: http://www.ifpri.org/event/berlin-launch-ifpri-s-2013-global-food-policy-report
10 min Impuls presentation at the Federal Environment Agency in Berlin about Sharing Cities - with special focus on differences to Smart Cities characteristics and a potential analysis done on the sharing and collaborative economy in Berlin end of 2014 with the subtitle: From a Divided to a Sharing City: Berlin on its way to a Sharing City. The presentation includes a short overview of the different chapters giving the contextualisation and suggesting indicators (I), presents actors in Berlin via a mapping and classification (II), some results from the survey (III), one example of Sharing Cities (IV), generell and more precise recommendations of actions (V) as well as further information about Sharing City networks, Sharing City Amsterdam, two examples of City Government as a Provider of items to share (Paris & Barcelona) and a final case for the fostering Sharing Cities and the Civic Economy/Society. (Some information about OuiShare and the speaker at the end).
OECD Workshop on Improving the Evidence Base on the Costs of Disasters - agen...OECD Governance
Agenda for the OECD Workshop on Improving the Evidence Base on the Costs of Disasters (21 November 2014). More information can be found at: http://www.oecd.org/gov/risk/.
OECD EU Expert Meeting on Disaster Loss Data, 26-28 October 2016OECD Governance
This expert meeting was organised jointly by the European Commission, the OECD and the project PLACARD. For more information see www.oecd.org/gov/risk/joint-expert-meeting-on-disaster-loss-data.htm
As the economy continues to grow in Myanmar, one of the areas that has seen a major overhaul is the healthcare industry. This Research Note from Ipsos Business Consulting explores the healthcare sector in Myanmar, including their healthcare systems and facilities, opportunity sectors and medical tourism.
Boosing Resilience Through Innovative Risk Governance - FlyerOECD Governance
OECD publication, to be launched on 5 May 2014, identifies measures to minimise economic and social damage and help economies recover rapidly after a disaster. It proposes a fundamental shift in risk governance, whereby risk management actors are encouraged, through appropriate incentives, to help boost resilience, rather than rely on government for post-disaster assistance. Further information available at www.oecd.org/gov/risk/boosting-resilience-through-innovative-risk-management.htm
Boosing Resilience Through Innovative Risk Governance - OECD ReportOECD Governance
OECD publication identifies measures to minimise economic and social damage and help economies recover rapidly after a disaster. It proposes a fundamental shift in risk governance, whereby risk management actors are encouraged, through appropriate incentives, to help boost resilience, rather than rely on government for post-disaster assistance. Further information available at www.oecd.org/gov/risk/boosting-resilience-through-innovative-risk-management.htm
This presentation summarises the findings of this 2016 OECD report on procurement rules and regulations in PEMEX (Mexico's state-owed petroleum company) and makes policy recommendations to promote competition and fight bid rigging in accordance with international best practices. The full report available in English and Spanish can be downloaded at oe.cd/fbrmex.
This presentation highlights a number of the most important policy issues on which MFA remains focused. Issues covered in this document include, among others:
• Promoting non-discriminatory tax policy.
• Taxation of partnerships
• CFTC reauthorization
• Regulating systemic risk
• Protecting investors
• Promoting the stability of markets through central clearing of derivatives
• Capital formation and the JOBS Act implementation
• Equity market structure
Presentation on Urban trends and challenges in OECD countries- the potential of small and medium sized areas by Ioannis Kaplanis, Economist (Urban Programme) Regional Development Policy Division at the Open Days, Brussels, Belgium 6-9 October 2014.
Find out more about OECD Regional Developmnet Policy at: www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/
OECD Event Agenda: Risk Governance and Resilient Cities, at the UN World Conf...OECD Governance
Agenda for the OECD event on "Risk Governance and Resilient Cities", at the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, Sendai, Japan, 16 March 2015. For further information see www.oecd.org/gov/risk/un-world-conference-on-disaster-risk-reduction-2015.htm
Presentation made at the seminar "An Urban Agenda for Italy" held in l'Aquila, Italy on 28-29 May, 2014, by Paolo Veneri, Economist, Regional Development Policy Division, OECD. http://www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/
The international-dimension-of-european-urban-policyOECD Governance
Presentation on the inter
Open Days, Brussels, Belgium 6-9 October 2014, presentation on the international dimension of European urban policy by Ioannis Kaplanis, Economist (Urban Programme) Regional Development Policy Division
Rethinking regional development policymakingOECDregions
Presentation on rethinking regional development policymaking made at the Regional Studies Association Conference held in Seville, Spain on 27 September 2018. Presentation by Dorothée Allain-Dupré, Head of Decentralisation, Public Investment and Subnational Finance Unit, OECD
More information: http://www.oecd.org/regional/
Productivity, agglomeration and metropolitan governanceOECD Governance
Presentation made by Joaquim Oliveira Martins, Head Regional Development Policy, OECD, at the Global Forum on Productivity, held in Lisbon Portugal on 7-8 July 2016.
www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/
OECD presentation on What Makes Cities More Productive?
Agglomeration economies and the role of urban governance by Rudiger Ahrend, Head of Urban Policy and Alexander Lembcke, Economist/Policy analyst, Regional Development Policy Division.
www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/
Presentation made at the 4th NAT Commission Meeting with Conference on ''Innovation and modernisation of the rural economy'' on 18-19 Juen 2015, Gaia, Portugal by Joaquim Oliveira Martins.
www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/
4th NAT Commission Meeting with Conference on ''Innovation and modernisation of the rural economy'', 18-19 June 2015, Gaia, Portugal, presentation on Rural Innovation and Growth by Joaquim Oliveira Martins, Head, Regional Development Policy.
www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/
Summary of the OECD expert meeting: Construction Risk Management in Infrastru...OECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
Using AI led assurance to deliver projects on time and on budget - D. Amratia...OECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
ECI in Sweden - A. Kadefors, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (SE)OECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
Building Client Capability to Deliver Megaprojects - J. Denicol, professor at...OECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
Procurement strategy in major infrastructure: The AS-IS and STEPS - D. Makovš...OECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
Procurement of major infrastructure projects 2017-22 - B. Hasselgren, Senior ...OECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
ECI Dutch Experience - A. Chao, Partner, Bird&Bird & J. de Koning, Head of Co...OECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
ECI in Sweden - A. Kadefors, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, StockholmOECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
EPEC's perception of market developments - E. Farquharson, Principal Adviser,...OECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
Geographical scope of the lines in Design and Build - B.Dupuis, Executive Dir...OECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
Executive Agency of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management...OECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
Presentation of OECD Government at a Glance 2023OECD Governance
Paris, 30 June, 2023
Presentation by Elsa Pilichowski, Director for Public Governance, OECD.
The 2023 edition of Government at a Glance provides a comprehensive overview of public governance and public administration practices in OECD Member and partner countries. It includes indicators on trust in public institutions and satisfaction with public services, as well as evidence on good governance practices in areas such as the policy cycle, budgeting, procurement, infrastructure planning and delivery, regulatory governance, digital government and open government data. Finally, it provides information on what resources public institutions use and how they are managed, including public finances, public employment, and human resources management. Government at a Glance allows for cross-country comparisons and helps identify trends, best practices, and areas for improvement in the public sector.
See: https://www.oecd.org/publication/government-at-a-glance/2023/
The Protection and Promotion of Civic Space: Strengthening Alignment with Int...OECD Governance
Infographics from the OECD report "The Protection and Promotion of Civic Space Strengthening Alignment with International Standards and Guidance".
See: https://www.oecd.org/gov/the-protection-and-promotion-of-civic-space-d234e975-en.htm
OECD Publication "Building Financial Resilience
to Climate Impacts. A Framework for Governments to manage the risks of Losses and Damages.
Governments are facing significant climate-related risks from the expected increase in frequency and intensity of cyclones, floods, fires, and other climate-related extreme events. The report Building Financial Resilience to Climate Impacts: A Framework for Governments to Manage the Risks of Losses and Damages provides a strategic framework to help governments, particularly those in emerging market and developing economies, strengthen their capacity to manage the financial implications of climate-related risks. Published in December 2022.
OECD presentation "Strengthening climate and environmental considerations in infrastructure and budget appraisal tools"
by Margaux Lelong and Ana Maria Ruiz during the 9th Meeting of the OECD Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting held on 17 and 18 of April 2023 in Paris.
OECD presentation "Building Financial Resilience to Climate Impacts. A Framework to Manage the Risks of Losses and Damages" by Andrew Blazey, Stéphane Jacobzone and Titouan Chassagne. Presented during the 9th Meeting of the OECD Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting held on 17 and 18 of April 2023 in Paris
OECD Presentation "Financial reporting, sustainability information and assurance" by Peter Welch during the 5th Session during the 9th Meeting of the OECD Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting held on 17 and 18 of April 2023 in Paris
Presentation "Developments in sovereign green bond markets" by Ms. Fatos Koc during the 4th Session of 9th Meeting of the OECD Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting held on 17 and 18 of April 2023 in Paris.
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ZGB - The Role of Generative AI in Government transformation.pdfSaeed Al Dhaheri
This keynote was presented during the the 7th edition of the UAE Hackathon 2024. It highlights the role of AI and Generative AI in addressing government transformation to achieve zero government bureaucracy
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
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What is the point of small housing associations.pptxPaul Smith
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3. 1
1. Why does resilience matter for cities?
Cities are complex systems, weaving together thousands of economic, social and institutional and
environmental threads that affect individual and societal well-being. Across OECD countries,
metropolitan areas cover only 4% of the land, but account for roughly half of the population and
close to 55% of GDP (OECD, 2015a). The world’s population is also driven by the growth of urban
population, from less than 1 billion in 1950 to roughly 6 billion in 2050 (UN DESA, 2014). In OECD
countries, the population in metropolitan areas increased by 12.5% from 2000 to 2014. As urban
areas and the urban population continue to grow, so will the scale and impact of any shocks and
stresses they face.
Cities experience a wide variety of shocks and stresses, such as industrial structural change (e.g.
relocation or closure of a city’s key firms); economic crisis (e.g. the global financial crisis of 2007/08
and the European debt crisis since 2009); population inflow/outflow; disasters (e.g. earthquakes,
floods and hurricanes); disruption of the energy supply and leadership change.
For example, 175 among 281 OECD metropolitan areas had their lowest GDP growth rate in 2009,
and 55 metropolitan areas in 2008 (Figure 1). Comparing the worst-performing year with 2012, GDP
has increased by 6.3% on average in the 230 metro areas while Chile, Estonia, Mexico, Canada and
the US recovered more than their average in 2000-2012. There are also wide differences in the level
of increase. Metropolitan areas in Mexico increased by 10.6% on average from their lowest year to
2012, while those in Korea increased by 3.2%, and those in the Netherlands by only 0.9%.
Figure 1. Annual average GDP growth in OECD metropolitan areas with the lowest GDP growth
rate either in 2008 or 2009
Note: The numbers in brackets after the names of countries show the number of OECD metropolitan areas with the lowest
GDP growth either in 2008 or 2009 for the period 2000-2012.
Source: OECD metropolitan database (2016).
Populations in metropolitan areas are aging. Metropolitan areas in 25 out of 29 countries have
increased the older population (65+) (Figure 2). Metropolitan areas in 12 countries have seen their
younger (0-14) population decrease, indicating that they may face a declining active labour force in
the future.
4. 2
Figure 2. Population growth in OECD metropolitan areas according to age groups (2000-2014)
Source: OECD metropolitan database (2016).
Large urban systems are particularly vulnerable to foreseen and unforeseen threats; any sort of
shock to complex systems such as these will have significant economic, social, environmental and
institutional repercussions. This report discusses cities’ resilience to such shocks and stresses, and
suggests policy approaches to build resilience.
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2. What are the drivers of resilience?
Resilient cities are those able to absorb, adapt, transform and prepare for past and future shocks
and stresses in order to ensure sustainable development, well-being and inclusive growth. Resilience
is made up of seven building blocks;
Adaptive: An adaptive urban system manages uncertainty by evolving – modifying standards,
norms or past behaviour – using evidence to identify solutions and applying the knowledge
gained from past experience when making decisions about the future.
Robust: A robust urban system can absorb shock and emerge without significant loss to its
functionality. Robustness depends on a system that is well-designed, built and managed to
absorb the impact of a shock and continue to operate.
Redundant: Redundant urban systems are able to meet the need for spare capacity when
faced with unexpected demand, a disruptive event or extreme pressure. This entails
intentionally developing or having access to more than one source of action, service or
service provider when necessary.
Flexible: A flexible urban system allows individuals, households, businesses, communities
and government to adjust behaviour or action in order to respond rapidly to change.
Resourceful: A resourceful urban system can effectively and quickly restore the functionality
of essential services and systems in a crisis or under highly constrained conditions, with the
resources available.
Inclusive: An inclusive urban system ensures that diverse actors and communities are fully
consulted, engaged and empowered in the policy process, including in the policy design
stage when possible.
Integrated: An integrated urban system promotes a co-operative and, ideally, collaborative,
or participatory approach to policy and programming that transcends sectoral and
administrative boundaries to better ensure coherent decisions and effective investment.
Economic, social, environmental and institutional drivers to strengthen resilience
Four drivers to enhance resilience were identified by the OECD Ministerial Council 2014 and serve as
the foundational structure for considering the resilience of cities: the economy, society,
environment and institutions (Figure 3).
Building resilience demands a cross-sectoral, multidimensional effort and the co-ordination of
diverse interests and groups. Resilience needs to be considered at a broader scale, for example, at
the level of what the OECD identifies as metropolitan areas, defined as “functional urban areas”.
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Figure 3. OECD drivers of resilient cities
Source: Adapted from OECD (2014a), Overview Paper on Resilient Economies and Societies, Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial
Level, 6-7 May 2014, Paris.
Important elements of drivers
Industries are diverse to generate growth
A diversified industrial base is a key driver for a resilient economy. Cities are more likely to be able to
cope with changes in the industrial structure if they invest in diversifying the industrial mix and strike
a balance between promoting existing industries and encouraging new ones. For example, in a city
with low industrial diversification, any shift in demand for a city’s dominant output can have a
significant impact on the city’s economy. If an economy is more diversified, it could attract a greater
number and types of employment opportunities. It is worthwhile to note that diversification might
reduce the degree of specialisation in an industry.
The degree of economic diversification can be measured by the Herfindahl-Hirschmann Index (HHI),
which expresses to what extent industry is diverse in terms of, for example, labour force, among 10
industrial sectors (Figure 4). Among 95 OECD TL3 regions, where data was available, labour markets
in 17 regions are assessed as being well diversified.
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Figure 4. Degree of economic diversification: labour force concentration by industrial sectors in
predominantly urban regions (2012)
Source: OECD regional database (2016), own calculation.
Note: Herfindahl-Hirschmann Index (HHI) suggests to what extent the labour force is concentrated in specific industrial
sectors or to what extent the labour force id diverse among industrial sectors. HHI below 0.15 is considered that the labour
force is not concentrated in specific sectors.
Innovation takes place to lead the economy
Promoting innovation is also one of the major elements of the economic driver. A city with higher
innovation capacity is likely to be more resilient. This is primarily due to the greater growth potential
associated with innovation, and also to the possibility of greater economic diversification that can
arise as a result of new products, services, and processes.
One way to measure innovation is the number of patent applications (Figure 5). Annual average
growth ratio in the number of patent applications is high in metropolitan areas in Estonia (25.7%),
Chile (22.9%), Portugal (14.7%) and Japan (10.0%). The number of applications per 1,000,000
habitants is larger in metropolitan areas in Finland, Sweden, Netherland and Denmark, but its annual
growth is rather modest.
Concentrated (=
less diversified )
Moderately
concentrated (=
moderately diversified)
Not concentrated (=
well diversified)
-
Predominantly urban regions
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Figure 5. Patent application in OECD metropolitan areas, 2000-2013
Source: OECD metropolitan database (2016).
Workforce has diverse skills
A workforce with the appropriate skills helps the economy to become more flexible and responsive
to economic and social change. The proportion of the labour force with tertiary education is a
common proxy for measuring a region’s capacity to generate innovation (OECD, 2013), and hence
higher concentrations in tertiary educated labour force are generally associated with higher levels of
economic stability in the long term (Figure 6). Countries such as Japan, Finland and the UK have
relatively high concentrations in tertiary educated labour force on national average.
Figure 6. Share of tertiary education across the labour force, TL2 (2014)
Note: The data shows the share of the labour force with tertiary education (=education levels ISCED 5-8), out of the total number of
people in the labour force.
Source: OECD regional database (2016).
National average TL2
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Society is inclusive and cohesive
Cities with higher levels of social capital, a stronger community fabric and more robust social
infrastructure are more able to overcome shocks and stresses. While cities have the potential to
provide jobs, better access to services and access to amenities that can build social capital,
inequalities can be particularly striking in an urban context. Evidence suggests that inequalities tend
to be greater in urban areas than in their respective countries as a whole, and that across OECD
countries, income inequalities are on average higher in large cities (OECD, 2015a; 2014c).
When aiming to build a more resilient society, policy makers should consider the degree and causes
of socio-economic inequality in a city, why it occurs, where and how it is most manifest, and how it
may be affecting factors that can reduce resilience, such as poor education, poor health, low social
capital, failing businesses, and environmental degradation. At the same time, the social
infrastructure of individual communities should be taken into account, specifically the people, places
and institutions that form each neighbourhood. This can provide some indication as to whether the
community will collectively manage to withstand a sudden shock or long-term crisis.
People have access to public services
Opportunities to learn, work and contribute to the economic health of a city add to urban resilience.
Access to services affects how people obtain what is necessary for their well-being and thus matters
to urban resilience. Accessibility of public transport is one indicator measuring access to public
services in cities (OECD, 2014c), which is a key element of the social driver (Figure 7). OECD has
calculated the share of population and its varying degrees of access to public. Preliminary results for
32 OECD metropolitan areas show large differences in the access to transport in cities.
Figure 7. Access to public transport in selected metropolitan areas
Source: OECD (2014c) How’s Life in Your Region?: Measuring Regional and Local Well-being for Policy Making
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Urban development is sustainable
Addressing environmental factors that build a more resilient urban environment can also contribute
to a more resilient society. Compact city policies, which involve dense development, good public
transport and accessibility to local services and jobs (OECD, 2012), can help cities adjust their urban
form to accommodate needs both for expanding and shrinking sustainably. It is important that such
policies be supported by strategic land use for citizens and the private sector. They can also help
cities cope with an ageing and shrinking population (OECD 2015c).
Collaboration with other levels of governments takes place
Collaboration with different levels of government, such as the national government and regional
governments, is important for enhancing policy synergies and ensuring coherent decisions and
effective investment. Collaboration with lower levels of government can also add value for policy
making and implementation as well as horizontal collaboration among neighbouring cities.
Collaboration across levels of government is all the more important for public investment, which is
often shared between national and subnational governments (Figure 8). The share of subnational
governments’ investment varies, although in the OECD countries, an average of 59% of public
investment is made by subnational governments. Co-ordination across municipal boundaries is
especially important in metropolitan areas. It is a prerequisite for effective policies in many fields,
because decisions in one municipality can have consequences on outcomes in other municipalities.
Figure 8. Composition of the national and subnational public investment as a percentage of the
total in selected OECD countries (2013)
Source: OECD (2015b), Sub-national Governments in OECD Countries: Key Data, Paris, www.oecd.org/regional/regional-
policy/Sub-national-governments-in-OECD-Countries-Key-Data-2015.pdf.
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3. Policy approaches to build resilience
Cities are taking diverse policy approaches to enhance resilience in collaboration with other players,
such as the national government, surrounding municipalities, NGOs, local citizens and the private
sector (Table 1).
Table 1. Suggested approaches
Adaptive: Resilient cities act based on the lessons learned from the past experiences
Cities increasingly seek to promote their economic development and strengthen adaptive capacity
by supporting innovation. Tampere, Kobe and Lisbon are good examples of cities redefining their
business strategies on innovation and shifting their course, using their local resources, including
people and universities. Similarly, compact city policies can help cities adjust their urban form to
accommodate needs both for expanding and shrinking sustainably, improving the cities’ adaptive
capacity such as in Toyama and Cardiff.
Robust: Resilient cities have well-designed systems to absorb shocks
Diversifying the industrial mix and striking a balance between existing industries and new ones will
favour the robustness of their economy, and provide a space to mitigate an industrial structural
change. Industrial diversification can be achieved by attracting more firms to the city to encourage
new industries, and supporting existing businesses in the city to expand their operations in another
Adaptive
They are able to act based on
the lessons learnt from the past
Robust
They have well designed system
to absorb shocks
Redundant
They have spare capacity for
unexpected needs
Flexible
They respond to changing
circumstances in of their plans
Resourceful
They find ways to meet critical
needs with the resources
available
Integrated
They work together beyond
boundary
Inclusive
They bring diverse perspectives
together
• Develop business and talent strategy to encourage innovation.
• Compact city policies help cities under population growth/decrease pressure
to pursue the SDGs.
• Foster new competitive industries to encourage industrial diversification.
• Develop investment strategies on reliable infrastructure.
• Cities need to invest in infrastructure to generate extra capacity in face of
any critical moment.
• Strategic land-use planning multiples the value of limited land.
• Long-term vision provides guidance in changing circumstances.
• Entrepreneurship and innovation offer cities options to create new
economies in changing circumstances.
• A special administrative section for resilience strengthens public sector
resources.
• Cities need to explore fiscal reform.
• Stakeholder engagement can improve the quality of policies and empower
local communities.
• Ensuring access to opportunities for all citizens.
• Multi-level governance promotes better policy co-ordination.
• Universities can become the centre of alliance.
• Alliance with other cities enables a metropolitan scale effort.
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industry. A clear commitment of the city and the firm is a key factor, backed by resources and well-
designed strategies, such as those in Antalya and Ottawa.
Redundant: Resilient cities have spare capacity for unexpected needs
Developing extra capacity for infrastructure in case of emergencies, and strategic land use, for
example, can provide cities redundancy and a way to prepare for unexpected circumstances, as seen
in the case of Kobe. It will enhance resilience to prepare for the future shocks and stresses by
developing an alternative source of action, service or service provider when necessary.
Flexible: Resilient cities respond to changing circumstances in the scope of their plans
A well-designed long-term vision, such as those in Cardiff, Ottawa and Kyoto, gives cities a solid
basis for governing their operations and helps them develop a flexible system that allows individuals,
households, businesses, communities and government to adjust their behaviour in order to respond
to rapid change. Encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation, such as in Oslo, also makes a city’s
economic base more diverse and flexible, to respond to any changes.
Resourceful: Resilient cities find ways to meet critical needs with the resources available
Establishing a designated unit responsible for resilience within the city administration, such as in
New York, and fiscal decentralisation and granting cities autonomy to introduce a new local tax
scheme, such as in Yokohama, can make cities more resourceful and able to restore the
functionality of essential services and systems. Kobe reduced the fixed number of city employees
and generated financial resource as part of its administrative and fiscal reform after the earthquake
in 1995. Imposing tariffs and fees for access to city centres by car, as Oslo or London have done, can
also provide revenue sources for cities.
Inclusive: Resilient cities bring diverse perspectives together
Ensuring that diverse stakeholders are fully consulted, engaged and empowered at every stage of
the policymaking process makes cities inclusive and improves the quality of their policies. Citizen
networks, such as those found in Belo Horizonte, may be one of the most important ways to help
ensure resilience. Stakeholder engagement (e.g. in Lisbon) and social policies to improve the access
of minority groups to employment (e.g.in Antalya) contribute to strengthening social cohesion and
inclusiveness.
Integrated: Resilient cities work together beyond boundaries
Working closely with the national government and regional development agency, such as in Bursa,
and forming an alliance with surrounding municipalities to address economic, social and
environmental challenges common to the region, such as Ottawa, improve policy co-ordination and
enable the cities to develop an integrated approach to ensure coherent decisions and effective
investment. Universities can form the core of an alliance among municipalities, local industry and
citizens, such as in Kyoto.
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4. The way forward
While investing in areas such as industrial diversification, innovation, infrastructure, compact urban
forms, community network development and capacities for the public sector will help ensure that a
city can better respond to and rebound from challenges, crises and shocks, more needs to be done
to promote a global policy debate on the resilience of the cities.
Most countries and cities still struggle to monitor the performance of policy measures in place and
there is an empirical deficit in assessing and comparing the practices to increase resilience. There is a
need to expand comparative data and develop benchmarks and indicators to measure resilience.
Enhancing resilience also requires a change of mind-set among citizens and all stakeholders.
“Resilience-thinking” means investing for an unknown and unforeseeable future, and therefore
depends on strong leadership as well as active citizen participation in the policy-making process.
Participatory policy making should be more fully utilised to incorporate a wide range of perspectives
into resilience-related policies.
In addition to initiatives by individual cities, close collaboration with the national government is
important for building resilience. Most national policy frameworks for resilience stress the
responsibility of the subnational governments as well as promote co-operation and the sharing of
best practise across all levels of government (Table 2). For example, Japan’s national policy
framework on resilience was published after the Great East Japan Earthquake with an aim to
strengthen the role of local authorities in resilience building by designing regional plans and
appropriate assistance from the national government, as well as government-wide information
sharing. Sufficient financial, regulatory, and institutional assistance from the national level are
crucial for the cities to further develop their resilience.
Table 2. National policy frameworks on resilience in some OECD countries
Source: Cabinet Secretariat of Japan, http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/kokudo_kyoujinka/en/fundamental_plan.html;
Republic of Turkey Ministry of Development, available at:
http://www.mod.gov.tr/Lists/RecentPublications/Attachments/75/The%20Tenth%20Development%20Plan%20(2014-2018).pdf;
Government of Portugal, http://www.portugal.gov.pt/media/1424212/20140517%20Road%20Growth.pdf; Department of Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs of the UK, available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69269/climate-resilient-infrastructure-full.pdf; Ministry
of the Interior of Finland, available at: http://www.intermin.fi/download/32948_142012.pdf.
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