Childhood is changing in ways that we are still unpacking, affected by digitalization, globalization and climate change, as well as shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic. In many OECD education systems, child empowerment is increasingly an explicit aim of policies and practices. But it is often poorly defined, which risks turning it into a mere slogan. With the advancement of children’s rights, children are increasingly being included as stakeholders in decision-making processes. This report gives examples of how children in OECD countries can and do participate in making decisions about issues that affect them. The report examines children's emotional well-being and physical activity, and the role of schools as a physical space to create and support relationships. It also underlines the untapped potential of media education when it comes to seizing opportunities in childhood. Empowering all children to make the most of digital opportunities starts with further narrowing the gap in terms of access to digital tools and the Internet, where inequalities are persistent and pervasive. So, what does child empowerment mean today? Empowered children have the opportunity and ability to act on issues important and relevant to them, can learn by making mistakes, and are key contributors to democracy.
Esta primera edición de las Perspectivas de la OCDE de anticorrupción e integridad analiza los esfuerzos de los países para combatir la corrupción y promover la integridad. Basándose en datos de los indicadores de la OCDE sobre integridad pública, analiza el desempeño de los marcos de integridad de los países, y explora cómo algunos de los principales retos que afrontan hoy los gobiernos (como la transición verde, la inteligencia artificial y la injerencia extranjera) están agravando los riesgos de corrupción. También aborda cómo las deficiencias de los sistemas de integridad pueden obstaculizar la respuesta de los países a estos grandes retos. Al ofrecer una visión panorámica de la situación actual en los países, este informe apoya la planificación estratégica y las medidas políticas para fortalecer la integridad pública de cara al futuro.
Este manual ha sido elaborado para ayudar a las empresas a integrar las consideraciones ambientales en los procedimientos de debida diligencia de su cadena de suministro de minerales. El Manual se basa en los principales estándares internacionales respaldados por los gobiernos en materia de debida diligencia en cadenas de suministro y conducta empresarial responsable: las Líneas Directrices de la OCDE para Empresas Multinacionales sobre Conducta Empresarial Responsable, la Guía de Debida Diligencia de la OCDE para Cadenas de Suministro Responsables de Minerales en las Áreas de Conflicto o de Alto riesgo y la Guía de la OCDE de Debida Diligencia para una Conducta Empresarial Responsable. Este manual demuestra cómo pueden aplicarse los instrumentos de la OCDE en materia de debida diligencia para abordar los riesgos e impactos ambientales en las cadenas de suministro de minerales, contextualizando las recomendaciones existentes y orientando a los usuarios hacia recursos útiles.
Las actividades de lobby e influencia son actos legítimos de participación democrática y permiten a diferentes grupos contribuir al proceso de elaboración de políticas públicas. Este informe examina el marco existente en Chile para garantizar la equidad, la integridad y la transparencia en los procesos de toma de decisiones públicas, y evalúa su nivel de preparación frente a los riesgos de influencia indebida por parte de grupos de intereses especiales. El informe también explora cómo mejorar la transparencia y facilitar la divulgación de las actividades de lobby e influencia. Por último, analiza reformas complementarias del marco jurídico sobre integridad y transparencia que podrían contribuir a reforzar la regulación del lobby.
Lobbying and influence activities are legitimate acts of democratic participation and enable different groups to provide input and expertise to the policymaking process. This report looks at Chile’s existing framework to ensure equity, integrity and transparency in public decision-making processes, and assesses its resilience to the risks of undue influence by special interest groups. The report also explores how to improve transparency and facilitate the disclosure of lobbying and influence activities. Finally, it discusses complementary reforms of the legal framework on integrity and transparency that could help strengthen the lobbying framework.
Le Comité d’aide au développement (CAD) de l’OCDE mène tous les cinq à six ans un examen par les pairs qui passe en revue les efforts de coopération pour le développement de chacun de ses membres. Ces examens visent à améliorer la qualité et l’efficacité de leur coopération pour le développement, en mettant en évidence les bonnes pratiques et en recommandant des améliorations.
Quatorze ans après son adhésion au CAD en 2010, la Corée accroît rapidement son aide publique au développement (APD) et assume davantage de responsabilités à l’échelle mondiale. Comme en témoigne la révision de la loi-cadre opérée en 2020, la Corée adopte une approche plus cohérente à l’échelle de l’ensemble de l’administration afin de mettre en œuvre un budget plus conséquent. La cohérence entre les politiques nationales et internationales, étayée par la législation, peut encore être améliorée. Cet examen par les pairs formule un ensemble de recommandations destinées à aider la Corée à renforcer les partenariats stratégiques et le dialogue avec ses partenaires, et à utiliser l’examen de ses capacités institutionnelles à l’échelle de l’ensemble de l’administration et des évaluations pour déterminer à quels organismes d’exécution affecter en priorité les hausses d’APD. Il est recommandé à la Corée d’accroître le nombre de professionnels qualifiés chargés du développement dans l’ensemble de l’administration, de déléguer davantage de responsabilités aux bureaux pays et de faire preuve d’une plus grande appétence pour le risque afin d’étendre ses opérations avec le secteur privé.
The OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) conducts peer reviews of individual members once every five to six years. Reviews seek to improve the quality and effectiveness of members’ development co-operation, highlighting good practices and recommending improvements.
Fourteen years after joining the DAC in 2010, Korea is at a pivotal juncture as it rapidly scales up official development assistance (ODA) and assumes more global responsibility. The 2020 revision of the Framework Act signals a more coherent, cross-government approach to implement a larger budget. There is potential to bring greater coherence between domestic and international policies supported by legislation on sustainable development. This peer review provides a set of recommendations for Korea to strengthen strategic partnerships and dialogue with partners, and use the cross-government capacity review and evaluations to prioritise larger ODA volumes to implementers. It recommends that Korea increase the number of qualified staff working in development across government, delegate more authority to partner country offices, and increase its risk appetite to expand private sector operations.
Цифрові технології не лише створюють величезний потенціал для підвищення продуктивності компаній, вони також можуть покращити економічну стійкість та підтримати відновлення економіки під час війни. Від початку повномасштабного вторгнення Росії в Україну у лютому 2022 року український уряд досягнув значних успіхів на шляху прискорення цифрової трансформації та продовжує підтримувати цифровізацію. Незважаючи на те що цифрові технології вже приносять чималу користь Україні, малі та середні підприємства ще не повністю реалізували потенціал цифровізації. Окрім проблем, пов’язаних з війною, інші фактори, як-от недостатня обізнаність, дефіцит кваліфікованих кадрів, секторальні особливості і фінансові обмеження, ускладнюють розповсюдження цифрових технологій.
Уряд має на меті і надалі сприяти цифровізації МСП і наразі готує Стратегію підтримки МСП на період від 2024 до 2027 року. Протягом 2023 року ОЕСР надала Україні рекомендації щодо використання цифрових технологій, щоб підвищити продуктивність, підсилити стійкість і сприяти відновленню. У звіті наведений огляд результатів цієї роботи, і розглядаються: і) шляхи посилення інституційної та політичної основи для цифровізації МСП на національному і регіональному рівнях; іі) шляхи цільової підтримки цифровізації МСП, засновані на моделях ОЕСР; та ііі) конкретні шляхи використання цифровізації, які можуть допомогти МСП протистояти викликам, пов’язаним з війною.
Digital technologies not only offer a vast potential to enhance firm productivity, they can also help enhance resilience and support economic recovery in times of war. The government has made significant strides in accelerating the digital transformation and has reinforced support for digitalisation since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. While digital technologies have brought significant benefits to the country, Ukraine’s SMEs are yet to fully tap into the potential of digitalisation. Beyond war-related challenges, lack of awareness, digital skills shortages, sectoral specificities, and financial constraints complicate their digital development.
The government aims to further promote SME digitalisation and is currently preparing its SME Strategy 2024-27. Throughout 2023, the OECD provided guidance to Ukraine on how to help SMEs leverage digitalisation for productivity, resilience, and recovery. This report presents an overview of the findings, looking at i) ways to strengthen the national and subnational institutional and policy framework for SME digitalisation; ii) avenues for targeted digitalisation support services for SMEs, building on the OECD’s blueprint; and iii) specific ways digitalisation can help SMEs weather war-related challenges.
Οι Αρχές Εταιρικής Διακυβέρνησης της G20/ΟΟΣΑ βοηθούν τους υπεύθυνους χάραξης πολιτικής να αξιολογήσουν και να βελτιώσουν το νομικό, ρυθμιστικό και θεσμικό πλαίσιο για την εταιρική διακυβέρνηση. Προσδιορίζουν τα βασικά δομικά στοιχεία για ένα ουσιαστικό πλαίσιο εταιρικής διακυβέρνησης και προσφέρουν πρακτική καθοδήγηση για εφαρμογή σε εθνικό επίπεδο. Οι Αρχές παρέχουν επίσης καθοδήγηση σε χρηματιστήρια, επενδυτές, εταιρείες και άλλους που διαδραματίζουν ρόλο στην ανάπτυξη ενός καλού συστήματος εταιρικής διακυβέρνησης.
This report outlines good practice principles intended to encourage the incorporation of behavioural perspectives as part of standard policymaking practice in government and governmental organisations. Evidence from the behavioural sciences is potentially transformative in many areas of government policy and administration. The 14 good practice principles, organised into five dimensions, present a guide to the consistent production and application of useful behavioural science evidence. Governments and governmental organisations looking to mainstream behavioural public policy may use the good practice principles and case studies included in this report to assess their current policy systems and develop strategies to further improve them.
This report reflects on the implications of the evolving international tax policy landscape for international tax co-operation, and provides an update on the 2022 Report “Tax Co-operation for the 21st Century” and the 2023 Progress Report. The principles of tax co-operation set out in those reports have become even more important in light of the implementation of the Global Minimum Tax, which took effect from the beginning of this year. This report sets out the advances being made in implementing the vision for co-operation amongst tax administrations with a specific focus on the Global Minimum Tax. It also sets out areas of tax co-operation beyond the corporate tax system looking at recent developments in the exchange of information between tax administration as well as other transparency initiatives with respect to taxation of individuals. Finally, it addresses the implications of these developments in the international tax system for developing countries with respect to both direct and indirect taxes as well as the digitalisation of tax administration. This report was prepared by the OECD to inform the discussions at the May 2024 meeting of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, at the request of the G7 Italian Presidency.
Ce rapport évalue la portée des évolutions de la politique fiscale internationale sur la coopération fiscale internationale et présente une mise à jour du Rapport "Coopération fiscale pour le XXIe siècle" de 2022 et du Rapport d'étape de 2023. Les principes de coopération fiscale énoncés dans ces rapports sont d’autant plus essentiels dans le contexte de la mise en œuvre de l'impôt minimum mondial qui a pris effet au début de cette année. Ce rapport expose les avancées concrètes reflétant la vision de la coopération entre les administrations fiscales, en particulier dans le cadre de l'impôt minimum mondial. Il présente également les développements récents dans d’autres domaines de coopération fiscale que l'impôt sur les sociétés, que ce soit dans le cadre de l'échange d'informations entre les administrations fiscales ou d'autres initiatives de transparence fiscale portant sur l’imposition des personnes physiques. Enfin, il aborde les implications des évolutions du système fiscal international pour les pays en développement, à la fois dans le cadre des impôts directs et indirects ainsi que dans le contexte de la transformation numérique de l'administration fiscale. Ce rapport a été rédigé par l'OCDE en préparation de la réunion de mai 2024 des ministres des Finances et des Gouverneurs des Banques centrales du G7, à la demande de la présidence italienne du G7.
Latvia’s public employment service, the State Employment Agency (SEA), is undertaking a modernisation of its service delivery. This review discusses the SEA’s digitalisation needs and strategy to guide its modernisation efforts. It provides a detailed assessment of the SEA’s digital infrastructure and key recommendations concerning its IT system, analytical capacity and digital tools for jobseekers and employers. This report on Latvia is the fourteenth country study published in this series.
Despite having advanced social protection systems, OECD countries still face challenges in identifying, enrolling, and providing benefits and services to all those in need. Even when programmes are well-designed and adequately funded, cumbersome enrolment processes and challenges in service and benefit delivery can be an obstacle to the full take-up of social programmes. Advances in digital technologies and data can go a long way towards making social protection more accessible and effective. This report presents a stocktaking of OECD governments’ strategies to identify individuals and groups in need, collect and link (potential) beneficiary data across administrative and survey sources, and apply data analytics and new technologies to improve programme enrolment and the benefit/service delivery experience – all with the objective of reaching people in need of support in OECD countries.
Violence against women (VAW) and girls exists in all countries and across all socio-economic groups, with around one in three women experiencing sexual and physical violence in their lifetime worldwide. This issue was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, intensifying the need for urgent action to eradicate it. Many governments, including in the MENA region, have enacted policies and programmes to tackle VAW. However, limited strategic planning, long-term investment in services, and co-ordinated responses among public institutions and actors involved in the implementation of VAW strategies have made it difficult to break the VAW cycle. Drawing on data collected through the 2022 OECD Survey on Strengthening Governance and Victim/survivor-centric Approaches to end Violence Against Women in MENA Countries, this report provides an overview of MENA countries’ efforts to develop whole-of-government VAW responses, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic and with a view to help anticipate future crises. It assesses the gaps that hinder progress towards achieving lives free from violence for all women and girls and provides recommendations to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the policy and institutional frameworks across MENA countries in addressing VAW.
This report assesses the potential for linkages between foreign direct investment (FDI) and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Czechia, and provides policy recommendations to foster productivity and innovation spillovers to the local economy. The report examines the quality of investment that the country attracts, the productive and innovative capacities of Czech SMEs, and a broad range of economic, business and policy conditions that can strengthen knowledge and technology diffusion from foreign multinationals to domestic enterprises. It also assesses Czechia’s institutional environment and policy mix across the areas of international investment, SMEs and entrepreneurship, innovation and regional development, noting areas for policy reform. The report includes a regional focus on the potential for FDI and SME linkages and spillovers in South Moravia and Usti.
This report is based on the discussions at the 13th ADBI-OECD-ILO Roundtable on Labor Migration in Asia: Integrating Skills Development and Certification into the Labor Migration Cycle, held on 27–28 June 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. The annual roundtable brings together labor experts and policy makers from across Asia to discuss trends in labor migration and emerging policy and issues on migrant workers.
Chapter 1 analyzes labor migration flows in Asia and relevant policy developments, including a section on the flow and cost of remittances. Chapter 2 looks at the pathways for middle-skilled migration and the accompanying skills recognition or certification approaches in Singapore and Thailand, focusing on the construction sector. Chapter 3 examines programs for seasonal workers in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, and how they relate to other programs for migrant workers in agriculture. The chapter also provides an overview of seasonal migrant worker options in the agriculture sector in Japan and the Republic of Korea, and Thai seasonal workers in Nordic countries.
Statistical annexes provide updated economy-specific notes and comparative tables on country-level migration flows.
The transport sector currently faces a number of disruptions related to geopolitics, climate change and energy security. Transport system resilience refers to the sector’s capacity to deal with, adapt to and recover from such disruptions. This report sets out the main disruptions to transport systems worldwide. It explores ways to reduce uncertainty by assessing vulnerabilities, and the main mitigation and adaptation measures required to ensure transport systems function in times of crisis.
There is mounting evidence that, depending on social and economic circumstances, some communities and groups may face disproportionate exposure to environmental hazards, bear an inequitable share of the costs associated with environmental policies or face more barriers to participating in environmental decision-making. As countries increase their efforts to tackle environmental degradation, pollution and climate change, the concept of environmental justice can shed light on how to ensure fairness in the processes and outcomes of environmental policymaking.
This report examines the plurality of the concept of environmental justice, its underlying conceptual pillars and how it has emerged in different contexts around the world. The report also provides the first policy stocktake of how governments across the OECD and beyond are seeking to redress environmental justice concerns, building upon insights from 26 responses to the OECD Environmental Justice Survey as well as complementary desk analysis across a broader set of countries.