OECD Public Governance Reviews Strengthening the Innovative Capacity of the Public Sector of Latvia

OECD Public Governance Reviews Strengthening the Innovative Capacity of the Public Sector of Latvia

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2023-10-10

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9264966900

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The assessment report explores the innovative capacity of the Latvian public sector to understand how innovation can be better supported and leveraged to improve the public sector's effectiveness and impact. It provides an evidence base for the development of a public sector innovation strategy and action plan.


OECD Economic Surveys: Latvia 2024

OECD Economic Surveys: Latvia 2024

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2024-04-25

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 9264547827

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Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has led to higher energy prices and disruptions in trade and supply chains, weighing on economic growth. Economic convergence had already slowed down before the pandemic, calling for accelerating structural reforms. Rising spending pressures related to defence, internal security, health and old age poverty need to be addressed by raising spending efficiency and tax revenue, while the tax burden should be shifted from labour towards other income, property, and environmental taxes. Continuing to improve the capacity of the public sector, fostering investment and innovation and addressing skilled labour shortages are key for raising potential growth. Low credit supply is a main factor for weak investment and should be tackled by fostering competition and deepening capital markets. High informality, which hinders access to finance and distorts the level playing field, should be addressed by reducing labour taxes for low-wage earners, improving tax enforcement and continuing to fight corruption. Strengthening the power of the Competition Council to enforce competitive neutrality of state-owned enterprises and challenge regulation that restricts competition would help to foster business dynamism and innovation. Addressing skilled labour shortages will require facilitating skilled migration and investing more in human capital. SPECIAL FEATURE: RAISING INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT GROWTH


OECD Public Governance Reviews The Public Governance of Anticipatory Innovation Ecosystems in Latvia Exploring Applications in Key Sectors

OECD Public Governance Reviews The Public Governance of Anticipatory Innovation Ecosystems in Latvia Exploring Applications in Key Sectors

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2023-01-17

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 926470650X

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This report presents a case study of applying the OECD anticipatory innovation governance framework to develop and manage anticipatory innovation ecosystems as vehicles for knowledge generation, innovation governance and co-ordinated action to achieve policy goals. Part I establishes the case for anticipatory innovation ecosystems and sets out how they can be governed through a multi-level approach.


OECD Public Governance Reviews Open and Connected Government Review of Thailand

OECD Public Governance Reviews Open and Connected Government Review of Thailand

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2022-02-18

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 926489019X

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This Open and Connected Government Review of Thailand, the first of its kind, assesses Thailand’s efforts to build a government that is closer and more responsive to its citizens by using digitalisation, data and stakeholder participation to drive national development. In line with OECD good practices, the Recommendations of the Council on Digital Government Strategies (2014) and on Open Government (2017), and the OECD Digital Government Policy Framework, the review looks at institutional and legal governance, digital talent and skills, public service provision and the strategic use of technologies and data in the Thai government.


Government at a Glance 2021

Government at a Glance 2021

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2021-07-09

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 9264921419

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The 2021 edition includes input indicators on public finance and employment; process indicators include data on institutions, budgeting practices, human resources management, regulatory governance, public procurement, governance of infrastructure, public sector integrity, open government and digital government. Outcome indicators cover core government results (e.g. trust, political efficacy, inequality reduction) and indicators on access, responsiveness, quality and satisfaction for the education, health and justice sectors.


Building Capacity for Evidence-Informed Policy-Making

Building Capacity for Evidence-Informed Policy-Making

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Published: 2020

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9789264621657

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This report analyses the skills and capacities governments need to strengthen evidence-informed policy-making (EIPM) and identifies a range of possible interventions that are available to foster greater uptake of evidence. Increasing governments' capacity for evidence-informed is a critical part of good public governance. However, an effective connection between the supply and the demand for evidence in the policy-making process remains elusive. This report offers concrete tools and a set of good practices for how the public sector can support senior officials, experts and advisors working at the political/administrative interface. This support entails investing in capability, opportunity and motivation and through behavioral changes. The report identifies a core skillset for EIPM at the individual level, including the capacity for understanding, obtaining, assessing, using, engaging with stakeholders, and applying evidence, which wasdeveloped in collaboration with the European Commission Joint Research Centre. It also identifies a set of capacities at the organisational level that can be put in place across the machinery of government, throughout the role of interventions, strategies and tools to strengthen these capacities. The report concludes with a set of recommendations to assist governments in building their capacities.