29-November-2023
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This project, elaborated by the OECD Trento Centre for Local Development and the OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs and supported by the European Commission, aimed to support Italy in the design, development and implementation of reforms that will increase the adequacy of disability assessment and protection system in Italy. Final publication released on Nov 29, 2023.
30-March-2023
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This project, elaborated by the Spatial Productivity Lab at the OECD Trento Centre for Local Development, aims to carry out analysis on the productivity of the Trento province in Italy, propose policy measures and produce an annual report on productivity and competitiveness of the Trentino economy.
1-August-2022
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This project, elaborated by the OECD Trento Centre for Local Development, aims to support the Friuli-Venezia Giulia (FVG) Autonomous Region and Veneto Region, Italy, in enhancing its strategy on international partnership and co-operation (IPC).
15-April-2021
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This project, elaborated by the OECD Trento Centre for Local Development, aims to support national, regional and local governments of the OECD in promoting a smooth transition to the likely large-scale and enduring use of teleworking conducive to sustainable social and economic local development.
20-January-2020
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Browse our full list of reports and papers on Future of Work.
10-April-2018
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The OECD Skills and Work blog just released a new post by Priscilla Fialho on the Skills for Jobs Database. The post looks into the interesting insights provided by the database into how ongoing structural changes are associated with the emergence of skills imbalances and how skill gaps have evolved over time. The blog post is largely based on the Skills for Jobs Webtool and the full database.
16-January-2018
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Skill mismatches and shortages are pervasive in the Italian labour market. In light of the many skill challenges, the Italian Government recently launched a set of comprehensive reforms. However, a number of implementation challenges remain, which are discussed in the recently released OECD report Getting Skills Right: Italy.
4-December-2017
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Years after the start of the recession the situation of youth in the Italian labour market remains quite bleak. Nearly one in four young people in Italy are neither in employment, education, or training (NEETs) and many young people lack the right skills. Within this context, the government is introducing promising reforms to give young people a better start in the world of work.
20-November-2017
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The UK has enjoyed record-high employment levels in recent years and one of the lowest unemployment rates among OECD countries. However, labour productivity growth, which is closely linked to the use of skills, remains weak. As a result, the OECD’s Getting Skills Right: United Kingdom suggests that several actions should be taken to bring skill supply more in line with skill demand to help to boost growth, productivity and earnings.
14-November-2017
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South Africa has suffered from persistently high unemployment and low labour force participation rates. Moreover, country faces high qualification and field-of-study mismatch. Promoting skills development is a key priority in many of the South African government’s plans and strategies. As a result, the OECD suggests several policy recommendations and good practice examples from other countries in order to address those issues.