Ministerial Meeting 2017: Domestic policies to thrive in an open and digitalised environment

ITEM 5: DOMESTIC POLICIES TO ENSURE PEOPLE, FIRMS, regions and cities CAN THRIVE IN AN OPEN AND DIGITALISED ENVIRONMENT

The session:

reviewed the available policy tools for national governments to create the conditions at home that allow the potential benefits of open markets and technological progress to materialise fully and more fairly across social groups, firms and geographical areas, including through structural policies
discussed how to provide the required conditions for raising the productivity of laggard firms and how better policies, public investment and more efficient public spending can support job creation
addressed issues such as displaced workers and job quality, as well as inequalities of income and opportunity
reviewed the policies that can help reduce productivity and well-being divides across regions and cities

Following a plenary introduction session, Ministers convenedin breakout groups and focused on the key aspects of the main MCM theme:

Breakout Group 1 – Ensuring all people can thrive in an open and digitalised economy

Breakout Group 2 – Ensuring firms can thrive in an open and digitalised economy

Breakout Group 3 – Ensuring regions and cities can thrive in an open and digitalised economy

documents

Update Report 2017 - Inclusive Growth
For reference: C/MIN(2017)3
Going Digital: Making the Transformation Work for Growth and Well-being
For reference: C/MIN(2017)4
Enabling the Next Production Revolution: A Summary of Main Messages and Policy Lessons
For reference: C/MIN(2017)5
Preventing Ageing Unequally - Action Plan
For reference: C/MIN(2017)6
Report on the Implementation of the OECD Gender Recommendations
For reference: C/MIN(2017)7
Enhancing the Contributions of SMEs in a Global and Digitalised Economy
For reference: C/MIN(2017)8