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Can smart cities help achieve the SDGs?

10 November 2022 Lorenz Gross - (OECD), Camille Viros - (OECD) and Aline Matta - (OECD)

Reading Time: 4 minutesCities will be central to getting the SDGs back on track. Their proximity to local businesses, residents, and civil society also means they are uniquely placed to mobilise collective action towards the SDGs. But 70% of OECD cities have still not achieved more than two SDGs.

Daring to do: Young social entrepreneurs doubling down on business with impact

09 November 2022 Jonathan Van de Gronden - (Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs), James Hermanson - (OECD) and Natalie Laechelt - (OECD)

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat do young social entrepreneurs need to do to ensure their ideas and experiences are woven into future social entrepreneurship policies? This article has the answers…

Playing its part – why and how video games have become a crucial communication channel for policy makers

27 October 2022 Jo Twist - (Ukie)

Reading Time: 3 minutesVideo games are a truly global, popular phenomenon. According to recent estimates, over 3.2bn people – roughly 40% of the world’s population –played a video game in the past year. The player base stretches across the planet, with games played extensively in every continent and increasingly in developing nations.

Alter-metropolisation: a citizen’s approach to the future of cities

18 October 2022 Alexandre Grondeau - (amU)

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat’s this urban phenomenon showing new ways to craft our cities? It’s guided by collaborative, inclusive, ecological and non-market imperatives and it’s called “alter-metropolisation”.

L’altermetropolisation, une approche citoyenne de l’aménagement du territoire

18 October 2022 Alexandre Grondeau - (amU)

Reading Time: 3 minutesIl existe un phénomène urbain illustrant d’autres manières de produire et de construire la ville, guidées par des impératifs collaboratifs, inclusifs, écologiques et non-marchands : l’altermétropolisation.

Land-value capture: Money doesn’t grow on trees, it grows below them

07 October 2022 Rudiger Ahrend - (OECD) and Matteo Schleicher - (OECD)

Reading Time: 3 minutesA smart policy instrument called “land-value capture” can help governments pay for expensive infrastructure and other public services without drawing from their general budget. Let’s look at how they do it.

Reinventing rural: How can rural areas seize the initiative?

27 September 2022 Nina Trouvé - (OECD) and Jose Enrique Garcilazo - (OECD)

Reading Time: 3 minutesPopulations in rural regions are ageing and declining faster than in urban areas in OECD countries, especially in remote rural areas. While these shifts bring clear challenges, they also bring somewhat unexpected opportunities. How can governments make the most of them to boost prospects for rural communities?

Out of service: how urban neighbourhoods fail to provide for women

15 September 2022 Peter A. Creticos - (Institute for Work and the Economy) and Evan M. Breedlove - (Oceanic Maps and GIS Services)

Reading Time: 4 minutesWomen often bear the brunt of family care responsibilities. Often this requires trip-chaining involving stops for groceries, prescriptions, cash at the bank, childcare, school and a myriad of other daily chores.

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Retaining talent in your region

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東京の先へ：日本は地域の魅力を高めることができるか

Les smart cities ne suffisent plus : les villes ont besoin de systèmes de résilience

Beyond Tokyo: Can Japan boost the appeal of its regions?

When a giant restructures: what Volkswagen’s job cuts mean for local labour markets

Industrial Policy Needs to be Systematic, Not Just Ad Hoc

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