. Educational outcomes could be improved through raising the attractiveness of the teacher profession, improving teacher education …

nation’s potential output. Boosting employment prospects is also critical, as the country will soon be ageing at a fast pace …. Despite long working hours, labour utilisation is only average due to structurally low employment rates, particularly at both … ends of the age spectrum, with some marked regional differences. The female employment rate is especially low, in part due …

productivity through diversification, upgrading technology and innovation, and increasing employment and entrepreneurship. Thailand … innovation and digitalisation, improving the SME policy framework and expanding regional integration, as emphasised in the …

comprehensive public services and inclusive employment practices. Ensuring that the business sector thrives as globalisation and … older cohorts. Education policy’s role in providing skills conducive to good lifetime earnings is also discussed. …

education institutions (HEIs) and 1 109 public research institutes (PRIs) - for 36 OECD countries and China from 1992 to 2014 …

innovation in these cities. …

Innovation has a role to play to mitigate water-related risks and to support the provision of water services on which … our well-being and sustainable development depend. Water-related innovation originate in a wide range of countries, with …

Strong and adequate skills are essential to support workers’ productivity and to ensure robust employment outcomes … been successful in adjusting the required level of skills over time. The education system plays a key role in developing … skills and achieves good results, but there is room to make vocational education and lifelong learning less job-specific to …

Significant labour market mismatches and insufficient mobility penalise employment and productivity. Mismatches have … mobility, a somewhat longer duration of unemployment benefits and an upscaled Public Employment Service would be of value, as …