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In this new blog, three members of the #NHSProductivityCommission Expert Advisory Panel share their reflections on making productivity matter for patients and staff, managing shocks, and avoiding a ‘diagnosis without delivery’ trap.​​​

Read more ⬇️

https://bit.ly/4nYfcvK
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Upcoming webinar
Benchmarking Skills-First Practices: Presentation of the OECD/SUSS-IAL Skills-First Readiness and Adoption Index

How ready are countries to adopt a #skills-first approach?

🗓️ Wednesday 12 November
🕐 15:00-16:00 CET
💻 Webinar
🔗 oe.cd/6g2
November 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Generative AI helps #SMEs achieve more. Two-thirds of SMEs report that #AI helps increase employee performance and a third say it has reduced staff workload.

See latest OECD analysis ➡️ oe.cd/ai-sme-workforce

#OECDAI | @oecdlocal.bsky.social @oecdinnovation.bsky.social @margueno1.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
To encourage adoption, #AI should be safe and trustworthy. #Korea is only the second jurisdiction in the world, after the EU, to adopt comprehensive #AI legislation.

See latest OECD/Korea Labor Institute analysis ➡️ oe.cd/ai-labour-korea

#OECDAI | @oecddigital.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Generative AI is democratising innovation. #AI was once limited to big firms but lower costs and data needs mean nearly 1 in 3 #SMEs now use generative AI.

See latest OECD analysis ➡️ oe.cd/ai-sme-workforce

#OECDAI

@digitcentre.bsky.social @oecddigital.bsky.social
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November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Upcoming webinar: Generative #AI: A solution to the SME skills challenge?

🗣️ Marguerita Lane (OECD)
@margueno1.bsky.social, Tera Allas CBE, Ian O’Donnell MBE, Prof. Ödül Bozkurt, and Prof. Mark Stuart (Chair)
📆 5 November, 13:30-15:00 CET
🔗 Register: digit-research.org/events/gener...
October 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Improving support for vulnerable groups is central to #Spain’s #employment programmes. New #OECD analysis highlights good practices across regions.

Learn more ➡️ oe.cd/spain-almp-2025

Project EU-funded via #TSI & implemented in cooperation with
@ec.europa.eu | #EUReformSupport
November 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Upcoming webinar: Generative #AI: A solution to the SME skills challenge?

🗣️ Marguerita Lane (OECD)
@margueno1.bsky.social, Tera Allas CBE, Ian O’Donnell MBE, Prof. Ödül Bozkurt, and Prof. Mark Stuart (Chair)
📆 5 November, 13:30-15:00 CET
🔗 Register: digit-research.org/events/gener...
October 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🆕 New OECD report assesses 38 employment programmes in #Spain, highlighting good practices to strengthen services and connect people with good #jobs.

Learn more ➡️ oe.cd/spain-almp-2025

EU-funded via #TSI & implemented in co-operation with @ec.europa.eu | #EUReformSupport
October 30, 2025 at 9:39 AM
How can we better support and sustain community engagement – advancing equity, improving health, and making health and social systems more responsive to people's needs?

oe.cd/6eD via #TSI with @EU_Reforms
October 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
53% of #Korean SMEs say skills are a barrier to #AI adoption, making it the most commonly cited barrier.

See latest OECD/Korea Labor Institute analysis ➡️ oe.cd/ai-labour-korea

#OECDAI | @oecddigital.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Korea’s population is ageing, threatening economic growth. Yet adoption of #ArtificialIntelligence remains low. How can #Korea harness the potential of #AI?

See latest OECD/KLI analysis ➡️ oe.cd/ai-labour-korea

#OECDAI | @oecddigital.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
As the ways we interact evolve are we becoming more connected or isolated? New analysis explores how #socialconnections & #loneliness are changing across the
OECD, who is most vulnerable to disconnection and what these shifts mean for policy & #wellbeing. oe.cd/socialconnec...
October 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Join us later this week as Madrid City Council leads the next episode in our webinar series on #AI and the Future of Social Protection.

Find out how AI is used to reach out to #OlderPeople who may be at risk of #loneliness.

Sign up 👉 bit.ly/4gWFIni
October 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Skills-first approaches prioritise demonstrable skills over certificates.

Our new index allows countries to measure their progress adopting these approaches, synthesising 34 indicators across 30 countries.

Explore the dashboard now: oe.cd/6dk
October 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
📉 Trade union membership & collective bargaining coverage have decreased markedly since the 1980s.

➡️ Employer organisation membership remains stable.

New OECD Policy Brief looks at the evidence & measurement challenges 👉 oe.cd/6cz
October 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
By 2050, 1 in 4 people in OECD countries will be aged 65+.

How can #AI help support ageing societies? Learn from Madrid’s experience in our upcoming webinar.

🗓️ 17 October | 🕑 14:00 CEST
🔗 bit.ly/42ltWg1

#SocialProtection #Ageing #DigitalInnovation
October 3, 2025 at 8:03 AM
📊 #TradeUnion density in OECD countries has fallen from 30% in 1985 to 15% in 2024.

#CollectiveBargaining coverage has also declined, while employer organisation membership remains stable.

New OECD Policy Brief explores the trends 👉 oe.cd/6cz
October 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Better harnessing #digitalisation should be an urgent priority for #Bulgaria’s National Employment Agency, including via the development of a modern skills profiling and matching system.

What’s driving the transformation? ➡️ oe.cd/bulgaria-pes

via #TSI with @EU_Reforms @ec.europa.eu
October 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Trade union membership & collective bargaining coverage have halved since the 1980s across most #OECD countries, while #employer organisation membership remains stable.

Explore the trends & challenges 👉 oe.cd/6cz
October 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
People in OECD countries are living longer than ever before.

Yet, they are not ageing as healthily as they could.

Read more about supporting healthy ageing: oe.cd/6cA

#InternationalDayOfOlderPersons
October 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Bulgaria’s National Employment Agency has the potential to become one of the leading public #employment services in Europe, capable of delivering effective services to jobseekers & employers alike.

Find out what sets it apart ➡️ oe.cd/bulgaria-pes

via #TSI with @EU_Reforms @ec.europa.eu
September 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
📢 Out now: “Gender Equality in a Changing World”

Key topics covered:
✅ Advancing equal opportunities in work, education, leadership, health, and care
✅ Addressing gender-based violence
✅ The digital and green transitions

Find out more 👉 oe.cd/6ag
September 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Don't miss today's event on the #GenderPayGap ahead of International #EqualPayDay.

🔜 Join us online today at 15:00 (CEST) as experts come together to discuss closing the gender pay gap over the life course.

Register here ➡️ bit.ly/47ozxpi
September 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
📣 Ahead of International #EqualPayDay, don’t miss this upcoming event on the #GenderPayGap.

What policies could help reduce differences that increase over a lifetime?

📅 Tuesday 16 September 2025
⏰ 15:00-16:45 CEST
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/47ozxpi
#GenderEquality
September 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM