Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Forum 2015
Susan Noble, Service Manager for international data and Celia Russell, Senior International Data Specialist at the UK Data Service, report back from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Forum 2015.
‘Investing in the Future’ at the OECD Forum 2015
This year, governments will agree post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a new global climate agreement at the COP21 climate change summit. That 2015 marks a crucial juncture in the indonesia rcs data global political response to climate change and international development was the key message from Axel Threfall, Editor at large at Reuters when introducing the opening session of the OECD Forum – Investing in the Future: People, Planet, Prosperity held on 2nd and 3rd June 2015 in Paris. Angel Gurria (Secretary-General of the OECD), Helen Clarke (UN Development ) and Ségolène Royal (Minister, Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, France) took part in the first session during which investment and the creation of more and better jobs were also highlighted as key themes for the forum.
oecd forum 2015
Representing the ‘international data provision arm’ of the UK Data Service, we were lucky enough to attend this event which aims to bring together a unique blend of creative minds, decision-makers and experts from all walks of life, to find the solutions to pressing global challenges. These ideas and discussions feed into the annual Ministerial Council Meeting which took place on 3rd and 4th of June, and covered new policy initiatives to promote stronger, fairer and greener growth.