France has made its mark in the eSports world, underpinned by a strong foundation in connectivity. France ranks among the OECD's best for user-experienced broadband performance, yet while French ...

Teaching staff compensation forms the largest component of education budgets, averaging 58% of expenditure in public primary and secondary educational institutions across OECD countries. This share ...

Global average temperatures temporarily breached the threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in 2024, and economic losses from extreme weather-related events are increasing rapidly, with ...

Social innovation is increasingly recognised as a tool which helps to address social challenges while generating economic benefits. Social innovation involves the creation and implementation of novel ...

Governments worldwide face a complex landscape marked by short-term crises, long-term priorities, declining public trust, and the pressing need for environmental and digital transformation. Addressing ...

This paper provides an analysis of the effects that a reduction of Food Loss and Waste (FLW) could have on food security, on environmental sustainability, and on the livelihoods of rural households. A ...

Did you ever wonder how rising inequality and polarisation will shape education? Or how advances in artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and other technologies could transform teaching and ...

Climate action has never been more urgent. 2024 was the hottest year on record and the first to exceed an average of 1.5°C of warming. As the world faces record-breaking heat and escalating climate ...

New OECD data show that government funding for civil space research is increasingly uneven, with major cutbacks in the United States offset by gains in Europe and Asia. This blog explores trends in ...

Aligning finance with climate policy goals is crucial for achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and resilience to climate change, as called for by Article 2.1c of the Paris Agreement.

Green Talks LIVE webinar to launch the report Regional Plastics Outlook for Southeast and East Asia ...

I warmly welcome today's breakthrough statement by the G7, setting out a proposed way forward for the operation of global minimum tax arrangements.