Getting Skills Right Incentives for SMEs to Invest in Skills Lessons from European Good Practices

Getting Skills Right Incentives for SMEs to Invest in Skills Lessons from European Good Practices
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2021-12-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9264347488

Workers’ skills are an essential asset for firms to recover from the COVID-19 shock and succeed in the twin digital and green transitions. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) face special barriers to investing in human capital because of their size and more limited access to information and capital markets. This report identifies policies that are successful in promoting SMEs’ investment in the skills of employees, managers or entrepreneurs.

Promoting Digital Business Skills in the Republic of Moldova

Promoting Digital Business Skills in the Republic of Moldova
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2023-06-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9264729836

The Republic of Moldova has made digitalisation a policy priority. The country is currently preparing its Digital Transformation Strategy 2023-30, which will emphasise digital literacy, as well as digital business skills, with a view to improving private sector competitiveness.

Investing in Skills for Inclusive Trade

Investing in Skills for Inclusive Trade
Author: Marc Bacchetta
Publisher: World Trade Organization
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2017
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

In recent decades, the global economy has experienced a profound transformation due to trade integration and technological progress as well as important political changes. This transformation has been accompanied by significant positive effects at the global level, as increased trade integration has helped to raise incomes in advanced and developing economies, lifting millions out of poverty. At the same time, it has translated into changes experienced by individuals, companies and communities. While overall, better job opportunities are on the rise, workers who are forced to leave their existing jobs may find it difficult to share in these improvements. Policies aimed at facilitating adjustment can reduce the number of those left behind by trade or technology, while at the same time raising the net gains from these developments, improving overall efficiency and boosting incomes. Given the role of skills in productivity and in trade performance as well as in access to employment and wage distribution, a strong emphasis on skills development is vital for both firms and workers. This publication argues that in the current fast-changing context of globalization, where technology and trade relations evolve rapidly, the responsiveness of skills supply to demand plays a central role not only from an efficiency perspective, but also from a distributional perspective. Featuring results from the ILO's Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED) programme, this report shows that appropriate skills development policies are key to helping firms participate in trade, and also to helping workers find good jobs.

Policy Toolkit for Strengthening FDI and SME Linkages

Policy Toolkit for Strengthening FDI and SME Linkages
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2023-03-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9264476415

Strengthening linkages between foreign direct investment (FDI) and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is important to boost productivity and innovation across countries and regions in the OECD and beyond. This policy toolkit offers policy advice to national and subnational governments on how to increase knowledge and technology benefits from FDI on domestic SMEs and the local economy.

Making Sense of Incentives

Making Sense of Incentives
Author: Timothy J. Bartik
Publisher: W.E. Upjohn Institute
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2019-10-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0880996684

Bartik provides a clear and concise overview of how state and local governments employ economic development incentives in order to lure companies to set up shop—and provide new jobs—in needy local labor markets. He shows that many such incentive offers are wasteful and he provides guidance, based on decades of research, on how to improve these programs.

Strengthening FDI and SME Linkages in Czechia

Strengthening FDI and SME Linkages in Czechia
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2024-05-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9264552405

This report assesses the potential for linkages between foreign direct investment (FDI) and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Czechia, and provides policy recommendations to foster productivity and innovation spillovers to the local economy. The report examines the quality of investment that the country attracts, the productive and innovative capacities of Czech SMEs, and a broad range of economic, business and policy conditions that can strengthen knowledge and technology diffusion from foreign multinationals to domestic enterprises. It also assesses Czechia’s institutional environment and policy mix across the areas of international investment, SMEs and entrepreneurship, innovation and regional development, noting areas for policy reform. The report includes a regional focus on the potential for FDI and SME linkages and spillovers in South Moravia and Usti.

OECD Skills Studies Skills Strategy Implementation Guidance for Portugal Strengthening the Adult-Learning System

OECD Skills Studies Skills Strategy Implementation Guidance for Portugal Strengthening the Adult-Learning System
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2018-05-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9264298703

Raising skills is critical to Portugal’s economic success and social well-being. As globalisation and digitalisation are transforming how people work, how societies function and how individuals interact, Portugal needs to equip its entire population with strong skills so that they can benefit ...

FDI Qualities Policy Toolkit

FDI Qualities Policy Toolkit
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2022-06-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9264606890

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an important source of finance for governments looking to meet global commitments on sustainable development. The FDI Qualities Policy Toolkit complements the OECD Policy Framework for Investment by providing more detailed and tailored guidance on priorities for policy and institutional reforms.