The objective of this discussion paper is to open up the debate between OECD member countries on how to establish a practical transition towards an effective policy for AV-content distribution in a multiplatform environment.

The last 15 years have brought a dramatic change in public decision making and public policy building. A trend toward decentralisation has meant that more and more sub-national governments now find themselves responsible for providing a host of public goods and services. Rarely, however, can they "go it alone." Co-ordination among levels of government is...

This report draws out key trends and factors of growth and competitiveness, and identifies some major dilemmas for policymakers.

After analogue TV signals are switched off with the shift to digital transmission, a significant amount of spectrum bandwidth is expected to be freed-up, potentially making it available for other applications rather than replicating the similar quality analogue TV programs. This paper discusses spectrum management issues in relation to digitalisation of terrestrial television broadcasting.

This detailed, comparable and up-to-date collection of indicators on the performance of education systems focuses on the 30 OECD countries, including Australia, as well as some partner countries. The indicators look at who participates in education, what is spent on it, how education and learning systems operate and a wide range of outcomes, from how...