Governments face increasing pressure to respond swiftly and effectively to rapidly evolving international migration flows. Anticipation is key to this response, but remains a challenge. This guide offers measures to introduce, run and strengthen migration forecasting systems and preparedness strategies. It follows the forecasting lifecycle from problem definition to communication and system learning.

Shipbuilding is strategically important – but statistically invisible. Across major shipbuilding economies, governments are making decisions on industrial support, skills and the energy transition with partial, inconsistent or poorly aligned data on the sector. This policy brief presents analysis across 11 countries and the European Union highlighting four key consequences of these data limitations.

This report aims to help governments strengthen financial resilience against catastrophic risks. It provides a framework to assess the need for government-supported financial protection and the advantages and disadvantages of the main approaches to offering such support. It applies this framework to three types of large-scale risks: natural hazards, infectious disease outbreaks and cyber-attacks and...

Digital transformation has widespread and complex effects across the economy and society, making trade-offs between public policy objectives difficult to navigate. This framework helps governments and stakeholders to develop an integrated approach to policymaking to shape an inclusive digital future. The framework has seven interrelated policy dimensions and also identifies transversal policy issues.

This note highlights key findings and trends for Australia identified in the 2025 OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index. It provides a profile of Australia’s regulatory environment across 22 services sectors from 2014 to 2025. The note highlights recent policy changes, identifying where the country performs well and where reforms could further reduce services trade restrictions.