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Strengthening Democracy: Gearing up Governments to Tackle Mis- and Disinformation Nov 18, 2022

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Misinformation and disinformation have become some of the biggest threats to democracy in the 21st century. It's everywhere from stories of election fraud to vaccines. How can we combat misinformation and disinformation while still protecting freedom of speech? What can governments do to curb myths and disinformation? This podcast is the second in a series on Reinforcing Democracy in partnership with the OECD's Public Governance Directorate. Julio Bacio Terracino, Head of Public Integrity at the OECD, helps us make sense of the issues and how we can tackle them. To learn more about the OECD's work on democracy, go to https://www.oecd.org/governance/reinforcing-democracy/ Guest: Julio Bacio Terracino, OECD Head of Public Integrity (Twitter: @JBacioTerracino) Host: Robin Allison Davis

Accounting for the environment: Better data for a better future Nov 16, 2022

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With temperatures rising and natural disasters occurring more frequently, the climate crisis is on everyone's minds. Countries have come together in an effort to address climate change via international cooperation. However, the climate crisis is worsening. Calls for concrete policy action are deafening; but to generate world class policy advice, we need world class evidence. The OECD compiles and produces data to understand and monitor the environment in a way that is coherent with economic accounting. But what does this mean exactly? Why is it important to measure our environment and our environmental impacts? What is the data telling us? And how can these indicators help policymakers? This OECD Podcast aims to address these questions and more in conversation with one of our own Environmental-Economic Accounting experts. Host: Ashley Ward Guest: Daniel Clarke, Environmental-Economic Researcher, OECD Statistics and Data Directorate Producer: Ashley Ward,

Time to act: Nurturing our democracies for the 21st century Nov 11, 2022

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For a country to take on the most critical problems of our day, like climate change, it needs its people to be engaged and committed. Yet, as countries recover from the biggest health, economic and social crisis in decades, the trust citizens have in their government is under strain. How can this trust be won back? What drives public trust? How can policymakers build people's confidence in their government's capacity to be responsive, reliable, open, honest and fair? Elsa Pilichowski, Director for Public Governance of the OECD, helps us answer these questions. This podcast is the first in a two part series on reinforcing democracy, organised by the Directorate for Public Governance of the OECD. Guest: Elsa Pilichowski, Director for Public Governance, OECD Host: Christopher Mooney Producer: Robin Allison Davis To learn more about the OECD's work on democracy, go to: https://www.oecd.org/governance/reinforcing-democracy/

Governing data and AI for all: which model for a sustainable and just data governance? Oct 05, 2022

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While the European Union is developing the Data Act, the Data Governance Act and the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, the issue of the data governance remains at the fore. In today’s podcast, we will try to answer some of these questions: What are the policy options for Europe’s data governance framework, especially with regard to AI, that align with a data justice perspective? How to foster a positive vision of AI as contributing to public goods and creating public value? How to recognise the rights and interests of different communities in data? To what extend is it possible to foresee risks and vulnerabilities when legislating on digital? We will address these questions with the help of Pernille Weiss, Member of the European Parliament’s Committees on Industry, Research and Energy and on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and Linnet Taylor, Associate Professor of Data Ethics, Law and Policy at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT), where she leads the Global Data Justice project. This podcast is third in the 2022 podcast series on Artificial intelligence brought to you by the OECD’s Global Parliamentary Network and the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology, also known as STOA. Guests: Linnet Taylor, Pernille Weiss Host: Christopher Mooney Producer: Samia Basille To learn more about the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology’s work on AI, go to: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/en/home/highlights To learn more about the OECD Global Parliamentary Network, go to: https://www.oecd.org/parliamentarians/ To learn more about the OECD’s work on AI, go to: oecd.ai

Transition Finance: what is it and why is it needed? Sep 23, 2022

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Global environmental emergencies such as climate change call for us to put our money where our mouth is. An increasing number of governments, companies and financial institutions have committed to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Is that enough to help us meet the goal of the Paris Agreement of limiting the average global temperature increase to 1.5 °C? If not, what more can be done to bridge this gap? That's where Transition Finance steps in. Transition finance will be one of the key topics discussed at the upcoming OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment (5-7 October 2022). Listen in to learn about transition finance - what it is, why it is needed and what the key challenges are. Guests: Kate Levick, Associate Director, Sustainable Finance, E3G Elia Trippel, Policy Analyst, Green Finance and Investment, OECD Host: Robin Allison Davis To learn more about the OECD's work on Transition Finance, go to: www.oecd.org/cgfi To register for the OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment, go to: : https://www.oecd-events.org/oecd-forum-on-green-finance-and-investment/registration/registration To read the guidance on transition finance, go to: https://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-guidance-on-transition-finance-7c68a1ee-en.htm o Get the latest OECD content delivered directly to your inbox! Subscribe to our newsletters: www.oecd.org/newsletters Follow us on social media: www.oecd.org/social-media

Sécheresse historique : Que faire ? Sep 09, 2022

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La planète est aujourd’hui en proie à des sécheresses dévastatrices. L'été 2022 a été décrit comme une saison en enfer, avec un changement climatique qui est devenu très concret : on a pu constater l’assèchement des cours d’eau et les ravages de très violents feux de forêt. Un rapport publié en août 2022 par l'Observatoire européen de la sécheresse indiquait que près des deux tiers du territoire européen étaient en situation de sécheresse ou en état d’alerte à cause des canicules et de l’extrême faiblesse des précipitations. Cette situation est lourde de conséquences, que ce soit pour la production d’électricité, le rendement des cultures, la navigation intérieure ou beaucoup d’autres secteurs. Selon l'Observatoire mondial sur la sécheresse, L’Europe a vécu sa pire sécheresse depuis près de 500 ans... Et l’Europe n’est bien sûr pas la seule touchée : de la Corne de l’Afrique jusqu’à l’ouest des États-Unis, des sécheresses sévères menacent les moyens de subsistance et même la vie des habitants. Que faire ? Xavier Leflaive, chef de l’équipe Eau à la Direction de l’environnement de l’OCDE, évoque les enjeux et les pistes d’action en compagnie d’Anne-Lise Prigent. Invité : Xavier Leflaive Animation : Anne-Lise Prigent Production : Robin Allison Davis

Today’s historic drought calls for historic policy solutions Sep 02, 2022

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The world is suffering from a devastating drought. According to an August report from the European Drought Observatory, nearly two-thirds of European territory is either experiencing drought or on high alert, due to stifling heatwaves and minimal rainfall. The consequences are far-reaching: electricity production, crop yields, and inland shipping are just a few of the sectors being hit, as wildfires expand and rivers run dry. Europe isn’t alone—from the Horn of Africa to the Western United States, severe drought is threatening lives and livelihoods. Xavier Leflaive, Water Team leader at the OECD Environment Directorate, joins host Karina Piser to discuss what’s at stake. To learn more about the OECD's work on water, go to www.oecd.org/water Guest: Xavier Leflaive, Water Team leader at the OECD Environment Directorate Host: Karina Piser Producer: Robin Allison Davis

Worn out: COVID-19, Women and the Great Exhaustion Jul 14, 2022

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It’s been a tough two years for women. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, women were hit harder by job losses, leading many to call it a “she-cession”. But as the pandemic worse on we started to see wider impacts too. We saw women on the front line of the crisis response, making up 75% of the workforce in health and social care. Women were taking on more work at home due to school and childcare closures. We saw women feeling more isolated from social network. We also saw a shadow pandemic – the rise in domestic violence as lockdowns trapped women with abusive partners. These took their toll. After two years, more than 40% of women in Europe were reporting that the pandemic had a major negative impact on their mental health. These cumulative effects are what we call the Great Exhaustion. What about women entrepreneurs and how should local governments deal with the great exhaustion and support women with care responsibilities? Host: Andrew Paterson Guest: Rae Cooper, Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations at the University of Sydney, Australia

The Artificial Intelligence Act: addressing the divergence between the public and private sectors Jun 15, 2022

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The European Parliament and Council are currently negotiating the Artificial Intelligence Act, which introduces common regulatory and legal framework for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in all domains except the military. However, the negotiations pose several challenges for legislators. How should the risk categories be established? Do they take into account unintended impacts of AI? What divergences between public and private sectors could emerge, and how can they be adressed? And how is the AI Act going to help protecting fundamental rights and values? We will answer these questions with Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, MEP from Portugal, who is the Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and a member of the OECD Parliamentary Group on AI; and Ilina Georgieva, research scientist working on AI, cyber regulation and cyber norms at the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), an independent research organisation. This podcast is second in the 2022 series on Artificial intelligence, brought to you by the OECD’s Global Parliamentary Network and the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology, also known as STOA. Guests: Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Ilina Georgieva Host: Christopher Mooney To learn more about Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, go to https://www.tno.nl/en/ To learn more about the EU Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology’s work on AI, go to: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/en/home/highlights To learn more about the OECD Global Parliamentary Network, go to: https://www.oecd.org/parliamentarians/ To learn more about the OECD’s work on AI, go to: oecd.ai

Creative Re-construction: a comeback for culture in the COVID-19 recovery? Jun 03, 2022

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Cultural and creative sectors have been profoundly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The overall contribution to global gross value added (GVA) of the sector fell by around 21% between 2019-20. 10 million jobs were lost worldwide in these industries. However, the impact of the pandemic has been uneven. Businesses with strong digital content have done very well, such as the gaming and music streaming services. Public support measures helped to cushion some of the COVID-19 blow, but now we need a sharper focus on the diverse needs of culture and creative industries for a stronger recovery. To learn more about the OECD's work in culture, go to: oe.cd/pub/culture. Guest: Katia Travkina – OECD Policy Analyst, Culture and Creative Sectors Host: Shayne MacLachlan - Communications and Public Affairs Manager, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE)

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