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Artificial Intelligence: Regulation Can Support Innovation Jun 18, 2021

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In April 2021, the European Union unveiled a proposal for unprecedented regulations on the use of AI technologies — with implications for companies, governments, and citizens alike. The tide seems to be shifting, with private companies facing increasing scrutiny. We will hear how regulation can promote innovation, and how citizens can be brought into the discussion. This episode is the second in a 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 (STOA). Guests: Deirdre Clune, Lina Galvez Munoz, Andrea Renda Host: Karina Piser Producer: Samia Basille To learn more about the EU Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology’s work on AI, go to: www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/en/home/highlights To learn more about the OECD’s work on AI, go to: oecd.ai 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 ©OECD Podcast 2021

Globalisation, prosperity and fairness: Lessons from Ireland May 28, 2021

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Promoting economic and social progress throughout the world has been the aim of the OECD since it opened in September 1961. One member country that has embodied this goal since the outset is Ireland. Its strong economic performances, the quality of life and its appeal to global investors are just some illustrations of this. So, as we build the post-pandemic world, what lessons can we draw from Ireland? For instance, is globalisation a problem or the solution? In March, to help mark the organisation’s 60th anniversary and also to mark another global celebration, Saint Patrick’s Day, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría and Ireland’s Finance Minister Paschal Donohue sat down with Harvard economist Megan Greene to discuss such questions. This OECD Podcast presents the highlights of their online conversation, and includes insights on ongoing talks about digital tax in an integrated world. The event was introduced by Ambassador Dermot Nolan, Ireland’s permanent representative to the OECD. Host & editor: Rory Clarke Executive Producer: Robin Allison Davis Editor: Samia Basille

Truth Hurts: Sheltering from domestic violence May 04, 2021

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Violence against women is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in the world. More than one in three women worldwide say they experienced physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. The pandemic has made things worse: confinement trapped millions of women around the world at home with their abusers. In the first episode of the OECD podcast series “Truth Hurts” Charlotte Kneer, CEO of Reigate and Barnstead Women’s Aid, tells Monika Queisser how her personal experience with intimate partner violence brought her to running shelters, why it can be so difficult to leave an abusive relationship, and what governments must do to prevent domestic violence against women and offer better support for survivors. Guest: Charlotte Kneer, Charlotte Kneer, CEO of Reigate and Barnstead Women’s Aid Host: Monika Queisser Producer: Samia Basille To learn more about the OECD’s work on violence against women, please go to www.oecd.org/gender. To listen to other OECD “Truth Hurts” Talks on Preventing Violence Against Women, please go to http://oe.cd/truth-hurts 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 ©OECD Podcast 2021

Why ending racial inequality is vital for COVID-19 recovery, with Valerie Wilson Mar 29, 2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic has not affected everyone equally, and people of colour have paid a particularly high price, whether in terms of lives lost among vulnerable frontline workers or higher unemployment and economic hardship, or even by being left out of vaccine rollouts. The coronavirus crisis has exposed the need to step up the fight against racism and discrimination, spurred on by global protests and campaigns such as Black Lives Matter, and the OECD is urging policymakers to make sure everyone gets their fair share in the economic recovery phase. Valerie Wilson, Director of the Economic Policy Institute’s Program on Race, Ethnicity and the Economy in the United States, spoke with Robin Davis about what must be done to put an end to these racial injustices once and for all. Guest: Valerie Wilson, Director of the Economic Policy Institute’s Program on Race, Ethnicity and the Economy Host: Robin Allison Davis Production Team: Samia Basille, Editor; Rory Clarke To learn more on the OECD's work on inequality, go to: www.oecd.org/WISE To learn more on the OECD's work on the Covid-19 pandemic, go to: www.oecd.org/coronavirus 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 ©OECD Podcast 2021

Fighting gender inequality in cities: Lessons from women in leadership Mar 08, 2021

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International Women's Day on 8 March is particularly important this year, as COVID-19 threatens decades of progress towards gender equality. In this tale of two different cities, and in association with the OECD Champion Mayors initiative, Karina Piser talks to Mayor Lisa Helps of Victoria, British Columbia in Canada, and Diana Rodriguez Franco, the Secretary of Women's Issues in Bogotá, Colombia, about the challenges they face, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and the progress they have made in the fight against discrimination. They explain how women in leadership make a difference. To learn more about the OECD's Gender initiative, visit: www.oecd.org/gender To learn more about the OECD's Champion Mayors initiative, visit: http://www.oecd-inclusive.com/champion-mayors Host: Karina Piser Guests: Lisa Helps and Diana Rodriguez Franco Producer: Samia Basille, Rory Clarke 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

Tax in a digital world: Why new international rules matter for everyone Feb 18, 2021

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Globalisation has brought major benefits for businesses, but at the same time it has enabled large multinational firms to book their profits in countries with low or no tax, rather than where they carry out their business activity. Governments lose out because shifting profits in this way can erode the tax base. Moreover, the digital economy adds to the challenge of working out how much international companies owe in tax and to which countries, in part because digital firms may not have a physical presence in the places they do business in. The OECD, which launched the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) initiative in 2013, has been leading international talks to address these issues, and is aiming towards a landmark agreement on new tax rules in 2021. Grace Perez-Navarro, deputy director of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, explains the issues. To learn more about the OECD's initiatives on tax, visit: https://www.oecd.org/tax To learn more about the OECD's initiatives on tax, visit: https://www.oecd.org/tax Host: Rory Clarke Guest: Grace Perez-Navarro Producer: Samia Basille 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

Covid-19: Vaccines, public confidence and international co-operation Dec 23, 2020

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The Covid-19 vaccine is finally here. Finding the vaccine was the first step, but the Covid-19 pandemic poses many challenges about international cooperation and distributing a vaccine, public confidence, digitalisation in health care and many more. How can we produce enough vaccines to make an impact? How can we ensure that the vaccine is accessible for everyone? And once accessible, does the general public have enough trust in the vaccine to take it? To learn more on the OECD's work on the Covid-19 pandemic, go to: https://www.oecd.org/coronavirus Host: Robin Allison Davis Interviewees: Mark Pearson, OECD Deputy Director of Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Seth Berkeley, CEO, GAVI Joanne Liu, International Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary General for Global Communications 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

What data and digitalisation could mean for your democratic future with Shoshana Zuboff Dec 19, 2020

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Shoshana Zuboff is the author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: A Fight for a Human Future and the New Frontier of Power. Her book's release is very timely considering the impact of COVID-19. Collection and use of private data have expanded, bringing privacy concerns even further to the fore. What does the digital acceleration in this pandemic mean for our future? Shoshana Zuboff spoke with Anthony Gooch, Director of the OECD's Public Affairs and Communications directorate, for a podcast hosted during OECD's 2020 Forum Virtual Events to mark the OECD's 60th anniversary. Host: Anthony Gooch Interviewee: Shoshana Zuboff, author of "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: A Fight for a Human Future and the New Frontier of Power" Producers: Robin Allison Davis, Samia Basille 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

All about AI: Should we be concerned about artificial intelligence? Nov 19, 2020

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Machine learning, or artificial intelligence, can be traced back to the 1950s, but really leapt forward in the last decade or so thanks to more powerful computing. AI is at the wheel when it comes to driverless cars, and is used by farmers to monitor crops, and by the police to solve crime. It has promise in health care too, including to better detect COVID-19. Could AI go too far, as machines teach machines, and even learning human emotions and tastes, yet with very little control by human beings. Policymakers are now taking AI seriously, to safeguard public interests, and to develop AI sensibly, as well as intelligently. The OECD AI Observatory is working to help make sure that AI does not evolve alone and keeps the human touch. To find out more, go to www.oecd.ai Hosts: Robin Allison Davis, Shayne Maclachlan, Clara Young Producer: Rory Clarke, Robin Allison Davis Guests: Audrey Plonk, Head of OECD Digital Economy Policy Division, Kathleen Walch, Cognilytica Principal Analyst, Jack Clark, Open AI Head of Policy 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

L’éducation à l’épreuve du COVID-19 : où en sommes-nous ? Avec Éric Charbonnier, OCDE Oct 05, 2020

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Après le tournant du confinement et une rentrée pleine d’incertitudes, où en sommes-nous ? Qu’a révélé cette crise du COVID du système éducatif en France et ailleurs ? Comment poursuivre la lutte contre les inégalités dans le sillage des fermetures d’école ? N’avons-nous pas tendance à attendre tout des enseignants alors que les alliances éducatives avec les parents et les acteurs de terrain sont essentielles ? Quid du salaire des professeurs des écoles et du statut des directeurs ? Du numérique aux compétences du 21e siècle en passant par l’enseignement professionnel, Eric Charbonnier, expert en éducation à l’OCDE, jette sur notre système éducatif un regard constructif, dans une perspective ouverte sur le monde. Un tour d’horizon lumineux. www.oecd.org/coronavirus/fr/ Host: Anne-Lise Prigent Productrice: Robin Allison Davis 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

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