PØU, Alm.del - 2009-10 - Bilag 86: Invitation til OECD Forum den 26.-27. maj 2010 i Paris

Register nowBritt ThorgersenDanish Parliament1 March 2010Dear Madam, Sir,We are pleased to invite you to the OECD Forum 2010,Road to Recovery:Innovation, Jobs & Clean Growthtaking place 26 and 27 May 2010 at the OECDConference Centre, Paris (www.oecd.org/Forum2010).OECD Forum 2010: the "must-go" event on today's international agendaThe OECD Forum is a "multi-stakeholder summit" bringing together key leaders ofbusiness and labour, civil society, government and international organisations todiscuss today’s most pressing policy challenges. We expect an attendance ofaround 1200, including 180 journalists. The Forum will take place in conjunctionwith the OECD’s Annual Ministerial Summit which this year will be chaired by Italy.

Join the debate at the OECD Forum!This 2010 Forum will centre on the following issues:From grim to greenWhat are the elements of the new “green growth” model for sustainable economic,environmental and social progress? What are the inter linkages between theexpected OECD green growth and innovation strategies? How do we encourage theuse of green technologies and make eco-innovation more systemic? What canbusiness, trade unions and civil society do, and what do we know about consumerand market demand for greener products and services?Green jobs, myth or reality?Where do short and long-term recovery and job creation fit in with these strategies.What measures are already having a short-term impact, ensuring that people keeptheir jobs? What is the potential for new employment opportunities emerging fromshifts towards a knowledge-based greener economy?Harnessing innovationHow to encourage innovation in management, processes and production systemswhilst developing new technologies? How to encourage priority sectors ready forroll-out, and new areas for further investment (digital, energy, food,pharmaceuticals)? How to stimulate the right kind of innovation, and speed up thephase of bringing it to market and bringing prices down to ensure rapid mass take-

up? How to balance intellectual property rights and the role of more open researchmodels in accelerating innovation?Financing future growthThe need to address the challenge governments face in financing major futurepublic projects (green infrastructure, green growth, innovation).Green growth and energyWhat energy mix for the future? What is green energy? The role of renewable, fossilfuels and nuclear.Innovation: skills and educationIntegrating smarter and greener in all education and training structures, includingprimary, secondary, vocational education and university curricula. Possibilities (andexamples) for partnerships between governments, businesses, trade unions, civilsociety, universities and research bodies.The return of the states? A new public/private balanceStimulus packages have left governments facing a new spending crunch and yearsof public-spending austerity. Is it time for a new partnership and rebalancing ofroles in stimulating progress between governments, business, trade unions and civilsociety? How are governments themselves ensuring that the public sector deliverseffective, innovative, greener products and services? How can government set theright example through public procurement and other measures?Business ethics: restoring trust after the crisisTrust in both government and business is at an all-time low. What progress hasbeen made to restore trust? How to ensure OECD instruments such as MNEGuidelines, Corporate Governance Principles, Guidelines for State-OwnedEnterprises, and the Anti-Bribery Convention are kept up-to-date and on top ofeveryone’s minds to help prevent future crises.Green trade/trade and innovationHow can trade stimulate and facilitate global innovation networks and internationaltechnology transfer to make clean technologies more affordable and accessible?How can we ensure that innovative companies and countries share the benefits ofco-operation on science, technology and innovation with those who are lessdeveloped? What measures contribute positively to trade and economic growth, andhow to avoid those that have a perverse effect or act as disguised restrictions ontrade?Future of capitalismThe biggest financial, economic and social crisis in 70 years has called into questionlong-standing economic conventional wisdom. What is the future shape ofcapitalism? The challenge presented by authoritarian capitalist models vis-à-visdemocratic capitalist models.