SAU, Alm.del - 2010-11 (1. samling) - Bilag 54: Invitation til OECD konference "Making Reform Happen" 25.

Fra:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]Sendt:10. november 2010 11:57Til:[email protected]Cc:[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]Emne:OECD Making Reform Happen Conference - 25-27 November 2010 - Paris - INVITATIONDear Sir/Madam,I am pleased to invite you to attend the OECD conference “MakingReform Happen”which will take place on25-27Novemberat theOECD Conference Centre, Paris.José Manuel Barroso,President of the European Commission,George Papaconstantinou,Finance Minister of GreeceandOh-Seok Hyun,President of the Korea Development Institute will be amongst the panelists analysing lessons thatcan be drawn from successful case studies and discussing how to promote reform and be re-elected in a climate offiscal austerity and budget restrictions.As governments confront the challenge of trying to restore public finances to health without undermining therecovery, they will need to pursue a careful mix of fiscal policies and growth-enhancing structural reforms. Designing,adopting and implementing such a policy mix will require the crafting of effective reforms and strategies forimplementing them. But, in addition to fiscal consolidation and structural reforms, effective global cooperation is alsoneeded.This event, organised jointly by the OECD and the Korea Development Institute (KDI), will serve as an opportunity toshare major outcomes of the “Making Reform Happen” project, launched in 2007, and other related OECD projectswith a broad spectrum of stake-holders, including policy makers, representatives of the business community,academia and the civil society at large.I have attached for information the agenda, a background note as well as an article on the subject from our OECDMagazine the “Observer”. You can also find further information, includingregistration and contact information,onthe conference’swebsite.I look forward very much to welcoming you to Paris for this important event.Yours sincerely,