Public-private partnerships in Canadian health care A case study of the Brampton Civic Hospital / by OECD iLibrary

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Public Confidence in the Management of Radioactive Waste: The Canadian Context Workshop Proceedings, Ottawa, Canada, 14-18 October 2002 / by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Nuclear Energy Agency, OECD iLibrary

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Leveraging Training and Skills Development in SMEs An Analysis of Two Canadian Urban Regions - Montreal and Winnipeg / by Bélanger, Paul, OECD iLibrary

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Local economic strategies for ageing labour markets The Canadian Targeted Initiative for Older Workers in Fort St. James, British Columbia / by Hicks, Peter, OECD iLibrary

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From Education to Work A Difficult Transition for Young Adults with Low Levels of Education / by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Canadian Policy Research Networks, OECD iLibrary

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Pathways to Success How Knowledge and Skills at Age 15 Shape Future Lives in Canada / by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD iLibrary

Table of Contents: “…Executive Summary -- Introduction: The Case for Linking PISA with Longitudinal Studies -- PISA 2000 and the Canadian Context -- Starting Right: Canadian Results from PISA 2000 -- Decisions After School: Pathways Followed by the Cohort Born in 1984 -- Predicting Success: Key Characteristics of Youth Affecting Transitions to Education and the Labour Market -- Acquiring Human Capital: The Relationship of PISA Reading Proficiencies and the Pathway to Higher Education -- Competent Pathways to Work: PISA Scores and Labour Market Returns -- Conclusion -- References -- Annex A – COUNTRIES OTHER THAN CANADA IMPLEMENTING A LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH COMPONENT WITH PISA -- Annex B – TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND DATA TABLES FOR CHAPTER 5.…”
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Pathways to Success How Knowledge and Skills at Age 15 Shape Future Lives in Canada / by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD iLibrary

Table of Contents: “…Executive Summary -- Introduction: The Case for Linking PISA with Longitudinal Studies -- PISA 2000 and the Canadian Context -- Starting Right: Canadian Results from PISA 2000 -- Decisions After School: Pathways Followed by the Cohort Born in 1984 -- Predicting Success: Key Characteristics of Youth Affecting Transitions to Education and the Labour Market -- Acquiring Human Capital: The Relationship of PISA Reading Proficiencies and the Pathway to Higher Education -- Competent Pathways to Work: PISA Scores and Labour Market Returns -- Conclusion -- References -- Annex A – COUNTRIES OTHER THAN CANADA IMPLEMENTING A LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH COMPONENT WITH PISA -- Annex B – TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND DATA TABLES FOR CHAPTER 5.…”
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Promoting Green and Inclusive Growth in Canada by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD iLibrary

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Evidence in Education Linking Research and Policy / by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD iLibrary

Table of Contents: “…The Evidence Agenda -- What Counts and What Should Count as Evidence -- What Works Clearinghouse, United States -- The Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating (EPPI) Centre, United Kingdom -- The Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis Programme, New Zealand -- The Canadian Council on Learning, Canada -- The Knowledge Clearinghouse, Denmark -- The Knowledge Chamber, Netherlands -- The Social Care Institute for Excellence, United Kingdom -- A Large-scale Policy Research Programme: A Canadian Experience -- Life as Learning – A Finnish National Research Programme -- The United Kingdom’s Teaching and Learning Research Programme -- Policy-driven Research and Evidence-based Educational Innovation in Singapore -- Research-based Policy-Making: The Need for a Long-term Perspective -- Evidence-based Policy: Yes, but Evidence-based Practice as Well! …”
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Global Knowledge Flows and Economic Development by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD iLibrary

Table of Contents: “…Executive Summary -- SME Innovation Policy and the Formation -- Attracting, Retaining and Mobilising High Skilled Labour -- Integrating Global Knowledge Flows for Generative Growth in Scotland -- The Innovation Solution: Some Lessons from Scotland, Theory and Canadian Cities -- Internationalising Knowledge Flows -- Policy Recommendations and Learning Models -- Annex.…”
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Measuring Knowledge Management in the Business Sector First Steps / by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Statistics Canada, OECD iLibrary

Table of Contents: “…Measurement of Practices -- Managing Knowledge in Practice -- Are we Managing our Knowledge? The Canadian Experience -- The Management of Knowledge in German Industry -- The Promotion and Implementation of – A Danish Contribution -- Knowledge Management, Innovation and Productivity -- Knowledge Management: Size Matters -- A Word to the Wise –Advice for Conducting the OECD Survey -- Practices Questionnaire -- Conclusion.…”
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Policies for Stronger and More Inclusive Growth in Canada / by OECD iLibrary

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The Economic Impact of ICT Measurement, Evidence and Implications / by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD iLibrary

Table of Contents: “…Introduction and Summary -- The Diffusion of ICT in OECD Economies -- The Decision to Adopt Information and Communication Technologies -- ICT Investment in OECD Countries and Its Economic Impacts -- ICT Production and ICT Use -- The Effects of ICTs and Complementary Innovations on Australian Productivity Growth -- ICT, Innovation and Business Performance in Services -- Firm Performance in the Canadian Food Processing Sector -- Information Technology, Workplace Organisation, Human Capital and Firm Productivity -- ICT and Business Productivity -- Enterprise E-commerce -- Productivity Slowdown and the Role of ICT in Italy -- IT, Productivity and Growth in Enterprises.…”
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Improving Regulatory Governance: Trends, Practices and the Way Forward / by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD iLibrary, Korea Development Institute

Table of Contents: “…Foreword and Acknowledgements -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Insights on improving regulatory governance -- Improving regulatory oversight -- Understanding and improving regulatory oversight: Canadian systems and experiences with a focus on the Treasury Board Secretariat as central oversight agency -- Regulatory oversight and incentive mechanism in Korea -- Improving regulatory governance through stakeholder engagement -- Broad stakeholder engagement in policy making -- Regulatory impact assessment: Incentive structures in the UK better regulation framework -- Korean practices and challenging issues in regulatory impact analysis -- Improving regulatory governance: Ex post evaluation -- Ex post evaluation of regulations: Korean practices and challenges.…”
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Entrepreneurship and Higher Education by OECD iLibrary

Table of Contents: “…Executive Summary -- Towards an Analytical Framework for Policy Development -- Higher Education’s Role in Entrepreneurship and Economic Development -- Entrepreneurship Education in an Age of Chaos, Complexity and Disruptive Change -- Entrepreneurship Education in the United States -- Entrepreneurship Education in Europe -- Benchmarking Entrepreneurship Education across US, Canadian and Danish Universities -- Entrepreneurship Education for Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe -- Developments in the Teaching of Entrepreneurship in European Transition Economies -- Higher Education, Knowledge Transfer Mechanisms and the Promotion of SME Innovation -- University Knowledge Transfer and the Role of Academic -- Technology Commercialisation and Universities in Canada -- Promoting Innovation in Slovenia Through Knowledge Transfer to SMEs -- Knowledge Transfer Mechanisms in the European Transition Economies -- Entrepreneurship and Higher Education: Future Policy Directions.…”
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Entrepreneurship and Higher Education by OECD iLibrary

Table of Contents: “…Executive Summary -- Towards an Analytical Framework for Policy Development -- Higher Education's Role in Entrepreneurship and Economic Development -- Entrepreneurship Education in an Age of Chaos, Complexity and Disruptive Change -- Entrepreneurship Education in the United States -- Entrepreneurship Education in Europe -- Benchmarking Entrepreneurship Education across US, Canadian and Danish Universities -- Entrepreneurship Education for Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe -- Developments in the Teaching of Entrepreneurship in European Transition Economies -- Higher Education, Knowledge Transfer Mechanisms and the Promotion of SME Innovation -- University Knowledge Transfer and the Role of Academic -- Technology Commercialisation and Universities in Canada -- Promoting Innovation in Slovenia Through Knowledge Transfer to SMEs -- Knowledge Transfer Mechanisms in the European Transition Economies -- Entrepreneurship and Higher Education: Future Policy Directions.…”
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Entrepreneurship and Higher Education by OECD iLibrary

Table of Contents: “…Executive Summary -- Towards an Analytical Framework for Policy Development -- Higher Education's Role in Entrepreneurship and Economic Development -- Entrepreneurship Education in an Age of Chaos, Complexity and Disruptive Change -- Entrepreneurship Education in the United States -- Entrepreneurship Education in Europe -- Benchmarking Entrepreneurship Education across US, Canadian and Danish Universities -- Entrepreneurship Education for Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe -- Developments in the Teaching of Entrepreneurship in European Transition Economies -- Higher Education, Knowledge Transfer Mechanisms and the Promotion of SME Innovation -- University Knowledge Transfer and the Role of Academic -- Technology Commercialisation and Universities in Canada -- Promoting Innovation in Slovenia Through Knowledge Transfer to SMEs -- Knowledge Transfer Mechanisms in the European Transition Economies -- Entrepreneurship and Higher Education: Future Policy Directions.…”
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Evaluating Agri-Environmental Policies Design, Practice and Results / by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD iLibrary

Table of Contents: “…-- Key Issues -- Evaluating Community-based Programmes in Australia -- The Canadian Shelterbelt Program -- Evaluation of the New Zealand Sustainable Farming Fund -- Key Issues -- Evaluation of Agri-environmental Policies in Japan -- Evaluation of the Dutch Manure and Fertiliser Policy 1998-2002.…”
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Nuclear Production of Hydrogen Fourth Information Exchange Meeting, Oakbrook, Illinois, USA , 14-16 April 2009 / by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD iLibrary

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Executive summary -- Changing the world with hydrogen and nuclear -- Nuclear hydrogen production programme in the United States -- French research strategy to use nuclear reactors for hydrogen production -- Present status of HTGR and hydrogen production development in JAEA -- Status of the Korean nuclear hydrogen production project -- The concept of nuclear hydrogen production based on MHR-T reactor -- Canadian nuclear hydrogen R&D programme -- Application of nuclear-produced hydrogen for energy and industrial use -- Status of the INL high-temperature electrolysis research programme – experimental and modelling -- High-temperature steam electrolysis for hydrogen production -- Materials development for SOEC -- A metallic seal for high-temperature electrolysis stacks -- Degradation mechanisms in solid oxide electrolysis anodes -- Causes of degradation in a solid oxide electrolysis stack -- Nuclear hydrogen using high temperature electrolysis and light water reactors for peak electricity production -- CEA assessment of the sulphur-iodine cycle for hydrogen production -- Status of the INERI sulphur-iodine integrated-loop experiment -- Influence of HTR core inlet and outlet temperatures on hydrogen generation efficiency using the sulphur-iodine water-splitting cycle -- Experimental study of the vapour-liquid equilibria of HI-I2-H2O ternary mixtures -- Predicting the energy efficiency of a recuperative bayonet decomposition reactor for sulphur-based thermochemical hydrogen production -- Development of HI decomposition process in Korea -- South Africa’s nuclear hydrogen production development programme -- Integrated laboratory scale demonstration experiment of the hybrid sulphur cycle and preliminary scale-up -- Development status of the hybrid sulphur thermochemical hydrogen production process -- Recent Canadian advances in the thermochemical Cu-Cl cycle for nuclear hydrogen production -- An overview of R&D activities for the Cu-Cl cycle with emphasis on the hydrolysis reaction -- Study of the hydrolysis reaction of the copper-chloride hybrid thermochemical cycle using optical spectrometries -- Development of CuCl-HCl electrolysis for hydrogen production via Cu-Cl thermochemical cycle -- Exergy analysis of the Cu-Cl cycle -- CaBr2 hydrolysis for HBr production using a direct sparging contactor -- The development of the Hydrogen Economic Evaluation Program (HEEP) -- Nuclear H2 production – a utility perspective -- Alkaline and high-temperature electrolysis for nuclear hydrogen production -- The production of hydrogen by nuclear and solar heat -- Sustainable electricity supply in the world by 2050 for economic growth and automotive fuel -- NHI economic analysis of candidate nuclear hydrogen processes -- Market viability of nuclear hydrogen technologies -- Possibility of active carbon recycle energy system -- Nuclear safety and regulatory considerations for nuclear hydrogen production -- Transient modelling of sulphur-iodine cycle thermochemical hydrogen generation coupled to pebble bed modular reactor -- Proposed chemical plant initiated accident scenarios in a sulphur-iodine cycle plant coupled to a pebble bed modular reactor -- Conceptual design of the HTTR-IS nuclear hydrogen production system -- Use of PSA for design of emergency mitigation systems in a hydrogen production plant using General Atomics SI cycle technology. …”
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Debris Impact on Emergency Coolant Recirculation Workshop Proceedings, Albuquerque NM, USA, 25-27 February 2004 / by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Nuclear Energy Agency, OECD iLibrary

Table of Contents: “…Safety Assessment and Regulatory Requirements -- Assessment on the Risk of Sump Plugging Issue on French PWR -- The Sump Screen Clogging Issue in Belgium from the Standpoint of the Authorized Inspection Organisation AIO -- Conclusions Drawn from the Investigation of LOCA-Induced Insulation Debris Generation and its Impact on Emergency Core Cooling ECC at German NPPs – Approach Taken by/Perspective of the German TSO (TÜV) -- Uncertainties in the ECC Strainer Knowledge Base – The Canadian Regulatory Perspective -- NRC Approach to PWR Sump Performance Resolution -- Overview of US Research Related to PWR Sump Clogging -- Results of Tests with Large Sacrificial and Self-cleaning Strainers and the Installation at Ringhals 2 -- Sump Plugging Risk -- Experimental Work -- Risk of Sump Plugging – Experimental Program -- Emergency Core Cooling Strainers – The CANDU Experience -- Characterisation of Latent Debris from Pressurised Water Reactor Containment Buildings -- Debris Accumulation and Head-loss Data for Evaluating the Performance of Vertical Pressurised Water Reactor Recirculation Sump Screens -- Experimental Investigations for Fragmentation and Insulation Particle Transport Phenomena in Water Flow -- Effects of Debris Generated by Chemical Reactions on Head Loss Through Emergency Core Cooling System Strainers -- Results of the Latest Large-scale Realistic Experiments Investigating the Post-LOCA Behaviour of Mineral Wool Debris in PWRs -- Analytical Work -- Simple Evaluation Model for Long Term Debris Transport Velocity in the Torus of a Mark I Containment -- Numerical Investigations for Insulation Debris Transport Phenomena in Water Flow -- Reassessment of Debris-Ingestion Effects on Emergency Core Cooling System Pump Performance -- Separate Effects Tests to Quantify Debris Transport to the Sump Screen -- Break Characteristic Modelling for Debris Generation Following a Design Basis Loss of Coolant Accident -- Containment Sump Channel Flow Modelling -- Industry Solutions -- Actions Taken in the Belgian Nuclear Power Plants for the Resolution of the GSI-191 -- Safety Analysis Performed in Switzerland for the Resolution of the Strainer Clogging Issue -- Original Equipment Manufacturers’ OEM Protective Coating Design Basis Accident Testing -- Overview of Site Specific Blockage Solutions at US PWRs -- LOCA Induced Debris Characteristics for Use in ECCS Sump Screen Debris Bed Pressure Drop Calculations.…”
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