France has made its mark in the eSports world, underpinned by a strong foundation in connectivity. France ranks among the OECD's best for user-experienced broadband performance, yet while French ...

Governments worldwide face a complex landscape marked by short-term crises, long-term priorities, declining public trust, and the pressing need for environmental and digital transformation. Addressing ...

Did you ever wonder how rising inequality and polarisation will shape education? Or how advances in artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and other technologies could transform teaching and ...

The swift evolution of AI technologies calls for policymakers to consider and proactively manage AI-driven change. The OECD’s Expert Group on AI Futures was established to help meet this need and ...

Global average temperatures temporarily breached the threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in 2024, and economic losses from extreme weather-related events are increasing rapidly, with ...

Aligning finance with climate policy goals is crucial for achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and resilience to climate change, as called for by Article 2.1c of the Paris Agreement.

Over the past two decades, Asian capital markets have experienced remarkable growth. Today, they host more than half of the world’s listed companies and account for one-third of global market ...

Quantum technologies are advancing rapidly, promising new opportunities but also raising questions around privacy, digital security and responsible innovation. While the OECD is exploring principles ...

Climate action has never been more urgent. 2024 was the hottest year on record and the first to exceed an average of 1.5°C of warming. As the world faces record-breaking heat and escalating climate ...

Teaching staff compensation forms the largest component of education budgets, averaging 58% of expenditure in public primary and secondary educational institutions across OECD countries. This share ...

New OECD data show that government funding for civil space research is increasingly uneven, with major cutbacks in the United States offset by gains in Europe and Asia. This blog explores trends in ...