The report provides up-to-date monitoring and evaluation of agricultural policies across 54 countries from across the world, including a chapter on Australia. This year’s edition of the report focuses on the interlinkages between trade, agriculture and the environment. It finds that integrating environmental objectives into trade policies in agriculture and food presents opportunities and challenges.

Advanced materials are regularly listed as a critical emerging technology. Insights from this report aim to support policymakers and technology assessment practitioners seeking to develop or update national strategies for emerging technologies like advanced materials to accelerate innovation and further develop national ecosystems. The report delves into how these approaches are being mobilised.

Paid leave entitlements for fathers have expanded rapidly in recent years across OECD countries. However, the use of leave is still far from equally shared between fathers and mothers. This policy brief outlines recent policy trends, data on the use of father’s leave, key research findings and policy recommendations regarding paid leave for fathers to...

This paper draws on the OECD's experience working with countries to develop and implement best practice principles for regulatory impact assessment (RIA). It presents a reference methodology and recommendations for national regulatory authorities to systematically adopt RIAs. The methodology provides a complete toolkit covering problem identification through to implementation.

Without a stronger focus on healthy ageing, population ageing will have a strong impact on health and long-term care expenditures. This report discusses how a stronger focus on preventive interventions and reablement helps promote healthy ageing. It highlights that promoting healthcare closer to people and more integrated care are cost-effective interventions for older people.