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📣 Joint OECD Banque de France Webinar | New Data and Tools to Track and Analyse International Trade in a Changing World How can new data help policymakers track rapidly changing trade flows? And how can innovative modelling tools improve the way we analyse and predict developments in international trade? On Tuesday, 8 September, OECD experts will join researchers from leading institutions for an online conference co-organised by the OECD - OCDE Innovation LAB and Economic Research Banque de France. The conference will feature a keynote speech by Professor Simon Evenett, IMD Business School. The wider programme will examine: 🔵 New data sources for tracking international trade 🔵 Machine learning and large language models for product classification 🔵 The effects of trade and geopolitical tensions 🔵 New approaches to trade forecasting and nowcasting 🔵 The role of international trade networks in economic forecasting With contributions by Graham Pilgrim, Yann Dorville, Annabelle Mourougane, Nathan Chevalier, Matthieu Crozet, Charlotte Emlinger, Daniel Mirza, Ignacio M., Franco Riottini, Christian Volpe Martincus, Joshua Aizenman, Rodolphe Desbordes, Pr. Jamel Saadaoui, Matteo Fiorini, Andrew Green, Lionel FONTAGNE, Francesca Micocci, Armando Rungi, Menzie Chinn, Baptiste Meunier, Sebastian Stumpner, Thiago Christiano Silva, Paulo Victor Berri Wilhelm, Diego Amancio 🗓️ Tuesday, 8 September 2026 🕑 14:00–17:30, Paris time 💻 Online Explore the full programme and register 👇 https://shorturl.at/KINYf #OECDStats

🆕#GDP growth in the @OECD area increased slightly to 0.5% in Q2 2026, up from 0.4% in the previous quarter, according to provisional estimates. This reflected a mixed picture across the 30 OECD countries for which data were available: 27 countries recorded growth, but at varying rates, while 3 saw no change in GDP. GDP growth in the #G7 slowed to 0.3% in Q2 2026, down from 0.4% in Q1, reflecting slower growth in five G7 countries: Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US. In Japan, the slowdown mainly reflected stagnant private consumption, destocking and a decline in investment. In the United Kingdom, weaker private consumption and a decline in government consumption weighed on economic activity. In the United States, slower growth mainly reflected weaker export growth, destocking and a decrease in government consumption. By contrast, growth in Canada accelerated from zero in Q1 to 0.8% in Q2. In France, GDP returned to growth in Q2, following a contraction in Q1.   Among other OECD countries for which data were available, Ireland recorded the highest quarter-on-quarter GDP growth in Q2, at 3.9%, followed by Israel, at 3.6%. At the other end of the spectrum, GDP was unchanged in Austria, Belgium and Chile.   Year-on-year GDP growth in the OECD area increased to 2.3% in Q2 2026, up from 1.7% in Q1. Among G7 economies, the United States recorded the highest annual GDP growth, at 2.1%, while Japan recorded the lowest, at 0.5%. 🔗 Read the full press release here: https://bit.ly/4cqXD4z

The reading, maths and science scores of 15-year-olds dropped significantly from 2012 to 2022. Have they bounced back? The results of this year's OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (#OECDPISA) are the biggest ever, including 91 education systems, and adding new metrics like computational problem solving and student use of AI. How did students do this time around? Tune in to the launch event to see how students in your country performed. 📅 8 September 2026 | 9:30 CEST / 7:30 UTC 🔗 https://brnw.ch/21x560D

📢 Just 2.5 weeks left to submit your abstract for #SDMxExperts2026 Have an SDMx implementation story to share? Exploring SDMx 3.x, AI integration, interoperability, tools, or architectural approaches? This is your opportunity to contribute to the global SDMx community and exchange knowledge with practitioners and experts from around the world. 🗓️ Abstract submission deadline: 7 September 2026 📍 SDMx Experts Workshop 2026: 30 November – 4 December 2026, Ankara, Türkiye Help drive the next generation of SDMx implementation and collaboration. 👉 Submit your abstract today: https://lnkd.in/egQCyAm8 #SDMxExperts2026 #SDMx #DataStandards #Interoperability #AI #OfficialStatistics

🎙️Missed Episode 3 of our #StatisticsInTheAIEra podcast miniseries? Governments around the world are now accelerating AI deployment – in agencies, workflows, data systems and public services.   In this conversation, OECD - OCDE Chief Statistician Steve MacFeely speaks with New York State Chief AI Officer Eleonore Fournier-Tombs about what it takes to make public-sector AI safe, useful and trusted. Three key ideas to take away: 🔵 Responsible AI is a deployment model, not just a principle: agencies need risk assessments, acceptable-use policies, public inventories, dashboards and clear escalation paths.   🔵 The data foundation matters: AI exposes old data, oversharing, access problems and unstructured information – and makes stewardship more urgent.   🔵 Better services require better institutions: AI can support case processing, code modernisation, geospatial analytics and workforce productivity, but only with appropriate training.   For anyone working on data management in the public sector, this episode offers a practical look at how governments can experiment without losing public trust.   Listen wherever you get your podcasts 👇   🔵 SoundCloud: https://lnkd.in/gCnP_D-z 🔵 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gmrav73u 🔵 Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/giEspJGE   #OECDStats

People who grow up in families that own their home are much more likely to become homeowners as adults. As owning a home has traditionally been a key pathway to building wealth, the decline in homeownership also risks widening wealth gaps over generations and between homeowners and renters. OECD analysis explores recent trends in household wealth and highlights significant wealth gaps across different demographic groups. It also reveals potential impacts for equal opportunity for future generations and examines policy action needed to reverse the trend. Following #InternationalYouthDay, explore one of the major challenges affecting young people’s financial futures: https://brnw.ch/21x4WO8 | #OECDyouth

School absences are a growing problem around the world, with rates in some countries nearly doubling since before COVID.  Attendance problems can be caused by issues inside and outside school, such as illness, mental health, family circumstances, poverty and safety.  Often the students who are long-term absent feel a lower sense of belonging at school, are bullied more and have worse academic outcomes. School attendance won't be fixed by enforcement alone. Schools also need to focus on creating environments where students feel safe, supported, and engaged in learning. Following the #InternationalYouthDay, read our recent report to learn why school attendance problems are rising so heavily around the world and what can be done to address it: https://brnw.ch/21x4Vbx | #OECDyouth

📢 How are countries progressing in developing and implementing #OpenData policies? Data plays a central role in modern public governance, supporting better operations, improving services and enabling more informed policymaking, including the responsible use of artificial intelligence. By making data open, governments empower businesses, researchers, people and governments themselves to access and reuse information, fostering innovation, strengthening transparency and helping address complex challenges. The OECD Open, Useful and Re-usable Data Index (#OURdataIndex) tracks how governments design and implement open data policies. In 2025, OECD countries saw a modest increase in performance, improving by 10% from 2023 to 2023. The Index looks at how governments: ✅ develop and implement open data policies ✅ engage stakeholders in shaping them ✅ make high-value datasets available The index remains a key tool for policymakers, helping countries benchmark progress, guide investments and leadership, and identify where further efforts are needed. For further information see the OECD #DigitalGovernmentOutlook 2026 which provides a comprehensive, forward-looking assessment of the state of digital government across 36 OECD Members and 8 accession candidate countries, identifying what governments need to do to move from digital ambition to public sector performance. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eCPruurh

📧 The July #StatsFlash newsletter is here! How can #AirEmissions accounts better capture economic activity? This month’s Stats Flash highlights a new #OECDStats working paper that updates the methodology used to estimate #SEEA Air Emission Accounts. The approach expands geographical and temporal coverage, improves the allocation of #emissions across industries and incorporates emissions from international air and maritime transport. We also continue our #StatisticsintheAIEra miniseries, with OECD Chief Statistician Steve MacFeely speaking to Prem Ramaswami, Head of Data Commons at Google, about making trusted statistics easier for people to understand and for #AI systems to find, interpret and use responsibly. On well-being, a new WISE Center policy paper explores how adolescent social and emotional well-being differs between girls and boys across OECD countries. Lastly, our Compare your country section also looks at #energy inflation, which reached 15.8% year-on-year across the OECD in May 2026. 🔎 Read the Working Paper: https://shorturl.at/Ko3eu   ✉️ Explore the full newsletter: https://shorturl.at/trDCt 🔔 Subscribe for more: https://shorturl.at/YYMs8   #OECDStats

🎙️Missed Episode 2 of our #StatisticsInTheAIEra podcast miniseries? Public data can be open, authoritative and high-quality – and still be difficult to use. In our latest podcast episode, OECD - OCDE Chief Statistician Steve MacFeely speaks with Prem Ramaswami, Head of Data Commons at Google, about the practical work needed to make trusted statistics easier for people to understand and for AI systems to find, interpret and use responsibly. Three key ideas to take away: 🔵 Discoverability is now part of public value. If AI assistants become the first stop for users, official statistics need to be findable, attributable and machine-readable. 🔵 Making data AI-ready starts with metadata. Statistical organisations need data that are well documented, machine-readable, well modelled and openly accessible if AI systems are to recognise and use them properly. 🔵 AI could support the statistical pipeline end to end. From collection and coding to dissemination and more tailored outputs, the opportunity is real — but so is the need for experimentation, adaptation and organisational change.   For anyone working on statistics, this episode is a reminder that publication is only the beginning. It is equally important to make good data easier to find, cite, connect and use. Listen wherever you get your podcasts 👇   🔵 SoundCloud: https://shorturl.at/c7EEq 🔵 Spotify: https://shorturl.at/iBWhd 🔵 Apple Podcasts: https://shorturl.at/5xnSZ   #OECDStats