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VITARA Reference Guide

Human Resource Management

By: Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations,International Monetary Fund,Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations,Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

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VITARA Reference Guide

Human Resource Management

By: Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations,International Monetary Fund,Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations,Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

This guide is part of a series of Virtual Training to Advance Revenue Administration (VITARA) reference guides that has been developed based on the contents of the VITARA online modules. This reference guide deals with Human Resource Management (HRM) issues, HRM strategy, and, more generally, human capital in a tax administration. It introduces modern HRM practices for senior leaders of a tax administration including how HRM should be organized within a tax administration, the design of a career path, and adequate remuneration structure for tax administration officials. The guide identifies key areas of effective HRM and some of the supporting principles. It also defines what the function of learning and development is and why it is important for tax administrations. Hot topics such as workforce analysis, culture, values, ethics, HR analytics, training, and knowledge management are also covered.

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9798400275449

Challenges of European Employment Relations

Employment Regulation, Trade Union Organization, Equality, Flexicurity, Training and New Approaches to Pay

By: Linda Dickens,Søren Kaj Andersen,International Industrial Relations Association. European Regional Congress

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Challenges of European Employment Relations

Employment Regulation, Trade Union Organization, Equality, Flexicurity, Training and New Approaches to Pay

By: Linda Dickens,Søren Kaj Andersen,International Industrial Relations Association. European Regional Congress

Has European economic and market integration curtailed the autonomy of national industrial relations actors and institutions? Or has it reinforced their roles in securing much-needed economic adjustment? This important book offers a deeply-informed comparative perspective on these questions, drawing on empirical research on changing conditions within and beyond the EU. The book builds on papers presented at the 8th European Regional Congress of the International Industrial Relations Association, held in the UK in September 2007. The authors are leading academic authorities from Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and the United Kingdom. With detailed attention to such pervasive factors as the consequences of EU enlargement, the shift from manufacturing to services, changes in the gender composition and demographic profile of the labour force, and the growing influence of multinational companies, the authors address such issues as the following: * response of national employment regulatory traditions to globalization, privatization, outsourcing and budgetary pressures; emergence of new forms of competitive advantage for both employers and employees; impact of EU-mandated information and consultation mechanisms; possibility of international union action and transnational solidarity; 'flexicurity' and the changing demographics of the labour force; gender democracy in trade unions; trade union mergers; statutory minimum conditions as an alternative to collective bargaining; regulation or culture change to promote equality; treatment of posted and migrant workers within increasingly transnational labour markets; growth in variable pay systems; and possible rebirth of vocational training systems and apprenticeships. Offering in-depth comparative insights into the way in which national and international systems of employment relations are evolving rapidly in the face of cross-cutting pressures for change, this book illuminates a vastly complex state of affairs. In practical terms, its many insights into how current trends affect specific working conditions open the way to new initiatives in developing and maintaining a just and equitable employment relations regime for Europe and beyond.

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Kluwer Law International B.V.

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9041127712

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Medical Informatics in a United and Healthy Europe

Proceedings of MIE 2009

By: European Federation for Medical Informatics. International Congress

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Medical Informatics in a United and Healthy Europe

Proceedings of MIE 2009

By: European Federation for Medical Informatics. International Congress

This volume contains the proceedings of the twenty-second International Conference on Medical Informatics Europe MIE 2009, that was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 30 August to 2 September 2009. The scientific topics present in this proceedings range from national and trans-national eHealth roadmaps, health information and electronic health record systems, systems interoperability and communication standards, medical terminology and ontology approaches, and social networks to Web, Web 2.0, and Semantic Web solutions for patients, health personnel, and researchers. Furthermore, they include quality assurance and usability of medical informatics systems, specific disease management and telemedicine systems, including a section on devices and sensors, drug safety, clinical decision support and medical expert systems, clinical practice guidelines and protocols, as well as issues on privacy and security. Moreover, bioinformatics, biomedical modeling and simulation, medical imaging and visualization and, last but not least, learning and education through medical informatics systems are parts of the included topics.

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IOS Press

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Portugal

2012 Article IV Consultation and Sixth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for Waivers of Applicability of End-December Performance Criteria—Staff Reports;

By: International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

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Portugal

2012 Article IV Consultation and Sixth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for Waivers of Applicability of End-December Performance Criteria—Staff Reports;

By: International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

Mounting funding pressures has tipped Portugal into an acute economic crisis in 2011. The roots of the crisis could be traced to Portugal’s failure to adapt to the rigors of monetary union. With economic institutions, policies, and incentives ill-adapted to the opportunities, Portugal’s external stability risks also rose gradually. However, the current account has improved substantially with financial imbalances being corrected across private and public sectors. Fiscal adjustment also made substantial progress, while structural reforms have been progressing.

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International Monetary Fund

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1475572506

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Annual Report 2004

The state of the drugs problem in the European Union and Norway

By: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

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Annual Report 2004

The state of the drugs problem in the European Union and Norway

By: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

Summary and highlights.

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9291681997

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Civil Protection and Crisis Management in the European Union

Report with Evidence; 6th Report of Session 2008-09

By: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. European Union Committee

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Civil Protection and Crisis Management in the European Union

Report with Evidence; 6th Report of Session 2008-09

By: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. European Union Committee

In this report looking at crisis management in the EU, the Committee call for a closer working relationship between the EU Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC) and NATO's Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response and Coordination Centre (EADRCC). The role of the two bodies is similar, but there is practically no contact between them. It would be in the interests of the EU, NATO and the members of both organisations to support and complement each other's work rather than duplicating it. In the event of a serious natural or man-made disaster the failure of the two bodies to cooperate could have serious consequences. The Committee also raise concerns that NATO prevents officials of the EU Joint Situation Centre (SitCen) from taking part in NATO training courses due to concerns about security clearance. The Committee state that the level of security clearance required by NATO should be the same for officials of national Governments and of the European Union. The Committee also call on the Government to begin working with the EU to ensure a full EU contribution to the security preparations in place at the 2012 Olympic site and in surrounding London boroughs. Finally the report criticises the failure of the UK to participate fully in international exercises designed to test preparedness for Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (CBRN) attacks. The UK has been involved to some extent in only 11 of 31 EU or NATO CBRN exercises between 2000 and 2008; it has played a full part by deploying teams in none of the NATO exercises, and only one of the EU exercises.

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AALIANCE Ambient Assisted Living Roadmap

By: Seventh Framework Programme (European Commission)

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AALIANCE Ambient Assisted Living Roadmap

By: Seventh Framework Programme (European Commission)

Title page -- AALIANCE - The European Ambient Assisted Living Innovation Platform -- Foreword -- Executive Summary -- Table of contents -- List of Roadmaps -- List of Scenarios -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction -- Structure of the Roadmap -- Roadmapping Process -- Scope of AAL -- Technological trends and barriers in AAL -- Technological trends -- Technological barriers -- AAL for persons -- AAL for health, rehabilitation and care -- Support for chronic disease management -- Biorobotics for neuro-rehabilitation -- Support for multi-disciplinary care teams -- Consolidated view -- Coping with impairments and disabilities -- Motor disabilities -- Personal activity management and monitoring -- Physical activity -- Mental activity -- Consolidated view -- Personal and home safety and security -- Open issues -- Safety in the face of specific threats -- Activities of Daily Life oriented support -- Other "common" activities -- Shopping -- Eat and drink -- Social interaction and communication -- AAL in the community -- Social inclusion -- Participation in community activities -- Creativity, hobbies and sports -- Cultural and experience exchanges -- Entertainment and leisure -- Training the brain -- Exercise and gaming -- Mobility -- Supporting individual physical mobility -- AA-driving (cars/private vehicles) -- Public transport -- AAL at work -- Background -- Work ability -- Employers' attitudes to older workers -- Training in and for the workplace -- Issues of work-life balance -- Needs of older workers in the workplace -- Access to working space -- Assuring environmental working conditions -- Support for working -- Prevention of diseases and injuries -- Safety and health regulations -- Enabling Technologies -- Sensing -- Sensors for safety and security in the environments -- Sensors for monitoring persons -- Sensor networks.

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1607504987

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Republic of Kosovo

Second Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement and the Arrangement Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility and Request for Modification of Reform Measure-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Republic of Kosovo

By: International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

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Republic of Kosovo

By: International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

Recent developments, outlook, and risks. Kosovo’s economy has continued to perform well, despite a challenging external environment. Real GDP growth moderated to 31⁄4 percent in 2023 amid subdued external demand. Inflation has decelerated sharply, reaching 2 percent y/y in the first quarter of 2024. Growth is projected to accelerate to 33⁄4 percent in 2024, driven by domestic demand. Key risks to the outlook include commodity price spikes due to geopolitical tensions, weaker activity in advanced European economies, and an escalation of tensions in northern Kosovo.

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Switzerland

2016 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Switzerland

By: International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

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Switzerland

2016 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Switzerland

By: International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that the economy of Switzerland withstood relatively well the sharp appreciation that followed the exit from the exchange rate floor. Economic performance has continued to firm in 2016 with support from domestic and external demand. GDP growth is forecast to reach 1.5 percent in 2016, and to stabilize at 1.7 percent over the medium term. Inflation is expected to return to positive territory in 2017 and to continue to rise to the middle of the target band. However, important external and domestic risks could affect this outlook, including resurgence in global financial market volatility, renewed concerns about the financial health of large global banks, and changes in Swiss–European Union economic relations.

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1475560397

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Cyprus

Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation

By: International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

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Cyprus

Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation

By: International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

KEY ISSUES Background: The large imbalances that accumulated prior to the global financial crisis culminated in a collapse of the banking sector in early 2013. In response, the authorities took unprecedented measures and adopted an economic adjustment program, supported by official financing, aimed at securing financial stability and fiscal sustainability. Recent developments and outlook: GDP contracted sharply in 2013. Wages and prices also declined, and unemployment increased. While bank deposit outflows have slowed, non-performing loans have risen sharply, and credit remains impaired. The outlook is difficult, with the recession expected to continue this year, followed by a modest recovery starting next year. Risks remain tilted to the downside. Reform agenda: The authorities need to overcome recent delays in the implementation of their adjustment program. A key priority is addressing high non-performing loans, which requires putting in place a strong private-sector debt-restructuring framework, including legislation to facilitate foreclosures, complemented by a modernized insolvency regime. Banks should continue to restructure and build strong capital buffers. Removal of external-payment restrictions must proceed prudently. Continued fiscal consolidation is required to ensure long-run sustainability, complemented by firm implementation of structural reforms.

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1498340792

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A Guide to Project Management

By: Frank Heyworth,European Centre for Modern Languages

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A Guide to Project Management

By: Frank Heyworth,European Centre for Modern Languages

This guide has been produced to offer assistance to those responsible for, or involved in, educational projects related to language education. It is accompanied by a CD-Rom containing sources to be used in project planning.

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Council of Europe

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9287149658

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Institutions for the Management of Ethnopolitical Conflict in Central and Eastern Europe

By: European Centre for Minority Issues,Council of Europe

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Institutions for the Management of Ethnopolitical Conflict in Central and Eastern Europe

By: European Centre for Minority Issues,Council of Europe

Once considered an exclusively internal affair, international organisations have, over the last few decades, become increasingly involved in the management of ethnopolitical conflicts and have been active in attempts to prevent and/or resolve them. This book presents a series of studies covering the work of eight different organisations active in central and eastern Europe: the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe; its High Commissioner on National Minorities; the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; the United Nations Development Programme and Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; the Council of Europe; the European Union; the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe; and the World Bank. A further chapter considers the role of non-governmental organisations. The studies consider the varying approaches adopted by these institutions and illustrate the ways in which these differ from and complement one another. The assessment covers both the preventive and reactive sides of conflict management, and provides valuable lessons for similar activities in the future, both in the region and beyond.

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Council of Europe

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9287163618

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Morocco - Investing in collective action: opportunities in agrifood cooperatives

By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,European Bank for Construction and Development

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Morocco - Investing in collective action: opportunities in agrifood cooperatives

By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,European Bank for Construction and Development

This study aims to provide a better understanding of how cooperatives can contribute to the development of the agriculture sector and rural areas in Morocco and what policy changes and areas of investment could be considered to better enable this. It is dedicated to policy decision-makers, development partners and potential institutional investors in the agriculture sector in Morocco. The study seeks to provide answers to the following key research questions: (i) What are the distinctive features of cooperatives in Morocco? (ii) What role can cooperatives potentially play in the development of the agriculture sector and rural areas? (iii) How have current policies supported cooperatives in playing that role? and (iv) What are the opportunities to provide a more enabling environment for cooperative development? These questions are used as background to assess the policy and institutional environment in which cooperatives operate, to explain some of the current characteristics of cooperatives in Morocco, and finally to identify key opportunities and issues which should be addressed by policy decision-makers, development partners and investors, in order to benefit the agriculture sector as a whole.

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Food & Agriculture Org.

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9251308810

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9789251308813

The Single Market

wallflower or dancing partner?, inquiry into the European Commission's review of the Single Market, 5th report of session 2007-08, Vol. 2: Evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee

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The Single Market

wallflower or dancing partner?, inquiry into the European Commission's review of the Single Market, 5th report of session 2007-08, Vol. 2: Evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee

Evidence taken before Sub-committee B (Internal Market)

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The Stationery Office

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0104012250

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Report of the Twenty-second Session of the European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission

Windermere, United Kingdom, 12-19 June 2002

By: European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission. Session,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Report of the Twenty-second Session of the European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission

Windermere, United Kingdom, 12-19 June 2002

By: European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission. Session,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

This session was held in concomitance with a Symposium on Inland Fisheries Management and the Aquatic Environment. The session reviewed EIFAC's activities since 2000 in the fields of fishery biology and management, aquaculture, protection of the aquatic resource, and social and economic issues.

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9251047987

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The EU Internal Security Strategy: Report 17th Report of Session 2010-12

House of Lords Paper 149 Session 2010-12

By: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. European Union Committee

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The EU Internal Security Strategy: Report 17th Report of Session 2010-12

House of Lords Paper 149 Session 2010-12

By: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. European Union Committee

Following the Treaty of Lisbon, The European Council has been given the power to adopt and implement an internal security strategy. it did so in March 2010, and this was followed in November by a Commission communication setting out the priorities, and how to implement them. The communication sets out five steps towards a more secure Europe: The disruption of international crime networks, The prevention of terrorism, security in cyberspace, improved border management, and increased resilience to crises and disasters. Of these cyber-security is a comparative newcomer and it is now clear that it can lead to massive disruption of state infrastructure, and can be used for espionage, terrorism, even war. As such, much of the evidence received concerned the role which the EU might play in fighting cyber-attacks. The Commission's main proposal is to set up a new Cybercrime Centre. This might be no more than a talking shop, but it could become a useful tool for investigating and analysing past attacks, improving law enforcement and preventing future attacks. Much will depend on whether it is given adequate resources. The Committee looked at the implementation of the strategy and at the way in which it overlaps with national and international strategies, In the hope that they can be mutually supportive. The Council has a new committee, which, under the Treaties, has the duty of coordinating all the work on internal security. Unless it does so effectively very little can be achieved; if it properly fulfils its mandate, The EU may play a valuable role in protecting the security of its citizens.

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0108473422

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Eleventh report of session 2010-11

documents considered by the Committee on 8 December 2010, including the following recommendations for debate, European Development Fund (EDF) expenditure; Financial management (two documents); Implementing the EU's Internal Security Strategy, report, together with formal minutes

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: European Scrutiny Committee

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Eleventh report of session 2010-11

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: European Scrutiny Committee

Eleventh report of Session 2010-11 : Documents considered by the Committee on 8 December 2010, including the following recommendations for debate, European Development Fund (EDF) expenditure; Financial management (two documents); Implementing the EU's Int

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0215555775

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12th Conference of Directors of Prison Administration (CDAP)

Proceedings, Strasbourg, 26-28 November 1997

By: European Committee on Crime Problems,Council of Europe

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12th Conference of Directors of Prison Administration (CDAP)

Proceedings, Strasbourg, 26-28 November 1997

By: European Committee on Crime Problems,Council of Europe

By Mr Peter BEST.

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9287140820

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Greece

Selected Issues

By: International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

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Greece

Selected Issues

By: International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

Rigidities in Greece’s product and labor markets leading to economic imbalances and the significance of reforms to these markets are played out in the first paper. The second paper describes the problems, progress to date, and agenda for work in Greece’s revenue administration and how this effort has been achieved primarily by raising tax rates to high levels and reducing wages, pensions, and other spending. The third paper is on the need for designing and implementing debt restructuring frameworks as well as improving banks’ loan resolution practices so that Greece’s banks are positioned to support the economic recovery.

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148438377X

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Virtual Training to Advance Revenue Administration (VITARA) Reference Guide

Strategic Management

By: International Monetary Fund,Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development,Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations,Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations

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Virtual Training to Advance Revenue Administration (VITARA) Reference Guide

Strategic Management

By: International Monetary Fund,Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development,Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations,Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations

This book is the first in a series of Virtual Training to Advance Revenue Administration (VITARA) reference guides that has been developed based on the contents of the VITARA online modules. This reference guide focuses on how a tax administration can benefit from the application of strategic management: the process of setting long–term objectives, implementing initiatives to achieve them, and measuring their success. Strategic management is a critical planning, communication, and management discipline. A strategically managed tax administration is forward looking and is equipped to respond to challenges arising from a continually changing external environment. This guide is divided into five chapters highlighting key concepts, processes, and good practices relating to the strategic management of a tax administration.

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Research in the Decision Sciences for Global Business

Best Papers from the 2013 Annual Conference

By: European Decision Sciences Institute

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Research in the Decision Sciences for Global Business

Best Papers from the 2013 Annual Conference

By: European Decision Sciences Institute

The papers in Common Disciplines that Separate Us consider classic problems in decision sciences through new lenses, reflecting the crucial role of local contexts in a globally connected and standardized world. Presented at the Fourth Annual Conference of the European Decision Sciences Institute (EDSI) in 2013, this important research embraces the duality of globally determined local contexts, offering new insights into decision-making in all venues and sectors of society. This new volume's papers focus on optimizing decision-making related to: Strengthening national economic competitiveness Reforming the public sector and higher education Deploying information technology more effectively throughout government Making healthcare policy that achieves better outcomes at lower cost Analyzing social networks Improving processes via data visualization, modeling, and simulation Gaining more value from enterprise business intelligence Offshoring, nearshoring, "right shoring, " and other key manufacturing decisions Improving supply chain performance And much more.--

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Pearson Education

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0134052323

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Bringing Technology and Innovation into the Boardroom

Strategy, Innovation and Competences for Business Value

By: European Institute for Technology and Innovation Management

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Bringing Technology and Innovation into the Boardroom

Strategy, Innovation and Competences for Business Value

By: European Institute for Technology and Innovation Management

Europe is waking up to the challenge of technology and innovation. We see EU commitment to spend 3% of GDP on R&D, but who is thinking about how to spend? Who is thinking about technology management? Does the corporate board have the means to manage this spend? Should some percentage of the R&D be spent on improving technology and innovation management? This is where this book makes a contribution. It brings together the latest practice, research findings and thinking, presented in a way that addresses top management requirements. The goal is to secure the economic future of the firm, in the context of a sustainable industry and society. Using the ideas and methods in this book, the board can assess and improve its own ability to deal with the challenge of technology and innovation.

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Springer

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0230512771

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Protecting Europe against large-scale cyber attacks

5th report of session 2009-10, report with evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee

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Protecting Europe against large-scale cyber attacks

5th report of session 2009-10, report with evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee

The issue of large-scale cyber-attacks on the internet has moved up the international agenda recently. This inquiry looks at how States and their major organisations can defend themselves and their critical information infrastructures (CIIs) against such attacks. Whilst individual States bear primary responsibility for their critical national infrastructure (CNI), the infrastructures are heavily interdependent. The Internet is a 'global network of networks' and individual States cannot be viewed in isolation. The Committee therefore concludes that continuing intervention at EU level was appropriate and that all Member States have an interest in bringing the defences of the least protected up. The Committee also looked at ENISA, the European Network and Information Security Agency, and they believe that with a widening of its mandate it can play a more significant part in the developments envisaged.

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