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Tweets are my own views. Former @OECD

Ottawa, Ontario
Joined June 2018
The @OECD_local and @ADB_HQ have released a new report on #employment and #skills strategies in Indonesia. To put its economy in the high-income group, it is critical that all people and places across Indonesia have access to quality job opportunities: bit.ly/3nFvpbb
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Did you miss our @OECD_local webinar on preparing for the #futureofwork in Canada? It's now up on YouTube, featuring @CJohnBuck, @JohalSunil, @CukierWendy, @rivera_di, and @DMountenay youtu.be/Bu1jQhXJOUM
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Traditional middle-class jobs have fallen over the last few decades. Many Ontario regions are experiencing job polarisation - that is declining middle skilled jobs either being offset by high or low skilled jobs. For more information, see our new report: bit.ly/2OYDYO3
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Interested in how automation could impact regions across Canada? Check out our new OECD report on the #futureofwork in Canada here: bit.ly/2OYDYO3
Replying to @OECD
@oecd Deputy Secretary Knudsen in Washington, USA: automation will impact #people and #places differently at @OECD_local workshop on local responses to future of work #futureofwork
Are you interested in the future of work? We held a major conference in September 2018 in Porto to talk about what it means for people and places as part of the OECD Local Development Forum. Check out the video summary #futureofwork #oecd #places youtube.com/watch?v=H9njhafU…
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Replying to @OECD_local
@OECD_local released a new report on engaging employers in skills at the local level in Australia this week. Download it here oe.cd/pub/LEED-Australia Read an Opinion Piece I wrote for the Newcastle Herald here: bit.ly/2U9bPnJ
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Replying to @OECD_local
@OECD_local released a new report on engaging employers in #skills in Northern Ireland today. Check it out here: oe.cd/northern-ireland-skill… – at Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Great conference organised by the Korea Ministry of Employment and Labor (@molab_suda) and the Korea Employment and Information Service on #jobs, #skills and #inclusivegrowth – at Seoul, Republic of Korea
In Seoul presenting at the International Conference on Active Labour Market Policies and Inclusive Growth - thanks to the Korean Employment Information Service
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How can technical #vocational #education and #training (TVET) support #inclusive growth at the local level in Southeast Asia? See our new working paper: bit.ly/2r4BWjr
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Great discussions on building #skills and facilitating #employment in rural areas of Southeast Asia - the OECD and GIZ bringing together practitioners in ASEAN to find good examples – at Lao People's Democratic Republic
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The 10th annual meeting of the @OECD_local ’s employment and skills strategies initiative in Southeast Asia in Vientiane, Lao PDR. We have brought together over 100 senior ASEAN officials from Ministries of Labour and Education to talk about #education #employability #jobs #local – at Lao People's Democratic Republic
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We had a great kick-off meeting in Jakarta today with the Ministry of Manpower to launch an @OECD_local Review on Local Job Creation in Indonesia! #skills #jobs #local – at Jakarta Capital Region, Indonesia
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More needs to be done in Canada to link Indigenous People to better quality jobs. See our new OECD report here: oe.cd/pub/2mE
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I really like this quote about @POTUS