By Sue Kendall-Bilicki, OECD It’s official, you own your own body! Hardly news, you may think, but it took a US Supreme Court ruling this week to determine once and for all that a human gene cannot be patented. The ruling has been hailed particularly as great news for women, since the gene at the heart of the case is [...]
más ...By Sue Kendall-Bilicki, OECD The Rolling Stones’ song “I can’t get no satisfaction” provides a personal litany of things failing to make the singer happy, from the colour of his shirt to the quality of information being provided by the media. But is satisfaction really what we are looking for in the 21st century? The [...]
más ...Por Laura Belli, OECD El verano se acerca, y con buen tiempo aumenta la sensación de bienestar. Para saber más sobre este tema, la OCDE te invita en esta tercera edición a conocer con profundidad la calidad de vida de sus países miembros, además de Brasil y la Federación Rusa. A partir de hoy, Your [...]
más ...By guest author Organisations increasingly seek to enhance their business ‘intelligence’, better inform the decisions they make, assess the impact of their strategies and monitor the success or failure of their pursuits. Likewise, we as consumers and citizens want more information to influence our own choices and [...]
más ...By guest author They say it takes a village. This well-worn expression comes up again and again and its message is straightforward: our social connections and communities matter. They make us feel grounded and supported and, quite frankly, they make life both easier and better. Anyone who has moved somewhere new and [...]
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