Delivering for youth: How governments can put young people at the centre of the recovery

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“…Despite the human and social capital issues at stake, there is still much that can be done to ensure to all children a fair start in life. In OECD countries, children are slightly more likely to live in income poverty than the general population (OECD, 2023 [2]). Living in vulnerable conditions can cause long lasting effects on children well-being and future opportunities...…”

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Mobilising evidence to enhance the effectiveness of child well-being policies

2023

OECD Working Papers on Public Governance

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Despite the fundamental importance of childhood, countries tend to invest much less in this area than in old age. Effective child well-being policies can bring high long-term returns on early life investments and public interventions. However, these benefits are not fully understood and thus do not always receive the necessary political attention in public policy making. Mobilising evidence to support effective policies for child well-being is crucial, especially as responsibilities for such policies tend to be fragmented across government departments and levels of government. Therefore, organisations such as knowledge brokers, which help ensure that evidence is shared with those responsible for designing and implementing public policies, have a critical role to play in improving the effectiveness of child well-being policies and practices. They can help make evidence accessible, trustworthy, and understandable, so that it has the greatest impact on policy. This working paper sheds light on the best practices identified for mobilising evidence to enhance the effectiveness of child well-being policies, based on a stocktaking of 81 knowledge broker organisations across 24 countries, complemented by a qualitative survey carried out among senior experts operating at national and international level.

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Mobilising evidence to enhance the effectiveness of child well-being policies

2023

OECD Working Papers on Public Governance

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“…The OECD Framework on Drivers of Trust in Public Institutions shows that opportunities for participation and engagement of citizens in policy and decision-making processes and institutions of representative democracy are important drivers of their trust in government (Brezzi, 2021[13]). At times of declining trust in government in Lithuania (Figure 4.1), opportunities for the meaningful participation of citizens of all ages, including older people, in public decision and policy making is particularly urgent (OECD, 2022 [14]; OECD, 2022 [15]).…”

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“…Initiatives to provide civic education and engagement skills appear to be provided by some political parties and NGOs on an ad hoc basis and with limited outreach to people living in more vulnerable circumstances. Trust in political parties and politicians may affect citizens' participation in civic and political life (OECD, 2022 [15]). Lithuania ranks below the OECD average in terms of trust in political parties.…”

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Promoting Active Ageing in Lithuania

2023

Ageing and Employment Policies

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Lithuania is ageing rapidly. The ratio of the old-age population (65 years and older) to the population aged 15-64 years will almost double from 32 individuals aged 65 and over for 100 persons in 2022 to nearly 60 by 2050, (Figure 1.1, Panel A). Rapid ageing coupled with high emigration will dramatically shrink the labour force over the next three decades with Lithuania facing the second largest drop in its working-age population in the EU27 following Latvia (Figure 1.1, Panel C). The workforce is also expected to age faster. The share of older workers (55-64) in the working population is expected to rise from 23% in 2022 to 26% in 2050, compared to 22% in the EU27 (Figure 1.1, Panel B). The government projects ageing-related fiscal costs, including for pensions, health and long-term care, to rise from 15.3% of GDP in 2019 to 17.6% in 2060 (OECD, 2022[1]). These trends will test the Lithuanian public administration to deliver public policies and services and to allocate public resources in the face of a major demographic change. The relative weight of older citizens will increase among voters, and so will their demand for resources and public services. At times of growing intergenerational divides in societies and global challenges such as climate change and digitalisation, creating conditions and opportunities for older people to participate in society, public and political life, the labour market, and strengthening intergenerational relations will be crucial.Therefore, urgent action is needed in various policy domains captured under the Active Ageing principle including i) sustaining employability and access to lifelong learning at older ages, ii) enhancing their social inclusion, and iii) increasing their participation in public and political life to maintain growth, high living standards, and social cohesion in the Lithuanian society.The European Commission defines active ageing as "helping people stay in charge of their own lives for as long as possible as they age and, where possible, to contribute to the economy and society" (Eurostat, 2020[2]). The Active Ageing Index (AAI) developed by the European Commission (DG EMPL) and UNECE is a tool to assess older people's ability to control their own lives and (capacities for) participation in both society and the economy (UNECE/European Commission, 2019[3]). By covering various areas of the lives of older people, the AAI aims to capture this complexity. Based on the overall AAI, Lithuania ranks only 19 th in the European Union (Figure 1.2).

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Delivering for youth: How governments can put young people at the centre of the recovery

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Mobilising evidence to enhance the effectiveness of child well-being policies

Mobilising evidence to enhance the effectiveness of child well-being policies

Promoting Active Ageing in Lithuania

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