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from 20-Jan-2011 to 21-Jan-2011
OECD Territorial Reviews: Switzerland 2011 offers a comprehensive assessment of the country's New Regional Policy, implemented following the 2002 review. It examines the role of innovation in Swiss regions and provides insight into how to better optimise the innovation promotion policy instruments put in place by the Confederation and the cantons. At a two-day seminar on the theme of innovation in regions, organised at Coire, Switzerland, the OECD will launch the review and present its conclusions and recommendations.
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on 30-Nov-2010
This workshop will address ways to exploit a new analytical framework to assess urban and rural linkages. Discussants will consider a broader range of interactions between urban and rural areas, with a focus on two core governance issues: land use and water.
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from 28-Oct-2010 to 29-Oct-2010
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría will open the first OECD conference on regulatory policy on Thursday 28 October. “Regulatory and structural reforms are urgent not only to restore sustained and sustainable growth, but also to better adapt policies and institutions to the challenges of the 21st century,” said Mr Gurría.
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from 28-Oct-2010 to 29-Oct-2010
Secrétaire général de l’OCDE Angel Gurría ouvrira la première conference de l’OCDE sur la politique de la réglementation jeudi 28 octobre. Selon M. « Des réformes réglementaires et structurelles sont non seulement urgentes afin de rétablir une croissance soutenue et durable mais également afin de mieux adapter les politiques et institutions aux défis du 21ème siècle, » a déclaré M. Gurría.
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on 07-Jun-2010
Community empowerment and land occupancy are the aims of of Québec's rural policy approach. This review advocates a focus on social development, stabilisation measures in lagging areas, and the protection of natural resources.
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from 04-May-2009 to 05-May-2009
A Global Forum on 'Building a Cleaner World: Tools and Good Practices for Fostering a Culture of Integrity', organised jointly by the OECD and the Dutch National Integrity Office, reviewed the key challenges decision makers face in promoting integrity in government and cutting edge solutions were discussed.
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from 26-Jun-2008 to 27-Jun-2008
This workshop provided a unique forum for policy dialogue and exchange of good practice, tools and tips for building citizen centred policy and services based on concrete experience. It was co-organised with Slovenia's Ministry of Public Administration with the support of the World Bank’s Communication for Governance & Accountability Program (CommGAP), DECIM, the European Citizen Advisory Service (ECAS) and Involve.
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from 03-Apr-2008 to 04-Apr-2008
The international conference on "Innovative Service Delivery: Meeting the Challenges of Rural Regions”, co-organised by the OECD and Germany’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, was held 3-4 April 2008 at the Dorint Hotel, in Cologne, Germany. It brought together approximately 250 government leaders, policy makers and practitioners to discuss ways to improve service delivery in rural regions and maximise the contribution of service delivery to rural development.
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from 19-Sep-2007 to 21-Sep-2007
The OECD international conference "Globally Competitive, Locally Engaged - Higher Education and Regions" in Valencia, Spain, looked at ways in which higher education institutions could best contribute to region building in the knowledge-based economy. The sessions drew from the OECD review project entitled “Supporting the Contribution of Higher Education to Regional Development”, as well as the earlier work on the OECD territorial reviews.
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on 20-Jun-2007
The Symposium, Setting standards for local public goods provision: challenges for regional development, is co-organised by the OECD and the Italian Department for Development Policies, of the Ministry of Economic Development, in Rome, Italy.
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