"Innovative Service Delivery: Meeting the Challenges of Rural Regions”, Cologne, Germany

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.

"Globally Competitive, Locally Engaged - Higher Education and Regions", Valencia, Spain

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.

Symposium, Setting standards for local public goods provision: challenges for regional development

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.

Global City Forum: Making the City Sustainable: Can it Really Work?

from 14-May-2007 to 16-May-2007

The third Global City Forum, the international urban management summit, took place in Lyon’s Congress Centre, 14-16 May 2007.

Global Challenges - Regional Strategies, OECD/NUTEK conference, 31 May - 1 June 2007, Stockholm, Sweden

from 31-May-2007 to 01-Jun-2007

OECD and Nutek welcome policy makers to take part in the conference "Global Challenges - Regional Strategies: Are today's policies fit for the future?", 31 May - 1 June 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Launch of OECD Territorial Reviews: Randstad Holland, Netherlands, The Hague

on 11-Apr-2007

This publication was officially launched on April 11, in The Hague, in presence of the Minister of the Economy and the Minister of Transport, followed by a one-day conference on the implementation of the key recommendations of the Review. Public officials, representatives of central and local governments, mayors, CEOs, academics, civil society representatives attended the conference and the different workshops.

"Innovative Rural Regions: The Role of Human Capital and Technology". Cáceres, Spain March 21 - 23, 2007

from 21-Mar-2007 to 23-Mar-2007

More than 150 senior policy officials and experts from 21 OECD countries and delegations from India and Morocco attended this event which was inaugurated by the Prince of Asturias and Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary General of the OECD. In 6 plenary sessions, participants discussed the importance of innovation for rural regions and the critical role of human capital and ICTs in enabling these regions to succeed in the context of globalisation.

OECD Symposium: Mapping out Good Practices for Integrity and Corruption Resistance in Public Procurement / OECD Global Forum on Governance: Sharing Lessons on Promoting Good Governance and Integrity in Public Procurement

from 29-Nov-2006 to 01-Dec-2006

The Symposium validated the findings of the survey among OECD and observer countries to map out good practices for enhancing integrity in public procurement. The Symposium was immediately followed by the Global Forum on Governance  launching a structured policy dialogue on good practices between countries at different levels of economic development to cross-fertilise practices.

PACO Impact and OECD Regional Thematic Seminar on “Anti-corruption Services and Implementation of Conflict-of-Interest Laws”, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro

from 18-Nov-2005 to 19-Nov-2005

This Seminar reviewed the effectiveness of current conflict-of-interest policies, legal frameworks and implementation practices in countries that participate in the Stability Pact Anti-Corruption Initiative (SPAI) for South-Eastern Europe.

Investment Priorities for Rural Development; Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

from 19-Oct-2006 to 20-Oct-2006

This high-level event, co-sponsored by the Scottish Executive and the OECD, brought together the world’s leading rural policy officials and experts to examine new policy options for boosting economic investment in rural regions. Through the co-operation between private, government and academic resources, this conference provided the opportunity to strengthen existing networks and foster knowledge sharing on rural policy across the OECD.