LEED Programme (Local Economic and Employment Development )

Expert Workshop on “Fostering Development through Entrepreneurship, Clusters and Local Initiatives”, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

on 29-Apr-2005

This Workshop was organised by the OECD LEED Programme in collaboration with the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (FUNGLODE) and the Embassy of Italy in the Dominican Republic.  It aimed at discussing the challenges of implementing endogenous development strategies in their Caribbean and at analysing the use of SME clusters and entrerpreneurship as drivers for growth and local economic development. For more information, please contact gabriela.miranda-gallardo@oecd.org

Conference on "Creating an Entrepreneurial Economy: The Role of Enterprise and Innovation", Hamilton, New Zealand

from 07-Jul-2005 to 08-Jul-2005

This major international conference focused on academic research in Enterprise and Innovation organised by the Waikato Management School, partners of the LEED Partners' Club.  The conference provided a forum for scholars from around the world to share their latest theories and research on the drivers of entrepreneurial activities in local, regional, national and global economies. For more information, please contact enterprise2005@waikato.ac.nz

Seminar on "Entrepreneurship and SME Development", Trento, Italy, 13-18 December 2004

from 13-Dec-2004 to 18-Dec-2004

This one-week seminar has been especially designed for local policy-makers and practitioners from South, Central, and Eastern Europe responsible for job creation and SME promotion. This training is organised by the LEED Programme through the LEED Trento Centre for Local Development. For further information, please contact Alessandra.Proto@oecd.org

Seminar on Entrepreneurship and SME Development, Trento, Italy

from 13-Dec-2004 to 18-Dec-2004

This one-week seminar has been especially designed for local policy-makers and practitioners from South, Central, and Eastern Europe responsible for job creation and SME promotion. This training was organised by the LEED Programme through the LEED Trento Centre for Local Development. For further information, please contact Alessandra.Proto@oecd.org

Seventh CEI Summit Economic Forum, Portoroz, Slovenia

from 24-Nov-2004 to 26-Oct-2004

The Central European Initiative (CEI) opened its doors to the business and financial community, focusing on the needs of entrepreneurs investing in central and eastern Europe. The event was co-organised with the Slovenian CEI Presidency and sponsored by the Italian Government. The OECD LEED Trento Centre was an active partner of this important event. For more information, please contact Paola.Babos@oecd.org

Youth Employment Summit, Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico

from 04-Oct-2004 to 07-Oct-2004

Youth Employment Summit (YES) Mexico 2004 will be an important milestone for evaluating global progress on youth employment where national strategies will be shared within the context of YES Framework for Action. The LEED Programme has been invited to participate in this event and share its experience in the field of entrepreneurship promotion. For more information please contact Gabriela.Miranda-gallardo@oecd.org

4th International Conference on Entrepreneurship: Contexts, Locales and Values - Paris, France

from 22-Sep-2004 to 24-Sep-2004

The 4th conference of the International Entrepreneurship Forum (IEF) is jointly organised by the OECD LEED Programme, the University of Essex and the University of Paris Dauphine, France. This event will provide for research based insights and a forum for the sharing of experience by policy makers and practitioners.  This is an invitation and the call for papers.

LEED Forthcoming Events on Entrepreneurship

from 01-Sep-2003 to 31-Dec-2003

Click here to know more about the LEED Programme forthcoming events on Entrepreneurship for 2003.

Global and Local - Confronting the challenges of regional development in Latin America and the Caribbean, Milan, Italy, 22 March 2003

on 22-Mar-2003

In the framework of its annual meeting from 19 to 26 March in Milan, Italy, the Inter-American Development Bank, together with the LEED Programme is organising a one-day seminar on the regional impact of globalization in Latin America/ the Caribbean.

Conference on Evaluating Local Economic and Employment Development, Vienna, 20 - 21 November 2002

from 17-Oct-2002 to 21-Nov-2002

Much evaluative activity is perfunctory and of poor quality. The conference will examine how evaluation of programmes for local development is best designed and implemented. For information, contact Alistair.Nolan@oecd.org

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