Local Governance and Partnerships

Conference on "Governments & Communities in Partnership: From Theory to Practice", Melbourne, Australia

from 25-Sep-2006 to 27-Sep-2006

This event brought together key policy makers, community leaders and researchers from around Australia and other OECD countries to deepen the academic and policy debate about the impact and value of efforts to ‘join-up' different public services and related initiatives to strengthen communities. It was organised by the LEED Programme in collaboration with the Centre for Public Policy.

Local Development and Partnerships in Mexico, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 25-26 June 2003

from 25-Jun-2003 to 26-Jun-2003

These high level conferences, organised by the Presidential Office for Strategic Planning and Regional Development of the Mexican President will focus on local development issues in Latin America.

Seminar on Partnerships and Employment, 25 February, Moscow, Russia

on 25-Feb-2003

A seminar on Partnerships and Employment, organised by the LEED Programme and the Russian Ministry of Labour and Social Development in co-operation with Irish Partner organisations took place in Moscow, Russia. For more information, please contact Ekaterina.Travkina@oecd.org

Society in Transition: Rebuilding Partnerships, Cesky Krumlov, 12-13 December

from 12-Dec-2002 to 13-Dec-2002

A conference on governance and partnerships organised as part of the OECD Study on Local Partnerships in co-operation with the Ministry of Regional Development and the Czech Chancellery will take place in Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic, on 12-13 December 2002.

International Conference on Local Partnerships, Hämeenlinna, Finland, 27–28 June 2002

from 02-Apr-2002 to 28-Jun-2002

Organised by the Finnish Ministry of Labour and the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities, the conference had two main themes: i) recent global development trends in local partnerships and ii) strengthening the local dimension of the European Employment Strategy.

Bringing Communities Together

from 05-Dec-2001 to 07-Dec-2001

The conference "Bringing Communities Together" organised in co-operation with the Policy Research Initiative of the Government of Canada, took place in Ottawa, Canada, on 5 - 7 December 2001. LEED was responsible for a workshop on partnerships and governance.

Regional Development Work and the Renewal of the Public Sector

from 21-May-2001 to 22-May-2001

The conference Regional Development Work and the Renewal of the Public Sector: Partnership and Interaction between the Different Levels was organised in co-operation with the Ministry for Local Government and Regional Development, in Bergen, Norway

Social Partnership and Regional Labour Market Councils

on 05-Dec-2000

A conference on social partnership and regional labour market councils, organised as part of the OECD Study on Local Partnerships, was organised in co-operation with the Public Employment Service of the Storstrom Region, in Naestved, Denmark

Conference on Sub-Regional Employment Committees

on 27-Nov-2000

A conference on Sub-regional Employment Committees was organised as part of the Study on Partnerships in co-operation with the Ministry of Employment of the Flemish Region, in Ghent, Belgium

Delivering on Social Inclusion

from 06-Nov-2000 to 07-Nov-2000

A conference Delivering on Social Inclusion: Lessons from the Local Development Programme, organised as part of the Study on Partnerships in co-operation with Area Development Management and the Network of Irish Partnerships took place in Dublin, Ireland

LEED Publications

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The Fifth Forum Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 9-10 February 2009

"Building Strong Partnerships with the Private Sector for Better Jobs and Inclusion"

Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance

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This guide aims to assist partnerships in their development and to help countries learn from other experiences.

Successful Partnerships - A Guide

This database contains over 300 links and documents in English focusing on partnerships and related policy fields.

Forum Document Database website

The brochure presents various area-based partnership models showing methods, tools and results achieved.

Annual Brochure

This statement aims to enhance governance by improving dialogue and co-operation between policy makers, and between policy makers and other stakeholders at different levels.

Vienna Action Statement on Partnerships

Work Agenda

Click here to see the results obtained so far and the rationale for current and future work.

Employment and Local Governance