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on 08-Jul-2011
High level policy makers, economists and representatives of international and European institutions discussed the future of global economic and financial development and debated the crucial role played by regions and localities in the recovery and development of economic competitiveness. The conference provided a means to exchange good practice and drew up policy recommendation to achieve tangible results. Aart de Geus, OECD Deputy Secretary General, and Sergio Arzeni, Director of the CFE Directorate, contributed to the discussion.
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on 20-Jun-2011
The workshop was organised as an experts’ roundtable and aimed at (i) sharing information amongst experts on on-going and future work in respective policy fields, addressing demographic change; (ii) identifing key policy questions to be explored as well as key work of the OECD and other institutions to be referenced in the OECD LEED project on local scenarios of demographic change; and (iii) discussing collaboration opportunities and follow-up policy dialogues on the topic. For further information please contact cristina.martinez@oecd.org.
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on 03-Jun-2011
In the framework of the 6th Festival of Economics on "The borders of economic freedom", the OECD LEED Trento Centre, in cooperation with the School on Local Development of the University of Trento, organised a round-table session on "Labour and productivity: the role of institutions, trade unions and business in the current economic crisis", which took place at the OECD Trento Centre (Vicolo S. Marco, 1) on Friday 3 June at 11.00 am. Aart de Geus, OECD Deputy Secretary General, and Sergio Arzeni, Director of the CFE Directorate, contributed to the discussion.
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from 31-Mar-2011 to 01-Apr-2011
Conference participants learnt from experts in the fields of entrepreneurship education, quality management for start-up support, integrated business support and access to finance how ESF and ERDR are being used by managing authorities across Europe to stimulate entrepreneurship. The event was organised by the ESF Learning Network Community of Practice for Inclusive Entrepreneurship (COPIE 2). It took place at the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin-Mitte and was by invitation only.
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on 17-Feb-2011
This conference presented the report prepared for Slovenia as part of the OECD LEED "Improving social inclusion at the local level through the social economy" project in the framework of the Forum on Social Innovations. A team comprising members of the OECD LEED Secretariat and external experts visited Slovenia in January 2010 and in April 2010 for two study visits, to examine the role, both real and potential, of the social economy, and the support which could be given to the social economy to allow it to fulfil that potential.
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from 10-Mar-2011 to 11-Mar-2011
To get more from the limited funds available, localities have to maximise every opportunity to foster growth. Employment, economic development and inclusion programmes can no longer be designed in policy silos. How are local development actors adapting to this new reality and the innovations emerging on the ground to respond to these new challenges?
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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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