The dark cloud of the recession – is there a silver lining?

du 01-oct.-2009 au 23-oct.-2009

Showcase, the HCA Academy's case study library for sustainable communities is seeking your ideas & views in an online debate:
- How leaders should respond to the needs of their local areas.
- Sharing risk and learning from experience.
- The skills people need to remain in the labour markets.

URBACT Annual Conference, Stockholm (Sweden)

du 24-nov.-2009 au 25-nov.-2009

Active players from European cities will discuss the challenges of integrated sustainable urban development.

Interactive thematic workshops will focus on innovation and creativity, human capital & entrepreneurship, cities and demographic change, preserving or creating urban identities, governance models, regeneration of deprived neighbourhoods, the implementation of the Leipzig Charter, and cities response to the economic crisis.

OECD conference on SMEs, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Udine, Italy, 22-23 October 2009

du 22-oct.-2009 au 23-oct.-2009

How can governments help innovative small firms continue to grow in the midst of an economic crisis? Entrepreneurs, bankers, policy makers and academics will discuss this and other issues at the conference which is open to media.

ULI Urban Investment Network Summit: "Private investment,public assets, city futures"

du 28-oct.-2009 au 29-oct.-2009

A highly interactive programme will focus on developing cross-sector connections and knowledge sharing, as well as capturing participant's ideas on key issues and best practice.  Join us in Barcelona and help to build a thriving future for European cities.
Venue: Barcelona (Spain)
SPECIAL OFFER! To be eligible for discounted registration quote reference: "OECD"

9th International Entrepreneurship Forum (9th IEF), Istanbul

du 16-sept.-2009 au 18-sept.-2009

"Technology and Entrepreneurship: New Ventures and the Creative Use of Technologies"

The role of technology in the generation of entrepreneurial opportunities is the central theme of this major conference.

For further information, please go to www.essex.ac.uk/conferences/ief

Universities, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Good Practice Workshop, Halle, Germany

le 12-juin-2009

The aim of the good practice workshop was to follow up the joint policy development project from LEED Programme of the OECD and the German Federal Ministry of Housing, Construction and Urban Affairs with a practical event to enable HEIs and policy makers from eastern Germany to exchange with each other and with participants from other countries around good practice in HEI entrepreneurship support, namely in entrepreneurship education and in start-up support. A rich and diverse programme also offered participants opportunities to engage in dept-interviews with those behind good practices.

Forum de l’OCDE sur la politique régionale - Crise mondiale, réponses régionales

le 30-mars-2009

Face à l’approfondissement de la crise, les pouvoirs publics interviennent afin de rétablir la confiance et de relancer l’économie.

5th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance

du 09-févr.-2009 au 10-févr.-2009

The meeting focused on Building Strong Partnerships with the Private Sector for Better Jobs and Inclusion. Public sector institutions increasingly understand that working with business at the local level is crucial for promoting quality jobs and social inclusion. Localities are gearing education and training to business needs. Some regions are upgrading local skills demand, working with business to improve productivity thus increasing the availability of good quality jobs. A collective response is required from industry, government, educational institutions, trade unions and community.

Capacity Building Seminar for New and Nascent Local Development Partnerships in Central-East and South-East Europe, Trento, Italy

du 10-nov.-2008 au 12-nov.-2008

The objective of this 2.5-day seminar is to improve the functioning of local partnerships. The seminar is aimed at local partnership practitioners and their counterparts in local and national governments. The seminar will focus on three main themes: (i) what makes local partnership building successful?; (ii) what are the key elements of a national support framework for local development partnerships?; and (iii) how to manage and improve performance?

Conférence sur “Les stratégies efficaces de développement local : échange d’expériences entre l’Amérique latine et l’OCDE", Bogota, Colombie

le 16-sept.-2008

Cette conférence a été organisée par le Programme LEED de l’OCDE en partenariat avec la Corporation Andine de Développement (CAF).  Cet évènement a donné une occasion unique aux autorités publiques de l'Amérique latine et de la région de l’OCDE d’échanger leurs expériences en la définition, la mis en œuvre et l’évaluation de stratégies de développement local.