LEED Programme (Local Economic and Employment Development )

Conference on Skills Upgrading, Copenhagen, Denmark, 18 June 2004

08-Jun-2004

This event examined both the key instruments put in place and discussed the ways to improve local practices to enhance the skills of low-skilled workers.  The conference gathered together more than 100 participants from all OECD countries. For more information, please contact Sylvain.Giguere@oecd.org

New Publication on Local Partnerships and Governance

21-Sep-2001

"Local Partnerships for Better Governance" presents the lessons from the most recent partnership experience in Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy and the United States. It proposes a strategy that governments can implement to improve governance through partnerships.

LEED activity: Local Integration of Immigrants into the Labour Market

06-Apr-2004

This study analyses the economic and social policies to foster labour market or overall social integration of immigrants and of persons of immigrant descent in host countries.  Five country studies have now taken place in Canada, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. 

Conference on Women Entrepreneurs and Social Innovation, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 9-10 December 2003

07-Jan-2004

This international workshop was hosted by the Slovenian government, and organised by the LEED Programme in collaboration with the CEI-EBRD, the Municipality of Ljubljana, the Association ZAVOD M.E.T.A. and the Slovenian Ministry of Economy. To know more about the speakers and their expertise please click here. For more information, please contact Antonella.Noya@oecd.org

New activity: Evaluation and Exchange

28-Mar-2002

The OECD LEED Programme is launching a new activity to stimulate and assist policy formulation and operational activities in member countries by reviewing and seeking to improve evaluation methodology applied to local development and the social economy.

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