Local Governance and Partnerships

Invitation for Participation: ‘forumpartnerships2009’, Country Fact Sheets

30-Jan-2009

Twice before, Country Fact Sheets have been published by the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance providing valuable up-to-date information on the policy framework and setting, the structures, objectives and results of area-based partnerships. In autumn 2009, “forumpartnerships2009” – Country Fact Sheets will be published again with the aim to provide an update on what has changed over the last 3 years. The Forum invite you to provide information on the partnership in your country or region.

Report on “Enhancing the Capacity of Partnerships to Influence Policy”, Trento, Italy, August 2007

30-Aug-2007

The OECD LEED Programme has just released a report on "Enhancing the Capacity of Partnerships to Influence Policy” which gathers the experience of the two capacity building seminars organised by the Trento Centre for Local Development in close co-operation with the Forum office unit at the Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI) in Vienna Austria.

Annual Brochure 'FORUM_PARTNERSHIPS_2006'

23-Nov-2006

The Brochure, issued by the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance, presents a variety of area-based partnership models showing methods, tools and results achieved.

Forum: Document Database Website

08-Aug-2006

LEED has launched this comprehensive site with over 300 documents focusing on partnerships and related policy fields. The database includes information published by public organisations, research institutions, and international organisations.  This activity is carried out within the framework of the LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance.

Annual Brochure ‘FORUM_PARTNERSHIPS_2005’

14-Sep-2005

With this brochure, the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance releases a set of information sheets on area-based partnerships in the European Union, North America and Asia Pacific, whose mission is to improve governance and foster local development.

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.

Conference on Partnerships, Clusters of Enterprises and Cross-border Co-operation, Hrvatska Kostajnica Region, Croatia, 6 April 2004

06-Apr-2004

This seminar was organised within the LEED Trento Centre programme of work, in co-operation with UMIS-SMEA (Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Association), Croatia, and the Investment Compact. For more information, please contact Ekaterina.Travkina@oecd.org

Post-graduate Programme in Cross-sector Partnership at Cambridge

28-Aug-2002

The University of Cambridge, in co-operation with the Prince of Wales' International Business Leader's Forum and The Copenhagen Centre, a LEED Partner, offers a new postgraduate certificate in cross-sector partnership.

The OECD Study on Local Partnerships: Second Phase

21-Sep-2001

A second round of partnership country reviews is underway. Participating countries include Belgium (Walloon Region), Czech Republic, Mexico, Norway, Spain and Sweden.

LEED Publications

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The Sixth Forum Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 16-17 February 2010

"From Recession to Recovery: Local Partnerships to Rebuild Employment"

Invitation for Participation

Local Responses to the Crisis

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.


Work Agenda

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

Employment and Local Governance