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08-Jun-2009
Australia joined the LEED Programme in January 2009. Australia is represented on the LEED Directing Committee by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relation (DEEWR).
The Netherlands joined the LEED Programme in January 2009. The Netherlands is represented on the LEED Directing Committee by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW).
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15-May-2009
What policy initiatives and broader development strategies could inspire policymaking in Wales and other similar old industrial regions?
With 25 policy interventions and development strategies from OECD countries, the four final reports tackle the broad issues of business productivity improvement and labour market participation, and have been made available for download.
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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.
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27-Jan-2009
The Copenhagen metropolitan region, despite benefiting from a thriving labour market and comparatively impressive social indicators, has witnessed only modest economic growth over the last decade. This publication proposes a common strategy for all levels of government for strengthening the public sector’s economic development tools.
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OECD eXplorer: New tool for analysing the OECD Regional Database
27-Oct-2008
OECD eXplorer is a leading edge tool for exploring and analysing regional statistics using a very interactive interface for the presentation of the regional differences and structures of OECD member countries. It combines maps with other visual presentations, using powerful mechanisms for selecting the groups of regions of interest to the user.
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03-Jun-2008
How does one meet the challenges of rural development in a country that is arguably one of the least "rural" among the OECD? Faced with high population density, close proximity of urban areas and urban-rural linkages, rural areas in the Netherlands have witnessed a gradual disappearance of characteristically rural landscapes and a deterioration of biodiversity. The OECD Rural Policy Review of the Netherlands explores these issues.
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13-May-2008
A three-day international workshop on innovation and the global impact of high-growth small and medium-sized firms (SMEs), organized by OECD with the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, hailed entrepreneurship and the fast growth of innovative small firms as the engines of economic growth.
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21-Apr-2008
OECD governments could boost economic growth and help create jobs if local agencies and authorities had more power and autonomy to adjust employment and training programmes to meet local needs, concluded OECD employment ministers.
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17-Apr-2008
Finland is one of the most rural countries within the OECD and it is also one of the early adopters of a multi-sectoral approach to rural policy. As such, the origins and evolution of Finnish rural policy are of great interest to both OECD countries and non-OECD countries alike, many of whom are still in the early stages of development. A first rural policy review was conducted for Finland in 1995, and this edition offers a unique look at how Finnish rural policy has evolved since the initial recommendations made in 1995.
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21-Mar-2008
Istanbul ranks among the fastest growing OECD metro-regions. However, it faces challenges that could hamper its ambition to become a Eurasian hub for finance, logistics, culture and tourism. OECD Territorial Reviews: Istanbul, Turkey, aims to provide a detailed diagnosis and solutions for improving the competitiveness and governance of the Istanbul metropolitan area.
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