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Conference: Making entrepreneurship and SMEs more innovative (Udine, Italy)

Innovation and entrepreneurship performance of a locality are key in supporting long-term growth. How to design local policies that improve this performance is the focus of this conference. High-profile participants represented both the public and private sector.

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

How can governments help small and innovative 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.

Capacity building seminar: Supporting SMEs in a time of crisis: how to choose the right actions (Trento, Italy)

To implement an entrepreneurship agenda, national governments needed to partner with local governments, the private sector, and civil society organisations. This seminar aimed to develop a dialogue between national and sub-national stakeholders in the entrepreneurship field.

Inserire i giovani nel mondo del lavoro: il ruolo dei partenariati

Il seminario era indirizzato a coloro che lavorano all’interno di partenariati dedicati ai temi delle politiche per i giovani rivolti ad una delle seguenti aree: (i) promuovere l’imprenditorialità; (ii) iniziative di sviluppo delle competenze dei giovani; e (iii) integrare giovani svantaggiati

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• Capacity building seminar: Getting the young into jobs: the role of partnerships (Trento, Italy)

Social inclusion: International learning models

The Trento Centre worked with the Autonomous Province of Trento to support the work of the European Social Fund Co-operation Network. As part of this work, the OECD LEED Programme conducted five two-day ‘mini-reviews’ in five member regions of the Network.

Capacity building seminar: Routes out of the crisis – New strategies for skills and employment (Trento, Italy)

This seminar begins with a day session open to a wider audience of policymakers and practitioners involved in tackling the impact of the crisis on jobs and skills. Day 2 and 3 are structured around a mix of expert presentations, discussion and group work. Presentations are available online.

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Turin Round Table to help SMEs deal with the global financial crisis

SMEs are suffering under the credit crunch, with banks demanding tougher loan terms while sales weaken and debtors delay payments. How can governments help? A Round Table organised under the auspices of the OECD to discuss possible policy options will take place on 26-27 March in Turin.

High Level OECD Tourism Committee Meeting

A high level OECD Committee meeting on Tourism in Riva del Garda (Italy) on 9-10 October 2008 involving ministers and industry experts from 27 OECD countries and 12 non-member countries.

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“Whole of government” approach needed to ensure competitiveness and sustainability in tourism, says OECD

Governments need to put in place comprehensive strategies to make their tourism industries more competitive and work with industry and regional and local authorities to promote sustainable tourism development.

Conference: Corporate Social Responsibility and Local Development (Trento, Italy)

The objective of this conference was to share experiences on how, trough CRS strategies, public and private sector, Trade Unions and local community organisations can partner to support sustainable development at local level, with a particular focus on Russia.