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Countries need competitive, dynamic regions to achieve their economic and social objectives at the national level. Regional development is an indispensable complement to national macroeconomic and structural policies. Globalisation poses new challenges to regions and to current regional development policies. The OECD provides policy analysis and exchange of information on regional development, regional innovation and competitiveness , urban development, rural development, multi-level governance and regional statistics and indicators. More...
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on 03-Jul-2009
The earthquake in L’Aquila, Italy, killed almost 300 people and destroyed a large part of the built environment, as well as essential infrastructure networks. International experts and policy practitioners from around the world discussed and assessed policy options to restore and re-launch the regional economy which was severely hit by the earthquake.
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25-Jun-2009
The launch of OECD Review of Regional Innovation: 15 Mexican States was held in Mexico city on 16th June 2009. The Secretary-General as well as national and state public officials participated in the presentation and discussion which had record attendance.
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from 13-Oct-2009 to 15-Oct-2009
The Annual OECD Rural Development Conference will this year be held in Quebec, Canada. Combining a series of workshops, exhibits and field visits, this broad ranging conference will look at rural policy in relation to a vast array of sectors including forestry, energy, climate change, tourism and more. It will also focus on responding to the financial crisis and recession in rural areas.
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from 11-Jun-2009 to 12-Jun-2009
This interactive workshop explored and identified emerging thoughts and approaches to innovation in public service design and delivery. Practitioners from a wide range of countries, sectors and levels of government had the opportunity to share their experiences.
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from 11-Jun-2009 to 12-Jun-2009
The OECD organised a joint workshop with the Las Palmas Municipality, Gran Canaria, Spain. The workshop explored practical tools city officials can use to fight climate change and catalyse their economies.
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on 15-May-2009
This workshop was organised by the OECD, METREX, l'IAU Île-de-France and Région Île-de-France. It brought together strategic planning experts from more than 40 European metropolitan areas and they shared their experiences and discussed the challenges of sustainable development and planning.
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on 31-Mar-2009
A Ministerial-level meeting entitled 'Investing for Growth: Building Innovative Regions' was held at the OECD Headquarters in Paris. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Mari Kiviniemi, Minister of Public Administration and Local Government, Finland.
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26-Mar-2009
The OECD has launched this new publication which aims to learn how indicator systems can be used as a governance tool in a regional policy context, with a particular focus on the role of monitoring.
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23-Mar-2009
OECD launches 'Regions at a Glance 2009' the one-stop guide for understanding regional competitiveness and performance. This third edition provides the latest comparable data and trends across regions in OECD countries, including a special focus on the spatial dimension for innovation.
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23-Mar-2009
The OECD will launch this publication in April 2009. The report analyses the key socio-economic forces at work in China's rural areas and discusses the current government strategy for rural development.
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