|
The Centre’s work on the theme of entrepreneurship is an integral part of the Activity 2 of the LEED Programme’s which aims to assess best practices and disseminate information on the policies and programmes implemented at local level aiming at encouraging entrepreneurship as a means of job creation and local development.
What's new
"Universities, innovation and entrepreneurship: good practice workshop", Halle, Germany, 12 June 2009
The aim of the good practice workshop was to follow up the joint policy development project from LEED Programme of the OECD and the German Federal Ministry of Housing, Construction and Urban Affairs with a practical event to enable HEIs and policy makers from eastern Germany to exchange with each other and with participants from other countries around good practice in HEI entrepreneurship support, namely in entrepreneurship education and in start-up support. A rich and diverse programme also offered participants opportunities to engage in dept-interviews with those behind good practices.
Events
2008
Compendium of OECD recommendations for policy action and local initiatives to strengthen entrepreneurship
The compendium is part of project on " Strengthening Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in East Germany" carried out by the OECD and the Federal Ministry of Housing, Land, Construction, Transport and Urban Affairs. The compendium is built of several themes of relevance to local entrepreneurship development in East Germany. It brings together recommendations, International learning models and good practice in East Germany.
2007-2006
Review on "Fostering SME and entrepreneurship development in the tourism sector in Bulgaria", Sofia, Bulgaria, 18-22 June 2007
The review has been launched by the OECD LEED Trento Centre for Local Development in co-operation with the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its country mission in Bulgaria. It was an opportunity for policy makers at national and sub-national levels in Bulgaria to debate with international experts in refining the SME and tourism policy design and delivery.
Review on "Strengthening entrepreneurship, innovation and economic development at local level", Croatia, 21-25 May 2007
The review was a joint project between the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Strengthening entrepreneurship and local economic development in East Germany.
A co-operative project between the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs and the OECD on entrepreneurship development in East Germany.
Capacity building seminar on “Building development strategies for cities and regions”, Trento, Italy, 23 - 27 October 2006
This 5-day capacity building seminar focused on the local development strategy design and implementation and more specifically it emphasized the role of strategy in integrating different drivers, factors and enablers of local economic development. This event brought together 60 experienced policy makers and practitioners from Central, East and South East Europe working in the area of regional and local development strategy building.
Seminar on “Influencing attitudes and skills for entrepreneurship and SME growth: Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and south east Europe”, Skopje, Macedonia, 27 February 2006
The seminar in Macedonia continued the work on the case studies identified during the Trento Centre capacity building seminar on entrepreneurship held on 13-14 December 2004 in Trento and further explored the theme of Entrepreneurship Spirit and Skills. This event was organised in collaboration with the Agency for Entrepreneurship Support of the Republic of Macedonia.
2005-2004
Seminar on "Promoting SME innovation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and other South-East European countries", Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 19 October 2005
This event was a follow-up of the Trento Centre capacity building seminar on entrepreneurship and further explored the theme of Promoting SME Innovation.
Conference on "Fostering entrepreneurship: the role of higher education", Trento, Italy, 23-24 June 2005
This international conference was organised by the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development and the OECD LEED Trento Centre for Local Development. It addressed the role that higher education institutions play in fostering entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on Central, East and South-East European countries.
Seminar on "SME internationalisation in Montenegro and other South-East European countries", Podgorica, Montenegro, 13 April 2005
This seminar was held back-to-back with the event in Serbia. It was organised by the OECD LEED Programme and the LEED Trento Centre. The event continued the work on the case studies identified during the Trento seminar and will further explore the theme of SME internationalisation. It was part of the activities of the joint OECD-CEI Local Development Network (LDN).
Seminar on "Strengthening local clusters in Serbia and Montenegro and other South-East European countries", Belgrade, Serbia, 11 April 2005
This event was organised by the OECD LEED Programme and the LEED Trento Centre for Local Development (Italy). It explored further the theme of local clusters and is developed as part of the activities of the joint OECD-CEI Local Development Network (LDN).
Conference on "Financing entrepreneurship at regional and local level in Bulgaria and other South-East European countries", Sofia, Bulgaria, 17 March 2005
This seminar was an opportunity to debate the results of recent entrepreneurship developments in Bulgaria. It focus on the theme of financing entrepreneurship at local and regional level in light of experiences from OECD and South-East European countries. It analysed the main obstacles to improving SME finance at local level.
Seminar on "Entrepreneurship and SME development", Trento, Italy, 13-18 December 2004
This one-week seminar has been especially designed for local policy-makers and practitioners from South, Central, and Eastern Europe responsible for job creation and SME promotion. This training was organised by the LEED Programme through the LEED Trento Centre for Local Development.
For more information, please contact Alessandra.Proto@oecd.org
|
