Capacity building seminar: Implementing SME policy tools in Eastern Europe and South Caucasus (Trento, Italy)

This 3.5-day seminar discussed how to tackle some of the primary challenges SMEs face, addressing the following issues related to SME policy tools and instruments: (i) business cooperation and local governance; (ii) technology, innovation and green growth; and (iii) access to finance.

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International conference: Building quality jobs in the recovery (Dublin, Ireland)

This international conference reviewed and drew lessons from successful past experiences and innovative solutions available today to identify how labour market policy, skills development and training policies can contribute to sustainable employment creation.

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IZA / OECD Employment Seminar 3-4 November

Job creation in hard times. Learning from the past and new policy directions IZA / OECD Employment Seminar 3-4 November 2011, Paris, OECD Conference Center

OECD/University of Maryland International Conference - Labour Activation in a Time of High Unemployment - 14-15 November 2011

Labour Activation in a Time of High Unemployment Joint OECD/University of Maryland International Conference, 14-15 November 2011

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