Job-rich Growth in Asia

Asia is generally recognised to be leading the global recovery from the financial crisis, while decentralisation is transforming the role of local government from implementers of national strategies to equal partners with national government for social and economic initiatives.

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Conference: Managing accountability and flexibility in labour market policy (Aarhus, Denmark)

The conference reviewed the results of OECD research with national policy makers and practitioners, debating the best way of managing flexibility and accountability in labour market policy.

Conference: Kick-starting economic recovery - The role of entrepreneurship in structural funds (Berlin, Germany)

The event was organised by the ESF Learning Network Community of Practice for Inclusive Entrepreneurship (COPIE 2). It took place at the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin-Mitte and was by invitation only.

Seminar: More and better jobs - Employment Pacts’ experience & business strategies (Barcelona, Spain)

This seminar was organised by the OECD LEED Programme in cooperation with the City Council of Barcelona, through its Local Development Agency, Barcelona Activa, to analyse best practices for quality employment in different environments among OECD countries.

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7th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance (Vienna, Austria)

How can local economic development projects integrate social and employment objectives? How can labour market policy support economic growth? Answers to this and other issues were discussed at the 7th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance.

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Local strategies for youth employment

This LEED study will analyse the factors leading to youth exclusion from the labour market at the local level and review the programmes and locally differentiated national measures in place to support youth in the school-to-work transition, labour market integration, retention an progression.

High-employment-growth enterprises

This LEED activity will provide guidance to policy makers on how to stimulate job creation through support to high-growth entrepreneurship at the local level, based on the analysis of the local drivers of high-employment-growth entrepreneurship and an assessment of local policies in this area.&l

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Supporting evidence-based local strategy making

This LEED activity aims to increase the relevance, efficiency and effectiveness of local economic and employment development policies by supporting the use of appropriate evidence on policy needs and impacts in the design and implementation of local strategies.

Tackling long-term unemployment amongst vulnerable groups

This LEED project will analyse the multiple factors leading to long-term unemployment amongst vulnerable groups at the local level and review local measures put in place to support labour market integration and local partnerships working to tackle this issue.

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Local development capacity assessment in EU candidate countries and potential candidates in the Western Balkans

This joint initiative by the European Commission Enlargement Directorate-General and the OECD LEED Programme is focused on providing an assessment of the current local development capacity in view of EU accession in the EU Candidate countries and potential candidates in the Western Balkans.