LEED Activities on Outreach 2004

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Conference on Partnerships and Community Capacity Building, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 26 June 2003

This conference provided a unique opportunity to debate the progress and achievement in improving governance in Mexico in light of the OECD Study on Local Partnerships and other research. For more information, please contact Sylvain.Giguere@oecd.org

Entrepreneurship and Local Development in Distressed Urban Areas, Rome, Italy, 7-8 October 2003

This conference is jointly organised by the LEED Programme and  the City of Rome, in the framework of the LEED Forum on Social Innovation and the LEED Forum on Cities and Regions. For more information, please contact: Antonella.Noya@oecd.org or Jonathan.Potter@oecd.org

Conférences sur le développement local et renforcement des capacités au Mexique

Les événements de l'OCDE organisés au Mexique les 25 et 26 juin avec le Bureau de la planification stratégique et du développement régional auprès du Président du Mexique ont été une grande réussite. M. Vicente Fox, Président du Mexique, a personnellement ouvert l’ensemble des sessions. Pour plus d'informations, veuillez contacter Gabriela.Miranda-Gallardo@oecd.org

OECD-LEED Event on Local Development and Capacity Building. Mexico, 25-26 June 2003

The OECD LEED Programme event organised in Mexico on 25-26 June with the Mexican President’s Office for Strategic Planning and Regional Development was a great success. Mr. Vicente Fox, the President of Mexico, welcomed the participants to the meeting. For more information, please contact: Gabriela.Miranda-Gallardo@oecd.org

Conference on "The Social Economy in Central, East and South-East Europe", Trento, Italy

from 22-Sep-2005 to 23-Sep-2005

This OECD LEED International Conference sought to further explore the trends, opportunities and challenges that social economy actors face in the countries of the Baltic States, Central, East and South-East Europe. For more information on outcomes and results, please contact Paola.Babos@oecd.org

Seminar on "Evaluating Local Development Strategies" in Prague, Czech Republic

on 22-Nov-2005

This seminar was organised by the OECD Trento Centre for Local Development. The event sought to foster and develop a culture of evaluation of local development strategies that promote entrepreneurship, local cohesion and good governance. For further information, please contact Ivana.Studena@oecd.org.

Conference on "From Immigration to Integration: Lessons Drawn from Local Responses", New York City

on 15-Dec-2005

The results of the LEED's five country reviews on the local integration of immigrants into the labour market were discussed at this conference co-organised with the Federal Bank of New York. The event was attended by 140 delegates, from the US and overseas, including leaders and directors of major US workforce training programmes, community development organisations, unions, foundations, and community colleges, as well as academics, and state and local political leadership.

Conference on "Training Strategies for Regional Competitiveness and Inclusion Through Employment", Seoul, Korea

on 12-Oct-2005

This event was jointly organised with the Korean Labour Institute, a LEED Partner.  Korea is looking to transform its labour market policy as a tool to foster regional competitiveness and social cohesion.  This conference shared LEED's expertise in this field to facilitate the adoption of models from abroad, such as area-based partnerships and decentralised frameworks. For more information, please contact Sylvain.Giguere@oecd.org

Seminar on "What Future for Development Agencies?", London, UK

on 21-Nov-2005

This seminar was jointly organised by the OECD LEED Programme and the Center for Public Policy Seminars (CPPS).  It looked at how development and successes of UK agencies fits with the global situation and examined the strenghts and weaknesses of the various development bodies in the UK. 

OECD Entrepreneurship Indicators Project Expert Workshop - "Understanding Entrepreneurship: Issues and Numbers", Paris

from 26-Oct-2005 to 27-Oct-2005

This workshop convened experts in the field of entrepreneurship research, policy and statistics to discuss policy priorities and associated data requirements in order to inform the work of an internationally comparable system of indicators to be developed by the OECD. It was held at the OECD Headquarters.

Conference on "Linking Creativity and Culture for an Innovative Local Development", Trento, Italy

on 28-Nov-2005

This conference sought to increase awareness of policy makers and the private sector on the importance of culture in development policies. It was jointly organised by the LEED Programme and the Autonomous Province of Trento in cooperation with Federculture.

Seminar on Evaluating Local Development Strategies in Eger, Hungary

on 11-Oct-2005

This seminar was organised by the OECD Trento Centre for Local Development.  It focused on disseminating information and tools for best practice evaluation approaches. The event was a part of the activities of the Evaluation Unit at the OECD LEED Trento Centre that aims to develop a culture of evaluation of local development strategies which promote entrepreneurship, local cohesion and good governance. For further information please contact Ivana.Studena@oecd.org.

Seminar on "Promoting SME Innovation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and other South-East European Countries", Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina

on 19-Oct-2005

This event was organised by the OECD LEED Trento Centre for Local Development in collaboration with Sub-department for Strategy and Economy in Government District Brčko and in co-operation with the Central European Initiative.  It was a follow-up of the Trento Centre capacity building seminar on entrepreneurship and will further explore the theme of Promoting SME Innovation. For more information, please contact alessandra.proto@oecd.org