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News & Events
News
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19-Jun-2006
This year's edition of the Employment Outlook provides analysis covering 30 countries and presents a reassessment of the OECD Jobs Strategy which was discussed at the High-Level Policy Conference: Boosting Jobs and Incomes - Toronto Canada.
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14-Mar-2006
The Central American economic integration process, which dates back to the 1950s, entered a new era in 2001 with the launching of the Puebla Panama Plan. This plan helped shift the focus to the greater “Mesoamerican region” (MAR), which includes the seven Central American countries plus the nine southeastern states of Mexico. In this context, the OECD Territorial Review of the Mesoamerican Region marks two major firsts: a comprehensive regional development study of the entire Mesoamerican region and the OECD’s first ever multi-national territorial review.
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14-Sep-2005
The Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy and Labour supports the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance. The Forum builds on the expertise and the informal networks developed by the OECD and seeks ways to optimise the contribution of partnership structures to local governance and the effectiveness of policies.
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15-Jun-2005
This activity focuses on how the related policy areas be better integrated to maximise benefits for the economy and society in general, fostering business development, the enhancement of skills and social inclusion. Participating countries include Canada, Greece, Italy, Poland, the USA, Bulgaria, and Romania with the project also receiving support from the European Commission. Countries are invited to express their interest in participating in these reviews.
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03-Nov-2004
The LEED Programme was invited to present this publication in the Forum on 3 November. Longstanding expert and partner, Ray Boshara, presented the main ideas of this topic and some good practices analysed in selected OECD countries. This book is available in English, French, Italian and Spanish.
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Extending asset-building policies to the poor can represent an effective attack on both poverty and economic and social alienation of the poor, because it has positive welfare effects that income support alone cannot provide. This book establishes the context for a fruitful debate on the merits and demerits of asset building for the poor by setting out the basic ideas involved in asset-building programmes and proposals. For more information, please contact Antonella.Noya@oecd.org
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18-Jun-2004
As one of Canada’s most economically competitive cities, Montreal faces competition from other major North American metropolitan regions such as Toronto and Philadelphia. The forthcoming study on Montreal will address the competitiveness and governance questions facing this metropolitan region.
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11-Jun-2004
This publication examines how national and regional governments and development agencies can increase economic competitiveness by promoting connections to global knowledge flows. The analysis and policy recommendations present learning opportunities for policy makers, practitioners and scholars interested in this emerging area of policy. To contact the author, please send an e-mail to Jonathan.Potter@oecd.org
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08-Jun-2004
This event examined both the key instruments put in place and discussed the ways to improve local practices to enhance the skills of low-skilled workers. The conference gathered together more than 100 participants from all OECD countries. For more information, please contact Sylvain.Giguere@oecd.org
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Events
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from 05-Jun-2006 to 06-Jun-2006
This conference discussed the findings of the expert study mission which took place in Glasgow last January and that will contribute to the new economic strategy of the City. The event was organised in partnership with Scottish Enterprise Glasgow and Glasgow City Council.
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from 30-Jun-2006 to 01-Jul-2006
The seminar is organised by the Italian LEED Partner – Cittadinanzattiva in cooperation with the Active Citizenship Foundation (FONDACA) and the Frascati Group for corporate social responsibility.
The event will focus on the relationship between Citizens and enterprises in the framework of CSR strategies and more specifically on partnerships between Citizens’ organizations and Businesses in Europe.
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from 10-Jul-2006 to 12-Jul-2006
The seminar will bring together the policy makers and practitioners from the CEE and SEE countries allowing for discussion i) how to best introduce and implement prior assessment so that it serves as a tool for local strategy design and delivery ii) how to best support the local level so that evaluation becomes an opportunity for learning and stops being perceived as a threat.
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from 29-May-2006 to 31-May-2006
This workshop looked at local development assets and capacities in Northern Albania with a focus on the traditional handicraft sector, including skills development and the role of partnerships in the design, implementation and evaluation of local development strategies. This event was jointly organised by the OECD LEED Centre for Local Development and the International Labour Office (ILO).
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on 27-Feb-2006
This event was a follow-up of the Trento Centre capacity building seminar on entrepreneurship and further explored the theme of Entrepreneurship Spirit and Skills. It was organised by the OECD LEED Trento Centre for Local Development in collaboration with the Agency for Entrepreneurship Support of the Republic of Macedonia.
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on 19-Jul-2005
This seminar was organised by the OECD LEED Trento Centre for Local Development. It focused on disseminating information and tools for best practice evaluation approaches. The event is a part of the activities of the Evaluation Unit at the OECD LEED Trento Centre which aims to promote and develop culture of evaluation of local development strategies for entrepreneurship, local cohesion and good governance. For further information contact Ivana.Studena@oecd.org
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from 23-Nov-2005 to 24-Nov-2005
This year, the CEI SEF addressed the theme of Reforms key to Competitiveness. It was a platform to make business contacts and establish co-operation on investment projects and development programmes. The SEF also provided a unique chance to discuss structural reforms for improving business environment, development strategies for raising competitiveness, with a special focus on energy, infrastructure, and human resources. For more information, please contact Ekaterina.Travkina@oecd.org
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on 09-Dec-2005
This seminar was held back to back with the next meeting of the LEED Directing Committee. Ten years after the Czech Republic joined the OECD and the LEED Programme, what are the lessons that can be learned from the Czech experience in local development? This and other issues were addressed in this event organised by the LEED Programme in collaboration with the Government of the Czech Republic. For more information, please contact Sylvain.Giguere@oecd.org
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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
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