News & Events

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

Seminar on Implementing Local Development Strategies, Trento, Italy, 21-27 November 2004

from 21-Nov-2004 to 27-Nov-2004

This one-week seminar has been especially designed for policy-makers and practitioners from South, Central, and Eastern Europe responsible for local development issues. This training was organised by the LEED Programme through the LEED Trento Centre for Local Development. For further information, please contact Andrea-Rosalinde.Hofer@oecd.org

Seminar on Social Economy and Social Innovation, Trento, Italy

from 14-Nov-2004 to 19-Nov-2004

This one-week seminar has been especially designed for policy-makers and practitioners from South, Central, and Eastern Europe responsible for social economic issues. This training was organised by the LEED Programme through the LEED Trento Centre for Local Development.  For further information, please contact: Paola.Babos@oecd.org

Seventh CEI Summit Economic Forum, Portoroz, Slovenia

from 24-Nov-2004 to 26-Oct-2004

The Central European Initiative (CEI) opened its doors to the business and financial community, focusing on the needs of entrepreneurs investing in central and eastern Europe. The event was co-organised with the Slovenian CEI Presidency and sponsored by the Italian Government. The OECD LEED Trento Centre was an active partner of this important event. For more information, please contact Paola.Babos@oecd.org

European Day of the Entrepreneur - Fostering Social Cohesion through Social Entrepreneurship

from 05-Oct-2004 to 06-Oct-2004

The European Day of the Entrepreneur (EDE) aims to built on the experiences of the cities that organise entrepreneurial events at local level. This event is organised by UMIS-SMEA and will be held in the city of Zagreb, Croatia, for the first time.

Youth Employment Summit, Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico

from 04-Oct-2004 to 07-Oct-2004

Youth Employment Summit (YES) Mexico 2004 will be an important milestone for evaluating global progress on youth employment where national strategies will be shared within the context of YES Framework for Action. The LEED Programme has been invited to participate in this event and share its experience in the field of entrepreneurship promotion. For more information please contact Gabriela.Miranda-gallardo@oecd.org

4th International Conference on Entrepreneurship: Contexts, Locales and Values - Paris, France

from 22-Sep-2004 to 24-Sep-2004

The 4th conference of the International Entrepreneurship Forum (IEF) is jointly organised by the OECD LEED Programme, the University of Essex and the University of Paris Dauphine, France. This event will provide for research based insights and a forum for the sharing of experience by policy makers and practitioners.  This is an invitation and the call for papers.

LEED Forthcoming Events on Entrepreneurship

from 01-Sep-2003 to 31-Dec-2003

Click here to know more about the LEED Programme forthcoming events on Entrepreneurship for 2003.

Which Development Agencies for Decentralisation? Paris, 17 June 2003

This conference, was organised cojointly by the LEED Programme and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations Group. The international presentations, as well as the ensuing debates, were highly appreciated by the conference participants. For more information, please contact Lucy.Clarke@oecd.org