Actualités & Evénements

Invitation for participation: survey about local responses to the crisis

04-mars-2009

“Is your locality affected by the crisis?” “What is being done to address the problems?” “Do you want to know what others are doing?”

The OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governances invites you to share your experience by filling in a simple questionnaire. The results will be processed and fed back to all Forum members.

Culture and tourism, a growing importance

16-déc.-2008

“Increasing the Attractiveness of Places through Cultural Resources” is a study recently completed by the OECD Tourism Committee. The main documents and case studies have been summarised in the publication "The Impact of Culture on Tourism".

Two follow-up seminars disseminated and explored the outcomes: “Culture and Tourism: A Strategic Partnership” in Mexico; and “A New Design for Tourism: Culture, Tourism and Creative Industries; Driving Forces for Local Development” in Austria.

Les indicateurs de l’entrepreneuriat OCDE Eurostat ont pour objectif de consolider la création d’entreprises nouvelles

18-nov.-2008

Ces dernières années, une croissance forte et des restructurations économiques ont, dans des pays tels que la Roumanie, la Hongrie et la République slovaque, créé un terrain fertile pour des activités entrepreneuriales dynamiques. Toutefois, le retournement mondial actuel durcit les défis que représentent, pour les gouvernements d’Europe de l’est comme pour tous les autres, le soutien et la protection des entreprises nouvelles.

Video and audio: attend a virtual capacity building seminar at the OECD LEED Trento Centre!

24-sept.-2008

Short videos (5 minutes maximum) summarise the key concepts of the issues addressed in the Capacity Building Seminar for Partnerships on "Designing and Delivering Skills Strategies for Cities", Trento, Italy, 11-13 June 2008. You can also listen to the contributors’ speeches (25 minutes maximum) or download their presentations.

Compendium of OECD recommendations for policy action and local initiatives to strengthen entrepreneurship

19-nov.-2007

The compendium is part of the project on "Strengthening Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in East Germany"carried out by the OECD and the Federal Ministry of Housing, Land, Construction, Transport and Urban Affairs. The compendium is built of several themes of relevance to local entrepreneurship development in East Germany. It brings together recommendations, International learning models and good practice in East Germany.

LEED Reviews: Innovation and the Internationalisation of Local Economies

22-août-2007

This review series aims to assist policy makers to develop local strategies and programmes to promote competitiveness in the globalising knowledge economy through strengthening innovation and internationalisation. Cities and regions interested in participating in this series, are invited to contact the OECD Secretariat.

Principes d'action de Vienne sur les partenariats

17-juil.-2007

Les Principes d’action fournissent des lignes directrices pour aider les gouvernements à stimuler la coordination verticale et multisectorielle autour des problèmes de développement économique et de l’emploi au niveau local.

Etude sur les "Pôles de compétitivité et entrepreneuriat"

03-juil.-2007

Le Programme LEED a soumis en juin dernier le rapport "Pôles de compétitivité et entrepreneuriat: Comparaisons internationales" au Ministre des PME. Cette étude a été menée en collaboration avec la DCASPL du gouvernement français. Le rapport tire de conclusions et recommandations sur les adaptations pour améliorer l'impact des politiques publiques en matière de soutien aux pôles et à l'entrepreneuriat.  Le rapport a été rédigé sur la base d'une étude approfondie du pôle grenoblois et six autres pôles internationaux.

Capacity building seminar for local development practitioners on “Routes out of the crisis – New strategies for skills and employment”, Trento, Italy

du 10-juin-2009 au 12-juin-2009

The seminar began with a day session open to a wider audience of policymakers and practitioners involved in tackling the impact of the crisis on jobs and skills. Days 2 and 3 were structured around a mix of presentations by OECD experts followed by discussion and group work.

Agora Talentia, Pamplona, Spain

du 11-févr.-2009 au 12-févr.-2009

On 11-12 February 2009, the Spanish city of Pamplona will host Agora Talentia, the first International Forum on Talent in the Knowledge Age. Talentia is organised by the Regional Government of Navarre, the Navarre Innovation Agency (ANAIN) and the Navarre Foundation for Diversification (FND), in collaboration with the OECD LEED Programme.

Workshop on The European Union and International Initiatives on CSR:a Dialogue on Local Impact, Milan, Italy

le 10-déc.-2008

The seminar is intended to discuss the role, possible interaction and local implementation of the EU policy on Corporate Social Responsibility and policies and programs promoted by the UN Global Compact and the OECD on the same field.

Experts meeting - Employment and Skills Strategies in South-East Asia (ESSSA): Indonesia and the Philippines

le 03-déc.-2008

The ILO and the OECD jointly organised an experts meeting on fostering employment and skills development strategies in Indonesia and the Philippines, as part of OECD LEED’s initiative on Employment and Skills Development in South East Asia (ESSSA), in Jakarta on 3 December 2008. The meeting addressed issues of decentralisation, partnerships, skills upgrading and integration of the disadvantaged in the labour market and learn the lessons from the OECD experience in these areas.

Inter-Agency Conference on Local Economic Development (LED), Turin, Italy

du 22-oct.-2008 au 24-oct.-2008

The ILO in collaboration with the OECD LEED Programme is organising an inter-agency conference on local economic development, meant to take stock of practices around the world and develop a joint strategy for knowledge development and networking. The event will involve several agencies such as UN-HABITAT, UNIDO, UNCDF, SDC (LEDNA), GTZ and IADB.

Conference on "Partnerships for Social Inclusion", Melbourne, Australia

du 15-oct.-2008 au 16-oct.-2008

Increasing social inclusion requires a joined-up approach that cuts across policy departments. The public sector should re-think the way it operates, moving from a traditional hierarchical model to one characterised by multi-sectoral partnerships and flexibility in policy delivery. These topics will be discussed at this conference co-organised by the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Melbourne, the Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development and the OECD LEED Programme.

Final Seminar on "Strategic Planning and Evaluation for Regional and Local Development in Latvia", Riga, Latvia

le 17-juin-2008

This seminar presented and debated the result of work undertaken by the OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Programme on how best to support the design, implementation and evaluation of local development strategies in Latvia.

Conférence de l’OCDE sur la décentralisation et les politiques du marché du travail, Venise, Italie, 17 19 avril 2008

du 17-avr.-2008 au 19-avr.-2008

Le gouvernement central devrait-il confier le développement économique et de l’emploi aux décideurs locaux ? Les ministres des pays de l’OCDE ont traité de ces questions lors d’une conférence qui s'est tenue à Venise, en Italie, du 17 au 19 avril 2008.