OECD-EU Project on Self-Employment and Entrepreneurship in Europe

06-janv.-2012

Entrepreneurship development is an important requirement for achieving the goal of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth set out in the Europe 2020 strategy.  It is also a means to respond to new economic challenges, to create jobs and to fight social and financial exclusion. The impact of the global financial and economic crisis calls for giving entrepreneurship and self-employment a stronger role in economic and social development policies.

New LEED Project: Building Local Economic Intelligence (BLEI)

08-nov.-2011

Building Local Economic Intelligence (BLEI) aims to support national and local governments with sourcing and using information to design informed development strategies. The main objective is to increase the capacity of local development organisations to collect and use economic information and evaluation evidence in a structured way so as to feed the strategy-making process.

LEED projects you can join in 2011-2012

26-janv.-2011

LEED has a new programme of work for 2011-2012. Have a look to see what can be useful to your organisation and contact the OECD Secretariat for more information.

New reports on Leveraging skills and training in SMEs

21-janv.-2011

Two detailed studies of the Canterbury region in New Zealand and the Sosnowiec region in Poland have been released recently.
The analysis in these two countries shows clear evidence of the specific needs of small and medium enterprises, beyond cultural or geographical disparities. The study so far also points out to the importance of knowledge intensive service activities (KISA) as an advanced learning environment for SMEs.

Reports for Turkey, Belgium, the UK and Canada will be available soon.

Developed countries must do more to integrate immigrant workers, says OECD

05-déc.-2006

Well-managed immigration flows offer benefits both for host countries and for migrants and their families. But the effective integration of immigrants into the societies of the countries where they settle is crucial, and this requires commitment and action at national and local level.

National round-table: Skills upgrading to foster local economic diversification in Cambodia (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)

le 18-janv.-2012

How can employment and training programmes and services be delivered in a more responsive way to emerging local business needs and economic development strategies in the country? How can more effective partnerships be built between industry and education/training to address skills mismatch? What are key instruments for effective upskilling of the workforce?

Conference: OECD LEED-Cedefop Green Skills Forum (Paris, France)

le 27-févr.-2012

The OECD LEED Programme and Cedefop are organising a joint Green Skills Forum to be held at OECD Headquarters in Paris on 27 February 2012. The forum aims to draw on lessons from work conducted by the OECD, Cedefop, and other organisations on the implications of the green economy for skills development and training policies. Deadline for registration: 15 February 2012.

Workshop: l'OCDE a lancé deux rapports mondiaux à Sydney

du 05-déc.-2011 au 06-déc.-2011

L'objectif de ce workshop était de présenter les principales conclusions et recommandations des deux rapports et d'examiner comment renforcer les partenariats pouvant être développés à Sydney pour réduire les émissions de carbone et d'accroître les possibilités économiques et d'emploi.

Cities and Investment in Europe: Crisis or Catharsis? (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

du 23-nov.-2011 au 24-nov.-2011

Organised by LEED Knowledge Partner, the Urban Investment Network, this 2011 annual summit will act as an knowledge exchange at the highest level, gathering high profile public and private sector leaders to debate topical issues at the heart of successful development and competitive cities.

Conférence: Forum international de l’économie sociale et solidaire - FIESS (Montréal, Canada)

du 17-oct.-2011 au 20-oct.-2011

Cette rencontre internationale aura pour thème central la nécessité d'un dialogue entre l'État et la société civile pour l’élaboration de politiques publiques en faveur de l’économie sociale et solidaire. Elle permettra de mettre en valeur la richesse de l’économie sociale et solidaire à travers le monde, la diversité de ses expériences et le caractère innovant de ses entreprises et des nombreux partenariats construits entre les pouvoirs publics et la société civile.

Conférence sur "Créer des stratégies efficaces pour l’emploi et les compétences au niveau local", Taipei

du 01-oct.-2007 au 02-oct.-2007

Cet évènement est organisé par le Programme LEEED de l’OCDE à l’invitation du  Conseil du travail.  La conférence aura pour but d’extraire les leçons utiles des expériences locales, en s’appuyant sur des exemples choisis dans les pays par l’OCDE.