Working Communities Congress 2010

14-oct.-2009

24-26 March 2010, Melbourne (Australia)

The second biennial Congress will explore international policy and local innovations to improve global perspectives on addressing unemployment. The Congress will be a forum for international thought leaders – to share experiences and strategies to broaden perspectives, challenge thinking and inspire innovative solutions – towards the goal of creating healthy, vibrant and sustainable working communities.
Organised by NESA, the peak body for providers of Australian employment services, in partnership with the OECD LEED Programme.

6th annual meeting of OECD LEED Forum on partnerships and local governance

09-oct.-2009

16-17 February 2010 Vienna (Austria)

Despite the first signs of economic recovery, unemployment will remain high for the years to come.  The 6th Annual Meeting will bring together some 200 representatives of local partnerships, government officials, social entrepreneurs, business leaders, trade unions and academics to review how local development actors are adapting to this new reality and what are the innovations emerging on the ground to respond to these new challenges.

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.

LEED project: Integrating employment, skills and economic development

15-juin-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.

Conférence sur l’amélioration des compétences, Copenhague, Danemark

08-juin-2004

Cet événement a réuni les principaux acteurs locaux qui ont examiné ensemble les instruments et partenariats mis en oeuvre pour l'améliorer les compétences. Un nouvel ouvrage résultat d'une série d'études qui porte sur les compétences a été publié en juin 2006. Pour plus d’informations, veuillez contacter sylvain.giguere@oecd.org

Étude sur l’intégration des immigrants sur le marché du travail au niveau local

06-avr.-2004

Cette activité analyse les politiques économiques et sociales destinées à favoriser l’intégration des immigrants ou des personnes issues de l’immigration sur le marché du travail des pays d’accueil. Les pays participants incluent le Canada, l’Espagne, l’Italie, le Royaume-Uni et la Suisse; des travaux menés en parallèle portent sur les initiatives locales destinées à s’attaquer aux problèmes causés par l’émigration en Albanie et en Bulgarie. Pour plus d'informations, veuillez contacter francesca.froy@oecd.org

Nouvelle publication: Managing Decentralisation: A New Role for Labour Market Policy (anglais seulement)

Afin d’assurer les besoins de la société, les gouvernements décentralisent les politiques de l’emploi aussi bien au stade de leur conception que dans celui de leur mise en oeuvre. Dans le domaine des politiques de l’emploi, la décentralisation est favorablement accueillie par un grand nombre d’acteurs des entreprises et des autorités locales aux groupes communautaires et ONG. Pour plus d'informations, veuillez contacter Sylvain.Giguere@oecd.org

New LEED Publication: Managing Decentralisation: A New Role for Labour Market Policy, November 2003

To ensure that people's needs are met, governments decentralise the way policies are designed and implemented. In the field of labour market policy, decentralisation is welcomed by a whole range of stakeholders, from business and local governments to community groups and NGOs. For more information, please contact Sylvain.Giguere@oecd.org

Routes out of the crisis: Strategies for local employment recovery and skills development in Asia

du 01-déc.-2009 au 03-déc.-2009

While no country has been spared from the effects of the financial and economic crisis, the diverse impact has been quite evident in Asia.
The joint ILO/OECD LEED meeting aims to strengthen the capacity of constituents, policy makers and practitioners at local level to undertake effective employment recovery and skills strategies in response to the financial and economic crisis.

Venue: Malang (Java), Indonesia

6th Annual Meeting of OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance

du 16-févr.-2010 au 17-févr.-2010

Despite the first signs of economic recovery, unemployment will remain high for the years to come. The 6th Annual Meeting will bring together some 200 representatives of local partnerships, government officials, social entrepreneurs, business leaders, trade unions and academics to review how local development actors are adapting to this new reality and what are the innovations emerging on the ground to respond to these new challenges.
Venue: Vienna (Austria)

Working Communities Congress 2010

du 24-mars-2010 au 26-mars-2010

The second biennial Congress will explore international policy and local innovations to improve global perspectives on addressing unemployment. The Congress will be a forum for international thought leaders – to share experiences and strategies to broaden perspectives, challenge thinking and inspire innovative solutions – towards the goal of creating healthy, vibrant and sustainable working communities.
Venue: Grand Hyatt Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne (Australia)

6th annual meeting of OECD LEED Forum on partnerships and local governance

du 16-févr.-2010 au 17-févr.-2010

Despite the first signs of economic recovery, unemployment will remain high for the years to come and it will take long before employment gets back to pre-recession levels.  The 6th Annual Meeting will bring together some 200 representatives of local partnerships, government officials, social entrepreneurs, business leaders, trade unions and academics to review how local development actors are adapting to this new reality and what are the innovations emerging on the ground to respond to these new challenges.

Venue: Vienna (Austria)

Capacity building seminar on "Getting theyYoung into jobs: the role of partnerships" , Trento, Italy

du 26-oct.-2009 au 28-oct.-2009

Ensuring a smooth and quick transition from education to employment and fighting education drop-out trends are key objectives of youth policies across OECD countries. The seminar was addressed to those already working in partnerships on youth policies, or in the process of establishing a partnership in one of the following areas: (i) promoting entrepreneurship; (ii) youth skills initiatives; and (iii) integrating youth with accumulated disadvantages.

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.

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.

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.