Conference on "From Immigration to Integration: Lessons Drawn from Local Responses", New York City

le 15-déc.-2005

The results of the LEED's five country reviews on the local integration of immigrants into the labour market were discussed at this conference co-organised with the Federal Bank of New York. The event was attended by 140 delegates, from the US and overseas, including leaders and directors of major US workforce training programmes, community development organisations, unions, foundations, and community colleges, as well as academics, and state and local political leadership.

Conference on "Training Strategies for Regional Competitiveness and Inclusion Through Employment", Seoul, Korea

le 12-oct.-2005

This event was jointly organised with the Korean Labour Institute, a LEED Partner.  Korea is looking to transform its labour market policy as a tool to foster regional competitiveness and social cohesion.  This conference shared LEED's expertise in this field to facilitate the adoption of models from abroad, such as area-based partnerships and decentralised frameworks. For more information, please contact Sylvain.Giguere@oecd.org

Seminar on "Employment, Economic Development and Local Governance in Lithuania", Vilnius

le 03-mars-2005

This event was a platform to debate the results of recent local governance developments in Lithuania in the light of experience from other countries, analyse the main obstacles met and identify ways to progress further. It was organised by the Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania and the OECD (LEED Programme) in co-operation with the European Commission. For more information, please contact Ekaterina.Travkina@oecd.org

Seminar on "Employment, Economic Development and Local Governance in Latvia", Riga

le 18-janv.-2005

This event was a unique opportunity to debate the results of recent local governance developments in Latvia in the light of experience from other countries, analyse the main obstacles met and identify ways to progress further.  In particular it compared the results obtained by new forms of governance experimented with in various parts of the Baltic Rim and addressed some critical issues related to their effectiveness in generating better economic and social outcomes. For more information, please contact Ekaterina.Travkina@oecd.org

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

du 21-nov.-2004 au 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

Quelles agences de développement au service de la décentralisation ? Paris, 17 juin 2003

Cette conférence a été organisée conjointement par le Programme LEED et la Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations. Les interventions internationales ainsi que les débats qui les ont suivi étaient très appréciés par les participants. Pour plus d'informations, veuillez contacter Lucy.Clarke@oecd.org