IMPLEMENTING CHANGE: A NEW LOCAL AGENDA FOR JOBS AND GROWTH

 
In co-operation with the EU Presidency, Irish Government and Pobal

26th-27th March 2013, Dublin-Kilkenny, Ireland

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What

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Localities across the OECD area are confronted with the challenge of reducing high and persistent unemployment and defining new sources of economic growth, all in the context of shrinking public resources. Local and national governments are in search of policies and instruments that work to rebuild economies and jobs from the bottom up. What mechanisms can be put in place locally to accelerate change, especially in tackling complex cross-cutting issues? And how can national policies be adapted to achieve maximum local impact and ensure that policy implementation mechanisms are operating efficiently at a local level? The 9th Annual Meeting offered an opportunity to reflect on innovative ways to support local job creation, business growth and effective policy delivery.

The following themes were addressed:

PUTTING IN PLACE MORE AND BETTER JOBS How employment and training agencies can help? Local strategies for youth employment Employment and social inclusion in rural areas

ACHIEVING GROWTH Enabling growth and investment: strategy, system and leadership Supporting high-growth firms Making shrinking communities more resilient   Data for policy design and impact  assessment

 

How

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Plenary sessions, thematic workshops and the Local Initiatives Forum provided opportunities to learn from international experience, present projects and network with peers from other counties.

Participants had the opportunity to learn directly from a range of project visits and discussed their work with staff and service users. Visits covered sets of services in County Kilkenny.

Working language: English.

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  Presentations

Tuesday 26th March

PLENARY SESSION 1: A NEW LOCAL AGENDA FOR JOBS AND GROWTH

Moderator: Sylvain Giguère, Head of LEED Division, OECD

• The new connection between people and place: jobs grow, they don’t come, Edward Blakely, Professor of Urban Policy, United States Studies Center, University of Sydney, Australia
• Delivering local development: strategy, system and leadership, Debra Mountford, Senior Policy Analyst, OECD LEED & Baron Frankal, Director of Economic Strategy, New Economy, Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, United Kingdom
• Local job creation: how can employment and training agencies help? Lessons from the OECD review of Ireland, John Sweeney, Senior Policy Analyst, National Economic & Social Council, Ireland
• Integrating employment and economic development, lessons from the US and Australia, Randall Eberts, Executive Director, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, United States

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

• Workshop C - Increasing employment opportunities in rural areas, Betty-Ann Bryce, Policy Analyst, Rural and Regional Development, OECD
• Workshop C - Employment and social inclusion in rural areas, Brian Harvey, Independent Social Researcher, Ireland
• Workshop D - Enabling growth and investment, Gerard McCleave, Director of Strategy and Regeneration, Ilex urc, United Kingdom
• Workshop D - Delivering local development in Manchester, Baron Frankal, Director of Economic Strategy, New Economy, Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, United Kingdom
• Workshop F - Cultivating resilient communities, Davie Philip, Community Resilience Programme, Cultivate Living & Learning, Ireland
• Workshop G - Measuring skills supply and demand - OECD LEED diagnostic tool and its application in selected regions,  Sergio Destefanis, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Salerno, Italy
• Workshop G - Irish local development management systems, Richard Deane, Information, Appraisal and Monitoring Coordinator, Pobal, & Ciaran Reid, CEO Ballyfermot Chapelizod Partnership, Ireland
• Workshop G - GeoICT for Planning & Policy, Zorica Nedovic-Budic, Head of School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy, University College of Dublin, Ireland

Wednesday 27th March

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

• Workshop A - Enterprise and employment: A local approach to global issues, Declan Rice, CEO, Kilkenny Leader Partnership, Ireland
• Workshop A - How employment and training agency can help, Sally Sinclair, CEO, National Employment Services Association, Australia
• Workshop B - Combatting poverty through an Active Labour Market Policy with a strategic focus on education and inclusion, Jens Sibbersen, Manager of Career Center, Copenhagen Job Centre, Denmark
• Workshop F - Making shrinking communities more resilient, Colm Byrne, Manager, Susliving, Ireland

PLENARY SESSION 2: LOCAL EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES IN RURAL AREAS

Chair: Mary Moylan, Assistant Secretary General, Department for Environment, Community and Local Government, Ireland

• Employment and unemployment in an Irish rural context, Kathy Walsh, KW Research and Associates, Ireland
• Regional, rural and remote employment strategies – the Australian Experience, Sally Sinclair, CEO, National Employment Services Association, Australia

 

Who

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The 9th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance brought together some 200 representatives of local partnerships, government officials, local leaders, youth organisations, social entrepreneurs, business representatives, trade unions and academics to review how local development actors are adapting to this new reality and the innovations emerging on the ground to respond to these new challenges.

There was no participation fee. Participants were expected to cover their own travel and accommodation expenses.

 

Where

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The meeting was held in Dublin and Kilkenny, two of Ireland’s most historic cities. Dublin, the capital city of Ireland, is its most populous city, the seat of Government as well as its principal port and trading centre. The city boasts a rich Irish culture and a glorious past which has given birth to many great writers, artists and musicians. Visitors can walk around the city and participate in tours to appreciate the immensity of its history and culture.

Noteworthy sites include Dublin Castle, Trinity College, Christ Church Cathedral, St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Áras an Uachtaráin, where Ireland’s president resides. The Phoenix Park, home to Dublin Zoo is the largest urban park in Europe.

Kilkenny city is Ireland’s most historic and compact medieval city, located inland in south-east Ireland. “The Marble City” is one of Kilkenny’s many names, arising from the vein of black marble found here. Much of its old medieval architecture remains intact and the street plan of the centre has changed little in the last six hundred years. Kilkenny’s heritage is evident in the city and environs including the historic buildings such as Kilkenny Castle. St. Canice’s Cathedral and Round Tower, Rothe House, Shee Alms House, Black Abbey, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny Town Hall, St. Francis Abbey, Grace’s Castle, and St. John’s Priory.

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Contacts

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For further information about the event, please contact Ekaterina Travkina and Elisa Campestrin at the OECD Secretariat.

 

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Related Documents

 

Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance

Press release: Boosting local jobs and growth – international experts meet in Dublin and Kilkenny