OECD LEED Seminar on "Development of Skills, Local Development and Partnerships", Lisbon, Portugal, 10 December 2007

Within the framework or the Portuguese Presidency of the European Union, the Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity is organising, in partnership with the OECD and the European Commission, a Seminar on “Development of Skills, Local Development and Partnerships”.

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Report on “Building Effective Local Partnerships: Organisational Challenges and Strategic Orientations”

This discussion paper on "Building Effective Local Partnerships: Organisational Challenges and Strategic Orientations" is the result of the active review "Capacity Building for Effective Local Partnerships", a joint project between the OECD and the USAID.

Contact the Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance

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Conference on Financing Local Development: Understanding the Role of Mutual Credit and Co-Operative Banks, Paris, France, 23 November 2007

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OECD LEED Conference on “Perspectives on Strengthening Entrepreneurship in East Germany”, Berlin, Germany, 27 November 2007

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Globalisation and Regional Economies: Can OECD Regions Compete in Global Industries?

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