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The conference conclusions and the speakers' presentations are now available.
Welcome to the official webpage for the conference on Innovative Service Delivery: Meeting the Challenges of Rural Regions. The conference took place on 3-4 April 2008 in Cologne, Germany at the Dorint Hotel and was hosted and co-sponsored by Germany’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection.
The OECD Annual Rural Development Conference was organised by the Directorate of Public Governance and Territorial Development to allow policy makers from OECD countries to examine current rural policy issues and to engage in a wider dialogue with private sector, non-governmental organisations, civil society and academics.
The Cologne Conference brought together approximately 250 government leaders, policy makers and practitioners to identify and discuss ways to maximise the contribution of service delivery to rural development.
The conference structure was as follows:
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SESSION I
SESSION II
SESSION III
SESSION IV
SESSION V
SESSION VI
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Rural service delivery: trends and challenges
Delivering quality education to rural regions
Innovative strategies for healthcare and social service delivery
Increasing rural access through ICT and transportation
Fostering business and financial services
Service delivery and the future of rural regions: a framework for action
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Please forward any questions to:
GOV.CologneConference@oecd.org
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