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Conference "Making entrepreneurship and SMEs more innovative"English | View long abstract 24-Oct-2009 Innovation and entrepreneurship performance of a locality are key in supporting long-term growth. How to design local policies that improve this performance was the focus of this conference. High-profile participants represented both the public and private sector. Related documents: |
Conference "Making entrepreneurship and SMEs more innovative"English | View long abstract 22-Oct-2009 Innovation and entrepreneurship performance of a locality are key in supporting long-term growth. How to design local policies that improve this performance is the focus of this conference. High-profile participants will represent both the public and private sector. Also available:Related documents: |
Supporting SMEs in a time of crisis: how to choose the right actionsEnglish | View long abstract 12-Oct-2009 To implement an entrepreneurship agenda, national governments needed to partner with local governments, the private sector, and civil society organisations. This seminar aimed to develop a dialogue between national and sub-national stakeholders in the entrepreneurship field. |
Turin Round Table to help SMEs deal with the global financial crisisEnglish | View long abstract 18-Mar-2009 SMEs are suffering under the credit crunch, with banks demanding tougher loan terms while sales weaken and debtors delay payments. How can governments help? A Round Table organised under the auspices of the OECD to discuss possible policy options will take place on 26-27 March in Turin. Also available: |
OECD’s Gurría welcomes G7 move to establish set of ethical principles on global businessEnglish | View long abstract 16-Feb-2009 OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has welcomed the decision by G7 Finance Ministers to work towards setting up a set of common principles on integrity, transparency and propriety in global financial and business transactions. Also available: |
“Whole of government” approach needed to ensure competitiveness and sustainability in tourism, says OECDEnglish | View long abstract 10-Oct-2008 Governments need to put in place comprehensive strategies to make their tourism industries more competitive and work with industry and regional and local authorities to promote sustainable tourism development. Also available: |
OECD conference on labour market policy, Venice, Italy, 17-19 April 2008English | View long abstract 14-Apr-2008 Should central government leave regional development to local policy makers? Employment ministers from OECD countries, including Finland, Italy, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States, will address such questions at a conference in Venice, Italy, from 17-19 April 2008. Also available: |
List of tourism websites (by country)English | View long abstract 05-Jul-2006 List of tourism websites (by country) - useful contacts on the Internet. |
Roundtable on Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Tourism, Rome, 22 June 2006English | View long abstract 12-Jun-2006 This event will address some concrete cases of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the field of tourism. A session will also present some business and policy issues related to entrepreneurship and innovation in tourism and implications for policy. Also available: |
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