OECD Trento Centre

We provide policy advice and develop capacities for the effective design and implementation of policies that are tailored to local needs and focused on the key drivers of local economic growth and well-being in OECD Member and non-Member countries

The OECD Trento Centre for Local Development uses a holistic “from data to practice” approach to policies for sustainable development to offer local policy analysis, advice and capacity building activities for improved policy implementation. The analytical framework revolves around the implications of economic trends and policies for people, firms and places. 

The Trento Centre was established by the OECD, the Italian Government and the Autonomous Province of Trento (Italy) in 2003 and it is an integral part of the OECD Centre for Entreprenuership, SMEs, Regions and Cities.

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Today, OECD countries face two major productivity challenges, decreasing growth and increasing inequality. How can regional, rural and urban policy help find a more inclusive and dynamic system for economic growth?

The Spatial Productivity Lab

Analysing the effects of public policies at subnational level is essential to inform place-based development agendas. How to reinforce the knowledge of local employment and economic development policies and practices?

Fostering co-operation with subnational governments

Capacity building is creating, developing and strengthening the abilities of organisations, communities and individuals to confront challenges and achieve goals. How to work collectively across institutional lines and policy silos and develop synergies?  

Capacity bulding activities and networks

COVID-19: Culture shock - COVID-19 and the cultural and creative sectors | IT version | Updated at 7 September 2020
COVID-19: Tourism policy responses | IT version | Updated at 2 June 2020
COVID-19: SME policy responses |  IT version | Updated at 19 May 2020 
COVID-19: SME policy responses by Italian Regions | IT version | Updated at 22 April 2020
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SPATIAL PRODUCTIVIY LAB: Recent trends in Trentino and Alto-Adige/South Tyrol (Italy) | 15th meeting
14 December 2021 | Trento, Italy

WEBINAR: Building capacities for enhanced productivity in the co-operative sector in Italy
1 December 2021 | DIGITAL 

WEBINAR: The impact of remote working on Trentino households. Current trends and future scenarios
30 November 2021 | DIGITAL | Italian only

WEBINAR: Heritage, responsible cultural tourism, and sustainable development 
26 November 2021 | DIGITAL

WEBINAR: Heritage as a driver for new local creative entrepreneurship
29 October 2021 | DIGITAL

SUMMER ACADEMY: 4th Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development
27-30 September 2021 | DIGITAL

SPATIAL PRODUCTIVITY LAB: Innovation diffusion: How can regions benefit? 14th meeting
8 September 2021 | DIGITAL

OECD SESSIONS AT ERSA 2021: Relaunch of productivity for regional growth and cohesion
25-26 August 2021 | DIGITAL

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The future of remote work. Opportunities and policy options for Trentino 
November 2021

Internationalisation of the next Smart Specialisation Strategy 
Opportunities and barriers in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region
November 2021

The spatial dimension of productivity in Italian co-operatives
Read the Policy Highlights 
March 2021

A comprehensive approach to understanding urban productivity effects of local governments
Local autonomy, government quality and fragmentation 
January 2021

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Partners

The OECD LEED Trento Centre is supported by the Autonomous Province of Trento (Italy) amd the Autonomous Region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italy) 

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