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 Entrepreneurship, 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
Tackling coronavirus (COVID-19) - Browse all OECD contributions

SUMMER ACADEMY: Culture changes lives! 5th Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development
18-21 September 2022 DIGITAL & 26-28 September 2022 | Trento, Italy

SUMMER SCHOOL: Community and local development in Latin America and the Caribbean - 12th edition
13 Jun-13 Jul & 25-29 Jul 2022 | DIGITAL & Trento, Italy (Spanish only)

SPATIAL PRODUCTIVITY LAB: Special Sessions at GEOINNO 2022, ERSA 2022, AISRE 2022 & KLEMS 2022
July-October 2022 | Italy, Hungary, United Kingdom 

WORKSHOP: Remote working and local development - A possible connection? 
4 June 2022 | Trento, Italy | Italian only

CONFERENCE: Rethinking local development strategies in light of COVID-19
17 May 2022 | Trento Italy

CONFERENCE: SMEs and the Urban Fabric | Second edition
28-29 April 2022 | Trento, Italy

WORKSHOP: Managing local development - Governance, leadership and networks
28 April - 1 May 2022 | Paluzza (UD), Italy

SPATIAL PRODUCTIVITY LAB: Regional institutions and productivity - Implications for policy | 16th meeting
10 March 2022 | DIGITAL

All events

Enhancing the impact of Italy’s start-up visa
What can be learnt from international practice?
December 2021

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

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Partners

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

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