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

WINTER SCHOOL: Cultivating forward-thinking and future literacy in Regional Development Agencies
13, 16 Jan & 26-29 Feb 2024 | DIGITAL & Utrecht, The Netherlands

WEBINAR: New approaches to understand business conditions and links between firms
13 November 2023 | DIGITAL

SPATIAL PRODUCTIVITY LAB: Rebooting regional productivity - From analysis to policy | 21st meeting
18 October 2023 | DIGITAL

SUMMER ACADEMY: 6th Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development
18-20 September 2023 DIGITAL & 27-29 September 2023 | Trento, Italy

SPATIAL PRODUCTIVITY LAB: Skills across jobs - Addressing local labour shortages | 20th meeting
20 June 2023 | DIGITAL

SUMMER SCHOOL: Community and local development in Latin America and the Caribbean - 13th edition
13 Jun-7 Jul & 23-29 Jul 2023| DIGITAL & Trento, Italy (Spanish only)

WEBINAR: Enhancing International Partnership and Co-operation in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
18 May 2023 | DIGITAL

WEBINARS: Dialogues with the OECD (in Italian only)
17 May & 7 June & 20 September & 11 October 2023 | DIGITAL

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Disability, Work and Inclusion in Italy
Better Assessment for Better Support
November 2023

Unlocking the potential of teleworking to address labour shortages in the Ems-Achse, Germany
October 2023
available also in German

Enhancing International Partnership and Co-operation in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
October 2023

How do mass lay-offs affect regional economies? 
January 2023

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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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