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.
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?
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?
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?
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SAVE THE DATE: Culture changes lives! 5th Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development
19-21 September 2022 | Applications in May | DIGITAL
SUMMER SCHOOL: Community and local development in Latin America and the Caribbean - 12th edition
13 Jun-13 Jul & 24-29 Jul 2022 | DIGITAL & Trento, Italy (Spanish only)
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
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
The spatial dimension of productivity in Italian co-operatives
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