Why taking an integrated approach to local development

Taking an integrated approach to design, implementation and evaluation of local economic and employment development strategies and policies requires high-level skills and abilities. It implies a long-term, on-going partnership process in which local development actors (including ministries, local authorities, the social economy, professional and business organisations, academics and civil society) actively participate.
At the time when human resources are at the heart of economic growth, an enhanced capacity and better understanding of both local and global economic conditions are necessary prerequisites for effective responses to shifting economic, social and political conditions.
Integrated, locally-tailored approaches can be more effective in stimulating growth and tackling exclusion issues than one-size-fits-all, top-down and uncoordinated programmes. Effective local policy design and implementation can stimulate investments, build resilient labour markets, and improve entrepreneurial and business ecosystems.
It requires a deep understanding of how policies interact and how different levers can be combined for maximum impact.
Focus
A. Designing more effective strategies for local economic development
The activity will enhance capacities in the design, implementation and evaluation of local economic development strategies, including with respect to the delivery of EU ESI Funds programmes at the local level and in the context of remote communities. The work will contribute to the activity on Delivering Effective Local Economic Development in the LEED programme of work as well as that of the OECD Regional Development Policy Committee (RDPC).
COMMUNITY LAB: The future of tourism in natural areas - Impact, governance, financing 3 July-26 November 2020
SUMMER SCHOOL: Local development strategies and European projects September 2017-July 2020
ITALY: Developing local development strategies for remote, peripheral areas - Trentino February 2016 - December 2019
ADRIATIC-IONIAN REGION: Improving the impact of territorial wide area co-operation in the Adriatic-Ionian region September 2017 - March 2019
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Events
Webinar & Community Lab: The future of tourism in natural areas - Impact, governance, financing 3 July 2020 & 15 October-26 November 2020 | DIGITAL EVENT
Webinar: Green economy and sustainability in the Alpine region 7 October 2020 | DIGITAL EVENT - Italian language
Summer school: Local development strategies and European projects - 4th Edition 16 June-11 July 2020 | DIGITAL EVENT
Winter Academy: Tourism management for UNESCO designated sites in natural areas 24-30 November 2019 | Trento & Dolomites, Italy
Capacity building: Academy for local administrators on policies and projects for sustainable local development 4-8 November 2019 | Terzolas, Italy
Workshop: Social protection for older people with long-term care needs 9 October 2019 | Trento, Italy
Summer school: Local development strategies and European projects - 3rd Edition 1-6 September 2019 | Zovello di Ravascletto, Italy
Conference: SMEs and the Urban Fabric 15-16 April 2019 | Trento, Italy
Talks cycle: Understanding global trends to innovate local governments 27 September, 18 & 31 October 2018 | Udine, Italy
Summer school: Local development strategies and European projects - 2nd Edition 3-7 September 2018 | Zovello di Ravascletto, Italy
Conference: Integrated governance and local development - The new role of local actors in local development strategic planning and programming 8 September 2017 | Tolmezzo, Italy
Summer school: Local development strategies and European projects - 1st Edition 4-8 September 2017 | Zovello di Ravascletto, Italy
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B. Knowledge-sharing on local development strategies and practices among Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and OECD countries
The Trento Centre manages the International Summer School on Community and Local Development to build capacity of policy officials and practitioners in the design and implementation of local economic development strategies in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
It organises capacity building sessions and manages learning tools which encourage the adoption of successful techniques in stimulating the various drivers of local development, such as entrepreneurship, social enterprises, micro-credit, innovation, skills development, social cohesion and inclusion and local governance.
A community of practice provides a platform for government officers and practitioners to share experiences on socio-economic development throughout LAC.
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL: Community and local development in Latin America and the Caribbean July 2010-July 2020
CAPACITY BUILDING: Design of strategies and projects for sustainable development at the local level in the State of Tamaulipas, Mexico 3 November - 9 December 2020 | DIGITAL EVENT
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Events
Design of strategies and projects for sustainable development at the local level in the State of Tamaulipas, Mexico 3 November - 9 December 2020 | DIGITAL EVENT
International Summer School for community and local development - Eleventh edition 8 June-10 October 2020 | DIGITAL EVENT & Trento, Italy
International Summer School for community and local development - Tenth edition 15-26 July 2019 | Trento, Italy
International Summer School for community and local development - Ninth edition 23 July-3 August 2018 | Trento, Italy
International Summer School for community and local development - Eighth edition 17-28 July 2017 | Trento, Italy
International Summer School for cooperation and local development - Seventh edition 18-29 July 2016 | Trento, Italy
International Summer School for cooperation and local development - Sixth edition 20-31 July 2015 | Trento, Italy
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Previous related events
International Summer School for cooperation and local development - Fifth edition 14-25 July 2014 | Trento, Italy
International Summer School for cooperation and local development - Fourth edition 15-26 July 2013 | Trento, Italy
Seminar: Evaluation of programmes for the promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises 25 April 2013 | Jerusalem, Isreal
International Summer School for cooperation and local development -Third edition 16-26 July 2012 | Trento, Italy
Capacity building seminar: Designing and implementing E-government policies - The case of the Palestinian Autorithy 8-29 March 2012 | Trento, Italy
Capacity building seminar: New strategies for tourism and local development in the Mediterranean region - Second edition 4-7 December 2011 | Trento, Italy
International Summer School for cooperation and local development - Second edition (Trento, Italy) 18-28 July 2011 | Trento, Italy
Conference: Local and regional strategies to relaunch economic and employment development (Trento, Italy) 8 July 2011 | Trento, Italy
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Completed reviews & reports
Report: Territorial wide area co-operation in the Adriatic-Ionian region - Outlook on future Transnational Cooperation in the Region April 2019
Report: Territorial wide area co-operation in the Adriatic-Ionian region January 2018
Review: Supporting the development of local innovation systems in Colombia - The case of Medellin, Antioquia October 2013 - November 2014
Review: Local development capacity assessment in EU candidate countries and potential candidates in the Western Balkans - a LEED Project January 2011-October 2012
Review: Supporting evidence-based local strategy making - a LEED Project January 2011-December 2012
Report: OECD studies on tourism - Italy: Review of issues and policies 6 July 2011
Review: Framework for Information Exchange in Local Development (FIELD) - a LEED Project January 2009-December 2010
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All past activities
Contact
For further information, please contact Paolo.Rosso@oecd.org.
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