Video and audio: attend a virtual capacity building seminar at the OECD LEED Trento Centre!

24-Sep-2008

Short videos (5 minutes maximum) summarise the key concepts of the issues addressed in the Capacity Building Seminar for Partnerships on "Designing and Delivering Skills Strategies for Cities", Trento, Italy, 11-13 June 2008. You can also listen to the contributors’ speeches (25 minutes maximum) or download their presentations.

Vienna Action Statement on Partnerships

17-Jul-2007

The Action Statement provides guidelines for government to stimulate vertical and cross-sector co-ordination around local economic and employment development issues. 

LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance

14-Sep-2005

The Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy and Labour supports the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance. The Forum builds on the expertise and the informal networks developed by the OECD and seeks ways to optimise the contribution of partnership structures to local governance and the effectiveness of policies.

Seminar on Building Local Partnerships in the Balkans, Tirana, Albania, 22-23 April 2004

10-May-2004

This event was organised in co-operation with the European Training Foundation and presented the results of the first phase of a project launched in 2003 to build partnerships for local development in Albania and Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro). For further information, please contact: Andrea-Rosalinde.Hofer@oecd.org  or  Francesco_Panzica@etf.eu.int

Conference on Partnerships and Community Capacity Building, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 26 June 2003

This conference provided a unique opportunity to debate the progress and achievement in improving governance in Mexico in light of the OECD Study on Local Partnerships and other research. For more information, please contact Sylvain.Giguere@oecd.org

Conférences sur le développement local et renforcement des capacités au Mexique

Les événements de l'OCDE organisés au Mexique les 25 et 26 juin avec le Bureau de la planification stratégique et du développement régional auprès du Président du Mexique ont été une grande réussite. M. Vicente Fox, Président du Mexique, a personnellement ouvert l’ensemble des sessions. Pour plus d'informations, veuillez contacter Gabriela.Miranda-Gallardo@oecd.org

OECD-LEED Event on Local Development and Capacity Building. Mexico, 25-26 June 2003

The OECD LEED Programme event organised in Mexico on 25-26 June with the Mexican President’s Office for Strategic Planning and Regional Development was a great success. Mr. Vicente Fox, the President of Mexico, welcomed the participants to the meeting. For more information, please contact: Gabriela.Miranda-Gallardo@oecd.org

5th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance

from 09-Feb-2009 to 10-Feb-2009

The meeting will focus on Building Strong Partnerships with the Private Sector for Better Jobs and Inclusion. Public sector institutions increasingly understand that working with business at the local level is crucial for promoting quality jobs and social inclusion. Localities are gearing education and training to business needs. Some regions are upgrading local skills demand, working with business to improve productivity thus increasing the availability of good quality jobs. A collective response is required from industry, government, educational institutions, trade unions and community.

Conference on "Partnerships for Social Inclusion", Melbourne, Australia

from 15-Oct-2008 to 16-Oct-2008

Increasing social inclusion requires a joined-up approach that cuts across policy departments. The public sector should re-think the way it operates, moving from a traditional hierarchical model to one characterised by multi-sectoral partnerships and flexibility in policy delivery. These topics will be discussed at this conference co-organised by the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Melbourne, the Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development and the OECD LEED Programme.

OECD conference on labour market policy, Venice, Italy, 17-19 April 2008

from 17-Apr-2008 to 19-Apr-2008

Should central government leave economic and employment development to local policy makers? Employment ministers from OECD countries, including Finland, Italy, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States, will address such questions at a conference in Venice, Italy, from 17-19 April 2008.

Capacity Building for Effective Partnerships – An Active Review in Croatia

from 01-Jan-2007 to 31-Jul-2007

The review was a joint project between the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID). It was implemented by the OECD LEED Trento Centre for Local Development, the USAID Mission to Croatia and USAID’s partner institution World Learning.