Posts Tagged ‘Jobs and Growth’

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: A Feedback From the National Urban Forum Conference in Salo, Finland

by Professor Mike Campbell, URBACT expert It was great to have the chance of speaking at Finland’s National Urban Forum Conference on 21 May. The Ministry of the Economy and Employment (that’s a good joined up start in itself!) which is responsible for Urban Policy, kindly invited me to speak about the need for Cities to […]

By Prof. Mike Campbell, on May 28th, 2013 at 14:49

How Employment and Training Agencies Can Help Create More and Better Jobs

We had already written here on what we could expect URBACT to bring at the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) LEED (Local Economic and Employment Development) conference on jobs and growth, which took place in Ireland on the 26th and 27th of March 2013. Here is a report by Mike Campbell, URBACT thematic expert on […]

By Segolene Pruvot, on April 5th, 2013 at 15:51

Implementing Change: A New Local Agenda for Jobs and Growth

Right now, under the Irish European Union (EU) Presidency, it feels like all roads lead to Dublin’s fair city. Amidst a cluster of events, the 9th annual meeting of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) LEED (Local Economic and Employment Development) Forum heads for the Irish capital on the 26th and 27th March […]

By Segolene Pruvot, on March 7th, 2013 at 17:11