LDnet is the lead-partner for the workshop on "Local development strategies: retaining and attracting talents in the regions" which will take place on Thursday 11 October 2018 (11:30 - 13:00) as part of the European Week of Regions and Cities (event reference: 11WS118). Already more than 100 participants have registered and registration is still open, click here. LDnet … [Read more...]
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Active and enterprising young people: Kristiina Tammets of ELARD to speak of her grass-roots experience at EWRC 2018
Kristiina Tammets, Vice-president of ELARD and its President in 2016-2017, will be a key speaker at the EWRC workshop on “Local development strategies: retaining and attracting talents in the regions” on 11 October 2018 in Brussels. Her talk will build on extensive practical experience gained on the ground. Kristiina says: “In 2010 our LAG (Tartu County Development … [Read more...]
Leader of Portuguese Delegation at CoR to speak at LDnet-led workshop at EWRC 2018
We are pleased to announce that José Maria Costa, Leader of the Portuguese Delegation at the European Committee of the Regions, will participate in the LDnet-led workshop on “Local development strategies: retaining and attracting talents in the regions” that will take place on 11 October in Brussels as part of EWRC 2018. Mr Costa, in his capacity as CIM President, will lead … [Read more...]
Marion Eckardt, vice-president of ELARD, brings the experience of Sweden to EWRC 2018
Marion Eckardt, vice-president of ELARD will be one of the speakers at the EWRC workshop co-organised by LDnet and ELARD in cooperation with other partners. Marion will bring her extensive practical experience to the meeting drawing on the work she has led on the ground with young people and their involvement in the regions. Her experience also covers an important project on … [Read more...]
Armelle Ledan, AEIDL, to speak at EWRC on EU initiatives in support of the local approach to retaining and attracting talents
"Several EU initiatives can support local approaches to retaining and attracting talents: this is what reveals Armelle Ledan at AEIDL". LDnet is cooperating with AEIDL in EWRC 2018 and Armelle will be offering an overview of different EU initiatives in support of the local approach to retaining and attracting talents based on her extensive EU-wide experience and AEIDL's … [Read more...]
Maria João Rauch to chair the EWRC workshop on retaining and attracting talents in the regions
LDnet and its partners - ELARD, CIM Alto Minho and AEIDL - have put together an exciting programme for this workshop, says Maria João Rauch, who is coordinating the preparations and will chair the workshop. "We have an impressive line up of international speakers with deep knowledge and involvement at grass-roots level, including José Maria Costa, CIM President and Leader of … [Read more...]
LDnet at RSA Conference in Lugano: the debate on the interaction between research, policy and practice in local development
The RSA Annual Conference 2018 took place in Lugano, Switzerland from 3rd to 6th June on the theme of "A World of Flows: Labour Mobility, Capital and Knowledge in an Age of Global Reversal and Regional Revival". As part of the Conference, "Policy Tuesday" on 5th June focused on issues and inputs concerned with place-based policies. LDnet organised a special session on "What … [Read more...]
LDnet General Assembly
This year's general assembly of the LEDA Partenariat - Local Development Network association will take place on 10 October 2018 in Brussels. The agenda of the meeting, precise time and venue to be announced shortly. Members and friends welcome! … [Read more...]
CLLD: Challenges and opportunties in 2014-2020 and beyond
The EU introduced ‘community-led local development’ (CLLD) in the 2014-2020 programming period, broadening significantly the scope of what was known as the ‘LEADER approach’. Three years into this period significant challenges still face the practitioners and offer opportunities for better interaction and cooperation with the research community. Click on the link below to … [Read more...]
Forging a Good Local Society
A new report Forging a Good Local Society: Tackling Poverty through a Local Economic Reset, makes the case for tackling poverty locally. Written by Neil McInroy and published by the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES), the report notes that local identities and innovation are increasingly viewed as an antidote to remote and detached national policies. It stresses that … [Read more...]
New LDnet site
We have created this new LDnet site for greater clarity and ease of navigation. It should also be easier for members and friends to contribute. To become a contributor go to the bottom of the right-hand side bar. We are now busy exporting the content of the old site and adding new content so the site is still 'work in progress'. At the same time one can always access the full … [Read more...]
LDnet at EWRC 2016
LDnet's workshop in this year's European Week of Regions and Cities on 'Achieving social inclusion in CLLD in the context of the results-orientation of the ESI Funds' took place on Wednesday 12 October from 9:00 to 10:45 at the Committee of the Regions (Workshop Ref 12B76 ). It was very well attended and focused on the double challenge that a results-oriented approach presents … [Read more...]