This document was written by Ron Gass for the 40th Anniversary of the Local Employment Initiatives Programme (ILE) and the Local Employment and Economic Development Programme (LEED). The anniversary was celebrated at the OECD Local Development Forum held in Cork, Ireland on 15th-17th June 2022. Mr Gass was OECD’s Director of Social Affairs, Manpower and […]
Community entrepreneurship for local development
Toby Johnson Senior adviser on community economic development, AEIDL Entrepreneurship means taking a risk, using one’s initiative, and it has a production element, involving the creation of a new product or service which is sold on the market. But you do not have to follow the ‘cowboy’ model of the entrepreneur, which implies reliance on […]
Bibliography on local employment initiatives
OECD 1985 Creating Jobs at the local level. Series of Consultations of actors at the local level in 1984-86(reports by C.J.Hull and by Peter Kunstler) POVERTY and ERGO ( inclusion of long term unemployed at local level) The Local Employment Development Action (LEDA) Programmes (1, 2 and 3)1987-1996 a network of 50 local areas/labour markets […]
ESF Actions to promote Local Employment Initiatives: country review Spain
In Spain, the devolution of powers for employment and social inclusion was completed during the past ESF programming period (it was completed by 2002). LEIs developed under the umbrella and in close relationship with place-based delivery mechanisms supported by other funds such as PRODER in rural areas, or regeneration policies in deprived urban areas. In […]
ESF Actions to promote Local Employment Initiatives Spain (Andalusia): ATIPE (Integrated Territorial Plans for Employment)
European Social Fund Actions to promote Local Employment Initiatives Spain (Andalusia): ATIPE (Integrated Territorial Plans for Employment) The Regional Authority of Andalusia and its Employment Department (Consejería de Empleo) created a specific instrument for the development of Integrated Territorial Plans for Employment, called « Actuaciones Territoriales Integrales Preferentes para el Empleo » (ATIPE). Nine local […]
ESF Actions to promote Local Employment Initiatives Portugal: Red social (Social Network programme)
European Social Fund Actions to promote Local Employment Initiatives Portugal: Red social (Social Network programme) The case described here is the social network of the territory managed by the municipality of Viana do Castelo (NUTS 4) in the North of Portugal. AEIDL (February 2011) AEIDL is contracted by the European Commission in order to provide […]
ESF Actions to promote Local Employment Initiatives Hungary (West Pannon region): the REKORD project (Local Employment Agreement)
European Social Fund Actions to promote Local Employment Initiatives Hungary (West Pannon region): the REKORD project (Local Employment Agreement) The REKORD project received ESF support in order to network the 13 Local Employment Pacts on the West‐Transdanubian (aka West Pannon) region of Hungary. With a strong entrepreneurial base, the area struggles to maintain and develop […]
ESF Actions to promote Local Employment Initiatives: final synthesis report
European Social Fund Actions to promote Local Employment Initiatives: final synthesis report (February 2011) Within its technical assistance to the European Social Fund’s strands on Transnational Cooperation and Innovation, DG EMPL assigned AEIDL to examine how Local Employment Initiatives have been supported by ESF over the last ten years. A synthesis report was the final […]