OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions & Cities

🏋️ The Olympic legacy isn’t just about the athletes. Volunteers are at the heart of the Games, but how do they shape events and what do they gain from the experience? In our latest OECD - OCDE podcast, Max Jablonowski and Betty-Ann Bryce share insights on the impact of volunteering at #Paris2024, from personal development to long-term community benefits. 🎧 Listen to the podcast here: https://lnkd.in/dT2UfCTW 👉 Read more about the power of volunteering for local development: https://lnkd.in/dgkJTysY

🥐 À #Paris, 92 % des habitants ont accès aux transports publics en moins de 10 minutes. Mais cette accessibilité diminue dans les villes plus petites : à Tours, seulement 58 % des habitants en bénéficient. Découvrez en plus dans notre article 👇 https://lnkd.in/dWBTKWis

💡 Generative AI is reshaping the future of work in Ireland, with 38% of urban jobs and 25% of rural jobs exposed to the technology. 🌍 As highlighted in the recent OECD - OCDE Report 𝘑𝘰𝘣 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, cities like Dublin and Cork will feel the greatest impact, while rural areas face a risk of being left behind. 📝 Featuring in the Irish Independent, OECD - OCDE expert Karen E. Maguire explores how policy and partnerships can ensure AI adoption benefits workers and communities everywhere, narrowing the digital divide and unlocking productivity. Read the online version here 🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wPimN Read the 𝘑𝘰𝘣 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 Report 🔗 https://oe.cd/5PC #StPatricksDay #StPaddysDay #Ireland #AI #LabourMarket #GoLocal

🌎 Miss our latest forum on #AI and #Tourism? Video recordings and an E-book are now online for February’s Forum on ‘Artificial Intelligence and Tourism – Promoting Innovation, Enhancing Sustainability’ in Gyeongju, Korea. The forum, co-hosted by the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions & Cities, the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Korean Tourism Organization, brought together policymakers, industry leaders, and experts to explore how AI is shaping the future of tourism. 🤝 Key Takeaways: 🟢 AI is transforming tourism - enhancing visitor experiences, optimising operations, and supporting data-driven decision-making for smarter, more sustainable destinations. 🟢 Challenges remain - including the digital divide between #SMEs and larger businesses, data privacy concerns, and the need for ethical AI adoption. 🟢 The path forward? Collaboration between governments, businesses, and tech providers to ensure AI adoption is inclusive, sustainable, and aligned with long-term tourism goals. 👉 Insights from this forum will feed into a follow-up workshop in July 2025 and contribute to a policy paper shaping the sector’s next steps. Watch the recordings 🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wRncL Explore the E-Book 🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wRndl

🌍 How can cities and regions drive place-based transformations? Find out at the first-ever OECD - OCDE Local Development Forum in Latin America—happening 8-11 July 2025 in Barranquilla, Colombia. Dive in and: 🔹 Explore growing sectors like green energy, the care economy, and #AI 🔹 Learn how cities gain global visibility through major events & place marketing. 🔹 Experience Barranquilla's remarkable transformation story firsthand. Register now 🔗 https://oe.cd/ldf2025 Español 🌍 ¿Cómo pueden las ciudades y regiones impulsar transformaciones en el territorio? Descúbralo en el primer Foro de Desarrollo Local de la OCDE en América Latina, que tendrá lugar del 8 al 11 de julio de 2025 en Barranquilla, Colombia. 🔹 Explore sectores en crecimiento como la energía verde, la economía del cuidado y la IA. 🔹 Aprenda cómo las ciudades pueden lograr visibilidad global a través de grandes eventos y estrategias de marketing territorial. 🔹 Viva de primera mano la historia de transformación de Barranquilla, ‘La Puerta de Oro de Colombia’. Únase a una comunidad global que está dando forma al futuro de territorios prósperos e inclusivos.

🗓️ Join us on 17 March, from 15:00 to 16:15 CET, for an OECD - OCDE Green Talks LIVE webinar on adapting cities to growing water scarcity. By 2050, 2 billion urban dwellers could face drought risks—twice as many as today. Urban areas are particularly vulnerable due to high soil sealing, limited groundwater storage, and rising temperatures, which amplify drought severity. In Europe alone, drought events have surged by 29% since 2000. Without bold climate adaptation, the socio-economic toll on cities could be devastating. Sophie Lavaud, OECD Policy Analyst, will present key findings from the new report Adapting the Paris Metropolitan Area to a Water-Scarce Future. She will be joined by Blanca JIMENEZ CISNEROS, Ambassador of Mexico to the OECD and Charles HAZET, Deputy Head of the Water Preservation Direction at the Ministères Aménagement du territoire Transition écologique. The talk will be moderated by Jo Tyndall, Director, OECD Environment Directorate. Register ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eFN8xfPZ #GreenTalks | #Water | #Drought | #WorldWaterDay Ville de Paris, Métropole du Grand Paris, Seine Grands Lacs

🌍 I'm incredibly honoured to be joining the next IPCC Special Report on #Cities and #Climate Change as a Lead Author! Contributing to such a crucial effort, where #science meets #policy to shape #resilient and sustainable cities is both a privilege and a responsibility. As climate challenges intensify, cities are at the forefront of both risks and solutions. I look forward to collaborating with an inspiring group of experts to advance knowledge and action for a better urban future.  👉 IPCC Cities Report's website : https://lnkd.in/ehAAeb49  👉 #OECD's work on Cities : https://lnkd.in/e68Hi2cJ Xuemei Bai I Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira I Mercy Borbor-Cordova, Ph.D I Sarah Burch I Heleen de Coninck I Tamara Janes I Jihyeon Jeong I Clara Maria Minaverry I Anjal Prakash I Chandni Singh I Maciej Sokołowski I Linda Yanti Sulistiawati I Bronwyn Hayward MNZM she/her I Harriet Bulkeley I Debra Roberts I Cathy Oke I Winston Chow I Diana Urge-Vorsatz I Bart van den Hurk I Robert Vautard I Joy Jacqueline Pereira I Valérie Masson-Delmotte I François Gemenne I Laura Gallardo Klenner I

🏙️ What can urban policies do for retail SMEs in #cities? ❗ Last chance to register for a joint OECD - OCDE - European Commission webinar, where national and local governments, along with #urban experts, will share valuable insights and concrete strategies to support retail SMEs through the twin transition. Register now 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dnTXQw_x

Eastern Macedonia-Thrace’s (RAMTh) strategic location at the border of Greece and the EU presents significant opportunities for growth and internationalisation. Realising this potential requires targeted actions to enhance the region’s attractiveness to investors, talent, and visitors. On 27 February, the OECD - OCDE presented the Regional Attractiveness Case Study of Eastern Macedonia-Thrace to the Regional Governor, Mr Christodoulos Topsidis, and shared key findings at the East Macedonia-Thrace Forum. ✅The study outlines concrete actions to strengthen the region’s economy and create more new opportunities to businesses and communities, drawing on international good practices. 6 key areas for action:  🔵Unlock the commercial potential of the Port of Alexandroupolis  🔵Better leverage industrial zones and incubators  🔵Develop a regional talent strategy, with targeted initiatives  🔵Promote balanced tourism through new thematic routes  🔵Streamline FDI assessment processes  🔵Boost regional and local government capacities    📍Eastern Macedonia-Thrace is one of 11 regions in the "Rethinking regional attractiveness for a green and inclusive globalisation," initiative, supported by European Commission's DG REGIO.    🔗 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/drYN_SWF  Read more about the #OECD’s work on regional attractiveness: 🔗 https://bit.ly/3X4bvdX

🌍💜 International Women's Day 2025💜🌍 On #IWD2025, we celebrate the contributions of women across economies and societies. Yet, despite progress, barriers remain to women's participation in the labour market, STEM industries, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Achieving #GenderEquality is not just about fairness—it is essential for stronger, more resilient economies. At the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, we are working to #AccelerateAction toward a more inclusive future, with our work shedding light on both the challenges and solutions: 📖 COGITO Blogs 🔹 Turning the tide in Tokyo: How the city is boosting prospects for women. 👓Read here: https://lnkd.in/gg4YG_zB 🔹 Women role models can help us break the gender gap in entrepreneurship. 👓Read here: https://lnkd.in/e-gvUFM8 🎙️ OECD Podcasts 🔹 Breaking barriers to the labour market for women with Yalla Trappan. 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/dSxb_8HG 🔹 Pink collar jobs: new shades for the social economy 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/d6aXxQDq 📑 Working Papers 🔹 Beyond pink-collar jobs for women and the social economy. 👓Read here: https://lnkd.in/d_6Yhzui #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025 #GenderEquality #WomenInBusiness #WomenEntrepreneurs #OECD