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@OECD Insights on 🧑🤝🧑 People, 🏡Places and 🏭Firms 💬Director @lamia_oecd | Deputy @NadimAhmadCFE 🟠News https://t.co/gM0bh4BgM7 🟣Blog https://t.co/blZ55HOuUF
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♻️ Cities are rethinking waste, repair and reuse to build more resilient communities. For more on how circular cities work, and what they mean for resilience, read our COGITO article 👇. #ResilientPlaces.
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Cities are pivotal in the shift toward a circular economy, demonstrating immense potential in resource efficiency and innovation. They are leading initiatives, reducing waste, creating jobs, and...
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🎙️How can we turn great ideas into lasting social impact?. On this NEW @OECD Podcast, Jeroen Jutte joins .@shaynemac88 to explore how the EU’s €2 billion ESF+ fund is scaling social innovation and using public investment to solve social challenges. 🔗
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How can we turn great ideas into lasting social impact? In this episode of the OECD Podcast, Shayne MacLachlan speaks with Jeroen Jutte, Head of the European Social Fund Coordination Unit at the...
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🌍 Read one of our new COGITO blogposts 👇. In Colombia, local innovation is transforming education. By combining data and community collaboration, territories are turning challenges into lasting social impact.
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How can data and local collaboration transform education? United Way Colombia is showing that when communities, innovation, and evidence come together, impact becomes not just possible, but measura...
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💡By 2050, the population older than 65 in @OECD countries will have increased by 49%, while the youth population is forecast to decrease by 5.8%. Discover how policies can help regions adapt and build #ResilientPlaces. 🔗
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💡Between 2001-21, 36% of remote regions in @OECD countries experienced population decline. As featured in the @FT, our report shares strategies for action for governments to respond to #demographicchange. Read here🔗
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👨👩👧 Families are leaving city centres, but smart urban design can bring them back. From child-friendly streets to cultural spaces for all ages, cities can become resilient places where families thrive. #ResilientPlaces.
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Children are disappearing from city centres. Between 2018 and 2023, 19 out of 30 European capitals saw the share of the population aged 0-14 declineContinue reading
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💡Residents in left-behind regions are angry and alienated. In this #COGITO piece, John Austin (@eigbc) highlights how different regions are recovering and responding by building on local assets such as industry, education, culture + more. 🔗
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In struggling regions, feelings of alienation are growing. Recovery depends on tapping into local identity and pride, with place-based strategies that rebuild trust and opportunity. Long-term support...
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📉 Shrinking doesn’t mean failing. Finland’s border regions are adapting to population decline with investment in skills, infrastructure and innovation. ➡️Showing how resilience can turn challenges into opportunities.
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Shrinking doesn’t have to mean failing. Finland’s border regions are showing that a new story is possible - and it’s one well worth watching. Continue reading
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The Northern Sparsely Populated Areas (NSPA) are 14 regions located in northern 🇫🇮 🇸🇪🇳🇴. Despite challenges like population decline & infrastructure gaps, these regions are leaders in #innovation, renewables & sustainability. New Report🔗
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💡Amid growing uncertainty and rising interest rates, how can #SMEs access the resources they need to invest and grow?. Two @OECD experts detail how the answer lies in better leveraging existing financing tools – and embracing new ones. 🔗
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SMEs and entrepreneurs are at an important crossroads. Recent challenges like pandemic shutdowns, high inflation, and rising interest rates persist, keeping financing conditions tight. As uncertainty...
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🌍 Building resilient, inclusive places needs more than one-size-fits-all policies. 📑 A new OECD CFE report calls for coordinated, place-based strategies that empower local actors and strengthen resilience. 🔗 #ResilientPlaces.
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Advancing the debate on the rationale for place-based policies, in which circumstances they should be used, and what type of place-based policies might be relevant in a given context.
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💡Metro regions lead in GDP growth, but some rural areas are catching up. In 🇨🇭 🇵🇹 🇩🇪 rural regions grew faster than metro areas. Rural regions in 13 @OECD countries saw incomes rise closer to metro levels. Report🔗#ResilientPlaces
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🌍 Cross‑border regions lag behind, despite their economic potential. By fixing just 20% of administrative barriers, GDP could rise by 2% and 1M+ jobs created. Governance matters. 🔗 #ResilientPlaces
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💡In 2023, subnational govts across @OECD countries spent USD 13 trillion – more than 16% of the average of OECD countries’ GDP. Writing for our #COGITO blog, Minister .@Kpelczynska discusses how Poland is implementing multi-level governance. 🔗
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In 2023 subnational governments across the OECD countries spent USD 13 trillion. But to get best value from this spending it needs to be aligned with the efforts of government and public agencies. A...
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🌍 In a world of growing displacement and shocks, Gaziantep shows how cities can lead. 🏠 By providing housing, training and migration offices, the city turned pressure into resilience and showed that local action can build inclusive futures. 🔗
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The world's population is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050 and 10.2 billion by 2100. Many of these people will be on the move – pulled to new places by economic opportunity or pushed by confli...
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Amid the rolling hills of #Tuscany, a family-run agriturismo business welcomes guests with warm smiles and traditional food. Yet behind the scenes, its #AI-powered chatbots are busily making bookings in 5 languages. NEW #COGITO article @MTurismoItalia👇.
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On Monday 28 April, the lights went out in 🇪🇸 and 🇵🇹. The power outage cost the Spanish economy nearly €400 million. In our NEW #COGITO article, @OECD expert Julie Reimann discusses the need to prepare the tourism sector to manage crises effectively.
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A massive power outage on April 28 left millions in Spain and Portugal without electricity, impacting tourism and the economy significantly. This event underscores the vulnerability of tourism amidst...
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💡The World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance (#WOFI) provides global data & insights on subnational finance and multi-level governance across 135 countries. Explore here👇
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📊Over 66% of non-public organisations investing EU Cohesion Policy funds say it is challenging. A new @OECD–@EU_Commission report offers tools to help managing authorities provide smarter support to their beneficiaries. 🔗
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💡Average growth in @OECD countries has slowed to just 2% a year since 2000. @lamia_oecd writes for the @diplocourier on how industrial policy can’t ignore local realities. 🔗
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Jul 01, 2025 // Governments have revived industrial policy to help shore up resilience and rebuild growth. The idea is good, but there are flaws in how governments are going about it, writes Lamia...
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