Connected communities: Networks, Collaborations and clusters as engines of local growth.





In the framework of the OECD Local Development Forum & 2025 Annual Meeting “Global inspirations, local transformations” which will be held from 8-11 July 2025 in Barranquilla, Colombia this parallel session is co-organized by OECD Leed Trento Centre in collaboration with UN ECLAC and Cooperatives of the Americas, the Regional Office of the International Cooperative Alliance to explore different forms of local networks and collaborations, from industrial districts to clusters to co-operative associations, starting from the nearly 400 initiatives registered in ECLAC Platform for collaborative initiatives.

Drawing on more than a decade of experience from the OECD Summer School for Local Development in Latin America, on the ECLAC activity for boosting interaction among collaborative initiatives in Latin America, and the ICA Americas initiatives for the 2025 UN Year for Cooperatives, the session will focus on how international learnings can inform local development efforts in their region.

Date And Time: 2025-07-08 to 2025-07-11
Location: Barranquilla

To register for this event please visit the following URL: https://www.oecd-events.org/oecd-local-development-forum-2025/en/session/d6202983-ea0b-f011-aaa7-6045bd9d3cdc/comunidades-conectadas-redes-colaboraciones-y-agrupaciones-como-motores-del-crecimiento-local →



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