“Perspectives on Strengthening Entrepreneurship in East Germany”

Project conference

 

Jointly organised by the OECD LEED Programme
and the Federal Ministry of Housing, Land, Construction, Transport and Urban Affairs, with the participation of the 6 eastern Länder (Regions)

 

Background | Agenda | Presentations |  Contact |

Background

The conference was part of the project "Strengthening Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in East Germany" that the OECD LEED Programme has undertaken since 2005 in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Housing, Land, Construction, Transport and Urban Affairs, with the participation of the 6 eastern Länder (Regions). 

The project aims at assessing the opportunities and barriers for entrepreneurship in East Germany and making policy recommendations based on international good practice and programmes used in other OECD countries.

It is bringing to light:
• New local approaches that could better exploit opportunities or overcome barriers to entrepreneurship.
• Methods to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of existing local policies and programmes.
• Methods to improve the co-ordination and delivery of local entrepreneurship instruments across different programmes and partners and to build more comprehensive and integrated policies.

 

Agenda

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Presentations

Strengthening Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in East Germany: Lessons from Local Approaches

• Jonathan Potter and Andrea-R. Hofer, OECD, LEED Programme

International Contribution: Strategies to Promote Entrepreneurship

• Charlie Woods, Visiting Professor, European Policies Research Centre, University of Strathclyde, Scotland
• Rudy Aernoudt, Professor of European Economics, Business Schools of Brussels and Ghent, Belgium
  

Rural Entrepreneurship

• Role and Relevance of Networks and Co-Operation for Entrepreneurship Development in Rural Areas,
  Helmut Müller, Executive Director, RKW Sachsen, Germany
• Rural Entrepreneurship – the Example of Co-operatives
  Andreas Eisen, Executive Director, Union of Co-operatives of North Germany, Germany

Economy and Science 

• Systematic Support for Bottom-up Innovation
  Klaus-Peter Fähnrich, University of Leipzig, Germany
• Start-up Support at Universities - A Holistic Approach 
  Ulf-Martin Schmieder, Head, UNIVATIONS Project, Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Youth and Economy

• Youth Thinks Future
  Ute Gallmeier, IFOK GmbH, Germany
  

Contact

All enquiries regarding the conference should be addressed to Tina.Bielawska@oecd.org