Sustaining local development

The North Milan Development Agency will organise a conference on sustaining local development to be held in Milan, Italy, from 12 to 14 November 1998. The aim of the conference is to address the need for learning and planning on the sustainability of local development, and to enhance the effectiveness of government initiatives, at both national and local levels.

The specific objectives of the conference are as follows:

- To study and compare local development strategies, methods and tools used in Europe and the USA, with particular emphasis on those used in an urban context;
- To study the particular aspects of the Italian situation and to design a general plan in order to create local development agencies and an association of Italian development agencies;
- To promote training activities regarding the creation and management of tools for local development.

The conference will open with a plenary session on the definition of local development from an Italian and international perspective. The following day will be devoted to the presentation of a series of successful case studies in Europe and the USA, and the conference will conclude with a round-table discussion on managing local development. In addition, during the course of the conference, a "meeting point" will be set up where participants can learn how local development works, examine relevant case studies and projects, make new contacts, exchange information and search for new partners.
For further information, please contact:

Agenzia Sviluppo Nord Milano SpA
Gisella Bassanini
17 Largo Lamarmora
Sesto San Giovanni
I-20099 Milano
Tel. +39-02-26266507; Fax +39-02-26266508
E-mail: bassanini@asnm.com
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