(Jul. 25) – The creation of a network of local development between Trentino and some regional contexts in Southern America: this is the overall objective of 2012 edition of the Summer School, the international course organized by the OECD LEED Trento Centre for local development, the Training Centre for International Cooperation (TCIC) and EAFIT University of Medellin in cooperation with the Trentino Federation of Cooperatives. The third edition of the Summer School will take place from July 17th to 27th in Trento and will broaden its geographical scope to include 9 Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and Uruguay). The scope of the Summer School is to organize specialized courses on socio-economic development and to create an international platform to exchange experience and knowledge between public officers and practitioners from OECD member and non-member countries who deal with co-operation and local development issues. The Summer School is addressed to participants committed to the topic of local development, coming from or with working experiences in public institutions (local, provincial or regional l governments, development agencies, research centers, International Organizations) or private organizations (foundations, co-operatives, NGOs) active in the field of local, economic, social and community development. (red)
