Human Resources - Motor of City Regional Competitiveness

Dortmund 28th - 30th September 2005

In September 2005 The City of Dortmund Economic Development hosted an international conference focusing on Human Resources - Motor of City Region Competitiveness.

People and their skills provide the basis for social and economic stability within cities and city-regions, they are also an important driver of improved competitiveness. The aim of this event was to identify future project fields. It focused upon the examination of a variety of European project experiences and included visits to several enterprises in Dortmund.

COMPETE Conference Programme

Best Practice Projects

Best Practice - Project Presentations

Project Descriptions

The Main Speakers' Presentations

Prof. Michael Parkinson - COMPETE and competitive city-regions
Dr. Axel Bürger - Employment policy in city-regions
Paul Hildreth ODPM - UK employment policy
Prof. Dr. Rolf Reppel - Fit for Europe
Dr. David Etherington - Economic competitiveness and social inclusive labour market policies
Dr. David Etherington - Economic competitiveness and social inclusive labour market policies Paper
Klaus Müller - The European employment strategy and its relevance within the Lisbon process

Final Discussion Paper- Draft Version

COMPETE Human Resources - Final Discussion(pdf)

To find out more about the conference in German, visit the web-site www.compete-dortmund.de