RDI Director Martin Glynn has been invited to speak at a forum held by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) at its Headquarters in Paris on March 30th.
Preceding the Ministerial meeting, the Regional Policy Forum “Global Crisis, Regional Responses” will open the floor to a diversity of key actors in the field of regional policy, including sub-national governments, business and financial sectors, education and research community, and NGOs. The Forum is organised into four roundtables, looking at different dimensions of regional policy, and Martin has been asked to speak during the session considering the rural economy ‘Preparing for A New Future: Building a Diversified and Sustainable Rural Economy’. Martin’s paper will focus on the effect of the current economic situation on the forestry sector in UK regions, and how national and European policy could aid performance. See www.oecd.org for more details.
