OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism

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💬Director @lamia_oecd | Deputy @NadimAhmadCFE
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[Alessandra Proto @AlessandraProto]

Come possono le #regioni restare attrattive in un mondo che cambia?

Ne parliamo ai Dialoghi con l’#OCSE – 4ª edizione:
🗓️23/09 → attrattività e lavoro
🗓️15/10 → Eurasia e nuove opportunità

Due incontri per ripensare lo #sviluppo territoriale.

🔗Info: https://t.co/YR9uY8EI9R

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

✈️ Japan’s tourism boom shows no sign of slowing.

In 2025: over 40 million international visitors.

Ahead of fresh data on arrivals from our #OECDTourism Trends and Policies report, read how #Sendai is building a more resilient visitor economy.

🔗https://t.co/qemsV9nw0W

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

🌿 Brazil's international arrivals surged 37% in 2025.

Forest restoration, conservation training and a Carbon Neutral flagship site are part of the story.

Ahead of #OECDTourism Trends and Policies, read this piece on regenerative tourism in practice 🔗 https://t.co/AJYBVaAnMq

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

💡Energy shocks can become business shocks fast.

#SMEs that move with the transition won’t get left behind.

Those that don’t, will.

What should governments do next?

🔗https://t.co/cL4gufz2BR

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

Trade is growing. But not everywhere benefits equally.

The most trade-integrated @OECD regions have more than twice the export share of the least integrated.

How do we close that gap?

Key Issues paper 🔗https://t.co/rds27HXrr4

#GoLocal

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

📊On 9 May 2026, #Slovenia recorded 50,000+ overnight stays in a single day.

That's not a monthly report, that's new data.

Slovenia's real-time tourism dashboard is changing how destinations manage visitor flows before pressure builds.

👇
https://t.co/seUUQ9LY4c…

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

💡AI adoption in the UK swings hard by region.

Regional adoption ranges from 32% in the North East to 67% in London.

New piece on closing the UK's tech adoption gap 👇

https://t.co/BG4v1Hh3Zl

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

It's a pleasure to welcome @juan_poletti to the @OECD Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth.

Mayor Poletti is advancing #inclusivegrowth by expanding access to credit and training for entrepreneurs, investing in early childhood education + more.

🔗 https://t.co/2St0fKzz0T

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

💡For years, Gaziantep, #Turkey has been working on the front lines to support Syrian refugees.

On #WorldRefugeeDay, read this piece from Mayor
@FatmaSahin who shares lessons that can help other cities prepare for the future.

🔗https://t.co/AKan1fU0LF

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

💡Tree cover in large cities fell 72% between 1992 and 2018.

44% of cities' economic output is at risk from nature loss.

Our new Nature-Positive Cities framework helps policymakers integrate biodiversity into urban planning and investment.

NEW paper🔗https://t.co/vrigHhqWnn

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

💡Employment rates have hit record highs across the
@OECD but there are big regional gaps in many countries.

In 🇨🇴, 🇹🇷 and 🇨🇱 gaps in regional employment rates are over 15 percentage points, significantly higher than in 🇦🇺, 🇳🇱, 🇸🇪 and 🇯🇵.

Report 🔗https://t.co/0l8NwZVDyt

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

💡Across countries, #socialeconomy organisations create jobs, deliver essential services and strengthen local economies.

But to reach their full potential, they need the right conditions.

NEW #COGITO piece🔗https://t.co/AOOSIt3TxD

[Tomás Vodanovic @TomasVodanovic]

La respuesta de la @Muni_Maipu ante la emergencia de lluvias en Enero es un caso de referencia para la @OECD_local 💚
Un orgullo que el trabajo de nuestros equipos sea un ejemplo de buena gestión pública.

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

💡In January 2026, a single storm cloud flooded #Maipú, Chile in under an hour.

What followed was an example of data turning a chaotic emergency into an ordered recovery.

Mayor @TomasVodanovic for the #COGITO blog 🔗https://t.co/tHJTkLxSC9

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

💡Rural Ireland is set to power the green transition, with wind, bioeconomy and circular economy projects concentrated outside cities.

But skills policy hasn't caught up with where the opportunity actually is.

Read why training needs a rural rethink 🔗https://t.co/bV9IVC8AGS

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

43% of @OECD regions will see populations fall in the next 10 years, especially rural regions, but also in many smaller metropolitan areas.

This will add to pressures in finding the right skills and potentially increase regional gaps.

Report 🔗https://t.co/vs6xmv2Gzw

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

💡AI adoption in the UK swings hard by region.

Regional adoption ranges from 32% in the North East to 67% in London.

New piece on closing the UK's tech adoption gap 👇

https://t.co/BG4v1Hgw9N

[Alessandra Proto @AlessandraProto]

Più forti le imprese, minore il rischio di chiusura.

I beneficiari del Fondo Piccolo Credito del #Lazio hanno una probabilità di uscire dal mercato inferiore del 28-30%.

Il sostegno mirato fa la differenza.

📘 Approfondisci nel policy paper: https://t.co/9RbcEkmZOT

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

#Lazio 🇮🇹 is addressing SME financing gaps through the Fondo Piccolo Credito.

Small loans help micro and small firms access the funding they need to grow.

Read more 🔗https://t.co/qrMLCjmX2V

[OECD SMEs, Regions, Cities & Tourism @OECD_local]

💡Public employment services are playing a growing role in labour migration.

Today, 74% provide migration-related services - up 29 percentage points over the past decade.

One of many findings from our new report with @the_IDB @wapesorg.

Read here🔗https://t.co/RqNCDM3WK0