This interactive side event held during the OECD Global Forum on Local Development, jointly organised by the OECD, the European Committee of the Regions and EURADA, will explore how strategic foresight and anticipatory governance can strengthen regional strategic autonomy by placing preparedness at the core of regional policymaking.
Drawing on practical experiences from regions such as Emilia-Romagna and Helsinki-Uusimaa, as well as regional development agencies in Andalucía and Limburg, and contributions from the European Committee of the Regions, EURADA and the OECD, the session will highlight how regions and public authorities are using and translating foresight into concrete preparedness measures.
In particular, it will illustrate how these approaches are being used to strengthen regional innovation systems, enhance inter-institutional coordination and multi-level governance, integrate risk assessment into planning, and operationalise strategic autonomy through actionable policy instruments.
Registration: OECD Global Forum on Local Development 2026 (participants can indicate their interest in attending the side event during the general registration process)
More information: Side event: Strengthening regional strategic autonomy and preparedness through foresight: approaches, experiences and lessons learned
The event is in-person only, there will be no webstreaming.