Development

This UNIDO training package is addressed to entrepreneurs and policymakers of developing countries. Part One of the training package presents the international development scenario, the competitive environment and the drivers for global expansion of enterprises. It highlights the patterns of multinational expansion, the various types of inter-firm collaboration agreement, the global manufacturing strategies of multinational … Weiterlesen

The website http://iri.jrc.es presents the main results of research activity carried out at the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), one of the seven scientific institutes of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). It provides a platform for the long-term collection, monitoring, analysis and reporting of information on industrial research and innovation in the … Weiterlesen

The Programme of Support to Local Economic Development (LED) in the Eastern Cape Province is a five-year programme financed by the European Union. the LED Support Programme focuses on four areas of support, namely: (i) improvement of local government LED facilitation capacity and efficiency, (ii) strengthening private-public partnerships to capitalise on local competitive advantage, (iii) … Weiterlesen

We are happy to announce that Karsten Weitzenegger Consulting is now part of the VIT@LIS Network. According to the @LIS-online Website http://www.alis-online.org/Members/iamici/alisday28, VIT@LIS will be an open and inclusive community aiming to foster, by involving many different actors from Europe and Latin America, the collaboration between the two continents in sectors such as eLearning, eInclusion, … Weiterlesen

Throughout history water has confronted humanity with some of its greatest challenges. Water is a source of life and a natural resource that sustains our environments and supports livelihoods – but it is also a source of risk and vulnerability. In the early 21st Century, prospects for human development are threatened by a deepening global … Weiterlesen

Nobel Peace Prize for 2006 to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006, divided into two equal parts, to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank for their efforts to create economic and social development from below. Lasting peace can not be achieved unless large … Weiterlesen

WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy, in his report to the General Council on 10 October, said that, from his contacts with many trade ministers, ‚it is now obvious that the cost of failure [of the Doha Round], and the missed opportunity to rebalance the trading system, would hurt developing countries more than others”. Lamy said he … Weiterlesen

The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has suggested a new aid architecture for Africa, saying the current system is chaotic, with too many agencies pushing too many development projects that often do not match the recipients` development goals. UNCTAD´s 2006 report on Economic Development in Africa examines how the commitment by the international … Weiterlesen

The United States and Germany remain atop the latest Business Competitiveness Index, with China continuing to slip in the rankings while India ascends, according to a report released from Harvard Business School’s Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness. In addition to ranking countries by overall competitiveness, the report identifies national competitive strengths and weaknesses, highlights global … Weiterlesen

The most important players of the international Development community will meet in Brussels between the 13th and the 17th of November for the First edition of the European Development Days (EDD) organized by the Directorate General for Development of the European Commission, under the responsibility of Commissioner Louis Michel. This first edition will focus on … Weiterlesen