BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af42a4fa939f DTSTART:20150330T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20150330T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entreprene urship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development\, thir d session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Entrepreneurship for productive capacity-building\n\nThe Multi- year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Pr oductive Capacity-Building and Sustainable Development will address the va rious technical dimensions of the UNCTAD Entrepreneurship Policy Framework and analyse the nexus between entrepreneurship and productive capacity.\n \nBuilding on an assessment of existing developing countries’ capacity s trengths\, the meeting will examine implementation in each area of the fra mework\, including national entrepreneurship strategies\, entrepreneurship policy road maps\, their monitoring and evaluation\, and the regional dim ensions of the Framework (Doha Mandate\, para. 65 (a)\, (g) and (m)).\n\nT o facilitate the discussion\, the UNCTAD secretariat has prepared an issue s note entitled “Entrepreneurship for productive capacity-building”.\n \nIt explores the interplay between entrepreneurship and productive capaci ty-building in developing countries\, highlighting the role of entrepreneu rship in creating job opportunities and engendering inclusive outcomes for disadvantaged groups\, including the poor\, women and youth. To maximize the positive impact of entrepreneurship promotion on productive capacity-b uilding\, key entrepreneurial stakeholders from government\, the private s ector\, and civil society need to work together\, as shown from the implem entation of the Entrepreneurship Policy Framework in several countries.\n\ nThe note also explores how to enhance local productive capacities by prom oting entrepreneurship in inclusive and sustainable value chains. It argue s that to integrate micro\, small and medium-sized enterprises in regional and global value chains\, it is necessary to develop programmes and initi atives aimed at upgrading skills\, and to implement policies in key areas such as women’s\, youth\, green and social entrepreneurship.\n\nWhile po licies and practice from developed countries will provide some examples\, the expert meeting will focus on strategies and programmes for developing countries and economies in transition. The aim of the meeting is to promot e entrepreneurship for productive capacity-building and sustainable develo pment. The meeting will present an overview and share good practices of ap proaches on entrepreneurship and productive capacity-building that can ass ist policymakers in developing and implementing national policies addressi ng these issues.\n\nExperts will discuss practical and implementation-leve l challenges that development institutions face in developing countries co ncerning their role as stakeholders in entrepreneurship and productive cap acities-led development. In this respect\, the expert meeting will benefit from lessons learned from UNCTAD technical assistance projects and resear ch and analysis in these areas.\n\nInputs from experts\n\nExperts nominate d by member States are encouraged to submit brief papers (approximately fi ve pages) as contributions to the work of the meeting. The papers\, which will draw on public and private sector experience\, will be made available at the meeting in the form and language in which they are received.\n<\ ;p class="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://u nctad.org/meeting/multi-year-expert-meeting-investment-innovation-and-entr epreneurship-productive-capacity-1 DTSTAMP:20261111T084151Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af42a4fa93de DTSTART:20150331T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20150331T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entreprene urship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development\, thir d session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Entrepreneurship for productive capacity-building\n\nThe Multi- year Expert Meeting on Investment\, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Pr oductive Capacity-Building and Sustainable Development will address the va rious technical dimensions of the UNCTAD Entrepreneurship Policy Framework and analyse the nexus between entrepreneurship and productive capacity.\n \nBuilding on an assessment of existing developing countries’ capacity s trengths\, the meeting will examine implementation in each area of the fra mework\, including national entrepreneurship strategies\, entrepreneurship policy road maps\, their monitoring and evaluation\, and the regional dim ensions of the Framework (Doha Mandate\, para. 65 (a)\, (g) and (m)).\n\nT o facilitate the discussion\, the UNCTAD secretariat has prepared an issue s note entitled “Entrepreneurship for productive capacity-building”.\n \nIt explores the interplay between entrepreneurship and productive capaci ty-building in developing countries\, highlighting the role of entrepreneu rship in creating job opportunities and engendering inclusive outcomes for disadvantaged groups\, including the poor\, women and youth. To maximize the positive impact of entrepreneurship promotion on productive capacity-b uilding\, key entrepreneurial stakeholders from government\, the private s ector\, and civil society need to work together\, as shown from the implem entation of the Entrepreneurship Policy Framework in several countries.\n\ nThe note also explores how to enhance local productive capacities by prom oting entrepreneurship in inclusive and sustainable value chains. It argue s that to integrate micro\, small and medium-sized enterprises in regional and global value chains\, it is necessary to develop programmes and initi atives aimed at upgrading skills\, and to implement policies in key areas such as women’s\, youth\, green and social entrepreneurship.\n\nWhile po licies and practice from developed countries will provide some examples\, the expert meeting will focus on strategies and programmes for developing countries and economies in transition. The aim of the meeting is to promot e entrepreneurship for productive capacity-building and sustainable develo pment. The meeting will present an overview and share good practices of ap proaches on entrepreneurship and productive capacity-building that can ass ist policymakers in developing and implementing national policies addressi ng these issues.\n\nExperts will discuss practical and implementation-leve l challenges that development institutions face in developing countries co ncerning their role as stakeholders in entrepreneurship and productive cap acities-led development. In this respect\, the expert meeting will benefit from lessons learned from UNCTAD technical assistance projects and resear ch and analysis in these areas.\n\nInputs from experts\n\nExperts nominate d by member States are encouraged to submit brief papers (approximately fi ve pages) as contributions to the work of the meeting. The papers\, which will draw on public and private sector experience\, will be made available at the meeting in the form and language in which they are received.\n<\ ;p class="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://u nctad.org/meeting/multi-year-expert-meeting-investment-innovation-and-entr epreneurship-productive-capacity-1 DTSTAMP:20261111T084151Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR