Empretec Newsletter (Issue 8)

' receiving email relationship United Nations Conference Trade Development (UNCTAD). confirm continued interest receiving email . unsubscribe longer receive emails.  Newsletter April 2009 Issue Empretec Directors Foster Relations Fifteenth Empretec Directors' Meeting ã Paulo Multi-year Expert Meeting Enterprise Development Policies Capacity-building Science, Technology Innovation BASF Shares Business Linkages Results Empretec Directors News EMPRETEC Centres Upcoming events UNCTAD' Empretec programme -stop- shop information business training.  stimulating public-private sector partnerships developing institution - advisory board, Empretec centres play major role connecting entrepreneurs institutions. implemented, training workshops create lifelong bonds essential future business growth, forming critical mass successful, committed entrepreneurs driving force project. Page 1 8News EMPRETEC 03.04.2009http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11025... Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General UNCTAD, . Alan Kyerematen, Director Empretec Centre Africa Empretec Africa Forum receives good advice   Empretec Africa Forum (EAF) members invited Advisory Board meeting Geneva discuss merits proposed forum' strategic plan. Secretary-General UNCTAD gave support initiative milestone programme. board members embarked lively debate African directors concerns goals aspirations EAF. number Advisory Board members felt argument establishing forum persuasive convincing. highlighted activities forum undertaken Empretec centres (.. developing materials), core duties UNCTAD (.. installation Empretec centres fund-raising ).   return, Chair, UNCTAD directors highlighted fact forum needed expand promote cross-fertilization centres. shown , demise Enterprise Africa, regional body managed United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) install Empretec centres Africa, single completed installation 2001 ( United Republic Tanzania Zambia). stressed concept originated Empretec centres Africa - drivers owners forum. Page 2 8News EMPRETEC 03.04.2009http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11025... Empretec Africa directors advised secretariat forum lean choose tasks wisely, overlap work UNCTAD secretariat. discussions, Commonwealth secretariat invited EAF submit institution proposal evaluate Empretec Centres Africa identify strengths weaknesses. undertaking determine tasks suitable play forum' development. recommendation European Union' Pro€invest apply technical assistance forging strategy action plan forum.   attendance . Alan Kyerematen, Director Empretec Centre Africa, overview history Empretec Africa assembly. day, . Kyerematen nominated Chair Advisory Board Empretec Africa Forum. forum : Built community African Empretec centres, helping address common challenges; Organized regional training trainers covering subregions; Developed curriculum services based African region; Collaborated partners (Commonwealth secretariat) introduce monitoring evaluation; Conducted ( collaboration Pro€invest) diagnostic private sector preparation detailed work plan forum. Page 3 8News EMPRETEC 03.04.2009http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11025... Multi-year Expert Meeting Enterprise Development Policies Capacity-building Science, Technology Innovation bit interest generated session Multi-year Expert Meeting Enterprise Development Policies Capacity-building Science, Technology Innovation, place 20-22 January 2009 Geneva. attended 150 experts, capitals.   multi-year expert meetings means, Accra Accord, discuss innovative ways address complex issues develop policy recommendations. meeting stressed importance "enabling State" promoting entrepreneurship innovation, times economic crisis, innovation entrepreneurship play important role enabling world overcome global economic difficulties. Policymakers stressed - climate global economic crisis - develop national technological, innovation entrepreneurial capabilities, ability access needed technologies key achieving high sustainable economic growth rates long term.   Experts presented entrepreneurship practice models creating awareness facilitating firm formation growth. Experts noted entrepreneurial infrastructure seek improve business environment conditions boost entrepreneurial capacity awareness-building skills development. successful programmes develop entrepreneurship curricula students elementary school university, special target groups informal sector. Innovative approaches building entrepreneurship education developed collaboration private sector.    Page 4 8News EMPRETEC 03.04.2009http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11025... Spotlight Endeavor successful programmes included Endeavor, model promoting high-impact entrepreneurship. Endeavor helps transform economies emerging markets identifying supporting "high-impact" entrepreneurs. inception, Endeavor supported 330 high- growth entrepreneurs created 86,000 high- jobs generated revenues $2.5 billion. High-impact entrepreneurs biggest ideas ambitious plans. potential create thriving companies employ hundreds, thousands people, generate millions wages revenues. Endeavor' guidance, role models, encourage innovate risks, create sustainable communities. http://www.endeavor.org/ major results achieved multi-year expert meeting, serve practice UNCTAD multi-year expert meetings: virtual meetings establishment -Forum (http://vi.unctad.org/joomla/index.phpoption=com_frontpage&Itemid=1) introduction notion flexibility choice topics examined expert meetings future.   -forum solicit contributions experts nominated respective Governments unable attend meeting. Views, comments suggestions submitted forum duly summarized reflected Chair' summary. point relating notion flexibility, experts participating meeting drew list topics suggestions future activities years leading UNCTAD XIII. contained draft outcome submitted Chair Vice-Chair consideration meeting Investment, Enterprise Development Commission, held 2009.   discussions culminated identification actionable outcomes:   1. Suggestions future work: Experts recommended topics meetings revised, consideration issues identified experts; 2. Inter-sessional work: Experts identified areas follow- sessions: () preparation voluntary peer reviews enterprise development policies capacity-building science, technology innovation (STI); (ii) setting inventory disseminate information (.. online) serve clearing house connect wishing expand programmes experts group; 3. Commitments: Global Observatory Innovation Entrepreneurship (Spain) offers platform institutions world (public institutions, companies, universities, research centres, international organizations civil society) collaborate generating ideas, Page 5 8News EMPRETEC 03.04.2009http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11025... proposals projects; 4. Proposals cooperation: Experts offered share experiences volunteered contribute multi-year expert meeting specific areas interest. voluntary contributions earmarked. Study tour business linkages Uganda project works decide constituents, close personal. delegations Mozambique United Republic Tanzania study tour Uganda. successful implementation -year pilot business linkage programme Enterprise Uganda, UNCTAD requested Enterprise Uganda share experiences colleagues Africa. Enterprise Uganda gladly offered host delegation comprising officers Empretec centres Mozambique United Republic Tanzania December 2008. delegation wanted visit barley growers Eastern Uganda understanding () organizational linkage arrangements East African Breweries Limited Kapchorwa Commercial Farmers; () benefits enjoyed deliberate linkage; () challenges experienced key lessons drawn partnership.   interesting recognizing successes, result local participation business linkage programme, noted : Development institutional structure capacity; Page 6 8News EMPRETEC 03.04.2009http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11025... Building trust reliability services, culminating contract secured World Food Programme; Organization reference centre local international banks farmers organizations; Increased household earnings; positive attitudes members tangible results; Increasing stakeholder interest participation. Uganda attract assistance Commodity Exchange receives grant install rural information system secretariat; Winning practice award " Country 2006" European Union Civil Society capacity-building programme; Increasing interaction financial institutions. Farmers access farming equipment lease basis recommendation association. bank extended portfolio 1 billion Ugandan shillings farmers established branch town ease access financial services.   delegation left Uganda lot food thought - hoped - visions recreate success countries. News EMPRETEC Centres   seventh workshop held Dominican Republic (2-7 February 2009); . Duke, Director Enterprise Nigeria, invited speak upcoming Expert Meeting Mainstreaming Gender Trade Policy (10-11 March 2009); Regional training trainers place Nigeria Uganda; Page 7 8News EMPRETEC 03.04.2009http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11025...    UNCTAD SEBRAE sign agreement cooperation.   Upcoming events     Expert Meeting Mainstreaming Gender Trade Policy (10-11 March 2009) UNCTAD study tour South Africa business linkages (1-10 March 2009); assessment mission United Republic Tanzania business linkages (24-27 February 2009); UNCTAD mission Peru establishment Empretec (28 March- 2 April). email United Nations Conference Trade Development (UNCTAD) | Palais des Nations | 8-14, avenue de la Paix | Geneva 10 | 1211 | Switzerland email dorothy.dillard@unctad.org empretec@unctad.org. Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. 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