Empretec Newsletter (Issue 12)

Email displaying correctly View browser. Issue 12 Editorial, Fiorina Mugione state youth unemployment Innovation_in_job_creation partnership_with_ government Dominican Republic opens Empretec Centre International events 15–20 March 2010 Empretec Training Workshop organized collaboration United Republic Tanzania Private Sector (TPSF) United Republic Tanzania– Dar Es-Salaam 19–24 April 2010 Empretec Training Workshop organized collaboration United Republic Tanzania Investment Center United Republic Tanzania– Dar Es-Salaam 19–24 April 2010 Empretec Training Workshop organized collaboration Zambia Development Agency ILO Zambia – Lusaka 19–25 April 2010 Millennium Development Goals: Planning mission Viet Nam – Hanoi 22–27 March 2010 Empretec Training Workshop organized collaboration Empretec Centre Editorial issue newsletter focuses youth entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial spirit early age. Reforming education polarizing topic. Entrepreneurship programmes levels education give wide scope student creativity energy, offer positive students channel talents. reforms policy environment critical supporting youth entrepreneurship. United Nations designated 2010 International Year Youth, commencing 12 August. special year ensuring effective participation advancement youth aspect society. encourage Empretec network celebrate Year Youth organizing activities promote youth entrepreneurship. wishes, Fiorina Mugione Chief Entrepreneurship Section, Enterprise Branch, Investment & Enterprise Division state youth unemployment Page 1 8 28.05.2010http://us1.campaign-archive./=588e0871f73ee9df56fc23c61&id=a9fa42509f&... Institute Foreign Trade Business Innovation Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo 22–28 March 2010 Business Linkages awareness workshop transnational corporations regional governments organized collaboration Proinversió – investment promotion agency Peru – Lima 25–30 April 2010 Empretec Training Workshop organized collaboration IPAE– Peruvian Institute Entrepreneurial Action Peru – Arequipa 30 March 2010 Business Linkages awareness workshop organized Zambia Development Agency Zambia – Lusaka Regional events 16–21 March Regional Business Linkages Policy workshop organized UNCTAD Enterprise Uganda Uganda – Kampala 24–26 March Workshop Global Chains organized Centre Social Science Research, University Cape Town South Africa – Cape Town Networking Facebook group Latin American Trainers EMPRETEC - Instructores Latino America View photos UNCTAD' global Flickr account UNCTAD Empretec Channel YouTube : Check finalists Empretec Women Business Award 2010. times economic downturn, historically affected group suffers high unemployment rates youth. International Labor Organization (ILO), current economic crisis, youth average 2.8 times likelier unemployed adults global level. Current estimates show figure risen 1.3 cent, 12.1 cent 2008 13.4 cent 2009. number unemployed youth increased 8.5 million 2008 2009, largest year- -year increase 10 years, 10 million 2007. global economic crisis grinds , depressing figures rising exponentially, youth find unable reach rung employment ladder obtaining degrees higher education. sinister overlooked statistic majority youth developing countries chronically -employed. Young people work longer hours informal, intermittent insecure work arrangements, characterized productivity, meager earnings reduced labour protection. owner micro small enterprise alternative young person entrepreneurial mindset acquired skills start . , awareness career option hand, enabling environment enterprise creation , play crucial role successful start - employment creation small enterprise. important report World Economic Forum schools universities traditionally focused ensuring students secure future employment. contrast, current economic crisis rapidly changing global environment twenty- century highlight importance entrepreneurship education developing skills, attitudes behaviours create jobs, generate economic growth, advance Page 2 8 28.05.2010http://us1.campaign-archive./=588e0871f73ee9df56fc23c61&id=a9fa42509f&... ' coming 2010 Financial services Green businesses developing countries Intrapreneurship: Aiding government services run effectively South - South cooperation human welfare. ultimate effectiveness youth entrepreneurial training measured terms opening businesses turning profit terms communities’ -, poverty reduction sustainable development. Experts highlight importance entrepreneurship education session UNCTAD Multi-year Expert Meeting Enterprise Development Policies Capacity-building Science, Technology Innovation (STI), held Palais des Nations, Geneva, 20 22 January 2010, reviewed development entrepreneurship policy framework guide policymakers promoting entrepreneurship. key areas framework focused entrepreneurship education skills. Policies improve entrepreneurship skills encourage integration entrepreneurship training levels (primary, secondary tertiary) education system. provide entrepreneurship training formal education systems, rural community programmes. ultimate objective entrepreneurship education policies create entrepreneurial society culture changing mindsets young people entrepreneurship encouraging path future. stated report meeting: “Entrepreneurship education training considered key elements entrepreneurship policy framework, allowing entrepreneurs develop behavioural competencies technical skills required start sustain growing business. benefits UNCTAD’sEmpretec programme positive examples Jordan, Uganda Chile.” Page 3 8 28.05.2010http://us1.campaign-archive./=588e0871f73ee9df56fc23c61&id=a9fa42509f&... young Ugandan woman entrepreneur, Ms. Judith Barbara Ineku, Managing Director IJB Real Estate company, demonstrated benefit entrepreneurship training support Empretec. gave inspiring testimony create real estate business graduating university, changing mindset persistent resourceful. experts recommended theme year’ Multi-year Expert Meeting focus entrepreneurship education. Innovation job creation partnership government UNCTAD Empretec supports development curricula formal education programmes. Empretec centres Chile, Guatemala Uganda expressly requested Governments tackle endemic problems youth unemployment. Enterprise Uganda Page 4 8 28.05.2010http://us1.campaign-archive./=588e0871f73ee9df56fc23c61&id=a9fa42509f&... Uganda, statistics, approximately 9,000 jobs created annually output 35,000 graduates representing unemployment rate 70 cent. Enterprise Uganda, supported Government Uganda launched Graduates’ Empowerment Programme (GEP) March 2007 graduates Universities Tertiary Institutions create employment compete jobs. programme supplementing ongoing efforts Government address rising unemployment reduce vulnerability youth criminal activities. objective programme build capacity young people participate employment creation. programme, graduates disciplines equipped entrepreneurship business skills enable start businesses. Graduates Page 5 8 28.05.2010http://us1.campaign-archive./=588e0871f73ee9df56fc23c61&id=a9fa42509f&... Empowerment Programme important vehicle providing -employment, bridging unemployment gap enhancing economic growth -determination. Empretec Chile Empretec Chile selected Government develop curricula primary secondary schools strength excellent, decade-spanning track record. evaluation confirmed 50 cent participants Empretec’ Chile programme managed increase firms’ product quality profitability. Empretec Guatemala Emprendedor Juvenil, innovative programme launched 2007 Guatemala, helped train 560 students. Director Empretec Centre Guatemala explains lack employment opportunities young people leave country join gangs. fall bad habits. programme intended prevent showing young people create small businesses. “ launched programme, expecting 200 students handful parents. fact, 560 students 500 parents showed ,” Alvaro Urruela Aycinena, Director Empretec Centre Guatemala. Dominican Republic opens Empretec Centre Dominican Republic officially opened 23 Page 6 8 28.05.2010http://us1.campaign-archive./=588e0871f73ee9df56fc23c61&id=a9fa42509f&... February UNCTAD-affiliated Empretec Centre training support entrepreneurs, bringing number Empretec Centres worldwide 32. 100 representatives Dominican Government, country’ business community civic institutions attended official opening ceremony ICEI-RD (Instituto del Comercio Exterior la Innovació Empresarial), centre based. noted ceremony Dominican Republic’ National Plan Systemic Competitiveness 2007 calls efforts establish entrepreneurial culture greater numbers small medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). “Empretec practical tools manage resources efficiently, enhance marketing efforts, promote innovation business,” Acelis Ángeles, Technical Deputy Director CEI-RD, investment exports promotion agency Dominican Republic, speech event. Tatiana Krylova, Head Enterprise Development Branch UNCTAD, welcomed centre Empretec family. . Krylova centre milestone promoting entrepreneurial culture Dominican Republic assist Dominican entrepreneurs developing abilities create expand businesses. added centre support entrepreneurs establishing business linkages larger national foreign companies, helping domestic SMEs link international chains. keys Empretec’ success Page 7 8 28.05.2010http://us1.campaign-archive./=588e0871f73ee9df56fc23c61&id=a9fa42509f&... “training trainers,” multiplies entrepreneurship capacity countries increases impact programme. ceremony, Ms. Krylova presented UNCTAD certificates Xiomara Frias, Tamara Mera, Roberto Perez, recognizing National Empretec Trainers, work centre. instructed cooperation trainers Empretec Uruguay, assisted Entrepreneurship Training Workshops delivered 200 Dominican entrepreneurs. email : empretec@unctad.org Copyright © 2010 Empretec. rights reserved. lorenzo.tosini@unctad.org. 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