A partnership with academia

Localisation of Vi training materials gathers pace

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Friday, 23 March 2007 09:30

Vi Staff

Seven Vi member universities have made 10 proposals for the localization of training materials. Most proposals are for the localization of the investment and commodities material, with the exception of Colombia's, which also proposes material on negotiations.

Several universities have already expressed interest in localizing other material when it becomes available, notably Tanzania (Regional Trade Agreements) and Ukraine (Transfer of Technology, Trade Data Analysis).

UNCTAD course benefits from Vi member's expertise

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Thursday, 22 March 2007 11:33

Vi Staff

Vi member Francis Matambalya from the University of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania contributed to a number of the training sessions of the UNCTAD Course on Key Issues on the International Economic Agenda held in Cairo, Egypt, in February.

Professor Matambalya intervened in modules dealing with the use of information and communication technologies (ICT), investment and enterprise, and trade and development. He was also able to attend the entire three-week course, containing six modules.

UNCTAD Commission endorses Vi's capacity-building approach

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Wednesday, 21 March 2007 09:18

Vi Staff

Convinced that building capacities for trade would increase the competitiveness of developing country enterprises, member states at the meeting of the Commission on Enterprise, Business Facilitation and Development last month asked for the continuation and strengthening of activities of the UNCTAD Virtual Institute and other UNCTAD capacity building programmes.

FDI expert meeting resources available online

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Tuesday, 20 March 2007 15:56

Vi Staff

UNCTAD, in cooperation with Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, brought together colleagues of the late economist Sanjaya Lall to discuss issues pertaining to his research work on FDI, technology and competitiveness.

Vi members can access the papers presented during the two-day meeting online at http://vi.unctad.org/fdiCD/index.htm, or request a CD-Rom by contacting This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Vi member contributes research to International SME project

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Friday, 16 March 2007 15:15

Vi staff

Sascha Fuerst, VI member coordinator from EAFIT University (Colombia), is participating in a joint project on "Enhancing the Role of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Global Value Chains" between the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the University of Geneva and the University of Fribourg.

Professor Fuerst has undertaken a case study to assess the participation of domestic SMEs in the television international production chain in Colombia. The project is funded by the Geneva International Academic Network (GIAN).