Industrial policy and structural transformation focus of Vi videoconference for Colombia
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- Pablo Gabriel Bortz
Twenty-five students and lecturers from Vi Colombian core university member, Universidad EAFIT, joined a videoconference discussion on the industrialization possibilities for emerging economies October 10. Piergiuseppe Fortunato, of UNCTAD's Division on Globalization and Development Strategies, began with an overview of international economic trends in 2016. He then examined the changing nature of structural change dynamics, the divergence between developing and developed countries and the policy implications for a catching-up process, major topics addressed by this year's Trade and Development Report.
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Academics, policymakers and representatives of civil society in developing countries and countries with transition economies involved in research, teaching, policy formulation and implementation, or field work in the area of trade and gender, are invited to apply for participation in the third edition of the Vi online course on trade and gender.
A group of 63 students and lecturers from Vi core Colombian member, Universidad EAFIT, and affiliate member, Universidad de la Sabana, joined UNCTAD’s Alfredo Calcagno for a videoconference presentation of the 2016 Trade and Development Report (TDR) October 4.
Fifty professors and students gathered at Vi Pakistani core university member, the Institute of Business Administration, for a videoconference on UNCTAD's 2016 World Investment Report (WIR) September 23. The presentation was conducted by Kalman Kalotay, of UNCTAD's Division on Investment and Enterprise.
Thirty-one lecturers and students from Colombian core member, Universidad EAFIT, joined a Vi videoconference presentation of the latest UNCTAD World Investment Report (WIR) September 13. Another 50 or so, from afilliate members, Universidad de La Sabana and Universidad Sergio Arboleda, joined the discussion via webcast.
