 On
Friday April 23 2004 the first
course (*) of the GDLN-LAC Program: Capacity Building for the LAC Southern
Cone Industrial Sector: “Leveraging the Italian Private Sector and Business
Development Expertise” took place. The focus of this GDLN-LAC
Project is to share the Italian “Private Sector and Business Development
Expertise” with Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay’s entrepreneurs. Through
the network, the course connected entrepreneurs from four Argentinean provinces
(Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Santa Fe, and Santa Cruz), Paraguay (Asuncion) and Uruguay
(Montevideo). The courses were broadcast from Italy’s GDLN - Distance Learning
Center in Milan. The Program’s main objectives are: (i) the “reindustrialization”
of the Private Sector in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay; (ii) improving Argentina,
Paraguay and Uruguay international competitiveness; (iii) implementation of “Training
the Trainer” methodology; and (iv) implementation of “Best Business”
management practices in the local level enterprises. This course is being
offered as a partnership which brings together the collective experience and expertise
of the following partners: PROMOS:
Italian Special Agency of the Milan Chamber of Commerce for the development of
international activities
GDLN-LAC:
Global Development Learning Network - Latin America & the Caribbean Region
of the World Bank
BANCO DE LA NACION:
National Public Bank of Argentina
CEPAE:
Paraguay’s Agency dedicated to creating business development opportunities
for SME on a national level
DINAPYME:
Uruguay’s Association dedicated to the promotion of entrepreneurial ship
and development of SMEs.  The
introduction to the session also counted with the congratulatory words of Daniela
Gressani, Director of Strategy and Operation for the World Bank - Latin America
and the Caribbean Region, who has concluded the first course by welcoming all
the participants to the Program and stated, “the Bank is confident that this
Program represent the beginning of a long lasting collaboration through which
knowledge - transfer and knowledge - exchange will be facilitated on an ongoing
basis in the SME sector”.
Following this first session future
sessions will take place on the following dates: April 30; May 7-14; June 11-18-25;
July 2.
For additional information regarding this activity or to learn
of future programs to be offered, please contact Lodovico Tassoni Estense (ltassoni@worldbank.org). (*)
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