First Forum
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The First Forum was held on 21 October
2001 and was attended by more than 300 women-entrepreneurs,
representatives of Governments, women's business associations, experts and
international organizations from 39 countries in western and eastern
Europe, central Asia and the South Caucasus ().
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The discussion focused on personal experiences of successful women entrepreneurs, the role of business associations and access to new
technologies and markets. It was based on documents
prepared by the UNECE Secretariat and presentations by speakers.
The Forum concluded that despite individual successes, women's
entrepreneurial potential remains untapped. Recommendations aim at
activities (i) raising the awareness, (ii) building regional networks and
(iii) enhancing e-capacity.
Sub-regional initiatives for the CIS countries and for the South Caucasus
were launched.