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1 December - The Regional
Forum "Social Aspects and Financing of Industrial Restructuring"
was held on 26-27 November in Moscow, Russian Federation.
It was attended by 139 representatives of Governments, labour
unions, entrepreneurs and academic experts from 15 ECE members
States.
5 May - The Expert Group
Meeting on Knowledge Economy Assessment was held on 24-25
April 2003. Experts from UNECE members States as well as a
number of international organizations reviewed the existing
analytical work assessing the knowledge economy development
in various groups of countries and examined linkages between
newly emerging technologies, economic development and government
policies in that area.
2 May - The Conference on "Innovation as a Vehicle for
Industrial Restructuring" was organized by the UNECE
Team of Specialists on Industrial Restructuring on 24 April.
The meeting assembled experts from 11 developed market and
transition economies.
2 May - The Workshop on "Policy and Regulatory Options
for Promoting Industrial Restructuring in ECE Region"
was held on 23 April under the auspices of UNECE Team of Specialists
on Industrial Restructuring. The meeting was attended by officials
and experts from transition economies and a number of international
organizations.
15 April - The 4th Seminar on Analysis, Methodology of Treatment
and Remediation of Contaminated Soils and Groundwater - "INTERSOL
2003", took place in Paris, from 1 to 3 April 2003,
at the invitation of the Government of France and under the
auspices of the UNECE Team of Specialists on Chemical Industry
Sustainable Economic and Ecological Development. The Seminar
was attended by about 500 scientists, industry managers and
administrative authority decision-makers from ECE region.
The discussion mostly focused on the assessment of risks associated
with contaminated soils and groundwater, land use planning
in particular with regard to polluted sites inside urban zones,
and improvements in remediation technologies. The Seminar
also hosted an exhibition of techniques and services on soil
remediation, and a "project fair", where a series
of projects all located in transition economies of Eastern
Europe, was presented. .
More information about the Seminar can be accessed ![]()
1 April -The Expert Meeting
on "How to Become Supplier of Large Enterprises and Transnational
Corporations" took place on 20 - 21 March at the
Palais des Nations in Geneva. The Meeting brought together
about 60 participants from 30 countries representing small
and medium-sized enterprises, transnational corporations and
relevant Government agencies.
26 March - The Second Forum
of Women Entrepreneurs gathering over 250 women entrepreneurs
from 28 countries was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
on 17-18 March 2003. The discussion at the Forum focused on
initiatives and best practices of Governments, private sector
and other stakeholders aimed at improving access of women
entrepreneurs to financing and new technologies. ![]()
24 February - The fourth
session of the Working Party on Industry and Enterprise Development
(WP.8) was held in Geneva on 13 and 14 February 2002.
The meeting extended mandates of the Teams of Specialists
on CHEMISEED, on Entrepreneurship in Poverty Alleviation,
on Women's Entrepreneurship and on Internet Enterprise Development,
and adopted its programme of work for the period 2003 - 2004.
The report of the fourth session can be downloaded ![]()
24 February - The second
UNECE Workshop on "E-Regulations: E-Security and Knowledge
Economy" was organized in Geneva on 12 February by
the Team of Specialists on Internet Enterprise Development.
21 February - The third session
of the Team of Specialists on Entrepreneruship in Poverty
Alleviation took place on 12 February.
19 February - The seventh meeting
of the Team of Specialists on Internet Enterprise Development
was held in Geneva on 12 February.
18 February - The second
meeting of the Team of Specialists on Industrial Restructuring
(TOSIR) took place on 12 February. The report on the meeting
can be downloaded ![]()
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