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| Value chains, linkages and service markets: Syntheses, conferences and more |
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| Future events and training courses |
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Description
This entry provides information on forthcoming events in service market and value chain development; details are listed in chronological order below. Additional entries or comments are welcome.
The 3rd ValueLinks Introductory Training Seminar will take place in Germany, 22-26 June 2009; for more information, please visit the IDC website.
The ILO Summer Academy on Sustainable Enterprise Development will take place at the Turin Centre, 22 June - 3 July 2009. It will bring together a wide range of of job creation and enterprise development expertise tackling themes like an enabling environment for small enterprise development, entrepreneurship programmes, informal economy upgrading, pro poor value chain development, Microfinance policies, systemic private sector development and many others in a programme that offers a wide choice of training tracks. Flyers for the event are available below in English and French - please see the Academy website for more information.
The ‘Making Markets Work’ training programme is being offered again by the Springfield Centre, 5–17 July 2009 in Glasgow, UK. The sub-title is "How can development agencies and governments improve the performance of market systems?" For more information, please visit the Springfield website, or see the brochure below.
Mesopartner's fifth Summer Academy on Local Economic Development will take place 27-31 July 2009 in Duisburg, Germany; for more information visit the mesopartner website.
The 5th National BDS Conference will be held from 6th - 7th October 2009 at Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort, Mombasa Kenya. There will also be a one-day pre-conference training on 5th October 2009 for new market development entrants. For more information on the event, please see the MESPT website, or download the invitation brochure and registration form below.
The Asia Pacific Academy of Business in Society holds its Annual Conference 5-7 November 2009 in Brisbane, Australia; the theme is "Finding Solutions to Global Problems through Stakeholder Engagement, New Social Partnerships and Strategic Alliances for a Sustainable Enterprise Economy". For more information, visit the APABIS website.
The Sustainable Development Centre of Maastricht School of Management is organising a Seminar on Promoting Sustainable Global Value Chains: The Role of Governance, 26-27 November 2009. The Call for Papers can be downloaded below. For more information, visit the MSM website.
Summary of results
On-going events:
For information about the training courses of the International Training Center of the ILO, visit their website.
USAID is offering a breakfast seminar series on "Linking Small Firms to Competitive Strategies" in Washington D.C. It is possible to call into these seminars. For information and instructions on how to call in, visit the microlinks.org website.
For information on other sites, here is a sample listing:
- the USAID Microlinks listing of training courses
- the USAID Microlinks listing of events
- the Business Action for Africa Events diary
- the SEEP Network Value Initiative calendar
- the KIT portal on value chains for development - events page
Companies offering relevant training include:
- The Springfield Centre
- Action for Enterprise
- Matchmakers Associates, Tanzania.
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