New and innovative ways to develop and strengthen industrial and technological skills

In many developing countries there is a growing awareness that education and vocational training needs to impart entrepreneurship skills, management skills and the promotion of an entrepreneurial culture.

Employment creation, enhancement of skill levels and creation of linkages

At the country level, the programme identifies promising entrepreneurs and provides them with training to strengthen their entrepreneurial talents (i.e. based on personal qualities such as the entrepreneurial traits referred to above) and business skills.

The entrepreneurial framework conditions aim to enhance the skills and motivations of individual entrepreneurs.

(d) Creation, transformation and management of knowledge on, and best practices in relevant areas such as industrial development, technology, industrial statistics, skills

Moreover, complementary policies to strengthen entrepreneurial traits and skills, such as those being carried out by the Empretec programme, should also be implemented.

New enterprises are formed, new jobs are created, new skills are gained and incomes begin to rise.

The development of innovation, entrepreneurial and technological capabilities as essential inputs for the development and growth of enterprises and

The purpose of Empretec is to help foster entrepreneurial capabilities and the growth of internationally competitive SMEs in developing countries.

27 and 28). In the case of low income countries or regions, where necessity entrepreneurship rates are high and start ups offer little in the way of adopting new techniques or innovations, policies need to focus especially on the general enabling conditions that trigger entrepreneurship.

Poverty reduction policies needed to focus on job creation and upgrading skills.

12. Stresses the importance of technical and vocational training in increasing technological learning and innovation and for promoting entrepreneurship for technological development

(iv) Strengthen science and technology educational systems, including through strong gender policies ensuring equal access to technological and scientific studies, appropriate funding, the introduction of entrepreneurial skills and attention to relevant intellectual property rights issues, and provide science and technology graduates with incentives and resources for starting innovative enterprises, with a view to improving gainful employment

And she had turned it down, she said, because she was going to start her next business, an entrepreneurship consultancy that would teach business skills to men and women all around Afghanistan.

In 2004, more than 40 million people in 34 countries received free treatment.

Furthermore, the government funded Cyberport Incubation Program supports the development of Hong Kong s information and communications technology industry by providing companies with start up capital, access to advanced facilities, and training in entrepreneurship, technology, and business development. As a result, the number of entrepreneurs has grown by 300 in the last three years.

But that does not exclusively mean creating jobs in labour intensive enterprises it may also be achieved through building capacity for self employment, small businesses or craftsmanship.

The promotion of such linkages should be seen as part of a broader strategy aimed at developing entrepreneurship and technological capabilities through programmes such as EMPRETEC.

Those activities are influenced by additional characteristics within the existing business environment, referred to as entrepreneurial framework conditions .27 Those conditions determine a country's capacity to encourage start ups and, combined with the skills and motivations of those who wish to establish firms, influence the entrepreneurial process.

The growing innovative capabilities in this area have created a new spectrum of technology choices in fields such as energy, transportation, agriculture, construction and manufacturing.

We attach necessary attention to the proper education, employment creation, health care facilities, skill development and various vocational trainings, entrepreneurship and awareness programmes for our youth.

Access to education and health care, coupled with the provision of microcredit facilities, can unleash the entrepreneurial skills of individuals.

Studying the feasibility and demonstrating the social and economic viability of the different energy generating approaches Encouraging sustainable local enterprises that can deliver reliable energy services based on renewable energy technologies Identifying income generating activities related to the production generation or use of energy in rural areas Encouraging local manufacturing and construction enterprises to participate in energy projects.

25. There were two primary axes for industrial cooperation the building of space industry through technology transfer, with the creation of a technical capability in the country, or the creation of national capabilities in application niches with the aim of becoming a specialized service provider to space industry.

Economic sustainability include employment (quantity number of jobs created), skills development and so forth.

Work on capacity building of SMEs should be strengthened further, from both the analytical and the technical assistance point of view, in the areas of linkages, outward investment, clusters and entrepreneurship, innovative SME financing, and global supply chains.

To harness the potential of the younger generation, the national Youth Development Plan revolves around a three pronged strategy leadership training, acquisition of vocational and technical skills, and an entrepreneurship programme.

It is industry more than any other productive sector that provides a breeding ground for entrepreneurship, promotes business investment, fosters technological upgrading and dynamism, improves human skills and creates skilled jobs, and through inter sectoral linkages establishes the foundation for both agriculture and services to expand.

Higher income countries and regions experience an increase in total entrepreneurial activity related primarily to increasing rates of opportunity entrepreneurship, which requires better infrastructure and technology development.25

Startup companies exemplify the potential benefits of risk taking. While only about 49 of manufacturing startups and 37 of information startups survive for four or more years, those that do have managed to produce breakthrough innovations.

23 UNCTAD, Entrepreneurship and economic development the Empretec showcase (Geneva, 2004).

To increase the skill and working capacities of workers as well as their economic self reliance several vocational and income generating training activities have been conducted for workers and employees of small scale industries.

Recognizing that information and communications technology can be a vital tool for training women in entrepreneurial skills, accessing financial services and market information and providing small businesses with access to marketing opportunities,

These outputs serve to strengthen the institutional capacity of national innovation systems, establish and strengthen international and national technology centres, ITPOs and related networks, and upgrade the innovative capacities of enterprises.

And sometimes you're equipped with skills, but they may not be the kind of skills that enable creativity.

Science, technology, and innovation building national capacities

(ii) capacity building performance management, training skills, and coaching skills

Encouraging partnerships with other jurisdictions and organizations (including Job Network members) to develop innovative employment solutions that meet agency skill requirements

Topics such as trade capacity building, innovation, technology upgrading, investment promotion and SME development would be covered.

Thus, business start ups in those circumstances tend to use older technologies and do not offer much in the way of innovation.

which comprehensively enhance Shanghai's original innovation capability and out pace the strategic competence of the world in science and technology innovation and development.

The panellist from Hewlett Packard (HP) introduced HP's Micro Enterprise Acceleration Program, which uses open source Internet based information and communication technologies to strengthen the skills of micro business owners in this field, thus contributing to job creation and skills upgrading.

According to the economist Joseph Schumpeter, this is achieved through a process of creative destruction whereby the innovations introduced by entrepreneurs challenge and render obsolete the technologies and products of existing industries.

The Agency has developed a fast growing microfinance and microenterprise programme, which assists in developing the entrepreneurial skills, income generating capacity and self reliance of the refugees.