The Committee requests that, in the future, these operational reasons be clearly spelled out in the document.

Demand and supply driven business support services

III. Operational plan and requirements

10. Conference services operations are characterized by considerable uncertainty in the level of demand.

Indeed, the 2004 business acquisition level may testify not only to the demand for UNOPS services but also to the value that the speed, flexibility, project mentality and results orientation of UNOPS adds to the work of its clients.

This entails customer identification and extends to a full understanding of the nature of the business that underlies a relationship.

Work with users to assess business needs and to solve business problems by technical means.

Other codes, such as the Code of Professional, Social and Ethical Responsibility of the International Federation of Commercial, Clerical, Professional and Technical Employees, identify this duty explicitly as a need to ensure professional integrity.

Article 8 An enterprise shall perform such a financial management system as being clear in capital ownership, unambiguous in financial relationship and complying with the requirements of corporate governance structure.

The increase reflects the estimated requirements for the operation in Bangkok.

The new form requires explicit consideration of output and quality of services.

The new department would lead in establishing a new way of operating conference services in the Secretariat with increased accountability for performance against clear norms and standards of quality and timeliness, and increased flexibility to deploy resources to respond quickly.

17. Determines that the working capital reserve maintained within the General Fund shall be set at a level of 8.3 percent (one month of operating requirements) of the core budget.

Support each business unit in defining project requirements.

To meet these safety and operational requirements one additional core post Electrician is requested.

There is one comment in which clear opposition is expressed to including the definitions of liner service and non liner service .

At the same time, the Department for Disarmament Affairs has continued to focus efforts on identifying ways and means of ensuring the operational sustainability of the Centre, with particular attention being paid to solutions highlighting efficiency and cost effectiveness, as well as to the demands and needs of the Asian region.

In view of the prerequisites for defining the implementation arrangements, a full business plan for 2005 2007 was developed, establishing the strategy, organizational and financing requirements and implementation arrangements for UNCDF to fulfil the vision articulated by the Board in January 2005.

He maintained that UNOPS did not engage in business for business sake, but the prevailing business acquisition trends clearly showed that there was demand for UNOPS services.

Issuance of clear instructions on the use of immediate operational requirement (revised definition is given in para. 10 of the report of the High level Group of Experts)

22. The nature of the services required by SMEs must be defined on the basis of the typical characteristics of the SME.

10. Precise and well defined performance indicators should be included in the sub project agreements.

Some delegations felt that the business plan was too ambitious and the implementation plan unclear, and sought clarification regarding time horizons, benchmarks and resources.

With regard to access to public service and employment, some clarifications are required.

The job groups with the greatest demand for labour are non agricultural worker, shopkeeper sales, administrative assistant and services, which take up almost 90 per cent of the demand, confirming that the structural unemployment manifests itself in a supply of poorly paid jobs which is greater than the demand for jobs requiring qualifications (table 11.34).

Key performance targets and indicators for the operations functions are established in annex II.

Most saw a clear niche and demand for its services, and felt confident about the positive business and financial trends.

This facilitates benchmarking between country operations, provides management with assurance that activities are well or adequately administered and assists in identifying operations that require prompt corrective action.

Even prior to the end of the conflict, there must be a clear assessment of key post conflict peace building needs and of ways to meet them.

13. Affirms that the functioning of the Agency remains essential in all the fields of operation

15. Affirms that the functioning of the Agency remains essential in all the fields of operation

Affirms that the functioning of the Agency remains essential in all the fields of operation

23. Service providers determine the range of services required by SMEs according to the level of economic and business development of a given sector or region.

Other resource requirements, such as general operating expenses, supplies and materials, furniture and equipment were apportioned in accordance with the resources identified.

Full time vocational schools are open to everyone who meets the requirements for admission (compulsory education leaving certificate or leaving certificate of an intermediate secondary school, work experience if applicable).

Services are in many respects the infrastructure of a consumer society in China s case, providing the basic utilities, communications, retail outlets, health care, and finance that its emerging middle class is increasingly demanding. They are also labor intensive in China, services require about 30 more jobs per unit of output than do capital intensive manufacturing and construction.

It was noted that the use of treaties, bilaterally, regionally and multilaterally, had several benefits, such as certainty of requirements and clear obligations.

The most significant need identified is a broad based approach to the preparation of staff for field assignments and their ongoing professional development.

268. Efforts are also called for to enhance the transparency of the operations of the agencies.

Article 24 An enterprise shall set up a financial examination system on contract and clarify the operational flow and power limits of examination so as to carry out financial supervision.

(d) The resource requirements of the projects should be well defined and sufficient to achieve anticipated results

14. Affirms that the functioning of the Agency remains essential in all fields of operation

(d) Implementing operational activities that would respond to the needs and issues identified in post crisis countries.

However, arguments of this kind are suspect when there is significant uncertainty regarding the demand for services.

45. Should business support programmes be supply or demand driven?