WORLD LOCAL PRODUCTION FORUM: ENHANCING ACCESS TO MEDICINES AND OTHER HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES
FIRST WORLD LOCAL PRODUCTION FORUM: Enhancing access to medicines and other health technologies
21-25 June 2021, 13:00-15:30 (CEST)
Investment and Technology Transfer under COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected countries globally and slowed down development activities to a great extent. The pandemic has also highlighted the need to further accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development in UNIDO’s recipient countries. Despite the pandemic, the Government of Japan, in cooperation with UNIDO, continues to assist partner countries, in particular in mobilizing investment and technologies from Japan’s private sector.
Joining forces for industrial skills development
Around the world, progress in technology and global value chains is leading to an increasingly sophisticated industrial landscape, providing opportunities for economic growth and employment. While many low-income countries are currently transitioning from agriculture to manufacturing-based industries, the lack of skilled workforce remains a major challenge to achieving this objective.
Furthermore, as technology brings a convergence of automation and work, skills gaps are changing rapidly. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has presented an added complexity to this challenge.
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The first Coffee Training Center inaugurated in Ethiopia
Jun-16-2021
The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA), illycaffè, Ernesto Illy Foundation and UNIDO have ina...
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UNIDO and Norad support market access of Ethiopian honey and derived products
Jun-14-2021
UNIDO and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) are joining hands in supporting the honey value chain development for market access through the enhancement of quality and standards ...
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Best Practice Series: The EIP Approach Ukraine
Jun-13-2021
"To Solve Water Scarcity, Every Drop of Knowledge Matters" at the European Development Days 2021
We are pleased to invite you to attend UNIDO session at the European Development Days 2021 on 15 June. Join our speakers in this debate.
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European Development Days 2021 – Join UNIDO’s sessions on 15 June
Jun-10-2021
We are pleased to invite you to attend two UNIDO sessions at the European Development Days 2021 on 15 June. Join our speakers in this debate. During the session “Can the Future of Skills Be Green ...
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UNIDO supports innovation ecosystem and entrepreneurial support infrastructure in Azerbaijan
Jun-09-2021
Seeking to advance key development areas allowing a smooth transition to the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), Azerbaijan is looking for ways to transform its economy with an increasing emphasis on ...
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