United Nations Industrial Development Organization The Arab-Mediterranean Investment and Technology Promotion Network
MANDATE TO SUPPORT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ACCELERATE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WHILE MEETING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE
SERVICE MODULES 1. Industrial Governance and Statistics 2.Investment and Technology Promotion 3.Industrial Competitiveness and Trade 4.Private Sector Development 5.Agro-Industry 6.Sustainable Energy and Climate Change 7.Montreal Protocol 8.Environmental Management
INVESTMENT AND TECHNOLOGY PROMOTION Objective To help developing countries and economies in transition to bridge the investment gap and the technology divide by strengthening their capacities to attract investment for industrial projects, assist them in the acquisition of new technologies as well by establishing sustainable mechanism for promotion of business alliances
INVESTMENT AND TECHNOLOGY PROMOTION NETWORK Investment and Technology Promotion Offices (ITPO) Bahrain Italy (Bologna/Milan) Belgium (Walloon region) Brazil (Recife, State of Pernambuco) China (Beijing and Shanghai) France (Paris and Marseille) Greece Japan Poland Republic of Korea Russian Federation UK North-West Investment Promotion Units (IPU) Egypt Jordan Uganda Tunisia Morocco
INVESTMENT AND TECHNOLOGY PROMOTION OFFICES (ITPO) Mandate UNIDO s network of ITPOs brings industrial investment and latest technology to those countries most in need of a promotional helping hand It opens up new opportunities for investors and technology suppliers to link up with potential partners in developing countries and countries with economies in transition
Services u Information Fast Lane Legal and economic conditions Opportunities for industrial cooperation Investment financing u Partnership Promotion Establishing/maintaining contact with host country companies Advisory services at each stage of investment cycle Targeted investment/technology promotion u Business Negotiations One-to-one meetings Tours of project sponsors Tours of potential investors Country presentation tours u Delegates Programme On the job training in investment promotion techniques Promotion of a portfolio of screened investment/technology projects Business negotiations Follow-up as a contact point
Track Record 1998-2002 utotal number of projects promoted 9,000; u Number of reportedly concluded projects 400; u Number of projects negotiated (number of leads) 2,000; u Total number of new jobs created 4,782; utotal investment value generated US$ 1,0 billion u Average success ratio (Number of concluded projects per 100 projects promoted 6.9 in 2002 3.2 in 1998
A Sub-Regional Approach for Investment and Technology Promotion
Rationale Better attractiveness of a sub-region for foreign investors Exchange of information and views on best practices for establishing a stable legal and institutional framework Fostering intra-regional cooperation in creating a favourble climate for the private sector including foreign investors Promoting new forms of foreign investments and extensive use of ICT Supporting private-public partnerships for enterprise development Extending assistance to SMEs through national institutions for a search for foreign partners Strengthening cooperation with sub-regional and international organizations
Objectives To support local institutions and SMEs in a given sub-region in the attraction and mobilization of foreign investments and technology To provide a forum and act as an instrument to serve countries in a sub-region in their contacts and consultations in order to increase competitiveness of their industries
Expected Impact u Enhanced intra-regional cooperation for creating a favourable climate for both private sector development and increased attractiveness of the region for foreign investors u Establishment of a sub-regional vehicle for joint learning and sharing of knowledge which could encourage the adoption of a benchmarking mechanism and fostering best practices u Increased private-public partnership and dialogue
Structure Sustainable Investment and Technology Promotion Mechanism Sharing knowledge and experience Capacity-Building
Why UNIDO? u unbiased, cost-effective services u network for investment and technology promotion u support throughout the entire investment cycle u acknowledged methodologies and software u mobilizing investment financing u integration with other services (quality and competitiveness, private sector development, agroindustries, environment etc.)
The Arab-Mediterranean Investment and Technology Promotion Network Mediterranean Exchange
Your compass to investment and technology in the Mediterranean
Main Objectives and Rationale
Actors and Participants 1. Participating UNIDO ITPOs and IPUs Investment and Technology Promotion Offices (ITPOs) in: Bahrain France Italy Poland United Kingdom Belgium (Walloon Region) Investment Promotion Units (IPUs) in: Egypt Jordan Morocco Tunisia
Worldwide Network of UNIDO ITPOs and IPUs U.K. -North-West FRANCE-Paris and Marseille ITALY-Milan / Bologna GREECE-Athens BELGIUM-Walloon region POLAND-Warsaw Russian Federation- Moscow RER.OF KOREA- Seoul JAPAN-Tokyo BRAZIL, Pernambuko-Recife Investment Promotion Units EGYPT (Cairo) JORDAN (Amman) MOROCCO (Rabat) TUNISIA (Tunis) UGANDA (Kampala) CHINA- Beijing and Shanghai BAHRAIN-Manama
Actors and Participants 2. Close Cooperation with Local Counterparts
Mediterranean Exchange and the Investment Promotion Cycle Identification of investment & technology opportunities Formulation and analysis of business opportunitites, collection and analysis of knowledge Promotion, matchmaking and online services Business & knowledge partnerships
Harnessing ICT for Effective Networking
Knowledge sharing on: -Economic indicators - Manufacturing and SME indicators -Bibliography -Economic reviews Specialized Marketplace Company database Technology offers Investment opportunities Thematic Forums Financing of SMEs Attracting investment SME development policies Five Main Online Services Online business tools - Performance evaluation service - Investment evaluation service Country gateways Unprecedented accessibility and transparency of specialized ITPOs/IPUs and their local counterparts as service providers
Illustration: Performance Evaluation Service Example of online service offering SMEs the possibility to compare their performance with other companies in similar sectors in the region
Linking Tailor-Made Networks for Mutual Benefits The Mediterranean Exchange capitalizes on UNIDO Exchange, the Organization s worldwide electronic platform and its family of related networks to support industrial development and economic growth.
THANK YOU! For more information, please contact: Victor Zakharian ITPO Coordinator Field Coordination and Resource Mobilization Branch Programme Coordination and Field Operations Division United Nations Industrial Development Organization Vienna International Centre, PO BOX 300 A-1400 Vienna, Austria Tel: (+43-1) 26026 /3362 Email: v.zakharian@unido.org http://www.unido.org/exchange http://mediterraneanexchange.unido.org