June 18, 2013

Roundtable on Private-Public Dialogue in the Caribbean

Business Climate Reform Projects, Regional Projects /

This project is designed to coordinate and execute a roundtable for a Caribbean delegation to share private sector development experiences and identify areas for greater public-private collaboration with regards to enhancing competitiveness. The main impact that the project expects to achieve is increased dialogue on private sector issues and competitiveness among regional stakeholders and consensus

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Regional Consultation of Priorities to Foster Private Sector Development in the Caribbean

Business Climate Reform Projects, Regional Projects /

This project is to coordinate and execute a roundtable for a Caribbean delegation to share private sector development experiences and identify areas for greater collaboration with regards to enhancing competitiveness. The main impact of the project is an increase in dialogues on private sector issues and competitiveness among regional stakeholders and consensus among policy makers

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Measuring Competiveness for Private Sector Development in the Caribbean

Knowledge Management Projects, Regional Projects /

This project gathers essential data on the competitiveness of Caribbean businesses. It paid for the inclusion of all 15 countries in the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys (2011) which revealed some of the top challenges faced by firms in the region. The project is subsequently developing and applying innovation surveys to these firms in order to

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Technological Innovation for the Competitiveness of the Tourism Sector

Knowledge Management Projects, Regional Projects /

This study is to generate knowledge on global and regional trends and innovations that are transforming the tourism sector, with an emphasis on ICT-based innovations. The project identifies and analyzes innovative uses of ICT in the tourism sector. Prioritized topics are the following: i) in the field of tourism public management, creation of intelligent and

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Building Capacity in Cluster Development

Knowledge Management Projects, Regional Projects /

In collaboration with the Caribbean Centre for Competitiveness (CCfC) this project piloted training on cluster development and cluster strategies to representatives of business support organizations (BSOs) that work with clusters (or may do so in the future), government representatives working on cluster policy, and university cluster practitioners. 40 people were trained.

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Large regional Firms: Drivers of Growth and Opportunities for Expansion into new Markets

Knowledge Management Projects, Regional Projects /

This project studies the factors that have led large firms in the region to grow and achieve competitiveness and scale, as well as the challenges and obstacles faced along the way. This knowledge can be used by business executives, corporate leaders as well as policy makers as they make decisions to grow and facilitate business.

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