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Italian clusters to explore business opportunities in Viet Nam
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
HANOI, 16 May 2012 – Representatives of some 50 Italian business companies, academia, technical centres will take part in a joint event with Vietnamese entrepreneurs and institutions from 24 to 26 May to explore investment and...more
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UNIDO to co-organize training course in Turkey on sustainable technologies
Monday, 14 May 2012
ANKARA, 14 May 2012 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the National Nanotechnology Research Centre (UNAM) will host the 2nd International Workshop on Cleanroom Training for Critical and...more
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International conference on sustainable biomass for electricity generation opens in Austria
Wednesday, 02 May 2012
VIENNA, 2 May 2012 – An international conference titled, Biomass for Electricity: Greening Electricity Generation for Energy Access, that opened in Austria today will help further bolster the United Nations Sustainable Energy for...more
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Role of industrial parks in Eastern Europe and Central Asia focus of Baku conference
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
BAKU, 18 April 2012 – The role of a new generation of eco-industrial parks in the diversification of Eastern European and Central Asian economies was the focus of a conference, organized by the United Nations Industrial...more
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Swedish Transport Academy inaugurated in Iraq with UNIDO support
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
ERBIL, Iraq, 17 April 2012 – The Swedish Transport Academy, officially inaugurated today in Erbil, will help Iraq’s unemployed and young people acquire the new industrial skills critical for the reconstruction and recovery of the...more
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Low-carbon growth in Asia focus of high-level meeting in Tokyo
Monday, 16 April 2012
TOKYO, 16 April 2012 – Ministers from eight countries in East Asia and representatives of international organizations, including UNIDO, the ADB, ASEAN, ESCAP, OECD, UNDP, the World Bank, JICA and JBIC took part in the East Asia...more
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UNIDO and WIPO agree to strengthen cooperation
Thursday, 12 April 2012
GENEVA, 12 April 2012 - WIPO Director-General, Francis Gurry, and UNIDO Director-General, Kandeh K. Yumkella, met today to discuss the strengthening of cooperation between the two organizations in areas relating to science and...more
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Vietnamese SMEs develop business linkages in Italy
Friday, 30 March 2012
HANOI, 30 March 2012 – the "Doing business in Vietnam" road show in Italy, organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in cooperation with the Italian Embassy in Vietnam, proves a success...more
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UNIDO and UNODC to host meeting of UN system private sector focal points
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
VIENNA, 28 March 2012 – “Accelerating UN-Business Partnerships” is the theme of this year’s UN System Private Sector Focal Points Meeting that is jointly hosted by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)...more
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UNIDO report on industrial energy efficiency for sustainable wealth creation launched at ODI in London
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
LONDON, 27 March 2012 - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) teamed up today with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) to launch its flagship publication, the Industrial Development Report. ...more
