SPX Expert Group Meeting 2007

The SPX Expert Group Meeting took place from 11-13 September 2007 and brought together more than 50 experts from different SPX Centres, from UNIDO Investment and Technology Promotion Offices (ITPOs), private investors and representatives from large multinationals. The purpose of the EGM was to encourage discussion among the participating stakeholders and expert advisors about how the services of the SPX Centre could be rendered even more beneficial for the main stakeholder groups in relation to key issues and trends of global investment and production patterns. The EGM was organized in five half-day sessions, each focusing on one issue. The last session subsumed the various recommendations of each session into a revised concept of feasible actions for the next stages of the SPX programme.

Session I:		Overview of the UNIDO SPX programme
Session II:		SPX new software: Outsourcing 2007
Session III:		Supplier benchmarking and development
Session IV:		Integrating main contractors and large buyers into the SPX Programme
Session V:		The SPX Programme as a platform for investment promotion  strategies
Session VI:		Conclusion and wrap-up