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CEPAL - Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

CEPAL - Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

Fomento a la Inversión en EBT - Finbatec Software de Plan de Negocio: El software de Plan de Negocio busca brindar un apoyo a los emprendedores en la elaboración del documento formal para entregar a los inversionistas. El software consta de tres componentes: • Tutorial: En este material encontrará una explicación del contenido del documento del Plan de Negocio, entrando en detalle en la descripción de cada uno de sus capítulos, además de algunos ejemplos. • Manuales: Se trata de los manuales de usuario de la aplicación, en los cuales se encuentra todo el manejo de la aplicación desde la instalación. • Aplicación Plan de Negocio: Archivo comprimido dentro del cual está la aplicación y las carpetas que soportan la información del plan de negocio Los tres materiales funcionan de manera independiente, por tanto, se podrán tener abiertos al mismo tiempo, facilitando así la comprensión del software y su uso. Links de Interés Bancoldex: Catálogo Fondos de Capital Privado en Colombia

Global Water Partnership Gender and Development Sub-Programme : Publications Since the establishment of the Gender and Development Desk at the CARICOM Secretariat there has engaged in public education through the preparation and publication of pamphlets, books and monographs on various aspects of women’s experiences in the Caribbean by various gender experts in the Region. These include: • A Framework and Recommendations for Action on Children Affected by Migration in the Caribbean (CARICOM/IOM/UNICEF, 2010) • Gender Equality in the Caribbean: Reality or Illusion / ed. Gemma Tang Nain and Barbara Bailey (Jamaica: IRP, 2003). This book is a collection of essays by several Caribbean gender experts on the situation of women in the Region in the period since the Beijing Conference of 1995 to 2000/1. • CARICOM Plan Of Action To 2005: Framework For Mainstreaming Gender Into Key CARICOM Programmes • Women and Family in the Caribbean: Historical and Contemporary Considerations with special reference to Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago / ed.

Project 10 to the 100 In 2008, we asked: what would help? And help the most? People from more than 170 countries submitted over 150,000 ideas in response. From that group, we narrowed down the list to 16 top idea themes addressing important common goals. The public voted for the top five ideas and we reviewed concrete proposals to tackle them. Idea: Make educational content available online for free Project funded: The Khan Academy is a non-profit educational organization that provides high-quality, free education to anyone, anywhere via an online library of more than 1,600 teaching videos. Idea: Enhance science and engineering education Project funded: FIRST is a non-profit organization that promotes science and math education around the world through team competition. Idea: Make government more transparent Project funded: Public.Resource.Org is a non-profit organization focused on enabling online access to public government documents in the United States. Idea: Drive innovation in public transport

Organization of American States: Democracy for peace, security, and development Demographic and Social Statistics Statistics and indicators on women and men This web site provides the latest statistics and indicators on women and men in six specific fields of concern: This web site provides the latest statistics and indicators on women and men in six specific fields of concern: - Population - Health - Women and men in families - Education - Work - Political decision making The statistics and indicators refer to the latest year for which sex-disaggregated data are available. The data have been compiled from official national sources as well as international sources. All sources are given at the end of each table, as are technical notes on the indicators presented. Related links: Social Indicators The World's Women reports Gender Info 2007 Contact: genderstat@un.org

Convocatorias=Capital Semilla Tomado de: El Informador.com- Marzo 3 de 2009 Ventures, una de las competencias de planes de negocio más importantes de Colombia, es también organizada por la Revista Dinero, la firma de consultoría Mckinsey & Co, Fidubogota, Ashoka, y Compartamos con Colombia. El objetivo de la convocatoria, dijo el ministro de Comercio, Industria y Turismo, Luis Guillermo Plata, es encontrar nuevos emprendedores, con ideas innovadoras que tengan alto contenido tecnológico. Según el Ministro, el país ya cuenta con una política de emprendimiento, que tiene como pilares la articulación institucional, la simplificación de trámites para hacer negocios y la financiación, y ahora con este concurso la idea es fomentar la creación de nuevas empresas.

PAHO/WHO - OPS/OMS Inter-Parliamentary Union Parliaments need to act on climate change Parliaments should take stronger action on climate change through their legislative and oversight roles. This was one of the conclusions of a high-level regional seminar, which was jointly organized by the IPU and the National Assembly of Viet Nam in Ho Chi Minh City from 11 to 13 May. Parliaments need to act on climate change 136th IPU Assembly and related meetings (Dhaka 1-5 April) Study on climate change legislation and litigation launched at Bonn Climate Conference Building a bridge between science and policy: IPU side event at the 70th World Health Assembly Vietnamese Ambassador discusses upcoming regional conference on SDG implementation with IPU Secretary General Finnish Parliament organizes meeting on gender-sensitive parliaments Pakistan’s new Ambassador to the UN calls on the IPU Secretary General Study on climate change legislation and litigation launched at Bonn Climate Conference Representative Democracy Women in Politics

Welcome to Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association Home - Desal Yearbook Hyflux Ltd. - Desal Yearbook Hyflux is one of the world’s leading fully-integrated water solutions companies, with operations and projects in Southeast Asia, China, India, the Middle East and North Africa. Hyflux’s spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship drives its technological advancements in membranes, commercialisation of applications, project management, and operations and maintenance. Hyflux is committed to providing cost-effective, reliable and sustainable solutions to its customers worldwide in seawater desalination, water recycling, wastewater treatment, including membrane bioreactors (MBRs) and potable water treatment. Hyflux’s track record includes Singapore’s first NEWater plant and seawater desalination plant and China’s largest membrane-based seawater desalination plant in Tianjin Dagang. Hyflux was awarded Distinction for “Desalination Company of the Year” by Global Water Intelligence (GWI) in 2010. Tuaspring, Singapore (2013) 318,500 m³/d (RO) Magtaa, Algeria (2012) 500,000 m³/d (RO)

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