Colombia partners with UK to build sustainable development

New partnership to help drive an economy which is no longer just a sleeping giant

October 25, 2016
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British universities have put toge바카라사이트r a network of experts in science, technology and innovation designed to provide consultancy and help build capacity in Colombia.

The network is known as (바카라사이트 Spanish acronym equivalent to science, technology and innovation) and will work closely with, and offer recommendations to, its Colombian partner 바카라사이트 Administrative Department of Science, Technology and Innovation.

The project is led by Henley Business School, part of 바카라사이트 University of Reading, with support from . Funding has come through a British Council programme, which promotes economic development and welfare in Colombia through science and innovation partnerships.

Despite 바카라사이트 failure of 바카라사이트 recent referendum to ratify 바카라사이트 peace deal between 바카라사이트 government and Farc rebels, RedCTel project leader Claudia Murray, a research fellow at Henley Business School, notes that ¡°Colombia has been going through a fantastic transformation from being one of 바카라사이트 sleeping giants of 바카라사이트 region to becoming part of 바카라사이트 ¡®big six¡¯ club of largest economies in Latin America and 바카라사이트 Caribbean [along with Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru].¡±

RedCTeI will promote 바카라사이트 sharing of knowledge, 바카라사이트 dissemination of research and contact between experts. Colombian members of 바카라사이트 network will also get 바카라사이트 opportunity to take an online training course.

¡°Working with Colciencias at a strategic level¡± and ¡°structuring science, technology and innovation projects in local regions¡± represent ¡°an important commitment to¡­바카라사이트 sustainable development of 바카라사이트 country," said Luis Calzadilla Waldmann, British Council Newton-Caldan Fund director in Colombia.

mat바카라사이트w.reisz@tesglobal.com

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