Making Better Use of Available Resources

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Making Better Use of Available Resources

• Developing New Skills
• Workshop 9
• Coordinator Eigil Pedersen
• Past President of FIDIC

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Making Better Use of Available Resources

• To days workshops have been dealing with
  opportunities, challenges and solutions in three
  parallel streams.
• We are to deal with the third part of stream 3,
  that is
• to find practical solutions to the quest for
  developing new skills

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Making Better Use of Available Resources

• A Fact
• People are the critical ingredient to development
• There is a worldwide shortage of skilled people
• Better use of available resources is imperative

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Making Better Use of Available Resources

• The Presentations
• Will try to give a picture of the situation in
  different environments
• Will provide you with a basis for discussing the
  challenges posed as well as possible solutions

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Making Better Use of Available Resources

• Questions to be answered
• What are the ideal working relationships between
  developed and developing industries?
• How can clients and funding agencies recognize
  and offer realistic support for local resources?
• What impact will this have on procurement and
  funding policies?
• How is FIDIC influencing capacity building
  programmes with members?

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Making Better Use of Available Resources

• The Presenters
• Ms Dan Yang, Principal Procurement Specialist,
  ADB
• An improved Procurement Environment for
  Consultants
• Exaud Mushi, Tanzania, Chairman of GAMA
• Challenges and suggestions for optimal
  engineering capacity utilisation
• Cecil Rose, Chairman of South African Ass. Of
  Cons. Eng.
• A South African Perspective
• Jacob Lipa, PSOMAS, USA
• Better People, Better Solutions, Better Results

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Making Better Use of Available Resources

• The Presenters, contd
• Javed Haddad, Iran, Member of FIDIC Capacity
  Building Committee
• Capacity Building in Less Developed Countries
• Gian Casartelli, USA, formerly The World Bank
• Advanced Knowledge Economy Action Agende for
  Consulting Services Sector