Synthesis of Activities
Economic
Development Program
Project
I: Survey of the productive situation of Colonia
State:
ongoing
Cooperation
with:
United
States Peace Corps
Designation
of a voluntary professional of the Peace Corps to the
Project.
Municipality
of Colonia
Sponsorship
of the activity and change of information
Target
beneficiaries:
Empresarios from the region
Research
workers
Production and promotion decision-makers
Project
II:
State:
ongoing
Cooperation
with:
Dirección
Nacional de Artesanías, Pequeñas y Medianas
Empresas.
Ministry
of Industry, Energy and Mining (DINAPIME)
Agreement
to carry out other activities.
United
States Peace Corps
With
specialist in various subjects to give lectures and
courses
Christian
Managers Association (ACDE)
To
give certain courses
Municipality
of Colonia, Secretaría de Extension y Desarrollo
Sponsorship
of activities
Project
III: Formulation of IDB – MYPES Investment Projects
State:
ongoing
In
cooperation with the Municipality of Colonia
Cooperation
agreement
Target
beneficiaries:
Small
and medium sized firms
Project
IV : Incubation of the Latin American Alliance of Information
Industries
State:
ongoing
Cooperation
with:
United
Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Definition
of the Project “Strengthening of the Information Market
in Latin America”
Target
beneficiaries:
Latin American Associations
Latin American Universities
Informatics
Industries in the Region
Project
V: Young People´s Enterprises
State:
ongoing
Cooperation
with:
U.S.
Peace Corps
DESEM Uruguay
Advisory
Enterprises
Target
beneficiaries:
Young people from the city of Colonia between 17 and
20 years old.
Human
Resources Education and Training Program
Project
I: Institutional Training
Area: Informatics
State:
ongoing
Cooperation
with various institutions from Colonia:
Municipality
Prefecture
M.G.A.
Y P. Delegation
Project
II: Empresarial Training
Area: Staff Training
State:
ongoing
Cooperation
with various companies
Target
beneficiaries:
Empresarios Located in the Colonia Free Zone
Project
III: Teachers Training
State:
ongoing
Target
beneficiaries:
Population of Colonia through various initiatives
Environmental
Program
Project
I: Natural Resources and Environmental Preservation
Natural Resources Inventory
Characteristics:
Interinstitutional and Interdisciplinary
State:
ongoing
Cooperation
with the United States Peace Corps
Designation
of a voluntary professional of the Peace Corps to the
project
ESRI U.S.A. Regional Representative of Aeroterra S.A.
Argentina.
Consisting
of a Donation of software of the Geographic Information
System ARC-INFO and Perssonel Training
Target
beneficiaries:
Environmental Decision-makers
Researchers
Environmental Organizations
Project
II. Environmental Information and Education
Characteristics:
Interinstitutional, Interdisciplinary
State:
ongoing
Cooperation
with:
Ministry
of Housing, Land Use and Environment
In
joint organization of workshops and Seminars, seeking
funds through the Ministry of Housing, Land Use and
Environment
United
States Peace Corps with specialist in various subjects
to give courses and lectures
Target
beneficiaries:Various
social actors
Project
III: Node of the National Center of Environmental Information
State:
agreement signed for near future installation. File
nº: 727-93
Ministry
of Housing, Land Use and Environment
Project
IV: Analysis and Environmental Recovery of the Uruguayan
West Coast.
State:
File nº: 94-67
Ministry
of Housing, Land Use and Environment
Project
V: Group of Seminars on natural Resources and Social
Activities
State:
ongoing
Cooperation
with:
UNESCO
Regional office and University of the Republic for the
organization of a Regional Course on Sanitary and Geological
parameters for the location of oxidation lagoons
Sponsorship
of the Ministry of Housing, Land Use and Environment,
File nº 94-66
Target
beneficiaries:
Professionals From the region
Various Social Actors
Non-governmental environmental Organization
University
Cooperation Program
Project
I: National University of Asunción
State:
ongoing
Project
II: National University of La Plata
State:
ongoing
Project
III. University of the Republic
State:
final definition of the terms of cooperation
Project
IV: Milan Polytechnic
State:
ongoing
Our
Team
Mr.
Pablo Fontaina Minelli, President
Mrs.
Monica Marenales de Fontaina, Director of Public Relations
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