ERADICATING POVERTY THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF
COMMUNITY-BASED INDUSTRIES ON MASS SCALE
First World Conference on City Diplomacy - June 11-13, 2008, The Hague, Holland
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Maluku is participating in the First World Conference on City Diplomacy that is
hosted by the city of The Hague, The Netherlands. Participants from around the
world come together to share their experiences & knowledge on the role of local
governments in conflict prevention, peace building and post conflict
reconstruction.
The 3-day event is facilitated by Jan Pronk, former UN special envoy and former minister in The Netherlands. The event began with a welcoming address by Jozias van Aartsen, Mayor of The Hague and Chair of UCLG Committee on City Diplomacy, Peace Building and Human Rights. Key notes speakers include Abdul Ahad Sahebi, Mayor of Kabul City (Afghanistan), Jorge Sampaio, UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations and former president of Portugal and many other well-known dignitaries. read more ...
Maluku Will Have An Internationally-Recognized MBA Program Soon
Pattimura University (UNPATTI) has
entered into a working cooperation with Maastricht School of Management (MSM) to
open MBA Program in Ambon. This process is marked with the signing of Letter Of
Intent between both institutions. Pattimura University is the only university
within the Eastern Indonesia region to be given the privilege. MSM is
represented by Prof. Dr. Jan van Dalen, who was also the keynote speaker in the
Symposium that took place in the same day at the UNPATTI Main Auditorium.
Desa Mandiri Maluku Program
"DESA
MANDIRI MALUKU" - DMM (Self-Sufficient
Villages of Maluku) Program has started.
To date, over 400 community-based groups have been identified. Over half of them have gone through Induction Training Program conducted at our office in Ambon.
These groups come from various villages across Ambon Island, Western Seram, Lease Islands and Buru Island. From universities, non-governmental organizations, faith-based organizations and youth organizations, all take part in the training program.
The DMM Program is aimed to improve the economic & social conditions of the
under-developed communities across Maluku Province through the development of
community-based industries on mass scale. These industries are very much relying
on locally available commodities that may be produced and/ or processed into
finished products for global market consumption.
To date, there are over 6 different potential industries that have been selected
as the primary movers of Maluku's economy. As the Pilot Project, we have
selected Seaweeds as the initial commodity to be used in developing the
integrated industries needed to form a globally competitive Industry Cluster.
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