Internet de Segunda Geração serve de tribuna a comentadores

A Internet de Segunda Geração (Web 2.0) é cada vez mais participativa e interactiva.
A Web 2.0 é baseada nos conteúdos contribuidos pelos próprios utilizadores, que escrevem blogs, frequentam salas de chat e participam em comunidades virtuais.

Os orgãos tradicionais de comunicação social, os jornais, revistas, rádios e televisões, já perderam o monópolio da produção de conteúdos, notícias e imagens, mas não se deram por vencidos. Agora procuram cativar e envolver os seus leitores, oferecendo espaço aos comentadores e publicando imagens enviadas pelo público.

Ser bloguista e comentadora é mais do que simplesmente subir à tribuna. É responder ao desafio de dizer algo especial, de contribuir para o diálogo na ágora da aldeia global.

Ver os comentários recentes aos artigos da revista The Economist: Mica10's Comments

Comment on: Buttonwood A leaky pool Economist.com at 9/4/2008 7:17 PM GDT
We are reminded that the business of banking, and insurance, is to take, manage and accurately price risk. When the loan originator passes off all the credit risk, and even the servicing risk, it hardly continues to qualify as a financial intermediary. The excess liquidity and cheap credit have helped everyone to forget the prudent lending practices of never providing 100% of the financing and of always requiring a protection margin in the form of an equity stake or risk participation. Economic history is full of such foolish financial "innovations".

Comment on: Angola Marching towards riches and democracy? Economist.com at 9/1/2008 6:46 PM GDT
My vote would go to the lady in this picture and all the other "senhoras de alguidar à cabeça" who can be seen everywhere in Luanda in the early morning, making the other 40% of the Angolan economy move. If only they were the ones running the country!

Comment on: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Fire the bazooka Economist.com at 9/1/2008 6:14 PM GDT
Someone should stop to ask why Fannie and Freddie have become so "indispensable" to America's housing market. America's banks, mortgage lenders and mortgage investors should be more than capable to evaluate and underwrite credit risks in home mortgages, the premier credit product in any financial market.
Better to release Fannie and Freddie from their counterproductive role, since they were probably detracting from rather than contributing to the functioning of this important financial market by promoting system-wide moral hazard.

Comment on: Infrastructure The cracks are showing Economist.com at 6/26/2008 6:12 PM GDT
More than doubling investment in transport infrastructure to USD 225 million per year will not, by itself, resolve America’s transport problems. The transport infrastructure may be crumbling but it also appears to be mismanaged. New infrastructure funds and public private partnerships can serve to fund the immediate investment outlays, but only if the users or the taxpayers can reimburse them over the economic life of the project.
Since taxpayers are already tapped out, the focus will need to shift to improving traffic and demand management, and to raising user charges such as the fuel taxes and congestion pricing.

Comment on: Paradise lost Economist.com at 5/17/2008 6:53 AM GDT
A bank is like a bycicle. When it fails, it just topples over. And bank failures are ALWAYS caused by liquidity problems, even when there are underlying asset value and solvency problems as well. Banking is also basic social infrastructure providing a "public service".
More than just "greasing" the economy, it plays the key role of agregating and allocating assets between savers and borrowers, AND taking risk as intermediator. Economic history is full of successive banking crises and liquidity bubbles bursting in one sector after another. That's why commercial banking became a tightly regulated industry, with low but steady returns on capital, and separated from investment banking with its high but highly variable returns on capital.
When the the distinction between retail commercial banking and wholesale investment banking fell, the domino effect had that much more room to play.
Those who forget the lessons of (economic) history are condemmed to repeat them, with a big assist from negative real interest rates, poor monetary policy and desoriented bank regulation.

Gestão orçamental em Cabo Verde

Entidade Responsável: Ordenador Nacional do FED-Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento
Cabo Verde

Actividade: Organismos Internacionais
Assunto: Contrato de serviço para a criação de Unidade de Gestão do Projecto de apoio ao sector de formação profissional na Praia, que deverá ser constituída por três peritos de longa duração com seguintes funções:
a) Chefe do Projecto e gestor dos orçamentos programas;
b) um contabilista dos orçamentos programas;
c) um assistente técnico especialista no domínio de emprego e formação.
Referência: Europeaid/128005/D/SER/CV
Mais informações: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/how-does-it-work/financial-assistance/institution_building/twinning_en.htm
Consultoria de gestão orçamental e emprego e formação

Formação de Consultores no Centrop, 12-14 Fevereiro 2009

A terceira Consulting Skills Workshop, destinada a técnicos e profissionais interessados ou activos em consultoria internacional, vai ter lugar de 12-14 de Fevereiro, 2009, no ISA, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, em Lisboa. A formação fica a cargo de Jeffrey Frankel, Phd em Química e MBA, que tem mais de 10 anos de experiência a formar consultores para grandes consultoras internacionais.

As duas sessões anteriores foram muito bem recebidas por consultores de diversos níveis de experiência.

Para inscrições e mais informação, favor ver http://www.centrop.org/

Organização de: Centrop-Centro de Estudos Tropicasi, VSF-Veterinários Sem Fronteiras, INOVISA e PPP Lusofonia

Prémio Prof Alfredo de Sousa atribuído a estudo sobre Segurança Rodoviária

O Prémio Professor Alfredo de Sousa para estudos de economia sobre a Segurança Rodoviária foi atribuido a 22-Janeiro-2009 numa cerimónia na Universidade do Algarve em Faro.

O economista Alfredo de Sousa foi mortalmente atropelado em Lisboa a 3-Novembro-1994

O prémio, no valor de €2.500, foi entegre por Mariana Abrantes de Sousa, economista, viúva de Alfredo de Sousa

O Prémio, que faz parte do Concurso Nacional "Mais Vale Perder um Minuto na Vida do que a Vida num Minuto" da Fundação da Juventude, foi atribuído ao trabalho "Benefícios asssociados a uma redução do limite de velocidade". O trabalho foi realizado por Pedro Gomes, de 23 anos, estudante do Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia do Ambiente da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Na mesma ocasião foram atribuídos outros quatro prémios, incluindo o Prémio Inovação no valor de €5.000

Muitos PARABÉNS à Fundação da Juventude por esta grande iniciativa que foi muito bem sucedida, tendo atraído 46 candidaturas.

Anúncio do Prémio

UNL, infonova@fe.unl.pt

Saúde em Moçambique

Organization(s): Academy for Educational Development, www.aed.org/
Country/Region: Mozambique
Apply by: 06 February 2009
JOB DESCRIPTION #DB7178
HIV/AIDS Behavior Change Technical Advisor 6.2CAP MozambiqueCenter for Civil Society & Governance
The duration of this project will be July 2009, 07/01/2007 to 07/31/2009
Job Summary: The Strengthening Leading Mozambican NGOs and Networks is a three-year associate cooperative agreement with USAID to strengthen the management and organizational capacity of Mozambican NGOs and networks providing HIV/AIDS services in their communities.
CAP’s integrated approach combines intensive institutional support for a focused number of sub-grantees and general trainings to reach a larger number of organizations. CAP Mozambique’s institutional strengthening support targets organizations that are well positioned to manage large and complex budgets, implement multiple projects, and plan strategically for long term organizational development.
Essential Job Functions:
• Design and support the implementation of behavior change strategies appropriate for CAP grant recipients. • Facilitate training and technical assistance to CAP partners in the development and implementation of HIV/AIDS prevention programs. • Develop training materials, test new models, and assist CAP grant recipients in implementing them. • Strengthen the capacity of CAP Mozambique staff to design, implement, and evaluate behavior change prevention strategies.
Experience required:
Experience designing and managing effective HIV/AIDS behavior change programs, strategies and tools. • Minimum 5 years field experience implementing behavioral change programs in developing countries.• Experience working in Africa preferable, experience in Mozambique desirable.
Skills:
• Excellent participatory facilitation and coaching skills. • Ability to develop training tools and materials for a variety of contexts, learning levels, and needs. Fluency in Portuguese and proficiency in English required. •
Interested applicants should send CV resume with cover letter referencing position #DB7178 to: AED/HR, 1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20009; fax: (202) 884-8413 or email: employ@smtp.aed.org. For additional information, visit our website at http://www.aed.org .

Encontro LUPOR IV em Cabo Verde, 27-28 Novembro 2009

O próximo encontro de LUPOR, a rede de investigação sobre os PALOP, Lusophone Post Colonial Research Network vai ter lugar em Cabo Verde a 27 e 28 de Novembro 2009

Call for Papers:

LUPOR IV – Mindelo, Cabo Verde

Teorias Itinerantes: Hibridismos, Diásporas e Identidades

http://www.wun.ac.uk/lupor/conferences.html

Assessor para Ministtério de Solidariedade Social, Timor

Position: Corporate Services Management Adviser A043 - Ministry of Social Solidarity
Project: East Timor Public Sector Capacity Development Program
Location: Dili, Timor-Leste, with some travel to the Districts
Assignment Starts: February 2009
Applications Close: Thursday 5 February 2009
Duration: 12 months
Advertised By: GRM International www.grminternational.com
Contact email hilary.goode@grmi...
Organization(s):

Reports to: Minister for Social Solidarity (day to day) and Program Manager, PSCDP or his delegate (contractual and performance related matters)
Counterpart: Director of Finance and Administration, Ministry of Social Solidarity (MoSS)
Other stakeholders: AusAID, UNDP, USAID, UNOTIL, and the World Bank

The Ministry of Social Solidarity is the Government's main body responsible for the design, execution, coordination and assessment of the policies defined and approved by the Council of Ministers for the areas of social assistance, social security and community reinsertion. It is incumbent upon the Ministry of Social Solidarity:
a. To design and implement social security systems for workers and for the remaining population;
b. To develop programs of social assistance and humanitarian aid for the most underprivileged and in the event of natural disasters;
c. To promote programmes of demobilization, retirement and pensions for former National Liberation combatants and veterans;
d. To monitor the insertion into communities of veterans and former combatants;
e. To monitor and protect the community reinsertion of other vulnerable groups;
f. To set up collaboration and coordination mechanisms with other government bodies responsible for related areas.

Responsibilities:
Working closely with the Director of Finance and Administration the adviser will support:
1. The implementation of structural and management requirements, particularly those related to new initiatives outlined in the Ministry organic law
2. The implementation of the Strategic Plan, and maintaining and updating Ministry planning processes .
3. The development and implementation of financial management systems and procedures (including budget support and reporting , procurement and logistics)
4. The development and implementation of human resource management systems and procedures that accord with the Civil Service Act and Regulations (in consultation with NDPS and/or the proposed Civil Service Commission)
5. The establishment and operation of means of interaction with relevant central agencies such as Ministry of Finance and the proposed Civil Service Commission
6. Interactions between the Ministry and other stakeholders
7. The review of systems and procedures associated with the core activities of the Ministry

Activities:
Most of the work will consist in advising senior management of the Ministry about the matters referred to above.
The adviser will be expected to build the capacity of the Ministry in the areas mentioned - in terms of organisational structure and design; systems and procedures; skills and knowledge; and norms and values.

The adviser will produce:
1. Within one month of arrival, a work plan for the first 6 months, based on the contextual analysis undertaken previously which specifies outputs and outcomes. The latter will entail making an assessment of the changes that are, or are likely to be, taking place in the Ministry as a result to recent initiatives in relation to Corporate Services and strategic planning
2. Within two months of arrival, a capacity development plan that is set against any constraints identified in the contextual analysis and addresses all of the aspects of capacity development referred to above.
3. An analysis of gender and equity (of access and so on) issues as these pertain to the Ministry.
4. Periodic progress reports as required by the reporting requirement of PSCDP.

The adviser's work will clearly need to be highly collaborative, with counterparts, with other advisers, with other relevant agencies (such as MoF and the proposed Civil Service Commission), and with donors, particularly AusAID.
Relevant background documents for review by the adviser will have been collected before she/he arrives.
The adviser will also be expected to work closely with the PSCDP Program Manager and/or his delegate.

SELECTION CRITERIA
Qualifications: A Bachelor degree in business or management is required. An MBA or similar qualification is desirable.
Experience:
The adviser must have held a senior management position, preferably at a level equivalent to that of Director, Corporate Services, in a government agency responsible for functions that are the same or similar to those of the Ministry.
Experience of financial and human resource management in such agencies is also required.
The adviser should also have had experience as an adviser in developing countries and of capacity development in such settings, although this requirement is not essential. I think this requirement is essential.
Skills - technical:
The adviser must be able to demonstrate high level accomplishment in: human resource management and financial management; organizational analysis and design; capacity development; and report writing.
Skills - language:
The main languages spoken in government are Tetun, Bahasa Indonesia, English, and Portuguese. A high level of proficiency in written and spoken English or Portuguese is required. The ability to speak any of the other languages mentioned will be an advantage.
Skills - interpersonal:
The position demands strong interpersonal and intercultural skills; and the ability to work (possibly through an interpreter) in stressful and less than ideal operating circumstances and, hence, patience and perseverance.
Please go to http://www.grminternational.com/ under ‘project management' for the detailed Terms of Reference, Selection Criteria and Cover Sheet.
The position will be for 12 months.

Selection Process
GRM will review written applications to determine compliance with mandatory criteria and completion of application documentation (including providing a bid for professional fees) and the Selection Panel will prepare a shortlist of candidates for interview with reference to the Terms of Reference and the Selection Criteria;
Interviews will be conducted by phone and the panel will most likely include a representative of the Government of Timor-Leste; and
A decision will be made on the successful applicant following referee checks.

Instructions for Applicants:
All applications are screened for compliance upon receipt. Only those applications that comply with all instructions and include a completed Application Cover Sheet (see below) will be forwarded to the staff responsible for assessment.
Please contact Hilary Goode via email on: hilary.goode@grminternational.com (+61 3 8676 6820) if you have any questions.

Please submit with your application:
A completed application cover sheet
A covering letter of no more than 3 pages addressing your suitability for the position against criteria outlined below. The cover letter must demonstrate your understanding of the requirements of the position and address each of the Qualifications, Experience and Skills Criteria as well as Language/Interpreter requirements mentioned in the Terms of Reference;
A price per month in $AUD - exclusive of standard allowances and reimbursable expenses (ie professional fees only). Standard allowances and reimbursable expenses are noted at C. Standard Allowances in the Terms of Reference below; and
Your curriculum vitae.
Please click here for the detailed Terms of Reference, Selection Criteria and Cover Sheet.
Applications should be in English and should not contain any additional material.

Assessment:
A panel will assess applications on the basis of technical merit and value for money.
Applications that are assessed by the panel as being technically suitable for the assignment will receive a financial assessment. Final scores will be weighted as follows:
♦ 80% for technical score
♦ 20% for financial score
The final score is calculated as follows:
(Lowest Price / Applicant's Price x 20) + (Technical Score [out of 100] x 0.8)

BEI financia PPP

Teoria de jogos e a renegociação de PPP

O professor S. Ping Ho da Universidade de Taiwan (http://140.112.10.60/spingho/CVweb.html , spingho@ntu.edu.tw ) utiliza a teoria de jogos e a situação de principal/agente para analizar os riscos de oportunismo nos concursos e gestão de contratos de PPP.

Nos artigos, abaixo indicados, ele sugere que o Concedente dever prever e precaver as renegociações mais que prováveis. O Concedente deveria ter mecanismos de detecção de comportamentos oportunisticos, bem como meios de recolha de informação fidedigna para ultrapassar o problema de informação assimétrica.

O comportamento oportunistico da parte do concessionário é ainda mais grave quando o Governo não pode deixar que o projecto entre em falência, isto é nos serviços públicos que por definição não podem fechar. O concessionário pode aproveitar e potenciar as assimetrias de conhecimentos, de experiência e de informação para influenciar os resultados das renegociações e decisões do Concedente.

Aqui estão os artigos para estudar, reflectir sobre o risco de captura do Concedente e sobre a importância de criar uma Unidade de PPP forte para gerir com rigor os contratos ao longo de toda a duração da concessão, 20-30 anos. Boa leitura !

Ho, S. Ping (2006) “Model for Financial Renegotiation in Public-Private Partnership Projects and its Policy Implications: Game Theoretic View.” J. Constr. Eng. and Manage., ASCE, 132(7), 678-688. (SCI)
Copyright notice: This material may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The abstract may be found here.

Ho, S. Ping (2006) “Closure to ‘Bid Compensation Decision Model for Projects with Costly Bid Preparation’ by S, Ping Ho.” J. Constr. Eng. and Manage., ASCE, 132(4), 430-431. (SCI)
Copyright notice: This material may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The abstract may be found here.

Game theory studies suggest that renegotiations are likely and have a serious impact in most PSP-Public Service Partnerships. Thus Governments should expect and prepare well for renegotiations, establish early waring systems, keep enforcement costs low, and secure alternate sources of reliable information to minimize impact of opportunistic behavior on the part of concessionaires.
Ver também sustentabilidade fiscal de serviços públicos e investimento em infra-estrutrura

IPAD apoia estágios de cooperação INOV MUNDUS

Programa Inov Mundus 2009-01-09
No âmbito do Programa Inov Jovens Quadros, inclui uma medida específica para a área da cooperação para o desenvolvimento, designada Inov Mundus, que consiste na concessão dos apoios técnicos e financeiros à cooperação geridos pelo IPAD - Instituto Português de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento durantes os próximos três anos. O programa vai abranger 250 jovens licenciados que realizam estágios profissionalizantes de cooperação junto de entidades públicas ou privadas e de organizações nacionais ou internacionais.

As entidades de acolhimento dos jovens estagiários deverão reunir preferencialmente os seguintes requisitos:

- Desenvolvimento de boas práticas de gestão de programas ou projectos

- Experiência de um mínimo de três anos

- Capacidade financeira

As Fichas de Candidatura estão disponíveis em http://www.ipad.mne.gov.pt/

Os prazos de inscrição dos estagiários foi alargado até meados de Janeiro 2009.

As candidaturas para as entidades vão decorrer até 20-Janeiro-2009.

Conferências Estoril 2009 oferece Bolsa de Investigação

A iniciativa Conferências do Estoril 2009 vai atribuir um prémio na forma de Bolsa de Investigação no valor de €30.000 à melhor proposta de projecto de investigação apresentado em português por jovens investigadores até aos 30 anos. As candidaturas devem ser entregues até 16-Março-2009. Pode consultar o prospecto da iniciativa aqui .

Será também atribuido um prémio no valor de €70.000 à melhor publicação original sobre o tema das Conferências.

As Conferências do Estoril são promovidas pelo IEEI e pela Câmara Municipal de Cascais e têm como objectivo criar um pólo de reflexão de nível internacional sobre os desafios da globalização. A iniciativa visa também afirmar o Estoril, e Portugal, como ponto de encontro anual de algumas das mais conceituadas individualidades, organizações internacionais, universidades, centros de investigação e desenvolvimento, think tanks e organizações não governamentais.

Tema: Desafios Globais, Respostas Locais

Data: 7 a 9 de Maio de 2009

Lugar: Centro de Congressos do Estoril

Contacto: ieei@ieei.pt

O Instituto de Estudos Estratégicos e Internacionais (IEEI) foi criado em 1980 como uma organização independente sem fins lucrativos, dedicada à investigação e promoção do debate sobre temas de relações internacionais, defesa e segurança.

Sinistralidade urbana persiste

Em 2008, registou-se o menor número de sempre de mortes nas estradas nacionais: 772.

O presidente do Automóvel Clube de Portugal, Carlos Barbosa congratula-se com a efectiva diminuição de vítimas mortais em 2008 (e também dos feridos graves que passaram de 3116 para 2587)

O dirigente do ACP alertou, contudo, para a alta sinistralidade existente nos meios urbanos, apontando Lisboa como um exemplo de má gestão do tráfego e, em consequência, potencial pólo de acidentes.

"PSP, Polícia Municipal e até a EMEL, todos multam, todos querem mandar no trânsito.
É muita gente a querer mandar, mas muito pouca gente a efectuar as necessárias campanhas de prevenção e a solucionar os problemas existentes", disse.

Fonte: PUBLICO 8 DE JANEIRO

Assistência Técnica - Energia para Moçambique

Procedure: International restricted procedure.
Contracting authority: The National Authorising Officer, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Maputo, Mozambique.
Contract description: The action comprises technical assistance activities for enhancing the energy planning and management capabilities at the Ministry of Energy, complemented with hands-on work, short-term courses and country study visits for the personnel dealing with energy related matters at central and provincial government, with particular incidence on dealing with the scarcity of wood fuels for cooking in urban and peri-urban areas and improving access to adequate energy services in rural areas.
The expected results for the action are as follows:
1. Established detailed energy account systems in application.
2. Energy officials conversant with relevant energy planning and management tools and policy formulation.
3. Established a basic infrastructure of knowledge on the energy situation and development options and of the routines and tools for its review and update.
4. Identified energy development scenarios, policy and strategies for contributing to sustainable use of traditional biomass fuels use in urban areas and improved access to modern energy services in rural areas. 5. Identified and recommended draft support measures and pilot project plans to promote desirable energy related developments.
Maximum budget: EUR 230 000.

BizClim patrocina estudo sobre PPP na COMESA

The study "Fostering the development of PPP models in the COMESA region" will cover 19 countries: Burundi, Comoros, D.R. Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda,
Zambia, Zimbabwe

It will assess the investment prospects and financial system development (Etudes sur les potentialités d’investissement et le développement du système financier)

To increase investment, PPPs should be developed within the framework of a clear
national or regional investment policy that sets priorities and provides the basis for
tailor-made PPP mechanisms. Through this project, COMESA RIA -Regional Investment Agency will assist COMESA countries in developing their own PPP model and procedures on a shared experience.
To this respect, the present project aims at undertaking a study with operational
recommendations for assisting the 19 national agencies in designing policies and
establishing systems that would facilitate the adoption of a public private partnership
set of laws and regulations and design the appropriate institutional frameworks. The
focus will be on utilities, energy, ports, transports, water supply although health and
education sectors should be addressed.

The study is supported by BizClim, http://acpbusinessclimate.org/
PPP conference Africa
hsalama@comesaria.org

Ministério da Saúde selecciona consultores

7 January 2009
LISBON HEALTH PPP
Portugal's health ministry is seeking legal advisors and technical consultants for the development hospital PPPs.
Ministério da Saúde
Fonte: http://www.pppbulletin.com/projects/view/2084

VER Tribunal de Contas, Auditoria às Parcerias da Saúde

The Maastricht Criteria are the Best Part of the EURO

O EURO Soma e Segue
O Euro celebrou o seu 10º aniversário como a Moeda Única Europeia a 1-Janeiro-2009, com a adesão da Eslováquia como o 16º país da Zona Euro. que agora inclui mais de 328 milhões de europeus.

A criação do Euro foi controversa, mas a nossa moeda única tem conseguido escapar aos prognósticos mais negativos. A actual crise financeira internacional vai testar a credibilidade do Euro, tal como das outras moedas.

Até a dispersão das taxas de rendimento da dívida soberana dos diversos países membros pode ser vista como uma prova da maioridade da moeda única. Como de costume, os diferenciais de taxas de juros entre os diversos países foram-se reduzindo durante a fase expansionista dos mercados financeiros. Agora que estamos numa fase de forte contracção, os mercados tornam-se bastante mais selectivos, o conhecido “flight to quality”, ou preferência por activos de qualidade em momentos de maior risco e incerteza. Assim a dívida pública dos países como a Itália, a Grécia, Portugal, que manifestam os maiores défices orçamentais e o maior endividamento, tem que pagar cada vez maiores diferencias versus Bunds, a divida pública alemã.

Esta dispersão das taxas de juro da dívida soberana dos países da Zona Euro, em função do sua situação financeira, é de facto um sinal de maturidade do Euro. Longe de ser um sinal negativo, as taxas de juro mais dispersas são um sinal de que o mercado está a ser mais criterioso, isto é, mais atento aos países que cumprem, ou não, os célebres critérios de Maastricht.

Os critérios de Maastricht definem os objectivos de convergência nominal em termos de inflação, taxas de juro, défices e divida pública para a adesão à moeda única.
Manter o défice orçamental abaixo de 3% do PIB tem continuado a ser um objectivo importante ao longo de toda a década, apesar de ter agora passado para segundo plano devido à necessidade de relançar as economias para ultrapassar a crise financeira.

Num mercado financeiro globalizado e com liberdade de fluxos de capitais, o êxito de uma moeda única como o Euro depende essencialmente de gestão orçamental e monetária prudente. Muitos outras experiências com taxas de câmbio fixas (como por exemplos os currency boards de Argentina ou Ecuador) deram maus resultados devido à falta de disciplina financeira.

Os outros onze países da União Europeia ainda continuam fora do Euro, alguns por opção, outros porque ainda não puderam cumprir os critérios de adesão à moeda única.

Na actual conjuntura problemática, é evidente que o Euro é a melhor moeda para os países europeus, e que os critérios Maastricht são a melhor parte do Euro.

Maastricht criteria are the best part of the Euro

With globalized financial markets and free capital flows, a single currency like the Euro, IF BACKED by prudent budget and monetary policies, is much better than an independent currency, especially if subject to financial mismanagement. In fact, the Maastricht criteria are the best part of the Euro.

M. Abrantes

MOB Carsharing da Carris oferece carros partilhados em Lisboa

A Carris já conta com mais de 70 clientes do Cartão Lisboa Viva para o seu serviço de MOB Carsharing lançado no fim de Setembro 2008, que permite aos lisboetas usarem carros por curtos períodos de tempo.

Como funciona o serviço Carris Mob Carsharing
Como Aderir:
O cliente do Cartão Lisboa Viva pode obter os formulários de adesão no portal www.mobcarsharing.pt/resources/docs/Contrato_Adesao.pdf, preencher e enviar para a morada indicada. Despois de aprovado, receberá em casa o seu número de identificação.

Como Reservar:
O cliente pode reservar por telefone, tel: 707 20 70 80, ou por Internet, através de www.mobcarsharing.pt

Como Desbloquear:
Feita a reserva, o cliente dirige-se ao parque de estacionamento indicado, e coloca o seu Cartão Lisboa Viva junto do pára-brisas, o que desbloqueia o carro.

Como Aproveitar:
Depois de dar as suas voltas, regresse o carro ao parque de origem até à data de finalização da reserva.
A taxa de adesão de €55 é oferecida aos primeiros 200 clientes.
O tarifário aplicado por hora e por km percorrido cobre os custos de operação incluindo combustível e seguros.

A Carris tem carros disponíveis no Cais do Sodré, rua Alexandre Herculano, Campo de Ourique, Saldanha, Campo Pequaneo e Parque das Nações e tenciona aumentar significativamente a oferta de parques em 2009.

Para mais informação, contactar:
http://www.mobcarsharing.pt/
tel: 707 20 70 80
Atendimento Mob: Av. Duque d'Ávila, nº 12, 1000-140 Lisboa

Recentemente, a televisão Bloomberg apresentou um programa com Robin Chase, a empresária responsável pelo Zipcar e GoLoco, os serviços de carros partilhados em Boston, New York, San Francisco, Londres e outros.
http://www.zipcar.com/ destina-se à utilização pontual de um carro
http://www.goloco.org/ permite utilizar a Internet e os portais sociais como como Facebook para encontrar parceiros para partilhar viagens e o respectivo custo, incluindo deslocações pendulares casa-trabalho

VER
http://cidadanialx.blogspot.com/2009/01/carris-quer-mais-13-parques-para-carros.html http://jn.sapo.pt/paginainicial/pais/concelho.aspx?

Logistica e Segurança em Timor

Logistics & Security Coordinator
Dili, Timor-Leste
Applications Close: 19 Jan 09
12-month full time contract
Oxfam Australia is Australia's leading agency working with communities around the world for solutions to poverty and social injustice. We need your strong logistics & security skills to manage the logistics team in Dili, proactively provide security advice and recommendations to the Country Director and support the two district offices by ensuring that consistent logistics systems are applied.
The Logistics and Security Coordinator is responsible for mentoring and supporting the skill and knowledge of the Logistics Coordinator (national staff) to develop their capacity for the overall management of the Oxfam Australia’s logistics system in Timor Leste.
Key requirements:
• Bachelor degree in logistics or a related field (eg. finance, management, administration)
• Experience in mentoring or working as a counterpart with national staff
•Experience in staff management including recruitment, performance management and training/development.
• Previous experience in logistics in a development setting
• Experience in development and implementation of logistics systems
• Experience in managing security in a complex environment for an international organisation
• Knowledge of Indonesian or Tetum is an advantage.
Salary and benefits for this position include: Salary AUD$64,000 per annum plus 9% superannuation or pension contribution, one economy return flight, travel and health insurance, accommodation allowance and additional leave entitlements.
Please note that only applications submitted on Oxfam Application Form will be accepted.
Download the position description and application form below
Contact:Kate Campbell via mailto:katecampbell@oxfam.org.auor tel 03-9289 9318 Australia

EPEC novo centro de conhecimento sobre PPP

European institutions take lead on PPP expertise
Em Setembro 2008, o BEI, Banco Europeu de Investimento e a Comissão Europeia criaram o Centro Europeu de PPP para apoiar as autoridades públicas dos paísesmembros a gerir melhor os contratos de PPP.
A missão do EPEC será de ajudar a compensar a falta de capacidades de gestão de PPP no sector público com a partilha de lições e melhores práticas, recolha e tratamento de informação e divulgação de orientações para as entidades Concedentes. Os membros do EPEC são autoridades públicas responsáveis pelo lançamento e gestão de contratos de PPP.

O EPEC http://www.eib.org/epec/ está operacional e oferece serviços de Apoio ou Help Desk aos seus membros, sob a direcção de Nick Jennett.

O BEI já fez empréstimos de mais de € 25.000 MM para projectos PPP, sobretudo na Europa e cerca de 80% no sector de transportes.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission have launched the European PPP Expertise Centre (EPEC) to enable public authorities in the EU Member and Candidate Countries to become more effective participants in PPP transactions.

http://www.bei.org/about/press/2008/2008-078-european-institutions-take-lead-on-ppp-expertise.htm
http://www.bei.org/attachments/press/2008-005-fact_sheet_epec_en.pdf

Eventos PPP no Brasil 2009

Eventos Parcerias Público-Privadas 2009
A partir do mês de janeiro e durante todo o ano de 2009, a Associação Brasileira do Parceiro Público Privado estará apresentando na Cidade de São Paulo, aos Prefeitos reeleitos e novos Prefeitos, a Palestra gratuita
“Saindo da Crise e Captando Investimentos para o seu Município, através das Parcerias Público-Privadas”.

Para que você realize ótimos negócios com baixo investimento, o evento vai seguir a seguinte formatação:
Início: 9 horas
Palestra PPP e Apresentação de Produtos Privados
Almoço – 12 horas e 30 minutos
Reinício - 14 horas Mesas de Negociação realizadas diretamente entre Prefeituras e Empresários, com assessória técnica da ABPPP.
Término – 18 horas.

Aos interessados em participar do evento,
1- Contaremos apenas com um Empresário por seguimento (habitação, saúde,....)
2- Apenas 30 Prefeitos inscritos, por evento
3- Os convites serão enviados diretamente aos Senhores Prefeitos
4- Evento fechado, permitida apenas entrada do Poder Público e das Empresas com Mesas de Negociação

Para mais Informações, favor contactar: orlandoppp@hotmail.com ou tel. 11-3323-1982

Atenciosamente,
Orlando Augusto da Silva
Presidente
Associação Brasileira do Parceiro Público-Privado (ABPPP)
Avenida Paulista, 777, 15° andar, Capital, SP.
Tel. 11-3323-1982

Formação de Consultores no Centrop, 12-14 Fevereiro 2009

A terceira Consulting Skills Workshop, destinada a técnicos e profissionais interessados ou activos em consultoria internacional, vai ter lugar de 12-14 de Fevereiro, 2009, no ISA, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, em Lisboa. A formação fica a cargo de Jeffrey Frankel, Phd em Química e MBA, que tem mais de 10 anos de experiência a formar consultores para grandes consultoras internacionais.

As duas sessões anteriores foram muito bem recebidas por consultores de diversos níveis de experiência.

Para inscrições e mais informação, favor ver http://www.centrop.org/

Organização de: Centrop-Centro de Estudos Tropicasi, VSF-Veterinários Sem Fronteiras, INOVISA e PPP Lusofonia

Especialista de Educação para Timor Leste

Escola Belum Development Adviser/Education Specialist Education Sector Support Program in Timor Leste/ World Bank
Apply By: 12 January 2009
Organization(s): Education Sector Support Program in Timor Leste/

Numerous donors and partner agencies support the Ministry of Education (MoE) of the Republica Democratica de Timor-Leste (RDTL) to develop and manage its programs. Particular emphasis is given to institutional strengthening, improvement of systems and developing the capability of staff. Much of this support comes in the form of short and long term technical assistants, who work closely with the senior leadership of the Ministry and other Ministry officials. The MoE has received further support for a program in 2009 through the Fast Track Initiative Catalytic Fund and requires an Escola Belum Development Coordinator to assist the implementation of the program.
The Manager will be required from 1 March 2009 to 30 November 2009 and will be based within the Directorate Policy Planning & Development.

Financial Systems Development Advisor
Republica Democratica de Timor-Leste (RDTL)/World Bank Timor-Leste
December 23, 2008


English Language Teacher rei by Jan 23, 2009

ESCOLA BELUM DEVELOPMENT ADVISER rfp by Jan 12, 2009

TIMOR-LESTE QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT ADVISER
rfp Jan 15, 2009

FINANCIAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ADVISER rfp byJan 15, 2009

Computerisation Study rei by Jan 13, 2009

Quality Assurance Study rei by Jan 13, 2009

FTI Program Operations Adviser/Specialist rfp by Jan 5, 2009

non formal/distant schools adviser rfp by Jan 12, 2009

Early Grade Reading Adviser by rfp by Jan 5, 2009

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION STRATEGIC ADVISER rfp by Jan 12, 2009

SMA on State Finance rei by Jan 10, 2009

General Procurement Notice pin by Aug 22, 2008

General Procurement Notice pin by Jan 2, 2008

DG Market

Formador de educação para Timor Leste

Curriculum Development and Training Adviser - INAP
Project: East Timor Capacity Development Program
Location: Dili, East Timor
Assignment Starts: January 2009
Applications Close: Wednesday 17 December 2008
Duration: 6 months
Advertised By: GRM International, Melbourne, AU www.grminternational.com
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Especialista de género para Angola

ANGOLA: GENDER ProgrammePROJECT MANAGER

Action Against Hunger http://www.accioncontraelhambre.org/ , an international organization of humanitarian aid into full development of its structure and currently present in over 46 countries.
Action Against Hunger is searching for a Project Manager to coordinate the activities of the AECI-ACH join Gender Programme in Angola. The project aims at strengthening local capacities of women on organizational capacities, leadership and income generation in rural and urban environment, and also strengthening of local institutions/organizations, civil and governmental.

Objectives:
· Coordination and technical management of the Programme
· Planning, implementation and coordination of Project activities
· Revision, definition, detailing of logical framework: objectives, results, indicators, sources of verification
· Administration follow up; budget and finances management and monitoring
· Establishing and maintaining good relationships with stakeholders, partners, beneficiaries, institutions and donors
· Facilitate exchange of experiences and knowledge among different countries of the region
· Definition of surveys, researches, diagnostics, and implementation
· Recruitment and coordination of local staff
· Deliverables and outputs presentation: reporting, presentation …
· To elaborate need assessments and project evaluations
· To ensure elaboration and review of reports and amendments to donors
· To ensure capitalisation of gender related issues
· To provide technical support to the HoM in the fundraising and partnership activities related to gender and local development, as part as the co-financing required for the programme.
· To be active in the provincial and national coordination of gender related activities
· To provide technical support to the Mission in the activities related to the technical areas and monitoring of the mission.

Profile:
· PhD or Master in Gender and Development.
· Advanced Degree in social sciences, political sciences or development economics with a relevant combination of academic and professional qualifications in research on gender and development topics.
· The following skills and specific knowledge are required: participatory approach, project cycle management, good communication (oral and written), good capacity of analysis of contexts, good capacity of making and strengthen interpersonal relationships, good capacity of staff work, good management of human resources.
· 5 years of work experience in technical cooperation in international institutions and/or NGOs.
· Proved experience of works with gender approach.
· Proved experience of works with participatory approach
· Understanding of issues pertaining to decentralized governance and livelihoods.
· Previous experience in Africa
· Capacity of working under stressed conditions and in multicultural environments
· Autonomy and independence in decision making.
· Capacity of working without supervision.
· English, Portuguese, Spanish (spoken, read and written)

Remunerative Package:
Ommediate incorporation in a dynamic and growing organization with recognized professional reputation and international projection.
House and maintenance cover by the organization
Formal contract of work.
Retribution: 12300 Euros gross per annum ( 1478€ gross) + Extra according to the experience (aprox: 200€ gross month)
Travel costs to and from the mission
Accommodation and maintenance
Per Diems
25 working days of holidays per year
Breaks (including travel cost to the reference zone, and 200 euros to pass the week of break)
Travel and accident insurance and repatriation on account of the organization.
Extra per month and per child- Under 18 years old (range between: 168 € - 269 € gross month)
Length of the contract:10 months aprox

Requirements:
For candidates who are not in Madrid the first interview will be through telephone.
Short listed candidates will have face to face interviews to be held in Madrid. Travel costs are initially on account of candidates, they will be reimbursed just in case of successful applications.

Interested candidates should send, together with the CV, the details of 2 managers who can provide us with professional references for the last two work experiences, and a letter of motivation. PLEASE indicate this reference GENERO/ANG/08 before 31/12/2008 (Estimated date. Due to the urgency in covering the vacancies the process could be finalized before the end date given here) to: ach-candidaturas@achesp.org
The Human Resources department will contact only those pre-selected for an interview. Many thanks.
Selection process might include sending the CV to other HQs and/or to missions. If the candidate doesn’t agree, please tell us.
Note- for more information about the post, please consult our webpage: http://www.accioncontraelhambre.org/ If the relevant post is not to be found on the website, this means that the selection process has been finalised.
If the candidate has previous experience with ACF-In and has been recruited and validated in the past by another headquarter, or if the contract must be under other HQ please note that the salaries scale for this post will be in accordance with the policy of that headquarter.

Acción contra el Hambre
Departamento de RRHH
C/Caracas, 6 - 1º 28010 MADRID

Especialista de incubadora de Negócios para Angola

Business Incubator Expert
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2008
Organization: FLAG International, LLC
Country/Region: Angola
Apply By: 08 Jan 2009
Contact Information : jobs@flaginternational.com
Please reference the "Recruiting Center at DevelopmentEx.com" when you apply by email.

JobDescription: Mid-Level
FLAG International, LLC (FI) is looking for International Business Development and Business Incubator Experts for potential Business Incubator Services Assignment in Cabinda and Luanda (Republic of Angola). This is a long-term position contingent upon award of the assignment to FLAG International, LLC. The project will run from 2009 through 2012; however it may be extended beyond the originally planned three years.
The primary objective of the assignment is the transformation of the Cabinda and Luanda Business incubators into a sustainable and effective business development service centers based on a compelling need-based strategic plan, the establishment of perennial management systems and the capacity to build long-term national capability through recruitment and training of national personnel to successfully run the center. It is also expected that the project will contribute to overall improvement of business environment in Cabinda and Luanda in accordance with the priorities of the local SMEs strategies.
Business Development / Business Incubator Specialists will have the following primary responsibilities:
• Launch FLAG International, LLC activities in Angola, oversee project operations and recruit, supervise and provide leadership to local staff;
• Liaise with the Core Team of Donor Agency, members of the local private sector and other selected members based on the program agenda and needs;
• Prepare a comprehensive 3-year business plan for Cabinda and Luanda Business Incubators which shall include: linkages between the Cabinda / Luanda Centers and existing value chain and cluster initiatives; facilities management plan and finance access components;
• Conduct business service needs assessment and perform rapid assessment of Cabinda / Luanda private sector;
• Based on assessment, deliver customized sustainable business development (BDS) services to local SMEs, including training, business plan development, market linkages etc.;
• Design and deliver capacity building training to national staff through workshops, training materials, seminars etc. This training will have in mind that national staff will take over running business center after three years of the program;
• Prepare and submit quarterly reports to the donor in accordance with donor’s reporting guidelines and requirements in a timely fashion;
Qualifications
• Master’s Degree in International Business Administration, International Studies with an emphasis in Business, Management, Economics, and/or Finance related fields preferred;
• At least 10 years of experience in international development programs/projects, with expertise in business incubators development, SME development, business development training and mentorship;
• Experience working and living in Angola and / or region is required;
• Good working knowledge of Portuguese is advantageous;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Ability to work independently.
Interested consultants should forward a CV to jobs@flaginternational.com with their employment history, salary requirements and a cover letter describing their qualifications.
FI is a private, management consulting firm headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, USA.
For additional details about FI, see our website at www.flaginternational.com

Jurista para Guiné-Bissau

Organization: Progeco S.r.l.
Country/Region: Guiné-Bissau
Apply By: 14 Feb 2009
Contact Information : pm3@progecoitaly.it
Fax: +39 0532 79.02.31
Please reference the "Recruiting Center at DevelopmentEx.com" when you apply by email.

Job Description: Senior-Level
Chef d'équipe et Régisseur projet Justice Le Programme d´Appui aux Organes de Souveraineté et à l´État de Droit (PAOSED) est un programme de 6 M€ de 34 mois financé par la CE sur le 9ème FED dont l’objectif est de contribuer à l´amélioration de la bonne gouvernance et à la consolidation de l´Etat de Droit en Guinée Bissau, l´objectif spécifique étant de garantir un meilleur fonctionnement du pouvoir législatif, du pouvoir judiciaire, un meilleur contrôle des activités du Gouvernement et un meilleur accès à la justice de la population.
OBJECTIF GLOBAL L'objective global du marché est de contribuer à l´amélioration de la Bonne Gouvernance et à la consolidation de l´Etat de Droit en Guinée Bissau.
OBJECTIVE SPECIFIQUES Les objectifs spécifiques du marché sont les suivants:
- Assurer la gestion du programme suivant les modalités de régie indirecte du 9ème FED, en assumant toutes les responsabilités administratives et financières en découlant;
- Garantir un meilleur fonctionnement du pouvoir législatif, du pouvoir judiciaire et un meilleur contrôle des activités du gouvernement et un meilleur accès la justice.
Profil demandé:
• Formation supérieure (minimum maîtrise en Droit – Universitaire, Juriste, Avocat).
• Spécialisation en administration publique et systèmes judiciaires.
• Parfaite maîtrise du portugais parlé et écrit et bonne connaissance du français.
• Expérience professionnelle de dix ans au niveau de la coordination de projets comprenant des composantes de la justice et de développement.
• Expérience professionnelle d´au moins de cinq ans en pays en voie de développement.
• Expérience de travail sur des projets sous financements internationaux, et particulièrement du FED.
Démarrage du contrat: 01/01/2009
Personne de contact: Angela Spettoli E-mail pm3@progecoitaly.it
Tel +39 0532 79.09.80 - Fax +39 0532 79.02.31
http://www.progecoitaly.it/ Please note that only selected experts will be contacted.

Modernização municipal recorre a PPP

Um projecto financiado pela União Europeia , seis cidades históricas e milenares incluindo Damascus, Aleppo, Homs e Tartous na Síria vão poder modernizar a sua administração e serviços públicos. As parcerias publico-privadas vão fazer parte da solução de acordo com os planos divulgados no portal www.mam-sy.org/.

Neste portal do projecto encontram-se os vários planos de modernização municipal, incluindo o Plano para implementação de PPP que foi preparado pela especialista Mariana Abrantes de Sousa, um dos 30 consultores internacionais envolvidos no projecto.

Download PPP Plan from http://www.mam-sy.org/
or http://www.mam-sy.org/index.php?p_id=50

Centrop promove nova edição de Consulting Skills Workshop

A primeira acção de formação Consulting Skills Workshop, co-promovida por PPP Lusofonia e ministrada por Jeffrey Frankel foi muito bem recebida pelos peritos interessados em desenvolver actividades de consultoria internactional.

Uma nova edicão está calendarizada esta semana nos dias 13-14-15 de Novembro, no ISA- Instituto Superior de Agronomia em Lisboa. Os interessados devem contactar de imediato o Centrop em http://www.centrop.org/
tel: 351 213 653 152, pleao@isa.utl.pt

Esta é uma iniciativa importante de preparação para as numerosas oportunidades de trabalho em consultoria internacional.

Fazer inscrição em: http://www.centrop.org/rubricas.aspx?id_seccao=48&id_rubrica=159&ord=6

Club deals now the norm in Project Finance

Sob a pressão da contração de crédito, os bancos estão a racionar a sua capacidade de crédito para os seus principais clientes e participam menos em empréstimo liderados por outros bancos. Assim o financiamento de projectos tornou-se mais dependente de club deals de um grupo pequeno de bancos, muitos deles do próprio país, como nestes casos recentes reportados na Project Finance magazine.

A4, Venda de Cardenas, Espanha
Financiamento de €141 MM para a auto-estrada sem portagens, liderado pelo BBVA para o consórcio promotor que inclui Aldeasa, Alvac, Axvi, Inypsa e Sando. O financiamento da concessão a 28 anos, consiste de um crédito sénior de €105 MM a 19 anos, com um rácio médio de cobertura de serviço de dídida de 1.2X, €10 MM para financiar o IVA, e € 24 MM de captital.

Barcelona Sagrera Alta Velocidad
O mutuário , uma sociedade joint venture entre o municipio de Barcelona, a Generalitat de Cataluña e Renfe, recebeu de € 150 MM de um club deal de 3 anos dos bancos BBVA, Caja Madrid, La Caixa e Santander, a Euribor+0,625% para financiar parcialmente os desenvolvimentos da Alta Velocidad orçamentados em € 375,5 MM.

Civil Society Coordinator in Morocco

Civil Society Training Coordinator in Morocco
The Academy for Educational Development (AED) is recruiting for the position of Senior Training Coordinator for an anticipated USAID-funded civil society advocacy project in Morocco.
The ideal senior training coordinator would have at least eight years of progressively responsible experience in managing and coordinating the training workshops and seminars across program activities, especially related to civil society. It is expected that the senior training coordinator would be Moroccan and possess strong communication and interpersonal skills and be able to enjoy excellent relations with main Moroccan counterparts dealing with public issues. This role of senior training coordinator is proposed as a core team position due to the critical importance that training plays in the overall project. This role will provide opportunities for collaboration, synergies and increase project efficiency. He/she would also possess solid, knowledge of the structure of governance and the role of the royalty in Morocco. Knowledge of Moroccan counterparts, individuals and organizations active or interested in civil society is also highly desirable. A master's degree in political science, communications or related social sciences is required. A post graduate degree is preferable. Fluency in written and oral Arabic and French language is required.

Interested candidates should submit a CV and cover letter to moroccorecruitment@aed.org by October 31st, 2008.
We thank all individuals for their interest in AED, however only those selected for interviews will be contacted. AA/EOE/M/F/D/V

Economista para estudo de viabilidade em São Tomé e Principe

Organization: Società Italiana di Monotoraggio S.p.A Gico Branch
Country/Region: Sao Tome & Principe
Apply By: 20 Oct 2008
Contact Information : sferracarini@gico.ws
ETUDE DE FAISABILITE: D'UN PROGRAMME D'APPUI AU MINISTERE DU COMMERCE, DE L'INDUSTRIE ET DU TOURISME
Financement : Fonds européen de Développement (FED)
Projet n° : 9 ACP STP 04- (FCT 2)
OBJECTIFS ET RÉSULTATS ESCOMPTÉS
Contribuer à la formulation et la mise en oeuvre de la stratégie économique en République Démocratique de Sao Tome e Principe, particulièrement dans le cadre de l'intégration régionale, d'une stratégie commerciale de long terme, tant interne qu'extérieur, établissant les priorités de l'Etat et les axes dans le cadre des différentes alternatives individualisées : CEMAC, APE, OMC, OHADA, Intégration commerciale régionale…
Définition et mise en œuvre technique et juridique du plan de travail de l'Etat en matière de politique commerciale ;
Mise en œuvre du processus de refonte des textes juridiques relatifs au Code du Commerce, Code des Douanes, Code des Investissements;
Participation aux différents processus de négociation en cours ou à venir : CEMAC, OMC, APE, OHADA, etc.
Définition et réalisation de certaines des études nécessaires dans le cadre de l'intégration régionale;
Renforcement et mise au niveau des capacités humaines du MCIT et en particulier celles de la Direction Générale du Commerce, notamment par des programmes de formation;
Renforcement des capacités institutionnelles, notamment relatives aux travaux interministériels réalisés dans le cadre de la politique commerciale nationale;
Conception et mise en œuvre d'un plan d'amélioration de la gestion de la qualité et de la promotion des exportations.
Objectifs particuliers de l'étude
L'étude de faisabilité fournira suffisamment d'informations à l'Ordonnateur National du FED et à la Commission européenne, pour leur permettre de justifier l'approbation, la modification ou le rejet du Projet d'appui au Ministère du Commerce, de l'Industrie et du Tourisme, au niveau de son financement et de sa mise en œuvre ultérieurs, dans le cade du PIN 10ème FED.
Les objectifs de la présente étude sont les suivants :
CHAMP D'INTERVENTION
Généralités
Présentation succincte du projet, objet de l'étude de faisabilité
Le Programme Indicatif National 10ème FED (PIN 10ème FED), pour la période 2008-2013, signé par le Gouvernement de São Tomé e Príncipe et la Commission européenne, le 9 décembre 2007, illustre le désir de la Commission européenne de soutenir, dans le cadre du secteur hors concentration consacré à l'appui institutionnel, le volet particulier relatif à l'accord de partenariat économique et au processus d'intégration économique régionale.
Dans le cadre des ressources disponibles sur la Facilité de Coopération II - 9 ACP STP 04 du PIN 9ème FED, la Commission européenne a reçu, de l'Ordonnateur National, une requête de financement pour la faisabilité du projet "Programme d'appui au Ministère du Commerce, de l'Industrie et du Tourisme" qui consiste à accompagner et appuyer le Gouvernement de São Tomé e Príncipe dans le processus de réformes nécessaires dans le secteur du commerce.
Différents recommandations ont été présentées lors des missions d'étude, concernant notamment :
La définition d'une stratégie commerciale de long terme, tant interne qu'extérieur, celle-ci établissant des priorités et des axes dans le cadre des différentes alternatives individualisées : CEMAC, APE, OMC, OHADA, Intégration commerciale régionale;
Exceptionnellement, les parties contractantes conviennent que, lors des missions à Sao Tome, les experts poursuivront leurs travaux durant une des deux journées des week-ends. Dans ce cadre, le prestataire pourra facturer sur la base de six journées ouvrées par semaine.
Les frais éventuels liés à l'intervention du Directeur Général du Commerce et des ses collaborateurs seront directement pris en charge par le Ministère du Commerce, de l'Industrie et du Tourisme et n'ont donc pas à être budgétisés pour l'étude.
Le contrat est soumis à la réglementation fiscale en vigueur pour ce type de prestations.
Le prestataire devra présenter une note complémentaire des curriculum vitae des experts, présentant de manière la plus détaillée possible la méthodologie et la répartition des temps de travail des experts proposés pour la mise en œuvre de l'étude. Cette note méthodologique est indispensable pour l'évaluation des offres des prestataires.

Project Management Engineer - Timor

Organization: Sinclair Knight Merz
Country/Region: Timor
Apply By: 24 Oct 2008
Contact Information : ssampson@skm.com.au

Opportunity Type: Contract for East Timor Infrastructure Project
SKM is a market leader in providing international development services in a broad range of sectors, including education, health, water/sanitation, environment, governance, infrastructure, transport and agriculture.
Description of Opportunity:The Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is receiving assistance under the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Infrastructure Project Management Technical Assistance (IPM TA) (TA 4942-TIM) to assist the Ministry of Infrastructure (MoI) as executing agency prepare, procure and manage consulting services, goods and works required for the annual capital development program. The TA is jointly funded by AusAid and the ADB and is comprised of two linked components.
Component 1 consists of executing capital development programs by assisting the Ministry: prepare and procure and manage consulting services, goods and works in line with annual capital development plans; and, manage the implementation of these contracts.
Component 2 consists of building Ministry project management capacity by improving and strengthening processes, systems and staff competencies for project management.The TA includes the capacity to engage short-term specialists to undertake specific tasks requested by the Ministry. The Directorate of Roads, Bridges and Flood Control has requested assistance with the procurement and monitoring of goods, services and civil works.
Background:Due to the proposed de-centralisation of the procurement of contracts to the line ministries and the fact that a number of MoI staff are going on scholarships to Portugal and Japan additional project management resources are needed within the MoI to address the increase in the construction workload anticipated in 2009.
.Applicant Requirements:A short term international project management specialist will be required to work in the Ministry of Infrastructure (MoI)
Terms of Engagement:The anticipated term of engagement is for a period of 8 monthsThe anticipated time of mobilisation is November 01, 2008.
Qualifications:The Project Management Engineer Specialist must:
1. have a minimum of 8 years project management experience;
2. be thoroughly familiar with current project management procedures in Asia;
3. should be familiar with current procurement methods in Timor-Leste;
4. must be fluent in spoken and written English, and,
5. should have a working knowledge of Tetum and Bahasa Indonesia
Application Instructions:If interested in the role, please contact Sonya Sampson at ssampson@skm.com.au providing your CV (in WB or ADB format preferably). Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

A Folia dos Fiados vista a partir da Taberna da Aldeia

Esta história anónima, que me chegou por diversas cadeias de mensagens , é a melhor explicação que tenho visto sobre a actual crise financeira e colapso dos mercados de capitais, e inclusive a minha análise que podem ver no PPP Lusofonia.

CITAÇÃO:
Para quem não entendeu ou não sabe bem o que é a actual CRISE AMERICANA E MUNDIAL, ou o que gerou a crise americana e mundial, segue um breve relato económico para leigo entender.

Então, é assim:
O sr. Zé tem um bar, na Vila Carrapato, e decide que vai vender vinho 'na caderneta' aos seus leais fregueses, todos bêbados, quase todos desempregados...
Porque decidiu vender a crédito, ele pode aumentar um pouquinho o preço da dose do tintol (a diferença é o sobrepreço que os pinguços pagam pelo crédito).
O gerente do banco do sr Zé, um ousado administrador formado em curso de emibiêi, decide que as cadernetas das dívidas do bar constituem, afinal, um activo recebível, e começa a adiantar dinheiro ao estabelecimento, tendo o pindura dos pinguços como garantia.
Uns seis zécutivos dos bancos, mais adiante, lastreiam os tais recebíveis do banco, e os transformam em CDB, CDO, CCD, UTI, OVNI, SOS ou qualquer outro acrónimo financeiro que ninguém sabe exactamente o que quer dizer.
Esses adicionais instrumentos financeiros alavancam o mercado de capitais e conduzem a operações estruturadas de derivativos, na BM&F, cujo lastro inicial todo mundo desconhece (as tais cadernetas do sr. Zé ).
Esses derivados passam a ser negociados como se fossem títulos sérios, com fortes garantias reais, nos mercados de 73 países.
Até que alguém descobre que os bêbados da Vila Carrapato não têm dinheiro para pagar as contas, o bar do sr. Zé vai à falência, e também toda a cadeia.
É ISTO!
FIM DE CITAÇÃO

Acrescente-se que o sr. Zé até conhecia bem os seus clientes e até suspeitava que não iam poder pagar. Por isso ele vendia as ditas "cadernetas" da lista dos fiados a investidores terceiros, que lhe adiantavem logo o dinheiro, e ficavam a receber dos bebedores, sem recurso a ele, sr. Zé. Como havia muita procura da parte desses investidores terceiros, o sr. Zé até chegou a contratar uns agentes angariadores para conseguir mais bebedores fiados nas aldeias próximas, e porque não longínquas, e quanto mais bêbedos melhor para fazer volume. Tudo para ceder mais cadernetas dos fiados a mais investidores, sempre sem recurso, que o sr. Zé não era parvo. Entretanto o sr Zé, cheio de liquidez (da boa, a financeira) multiplica o seu ordenando, auto-atribui-se um prémio valente, entrega a taberna a uns dos angariadores que nem sabe de vinho, nem de bêbedos, e retira-se atempadamente para uma ilha tropical.

Eis senão quando, chega aí o aquecimento global, e a bela ilha ameaça afundar-se numa enorme tempestade mundial.

Não perca os próximos capítulos...

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Efficient Market Fallacy condemns us to repeated Manias, Panics and Crashes

Now that the international financial market is in turmoil, with institutions collapsing from coast to coast and country to country, financial experts are questioning the efficient market theory.

If the "market is always right", how can things turn out so wrong.

Clearly, information does not flow freely but is often assymetric. Participants are not all alike and some may actually exercise considerable market power and attempt to move the market in their favor.

A recent article (11-Sept-2008) in the Economist magazine cited the book on “The Origin of Financial Crises: Central Banks, Credit Bubbles and the Efficient Market Fallacy” published by Harriman House.

But the Charles Kindleberger 1989 classic MANIAS, PANICS and CRASHES, should be required reading for financial regulators and bank and insurance executives, at least once a year.

MANIAS... shows us once again the truism that those who forget the lessons of history are condemmed to repeat them.

The current crisis reminds us once again that a Bank is like a Bicycle.

When it fails, it just topples over.

And bank failures are ALWAYS caused by liquidity problems, even when there are underlying asset value and solvency problems as well. Banking is also basic social infrastructure, providing a "public service". More than just "greasing" the economy, it plays the key role of aggregating and allocating assets between savers and borrowers, AND taking risk as intermediary.

Economic history is full of successive banking crises and liquidity bubbles bursting in one sector after another. That's why commercial banking became a closely regulated industry, with low but steady returns on capital, and separated from investment banking with its high but highly variable returns on capital. When the distinction between retail commercial banking and wholesale investment banking fell with the end of Glass Steagall, the domino effect had that much more room to play itself out. Having forgotten the lessons of (economic) history, we seem to be condemned to repeat them, with a big assist from negative real interest rates, poor monetary policy and disoriented bank regulation.

It is strange that the problems started in housing finance. Home mortgage loans are NOT difficult to understand nor to model, nor should they need Government guarantees. Home loans are one of the "plain vanilla" products of traditional commercial bank intermediation.

The difficulties have come mostly with execessively structured MBS - Mortgage Backed Securities, with tranching, swaps and strips accross a dozen counterparties. These new products raised as many risk problems as they appeared to solve.

Whereas banks traditional had to cope with credit risk, interest rate risk and liquidity mismatch risk, with these new financial products, they have been adding large quantitities of counterparty risk and opacity.

As the crisis spreads before bottoming out, the image of falling dominos may rather misleading. With falling dominos, you could at least see the contagion, and you could jump ahead to remove half a dozen pieces and contain it. But the MBS and and other structured financial products, now consideres "toxic", have proved to be like a "house of cards under a thick blanket". You can see it shake, you know it's going to come down. But you can't predict how or when the collapse will come. And worst of all, you can't figure out how to intervene to prevent the crash.

VER: A Folia dos Fiados

VER: Darien Scheme the XVII century bubble to corner Panama that ruined Scotland