| Course description | 
			
				| In this suite of seven lectures, the learner will be introduced to the main thrusts of the Investment Promotion Programme of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The module starts with an overall assessment of the context of investment promotion, in particular that of foreign direct investment (FDI) in today’s globalized world. Tools for data collection of investor information and their presentation through UNIDO’s Investment Monitoring Platform are the subject of the second lecture which provides the wider context for subsequent lectures that focus on the Subcontracting and Partnership Exchange Programme (SPX). 
 The course highlights the increasing importance of industrial sub-contracting and local-foreign supply chain integration for the organization of effective international production systems. The basic objectives and the key outputs of the SPX (supplier profiling, supplier benchmarking, supplier upgrading, match-making) are introduced and this is complemented by experiences and success stories of existing SPX Centres that UNIDO has established in the past.
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				| Prerequisites | 
			
				| There are no specific prerequisites for this introductory module | 
			
				| Objectives | 
			
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						The Learner will attain good knowledge about the main framework, objectives and outputs of UNIDO's Subcontracting and Partnership Exchange Programme (SPX). This introductory course will lay the foundation for the Learner to delve deeper and better understand the following technical modules 2-6. | 
			
				| Contents | 
			
				| UNIDO’s Investment Promotion Programme The Investment Monitoring Platform
 The Subcontracting and Partnership Exchange (SPX) Programme at a glance
 SPX - Context and trends
 SPX – Promotion and profiling
 SPX – Benchmarking and supplier development
 Engaging with buyers and working with the Management Information System (MIS)
 
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				| Videolesson List | 
			
				| Lesson n. 1: UNIDO Investment Programme | 
						Prof. Mithat F. KulurChief of Investment Promotion Unit, Investment and Technology Promotion - UNIDO (Austria)
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				| Lesson n. 2: Overview of the Investment Monitoring Platform | 
						Prof. Mithat F. KulurChief of Investment Promotion Unit, Investment and Technology Promotion - UNIDO (Austria)
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				| Lesson n. 3: The UNIDO Subcontracting and Partnership Exchange Centre (SPX) at a glance | 
						Prof. Mithat F. KulurChief of Investment Promotion Unit, Investment and Technology Promotion - UNIDO (Austria)
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				| Lesson n. 4: SPX - Context and trends | 
						Prof. Stefan KratzschInvestment Promotion Officer Investment and Technology Unit - UNIDO (Austria)
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				| Lesson n. 5: SPX - Promotion and profiling | 
						Prof. Stefan KratzschInvestment Promotion Officer Investment and Technology Unit - UNIDO (Austria)
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				| Lesson n. 6: SPX - benchmarking and supplier development | 
						Prof. Stefan KratzschInvestment Promotion Officer Investment and Technology Unit - UNIDO (Austria)
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				| Lesson n. 7: SPX - Engaging with buyers and working with the UNIDO Management Information System | 
						Prof. Stefan KratzschInvestment Promotion Officer Investment and Technology Unit - UNIDO (Austria)
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