Jørn W.Phigalt working for United Nations/WTO and UNDP

– the United Nations Development program

Support to the new democracies

As an advisor for United Nations, I have been active in the huge work in developing the new democracies for a future on the global market. The assignments have been multiple, but have primarily been focused on understanding of business mentalities and conduct, trans-national cooperation, branding and image creation of their ICT industries, change in business focus, international marketing and PartnerShips in multicultural environments.

UN Business RoundTables

For UN’s International Trade Centre in Geneva (UNCTAD) and WTO I have been their ’keynote’ speaker at their Business RoundTables in the new democracies – with the goal to build increased understanding in global trade, change management, insight in international cooperation and branding. How to access the European Union and the expectations from the European players in the ICT field, also played a major role in the seminars and presentations. Through a number of sessions I also had the opportunity to focus on the TransAtlantic issues (TASBI – CIPE-USA), the Lisbon Agenda’s influence on Europe’s development. The new treaty, the impact on accession countries to the European Union and how to lobby in Brussels.

UNDP – Special focus

UN’s Development Program is constantly issuing new reports and publications in order to force dialogues regarding new and enhanced opportunities in the new democracies, with sustainable visions and long-term perspectives. Together with UNDP I have the critical revision of the reports and the focus on the outcome of those – all aimed at getting the right and approved messages across to governments, business community and organizations. This work is primarily together with local business chambers or professionals associations like LITTA in Latvia.

 Jørn W.Phigalt is also the writer of UN’s publication on Private-Public PartnerShips for government and the private business community.

Jørn W.Phigalt also gave the conclusions on UNDP’s latest publication regarding the competiveness in Latvia

Jørn W.Phigalt as chairman for

TASBI

- the TransAtlantic Small Business Initiative

SME’s constitutes the overwhelming majority of all companies on both sides of the Atlantic. Their active involvement in the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue is therefore essential as well as their participation in the development of ‘bridges over the Atlantic’ to facilitate co-operation and to increase trade and investment flows between European and American SME’s. This is why the TransAtlantic Small Business Initiative was launched by the TABD.

Two major issues were identified - Partnering events that stimulate SME’s from both sides of the Atlantic to form business alliances and Partnerships and the development of an EU/US information and co-operation system to provide SME’s with information on topics relating to doing business in the EU and the US. TASBI’s top priority is still real Partnering and with the introduction of e-commerce - the market sets new standards for service, matchmaking and reliable partners on the global market.

The TASBI Committee

Composed of the TASBI Chairpersons, EU and US government representatives, and an appropriate resource group, this committee meets twice a year to formulate policy and monitoring progress. Furthermore the group initiates new activities, discuss the TransAtlantic Business with governments and secure funding for global activities.

TABD

 - TransAtlantic Business Dialogue

The TransAtlantic Business Dialogue is a unique business-driven process initiated by Bill Clinton, Jacques Santers and Tony Blair. The objective of the TABD is to boost TransAtlantic trade and investment opportunities through removal of costly inefficiencies caused by excessive regulations, duplication and differences in the EU and US regulatory systems and procedures. Additionally, the TABD works to identify areas where the US and the EU could enhance cooperation in meeting the challenges of the global marketplace.

Each year a CEO Conference with participation of 50 US and 50 EU business leaders from large cooperation’s and vision oriented business meet to put forward recommendations to the EU and US governments regarding competitiveness and potential trade barriers - issues to be solved.

The SME input to the TABD

SME’s should actively participate in the TABD issue groups and the TASBI work. Every year we provide a priority of topics of extreme relevance for SME’s competitiveness and issues that reflects the dynamic marketplace that SME’s faces every day. Let us have all the comments on our work and in relation to TransAtlantic trade disputes, issues and activities from which we can learn and share to a great number of SME’s in US and EU.

TransAtlantic PartnerSearch

The possibilities to establish TransAtlantic PartnerShips and launch marketing initiatives are not sufficient familiar to the European and American SME’s and their representative organizations. To increase this, ITM Europe makes this process easy through the Global Partnership Management program - a unique set-up for international business.

A Young Europe in constant change

- Jørn W.Phigalt’s support to Europe’s young Entrepreneurs

Everyone is talking about them…

Governments on both sides of the Atlantic – all over Europe and even in the FarEast have recognized the young generation and ’entrepreneurship’ The capacity to create new working places, new jobs and new opportunities is highly discussed. Very few have understood to bring the message across to sustainable reforms to generate the new companies and secured that the changes are implemented. New competition, better education and the spirit is lacking behind.

Jade as an organization

Jade have more than 24.000 members and represents young entrepreneurs coming out of higher educational institutes in Europe. All graduates have a desire to establish a company and to create work and jobs – nor only for them self, but certainly for a number of others who can rely on them.

Jørn W.Phigalt and Jade

Based on my large and extensive work for entrepreneurs and new comers to the market, I have been asked to be a part of the advisory board for Jade – with the goal to assist in getting access to the world market, the European Commission and the political level, in order to get the message of the young entrepreneurs spread across Europe. The role as member of the advisory board are shared with leading EU parliamentarians, business executives and organizations in Brussels and includes inspiration, understanding and lobby activities

Beside the network in Europe, Jade has also a network in the FarEast and South America.

”All over the new Europe there is a need for assistance, guidance and qualified support to advice on the dramatically changes in our new world”