You are here:  Home »  Newsletter

 

Smart Partnership

"The Way Forward into the Millenium"

What Is CPTM?

The Commonwealth Partnership for Technology Management (CPTM Ltd.) is a unique International coorperative organisation among Commonwealth Governments, the Private Sector and Professionals, Labour, Media and Academia dedicated to promoting Technology Management a part of the overall process of wealth creation in a knowledge Driven Economy. While all the Commonwealth Governments are members in their own right, Private Sector membership is not so restricted, and CPTM has Private Sector members and Networkers located in over 50 Countries around the world. CPTM was created by Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) in 1995, as the successor to the Commonwealth Consultative Group on Technology Management/Private Sector Partnership (CCGTM/PSP) ESTABLISHED in 1989 - also by CHOGM.

What is CPTM's Mission?

To enhance National capabilities for the creation of and participation in global wealth, through sound Technology Management and using Public/ Private Sector Partnerhips.

THE BENEFITS OF JOINING CPTM

It's the opportunity of being apart of a unique body of people from all around the Commonwealth and beyond.
It offer an opportunity of benefiting from the skillss and expertise of their Networking members.
It offer you the opportunity of offering your skills and expertise for the benefit of those who need them.
Be apart of the Smart Partnership International Dialogues and experience for yourself the extraordinary reaction of the Private Section Member from Botswana.
Be apart of the Global Marketplace.
SMART PARTNERSHIPS - HOW THEY WORK

(a) Teamwork: The ability to reconcile the differences, agree role and the rule of the game - trust.

(b) Negotiation: A "win-win" approach, tackling differences up-front.

(c) Vision: Agreement on goals and/or the strategy to achieve them but flexibility so that they can adapt to change.

(d) Foresight: Taking the lead rather than catching-up ability to acquire and to audit information, to recognise potential advantage and risk.

(e) Technology: Related to foresight, but not all change to technology driven. Need to be technologically literate with appropriate skills.

(f) Values: Smart Partnerships are not culturally specific or special to one place. The values are univeral and inclusive, ethical and seek to gain advantage for all stakeholder.

SMART PARTNERSHIP - ONE CARIBBEAN EXAMPLE

(a) Hotel Training (Antigua and Barbuda)

Problem: Lack of skilled staff inhibiting investment in new hotels. Loss of trained staff who did not return from training abroad.

Solution: Upgraded and revitalised hotel training centre. New buildings, modern equipment, upgraded management and new courses, more advanced and widen range.

Partners: International - EU Grant 8m Barbados Dollar Hotel Sector Students.

Smart: ("Win-Win")

Students: did not need to go abroad for training. Receiving training relevant to local jobs.

Hotels: Local trained staff, less need for expatriates, branding, indigenous.

Government: saved foreign exchange, inward investment.

Community: More jobs/Prosperity