Know-How Fund (Hansard, 20 December 1989)

§ Mrs. Chalker

We have already approved a wide range of activities under the know-how fund for Poland, costing £2.1 million. They are as follows:

Projects as at 16 December

Title:—Foreign Investment Agency
Description:—Four seminars on corporate finance, and financial and management accounting
Status:—Completed
Cost:—£56,000
Title:—Bank Handlowy
Description:—Two seminars on Treasury management and an introduction to capital markets
Status:—Completed
Cost:—£34,000
Title:—Free Market Mission
Description:—High level project identification mission in the banking and finance sector
Status:—Completed
Cost:—£113,000
Title:—Finance and the City of London
Description:—Course in financial institutions for 20 Polish visitors
Status:—To be held in February
Cost:—£61,000
Title:—Office technician and accountancy staff training
Description:—Project identification mission for training of accountancy staff
Status:—Completed
Cost:—£29,000
Title:—Privatisation conference
Description:—Conference
Status:—Completed
Cost: —£33,000
Title:—Job Ownership
Description:—Study tour of UK employee-owned businesses
Status:—Completed
Cost:—£12,000
Title: —Warszawskie Zaklady Telewizyjne (WZT)
Description:—Pilot consultancy on employee ownership
Status:—Underway
Cost:—£12,000
Title:—Management Study tour
Description:—Directors of Polish management education schools to undertake two-week UK study tour
Status:—Completed
Cost:—£31,000
Title:— Management seminars
Description:—Seminars on marketing and export promotion
Status:—To be implemented
Cost:—£23,000
Title:—Young management graduates
Description:—Two month programme at Strathclyde
Status:—To be implemented
Cost:—£222,000
Title:—Management educators
Description:—Training of trainers at Strathclyde
Status:—To be implemented
Cost:—£251,000
Title:—Visiting lecturers
Description:—Tours of Polish management schools by invited British specialists
Status:—To be implemented
Cost:—£56,000
Title:—Fishery management
Description:—Three month programme at Hull for Polish fishery managers
Status:—Underway
Cost:—£133,000
Title:—Farmer/Co-operatives training
Description:—Identification and implementation of training programme for managers of cooperatives
Status:—Underway
Cost:—£50,000
Title:—English for management
Description:—Identification visit
Status:—Completed
Cost:—£10,000
Title:—Management libraries
Description:—Provision of basic library of management texts to key Polish educational institutions
Status:—Underway
Cost:—£129,000
Title:—WK & AM consultants
Description:—Assessment of potential productivity improvements at three Polish plants
Status:—Underway
Cost:—£30,000
Title:—Financial seminars
Description:—Raising the awareness of how Western financial institutions work
Status:—Underway
Cost:—£172,000
Title:—Electricity sector
Description:—Reconnaissance mission
Status:—Completed
Cost:—£10,000
Title:—IBRD social security mission
Description:—Secondment of two United Kingdom experts to an IBRD mission to look at the social aspects of economic adjustment
Status:—Underway
Cost:—£13,000
Title:—Blood plasma
Description:—Feasibility study for establishment of a blood fractionation plant
Status:—Underway
Cost:—£140,000
Title:—Data Processing
Description:—Adaption of Polish econometric model to meet IMF specifications
Status:—Completed
Cost:—£22,000
Title:—Economic Adviser
Description:—Appointment of a macro-economic adviser to the Minister of Finance
Status:—Underway
Cost:—£80,000
Title:—Equipment for Ministry of Finance
Description:—Provision of office machinery
Status:—To be implemented
Cost:—£50,000
Title:—Post-experience training for journalists
Description:—Academic plus practical attachments
Status:—To be implemented
Cost:—£29,000
Title:—Local government assistance
Description:—Preparation for local government elections in June
Status:—Underway
Cost:—£ 170,000
Title:—Seminars for Polish MPs
Description:—Introduction to British parliamentary concepts
Status:—Completed
Cost:—£15,000
Title:—Media training
Description:—Training organised by BBC World Service
Status:—To be implemented
Cost:—£130,000