§ Lord Colnbrookasked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will list the projects so far approved from the know-how fund for Poland.
§ Lord Brabazon of TaraThe information is as follows:
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Activities approved under the know-how fund for Poland as at 8th March 1990 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: Banking and finance sector mission Description: Project identification Status: Completed Cost: £ 10,000 Title: Finance and the City of London Description: Course in financial institutions for 20 Polish visitors Status: Completed Cost: £ 61,000 Title: Accountancy sector mission Description: Project identification Status: Completed Cost: £ 19,000 Title: Privatisation conference Description: Conference Status: Completed Cost: £ 33,000 397WA
Title: Job Ownership Description: Study tour of UK employee-owned businesses Status: Complete Cost: £ 10,000 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: Completed Cost: £ 20,000 Title: Young management graduates Description: Two month programme at British Institute of management plus attachments Status: Underway Cost: £ 222,000 Title: Management educators Description: Training of trainers at various institutions Status: Underway Cost: £ 251,000 Title: Visiting lecturers Description: Tours of Polish management schools by invited British specialists Status: Underway Cost: £ 56,000 Title: Fishery management Description: Three month programme at Hull for Polish fishery managers plus study tour by senior managers Status: Underway Cost: £ 133,000 Title: Farmer/Co-operatives training Description: Identification and implementation of training programme for managers of co-operatives Status: Underway Cost: £ 20,000 Title: English for management Description: Project identification Status: Completed Cost: £ 10,000 Title: Management libraries Description: Provision of management books and videos to key Polish educational institutions Status: Underway Cost: £ 125,000 Title: Industrial consultancy Description: Assessment of potential productivity improvements at three Polish plants and substantive work at FSO car manufacturing plant Status: Underway Cost: £ 75,000 Title: Financial seminars Description: Increasing awareness of how Western financial institutions and markets work Status: Completed Cost: £ 172,000 Title: Translation of key management texts Description: Two consultants to identify needs in relation to the translation and publication of selected texts and the potential establishment of a publishing house Status: Underway Cost: £ 10,820 Title: Electricity sector Description: Reconnaissance mission Status: Completed Cost: £ 10,000 398WA
Title: IBRD social security mission Description: Secondment of three UK experts to an IBRD mission to look at the social aspects of economic adjustment Status: Completed Cost: £ 39,000 Title: Blood plasma Description: Feasibility study for establishment of a blood fractionation plant Status: Underway Cost: £ 154,000 Title: Data Processing Description: Adaptation 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 Ministry of Finance Status: Underway Cost: £ 60,000 Title: Equipment for Ministry of Finance Description: Provision of office machinery Status: Completed Cost: £ 20,000 Title: Equipment for Ministry of Education Description: Provision of office machinery to the Task Force for co-ordination Status: Completed Cost: £ 20,000 Title: Coal industry training Description: Training in colliery management techniques Status: Underway Cost: £ 49,000 Title: Cracow tourism study Description: Recommendation of immediate measures to help Cracow cope with the coming tourist season, and development of longer-term proposals Status: Underway Cost: £ 37,000 Title: Agros dried vegetables Description: Recommendations for productivity improvements Status: Underway Cost: £ 55,000 Title: Company doctor training Description: Seven courses in training Polish consultants in techniques of company analysis Status: Underway Cost: £ 97,000 Title: Conference on demonopolisation Description: Discussion of methods and experiences of demonopolisation in relation to the process of economic and political decision taking Status: To be implemented Cost: £ 11,000 Title: Book industry training Description: Pilot project to assess the training needs of the Polish book industry Status: To be completed Cost: £ 17,200 Title: Post-experience training for journalists Description: Four courses including academic and practical attachments Status: Underway Cost: £ 240,000 Title: Local government assistance Description: Project to combat environmental pollution involving Carlisle and Slupsk Status: To be implemented Cost: £ 30,000 Title: Seminars for Polish MPs Description: Introduction to British parliamentary concepts Status: Completed Cost: £ 15,000 399WA
Title: Media training Description: Seven courses organised by BBC World Service Status: Underway Cost: £ 225,000 Title: Establishment of capital markets Description: Familiarisation trip by Ministry of Finance officials to the London Stock Exchange Status: Completed Cost: £ 7,600 Title: AIDS Training Description: Training for Polish doctors and nurses on how to handle AIDS patients Status: To be implemented Cost: £ 21,500 Title: Railway training Description: Attendance at signalling and telecom- munications course for three railway engineers Status: To be implemented Cost: £ 15,800 Title: New banks mission Description: Technical assistance for the establishment of new banks Status: To be implemented Cost: £ 25,000 Title: Agricultural sector mission Description: Project identification Status: Completed Cost: £ 25,000 Title: Pharmaceutical sector Description: Mission to assess pharmacy training needs and joint venture possibilities Status: To be implemented Cost: £ 2,300 Title: Foreign trade training Description: Secondment from the Polish Chamber of Foreign Trade to the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Status: To be implemented Cost: £ 2,200 Title: Scholarships programme Description: Non project-related training awards admin- istered by the British Council Status: To be implemented Cost: £ 500,000 per year Title: Academic links programme Description: Finance to allow two-way exploratory visits between institutions which will be administered by the British Council Status: To be implemented Cost: £ 100,000 per year Title: IBRD banking mission Description: Secondment of two UK experts to an IBRD mission to look at project preparatory work in the banking sector Status: Completed Cost: £ 16,900 Title: Assistance to local government Description: Provision of equipment for the Foundation of Local Democracy centre in Lodz Status: To be implemented Cost: £ 20,000 Title: Research Programme Description: Assessment of the competitiveness of the industrial sector in Poland Status: To be implemented Cost: £ 27,000 Title: Privatisation and market research centre in Gdansk Description: Assistance to the Centre Status: To be implemented Cost: £ 38,000 Title: Legal training Description: Three month placements for 13 Polish lawyers with UK firms Status: To be implemented Cost: £ 40,000 400WA
Title: Energy Audit Description: Detailed analysis of the Power and Brown Coal Board by a team of 12 UK utility personnel Status: To be implemented Cost: £ 403,000 Title: Economic Adviser Description: Appointment of a second Economic Adviser to the Ministry of Finance Status: Underway Cost: £ 7,000
Title: Financial Markets Adviser Description: Appointment of an Adviser to the Ministry of Finance Status: Underway Cost: £ 70,000 Title: Assistance to local government Description: Three courses for newly elected local government councillors and officials based at Leicester Polytechnic Status: To be implemented Cost: £ 190,000