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News
May 7- 8, 2007 :
Seminar on "
Growth, employment and Knowledge-based Economy in the Arab Countries
"
June 2006:
The IEQ has just published the Annual Report 2005 on Knowledge
Economy
This
report is a continuation of the annual report 2004, while bringing new
insights. Further investigations at the levels of information and
methodology allowed calculating an overall
indicator of knowledge economy, with a view to ranking activities
according to their content in
knowledge and measuring the contribution of the activities to growth. A
particular attention has been accorded to the dynamics resulting from the
upgrading program in this field and the synergies created by the
communicating administration and the technological poles..(Link
to
The Annual Report 2005 on Knowledge Economy: synthesis)
The IEQ has just launched the 7th National Competitiveness Survey 2006, covering close to 850 enterprises. The areas of investigation covered by this survey are the same as those of 2005. However a number of improvements have been introduced with respect to the questionnaire and sample.
(see the continuation on Novelties of the 2006 survey)
This mission has been discharged by the IEQ at the request of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Small and Medium Enterprises. This evaluation was conducted on the basis of a survey realized in collaboration with the Office of Upgrading, the Agency for Industrial Promotion (API) and the GTZ. Two samples have been retained: one sample covering 400 adhering enterprises (basic sample) and another covering 200 non adhering enterprises (control sample). In addition, a specific module was addressed to employees of adhering enterprises during the survey in order to obtain their view points on the contribution, of the upgrading program (PMN) to the improvement of working conditions (training and retraining, participation in decision making, motivation, salary increases etc…) (Link to the french document)
Publication
of the first yearly report on the knowledge economy (2004)
Considering the central place that constitutes the knowledge economy in the development of Tunisia, and jointly to the report of execution of the plan, the IEQ has been charged to prepare a report of follow-up and of evaluation witch will be dedicated annually to the knowledge economy in Tunisia...
(Following)
From
the 5
to
September
30,
2005 :
training
cycle
on
"Competitiveness
policies
and
external analysis"
Within the framework of 2005 training program, The institute of Quantitative Economy (IEQ) organizes in collaboration with the Arab Planning Institute- Kuwait a cycle of training on competitiveness policies and the analysis of external trade during the period from the 5 to September 30, 2005. This cycle includes
three programs .
The IMF will provide to the IEQ Library the following print editions of materials: books published by the IMF, country, and economic studies, technical papers, annual reports, and statistical publications.
In addition to internal users, the IEQ will place these publications at the disposal of all users in Tunisia.
The IEQ is also a depository of the World Bank publications since April 1994.
February
25, 2005 :
The IEQ organizes a work shop on the study of ‘‘ the impact of
the Dismantling of the Multifibreses Agreement on the textile
sector and clothing
The
23
-
24 October 2003
: Seminary on the theme
:
"
Competitiveness,
growth and economic openess : Stakes and challenges