To know more about ICNA : http://www.icna-net.org The Monthly ICNA-Links opportunities newsletter #11 (Best of the weekly Newsletter #49-50-51-52) CONSULTANTS WANTED ----------------------- INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY ----------------------- Offer 50-4* Switzerland - Two computer developers wantedA Swiss = company is looking for 2 Freelance sw-developpers for a telecommunication = project in Switzerland. - DSP or embedded SW experience in C and real-time development. or - Experience in OO development, rational rose, UML in a PC/NT = environment. Offer 49.3 Banking and NTCC consultant wanted A management consulting firm based in Paris is looking for consultants specialised in banking for assignments in organisation and setting up = of information systems. Offer 50-2. European partner for a multimedia terminals project = wanted. A French company is looking for partners for a feasibility study for = the KNET project: deployment and running of multimedia terminals in the framework of community programmes. This project aims to develop means = of access to the Internet and to encourage its use by everyone, from individuals to businesses, whilst ensuring economic viability. It involves deploying 10,000 terminals, allowing access to a full = range of on-line service, to be used by the public and small businesses. = Partners wanted are: - content providers from public or private sectors - applications and generic service providers - manufacturers - integrators - telecom operators - Research and Development centres or institutes Offer 51.1 *Europe. Technical and Financial partners wanted for an = Internet site A consulting firm situated in the south of France is seeking partners, preferably technical or financial, to set up a very important = federative Internet site for France and consequently for Europe, as its = duplication will be immediate. Offer 51.3 Madagascar. Information systems engineer wanted. A engineering consulting firm is seeking an Information Systems = Consultant for a three month project in Madagascar, to define an Information = Systems Structure Offer 51-5. Greece : Research for partners for TEN TELECOM A Electrical & Computer Engineering Department of a Greek University = (the Region of Central Macedonia in Greece) is looking for partners in = order to participate in any TEN-TELECOM consortium preparing a proposal in = the first or second TEN-TELECOM call (in the SME area for the second call). This University has already : 1) A business plan for the development of a network for its small and = medium Enterprises, developed during the IRISI project (Information Society Initiative). 2) A fund of 1 MECU already allocated for the realization of this = network. Offre 51-6. Austria : Partners for TEN TELECOM An Austrian organisation is in search for partners for companies in = order to participate in the next call for proposals for TEN TELECOM : Field of interest : -Multimedia based information systems of city administrations = including all citizen services like administrative, legal, environmental and other informations. -Internet based medical information system including information = about all relevant topics like private and public hospitals, social security issues, literature, pharmacists, .. Offer 52-4. USA. Research for d=E9veloppers C++. A US Consulting company (from MA )for healthcare and government = agencies requires experienced programmers to service their accounts. duration : 6 months minimum location : Washington D.C. area competencies : C++ Offer 52-7. Austria - European partners wanted for commercial = development An Austrian company specialised in conception, design and = administration of websites for commercial, governmental and non-profit organisations is looking for partners to participate to calls for proposal or tenders = in the framework of Programme INFO2000 Partners are also searched for further research or development = support, Marketing agreement and financial resources. Special research = Interest : Telecommunication engineering ----------------------- ENGINEERING ----------------------- Offer 49.7 Romania: Partners wanted in agribusinessA small team of = Dutch professionals A Dutch small team of professionals working in international = agricultural consultancy is seeking contact with colleagues in Romania for = co-operation. Approaches successfully applied elsewhere will be introduced for the development of the primary production and agro-business in various = parts of the country. Quality animal husbandry is notably included and hence = good knowledge of this sector will be required. Offer 52-9. Partnership with engineering companies. A very important French distributor of sport and leisure products is = looking for partnership with designand research engineers dealing with = creation of metal articles. Target countries : France and Belgium. Offer 52-10. France. Environmental engineer wanted A consultancy firm located in the East of France, specialised in the Environment, Petroleum and Geology, is looking for an environmental = engineer and a commercial rep in order to expand its team. They could equally = become associates of this firm who are also looking for financial partners or shareholders in order to become a limited company. ----------------------- INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ----------------------- Offer 49-10. Mexico. Consultants required for partnership in lowering production cost. A Mexican consulting firm seeks USA consultants that could partner = with small companies interested in lowering their manufacturing costs by = moving part of their production into Mexico. This company can also offer investment possibilities. Offer 50-6 Algeria. Partnership with European consulting firms wanted An Algerian consulting firm is seeking a partnership with European consulting firms in the framework of privatisation, currently taking = place in Algeria. It is looking for partners in the framework of setting-up = French businesses in Algeria. Offer 50-7 Switzerland. European and American partners wanted. A consulting firm situated in Switzerland is looking for partners = interested in the development of 'learning organisations' and 'team learning' in = the perspective of an enterprising leadership Localisation: Europe, America Countries: French and English-speaking Offer 51-9. Portugal. Resarch of consulting firms for partnership. A Portuguese Firm of Management Consultancy wishes to establish a cooperation agreement with similar companies all over Europe in order to: -provide services in Portugal to foreign partners on behalf of their = clients; -satisfy its clients' needs for consultancy services in foreign = markets where partners are located. Services in the area of company management, studies and projects, = assessment of companies, management of human resources, accounts and wages = processing Offer 51.10 Romania. Import-Export of consumable goods A Romanian company wishes to find partners to either - launch an import-export operation in Romania - create a joint-venture The Romanian company offers all the infrastructure: premises, depots, = means of transport, telephone, fax, etc... and has several shops. This = company is situated in Mizil and has a market of 4 million inhabitants in its catchment area (including the town of Bucharest) It is one of = the richest areas of Romania and is the best known Romanian tourist area = Looking towards production is also an eventual possibility Offer 51.11 Poland. Commercial partners wanted A company specialising in French-Polish relations, situated in Lyons, = is seeking partners in France or Poland, to develop its import-export = activity. Form: Association or free-collaboration Offer 51.12* Romania: Consultants in agricultural sector wanted A small Dutch consulting firm active in the agricultural sector in = Romania wishes to come into contact with likewise Romanian consultants for collaboration in various fields. Notably persons who could bring them = into contact with small and medium sized manufacturers of feed = concentrates for livestock are invited to react. Offer 52-11. Paraguay : 2 years mission in Quality Management and = Productivity An International Management Consulting company based in Frankfurt = (Germany) is looking for a partner for a 2 years mission in Paraguay. Mission : Quality Management and Productivity, Institutional = Development of National Certification Bodies, Assistance to SME. This is an Ad-hoc co-operation for European Commission Tender IB/AMS/366 Required skills : Quality Management, Experience in certification = bodies or assistance to SME in Europe, Spanish fluent, experience with EC = projects is an asset Offer 52-12. Europe. Partner in Human Resources and recruitment = wanted. A small, English owner managed executive recruitment business (based = in Worcestershire) is looking for partnership mainland Europe, with a = specific interest in Portugal. This partnership could have different frameworks : joint venture, collaboration, introduction of clients etc. Skills required : Track record in Executive Recruitment or other = Human Resources disciplines. Entrepreneurial in approach. Flexible in = thinking ----------------------- LOCAL DEVELOPMENT ----------------------- Offer 49.11* Local development support A mixed economy firm wishes to contribute to local development in the = east of France within the scope of its reconversion. The goal is to aid industrial implantation by offering land and building support = logistical support for implantation financial aid management and development = support with business opportunities Offer 52-13. Vietnam. Vietnam - Recruitment of a team of international specialists 16 months assignment in Vietnam. The consultants required will = strengthen the audit office, particularly for the evaluation of state companies = and foreign investment projects, as well as multi-lateral financing, joint-venture agreements and international call for tender procedures. Offer 52-14. Italy : Italian partners wanted In the scope of its activity, a chartered accountancy firm in the = South of France is seeking partners in Italy. Offer 52-15. Europe-USA. Marketing of UV systems. A German company is requiring marketing and sales skills of industrial equipment for environmental industries, for opto-electronic and semiconductor industries. The objective is to help with the market introduction of new UV systems for environmental and high-tech = applications, as a potential distributor and/or an investor. location =3D Europe and USA ----------------------- EVENT ----------------------- How to make a success of your joint ventures and strategic partnerships ? The third forum for the international development of SMEs will take = place the 25th and 26th Nov 98. The objectives are to organise = meetings between companies wishing to develop internationally and to = give participants a practical approach to joint ventures. The Internet site for the third = international forum is now open: http://www.icna-net.org/forum. 26 participants from 10 countries are already registered. ----------------------- EUROPEAN COMMISSION TENDERS ----------------------- Offre 49-14 . Action plan for the safe use of the Internet The European Commission, has published a call for expressions of = interest relating to technical assistance with the proposed action plan on = promoting safe use of the Internet. This call has the objective of enabling the Commission to compile a list of potential evaluators. The tasks = involved would include: - Technical assistance with evaluating proposals submitted in = response to calls under the action plan; - Technical assistance in the review of projects supported under the = action plan; - Technical assistance in the context of the mid-term review of the = action plan. Applications for the first selection for admission to the list must = be submitted by 30 June 1998. Offer 50-13. call on independent consultants. Call for expressions of interest for cooperation within the framework = of consumer-policy information instruments. In the framework of Consumer Policy and Consumer Health Protection, = the Commission of the European Communities plans to call on independent consultants to perform the tasks detailed below. This call aims at enabling interested persons to make themselves = known so that they can be included in a file on the basis of which specific invitations to tender will be sent out. Nature of the cooperation : - Assist and cooperate with Commission departments in the drawing-up = of a quarterly information bulletin for the Directorate-General in = question, INFO-C and its different headings 'Institutions', 'Points of view and debates', 'Jurisprudence', 'Publications', etc. - Provide the follow-up of the development of various consumer = movements in countries where there is still a special effort to be = made in taking account of consumer interests. - Stimulate and enrich the debate on this issue by drawing up = articles and reports. Offer 52-17. Expressions of interest for short-term consultancy = services Call for expressions of interest in favour of the West Bank and Gaza concerning a project financed by the European Community Call for = expressions of interest. Expressions of interest are sought from service providers from the EU = or countries benefiting from the MEDA programme with the capability of providing short-term consultancy services in support of the = private-sector development work being carried out through the Center for Private = Enterprise Development (CPED) which is based in Ramallah, West Bank. Expertise = will be required in the following areas: - business planning, company development, financial control, = production, marketing, feasibility studies, joint-venture search, trade = promotion/export development, management information systems, human-resources = development, administration, training, development of professional organisations = such as Chambers / manufacturers' associations. Service providers may be generalists or have expertise in particular = sectors such as, inter alia, the following: - clothing and textiles, pharmaceuticals, food processing, leather and shoes, plastics, light engineering, marble and stone, packaging, = financial services, information technology, tourism. Knowledge of Arabic would be an asset. Offer 52-19. classification of standardisation requirements in = electronic commerce. The European Commission has published an invitation to tender = concerning a study on the classification of standardisation requirements in = electronic commerce. The tasks are : - Defining and describing a reference model for global, open and = ubiquitous electronic commerce; - Analysing current market developments in support of this open = model; - Analysing prospects for consensus-based commercial solutions for = promoting an open environment; - Assessing the need for legal and regulatory actions to protect fair competition and to back interoperability legally; - Constructing a classification of standardisation-related policy = actions in support of the open global reference model. Tender documents should be requested no later than 13 May 1998. The = deadline for receipt of tenders is 20 May 1998. ---------------------------------------------------------- - Where an announcement is indicated with (*), this signifies that a = member of ICNA or a letter subscriber has placed the announcement = and thus you may contact them free of charge. To obtain further = details just contact ICNA. 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