The Islands and Small States Institute of the Foundation for International Studies and the Department of Economics of the University of Malta in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malta, are organising a training workshop on Competitiveness Strategies for Small States as part of the Malta-Commonwealth Third Country Training Programme.

The Commonwealth countries participating will include Barbados, Ghana, Grenada, Fiji, Jamaica, Mauritius, Maldives, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu and others.

The workshop will be open by the Censu Galea, Competitiveness and Communication Minister.

The course will take place between today and 16 June, at the Foundation for International Studies, St Paul Street, Valletta. The aim of the course is to disseminate knowledge and provide training on competitiveness strategies, covering a variety of themes with a focus on small states. Another objective of the workshop is to enable the participants benefit from the sharing of ideas and experiences during discussions.

The course is primarily intended for officials, at senior and middle management levels, operating in their private sector and public sector institutions. Participants should normally be nominated by the national governments of small states members of the Commonwealth, and sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation.

For more information, contact the administrator, Islands and Small States Institute, tel/fax: 2124-8218; email: [email protected]