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Wednesday 8 February 1994
Our Staff Report PANAJI

Goan delegates learn 'business culture' in Canada

FIVE DELEGATES from Goa were imparted training in Canadian business culture for two months under a Indo-Canadian enterprise exchange programme sponsored by the sub-committee of International Goan Organisation, University of Toronto and Xerox Canada.

The programme provided intensive customized training, insights into Canadian business culture given by stockbrokers, banks, stock exchange, government departments and others.

Speaking to reporters Law Minister Luizinho Faleiro stated that a total of 86 people were mobilized to assist in this pilot project which was launched on 16 November last year.

Each delegate was asked to focus on one project they would like to implement on their return to Goa. Using the strategic management process, they had to make a presentation on their respective business plan to the board in addition to providing a report, he said.

The minister for Law and Judiciary Luizinho Faleiro assisted the IGO in the selection of the delegates which had to be completed within a very short time because the sponsorship applied to 1993 only.

February 8, 1994

IGO-Sponsored Team Returns

The IGO-sponsored team which returned to Goa,
recently, after a recent visit to Canada.
From left to right: Stanley Dias, Salimvdin Kazi, Bosco Rodrigues, Norma Collasso and Allwyn D'Costa.

By A Special Correspondent
PANJIM, Feb.7: Five young Goans, including a woman, have returned from Canada after undergoing a two-month-long intensive brain-storming session in that country's business culture.

The tour was sponsored by the International Goans Organisation (IGO) and the participants were Mr. Salim Kazi, Ms. Norma Collaco, Mr. Allwyn D'Costa, Mr. Stanley Dias and Mr. Bosco Rodrigues. The selection was made with the help of the Law Minister, Mr. Luisinho Faleiro.

The delegation members, who are bubbling with enthusiasm despite having had to undergo training under sub-zero temperature conditions, said that the visit organized under the Indo-Canadian Enterprise Exchange Programme with the help of the university of Toronto and Xerox Canada, was an eye-opener. "In fact, the experience about the business systems in Canada will help me to set up my venture more effectively, Mr. D'Costa told newsmen.

Ms. Cellie Gonsalves, who initiated, directed and implemented the programme has gone on record saying that the University of Toronto and Xerox Canada had provided intensive customized training, insights into Canadian business culture were given by stockbrokers, banks, Stock Exchange and Government departments.

The tour also took the delegates to Montreal, the bilingual city, Ottawa, the Capital city, the Niagara Falls and the Toronto Maple Leafs Ice Hockey team in action. There were dances, parties and nostalgic celebrations of the Navelim feast in Canada.

Ms Zulema de Souza, President of the IGO sub-committee responsible for organising academic and technical training ha said that "the idea is that our delegates would return to Goa with an initial plan and refine it on their return to Goa prior to implementation. We believe they will be successful and positively contribute to the Goan economy."

The delegates had only to pay the air fare and the remaining expenditure of about $70,000 was borne by the IGO.

Panjim, December 20, 1993

Panjim, December 19, 1993

Goans In Canada For Training

Delegates visiting Niagara Falls

Five Goans who had left for Canada as a part of the Indo-Canadian enterprise exchange organized by International Goan organization are mid-way through their training programme.

A hectic schedule during the week days with the week end totally dedicated to leisure activities and sightseeing tours besides a whole week off for Christmas has bee arranged for the delegates.

In the month of November the five delegates were trained in stock market and how it works with visits to the Toronto Stock Exchange for a first had experience.

In December the delegates will participate in Xerox Training Programme which comprises of electronics and process management connected with computers.

The leisure activities include a visit to the Niagara Falls and Christmas dances amongst a host of other programmes to help the Goan youth to interact with their counterparts from Canada.

The IGO had some problems in getting visas for the five delegates as some of them were not married and the suspicion that they would settle down in Canada prevailed.

Incidentally some of the candidates' English was found to be poor and this was cited as another reason for denying visas. However the IGO managed to argue the case and all five delegates were granted visas to visit Canada.

The persons who are participating in this exchange programe are Bosco Rodrigues from Cavelossim, Salimuddin Bashir Ishaq Kazi from EDC, Allwyn D'Costa who is an agriculturist, Stanley Dias who is a real estate developer and Ms. Maryanne Collasco who was working with Datapro Information Technology.

Panjim, Tuesday, October 19, 1993

IGO Invites 5 Goan Applications

The International Goan Organisation (IGO) has invited applications from five Goans fo a two month course in Business Management and entrepreneurship.

Applications should be address to Law Minister Luisinho Faleiro and those interested should personally meet him at the earliest, since the selected persons should reach Toronto by the end of October.

The course conducted by the IGO in collaboration with the University of Toronto Centre for South Asian Studies will give the participants an understanding of market forces and their influence on management decisions, an overview of the major functions of management and an introduction to entrepreneurship concepts, opportunity recognition, network building and accessing resource.

While the selected candidates will have to arrange for their travel to and from Toronto, IGO will sponsor lodging and boarding and also the expenses incurred for the training.

The selected candidates will have to give an undertaking that they will not settle down in Canada but will return to Goa to put into practice what they learn.

The candidates besides having a command over the English language will also have to have a Bachelor degree in any stream.

While the course in business management has already been finalized, similar training programmes in fisheries and medicine are on the anvil.

Meanwhile the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has sponsored a study to facilitate trade and business collaborations between Indian and Canadian entrepreneurs.

Following the new liberalization policy of the Indian government, many Canadian companies are keen to enter into business collaborations.

Novum Electronic Systems Ltd. Has been asked to identify potential industrial cooperation between the two countries.

Lamberto Gomes from Novum will be visiting India later this year and will visit Goa in December in connection with this study.