Hay un gran debate en Costa Rica sobre los derechos de las parejas Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales y Transexuales y si deben tener reconocidos los mismos derechos que las parejas heterosexuales. Desde hace un par de años se debate un proyecto de ley en la Asamblea legislativa, con múltiples y encontrados planteamientos, lo que está suscitando un fuerte debate social.

Nuestra compañera Emilia Castellano aportará la visión europea y la experiencia española de los últimos años en esta materia.Emilia Castellano takes part in July, 19, in Auditorio Campus Heredia of the Latin University of Costa Rica, in the Conference-Round table “Human Rights of the community LGBT”, where also will participate Dr.Gonzalo Monge Nuñez, Dr.in Education and Consultor for Interamerican Institute of Human Rights; and Sr.Yasin Castrillo Fernández, Dr.in Constitutional Law and Penal Law.

There is a great debate in Costa Rica about Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transsexuals, concerning the question if they can have the same rights as heterosexual couples. During last two years in Legislative Assembly it´s discussed the project of a law, creating different approaches and strong social debate.

Our colleague, Emilia Castellano, will present European point of view and Spanish experience in that sphere.

Dicha vinculación entre Management & Research y la capacitación técnico-profesional se viene desarrollando desde hace años, en la que primeramente con DUOC (el CFT de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) y después otros centros como el de la Universidad de Santo Tomás, se han impartido sesiones de fomento de la cultura emprendedora y mesas de debate sobre los nuevos desafíos del país en este segmento educativo.Following the compromise of our consultancy in entrepreneurship and self-employment that was demonstrated in such programs as I Grand Prix or ProHortalizas 2.0, actually M&R is developing different projects in technical-professional education that are presented in Centres of Technical Trainings (CFT). Methodological contribution and interchange of successful experiences in international level are the most highlighted lines of these actions.

The present relationship between Management & Research and technical-professional trainings is developed during many years, beginning with DUOC (CFT of Pontifical Catholic University of Chile) including then other centers like, for example, the University of Santo Tomas, where there were given sessions of entrepreneurship culture promotion and tables of debate about new challenges that has the country in that educational segment.

Dicho Master, en el que se enmarca la ponencia de nuestro Director, es una iniciativa pionera en la Región que ha puesto en marcha la Federación Empresarial Cacereña y la Universidad de Extremadura, estando en su primera edición. No obstante, cuenta con el antecedente de un proyecto piloto exitoso llevado a cabo en 2010, que fue el curso de Introducción a la Mediación entre Organizaciones para la Innovación Tecnológica y de Gestión en Extremadura, organizado por la misma Federación.Yesterday, in June, 8, our General Director Jesus de la Corte, held a colloquium with participants in Master’s University Degree Program in Innovation and Business Mediation, where he took part as a professor, about new challenges that Social Responsibility represents for professionals working in Mediation area. During that workshop there was made a special attention in extensive interpretation of a concept of Social Responsibility, addressed not only to entrepreneurship dimension, named joint responsibility of other social agents like institutions, public companies or Administration, in shared work in reduction of social breaches and establishment of new social-economic model.

The present Master’s Program, where our Director participated, is a first round of a pioneering initiative in the Region that was organized by Entrepreneur Federation of Caceres and the University of Extremadura. Nevertheless, there is also a successful pilot project, presented in 2010, that was a course of Introduction in Mediation between Organizations for Technological and Management Innovation of Extremadura, organized by the same Federation.

Se trata de un proyecto novedoso que persigue la generación y fomento de la Cultura Emprendedora, dirigido a estudiantes universitarios chilenos, que en unos años más van a tener la necesidad de afrontar su incorporación al mercado laboral y para el cual se les capacita hoy día, principalmente para la puesta en marcha de proyectos de autoempleo y de carácter empresarial. Igualmente, Management&Research capacitó a un grupo de 40 profesores universitarios para que dicha metodología tenga continuidad y pueda profundizarse en su desarrollo.

El proyecto está promovido por Santiago Innova, agencia perteneciente a la municipalidad de Santiago de Chile encargada del desarrollo de políticas de emprendimiento e innovación; y financiado por CORFO. La metodología utilizada trabaja en la dimensión competencial y supone un ejercicio de autodescubrimiento de habilidades y potencialidades emprendedoras.

Este programa, desarrollado por los consultores de Management&Research Fernando Lallana y Jesús de la Corte, tendrá continuidad en los próximos dos semestres, concretamente en otoño de 2012 y primavera de 2013, con la celebración de nuevas sesiones de capacitación en otras Universidades de Santiago.

In May, 7-22, 2012, Management&Research has executed the first part composed by 10 sessions for Entrepreneurship culture development in different centers of the University District in Santiago de Chile. More concretely, in the University Santo Tomás, the University Andrés Bello, the University Bernardo O’Higgins , in different centers of the Duoc, the University of Américas and the University of Aconcagua. Totally, more than 400 students have participated in these sessions, demonstrating high level of interest and motivation.

This is a new project that tries to generate and develop the entrepreneurship culture, dedicated to Chilean University students that in few years will have to affront a process of their incorporation into the labor market; therefore they are studying now, being principally oriented on the elaboration of the self-employment business projects. Also Management&Research has trained 40 university professors to assure continuity and development of that methodology.

The project is promoted by Santiago Innova, the agency of the municipality of Santiago de Chile that designs entrepreneurship and innovation politics; and is financed by CORFO. The present methodology works in competencies dimensions and pretends to be an exercise of self-discovery of entrepreneurship abilities and potential.

The present program, designed by the consultants of Management&Research Fernando Lallana and Jesus de la Corte, will be continued during next two terms, in Autumn 2012 and Spring 2013, with new training workshops in other Santiago Universities.

El objetivo del programa era conocer en primer lugar los estilos de liderazgo predominantes en Fundación Progreso y Salud con objeto de potencializar dichas habilidades directivas y organizacionales, para posteriormente poner en práctica planes de acción que signifiquen cambios relevantes de mejora que representen ventajas para el sistema sanitario de Andalucía y progresos en la investigación biomédica.

Para tal fin, a lo largo del último mes se han formado a casi 60 profesionales de la Fundación, de todos los niveles organizativos, en competencias clave para cualquier organización, tales como Comunicación eficaz, Control del estrés, Dinamización de equipos de trabajo, Gestión del Cambio, Habilidades de comunicación, Liderazgo para la gestión de equipos, Negociación eficaz, Planificación y Gestión del Tiempo.The project “Skills Development Trainings”, prepared by Management & Research for Public Foundation of Progress and Health of Andalusia (Fundación Pública Andaluza Progreso y Salud) is finishing.

In the first place, the mission of programm was to study the leadership styles used in Foundation of Progress and Health to improve these management and organizational abilities for implementing the action plans to make significant improvement changes that will represent advantages for public-health sistem of Andalusia and progress in biomedical investigation.

For this purpose during last month were trained almost 60 professionals from different organizational levels of the Foundation, developing such key organizational competences like Effective communication, Stress control, Dinamization of teams at work, Changes management, Comunication skills, Leadership skills for team management, Effective negociation, Planification and Time management.

El curso, de 75 horas de duración, se ha impartido entre los meses de enero y marzo en las instalaciones de la propia universidad, contando con la participación de expertos en distintas áreas (financiación, logística, mercados multilaterales, márketing, etc.), la mayor parte de ellos procedentes del sector privado y que aportan una visión global de la materia, con un enfoque práctico basado en su realidad diaria. También se han realizado visitas a instituciones públicas y empresas privadas para conocer la realidad de este sector que tiene cada vez mayor peso en la economía española y mundial.The Foreign commerce course in the University of Huelva, organized by M&R, was finished. This course is promoted by Extenda department of the University and in 2012 celebrates its third edition. It is designed for Post-graduate students who want to expand their skills in area of Foreign commerce like a complement to their classes and which give them an opportunity to facilitate their introduction to a labor market, as there is a growing demand of qualified staff with knowledge in Foreign commerce and Companies internationalization. The other advantage of that course is a possibility of improving a qualification for receiving practice scholarships in institutions of foreign promotion like Extenda or ICEX.

The course with total duration of 75 hours took place during a period of January-March in the University, with the participation of experts in different areas (finance, logistic, multilateral markets, marketing, etc), the mayor part of them came from the from private sector and they transferred a global vision of the subject making practical emphasis based in day-to-day reality. Also students visited public institutions and private companies to learn a reality of that sector whose importance in Spanish and global economy is growing.

El proyecto consta de dos fases, una de capacitación inicial de 80 MIPES (micro y pequeñas empresas) del sector hortícola con la finalidad de sentar las bases para profesionalizar su gestión empresarial. Y una segunda fase destinada a apoyar el la creación de 25 nuevas iniciativas emprendedoras, que contribuyan al desarrollo de nuevas líneas de negocio con proyección de futuro.

M&R aporta en este proyecto su conocimiento en programas de emprendimiento, complementado con la participación de empresas españolas con amplia experiencia en técnicas y herramientas agrícolas de interés para los agricultores chilenos (control de plagas, fertilización, riego, etc.).

M&R with its partner Fedefruta (Federation of the productions of fruits of Chile) was selected for the execution of “The Program of Technological Diffusion: Pro Hortalizas 2.0” that is concerned in support of entrepreneurship environment in horticultural sector in the region O’Higgings in Chile.

The project consists in two fazes: the first one is initial training of 80 MSEs (micro and small enterprises) of horticultural sector with the aim to prepare the basis for professionalization of their enterprise management. The second faze is designed to support the creation of 25 new entrepreneurship initiatives that will develop new business lines.

M&R gives to that project its knowledge of the entrepreneurship programs, complementing it with the participation of Spanish enterprises with huge experience in techniques and agricultural instruments that will be interesting for the farmers of Chile (control of plagues, fertilization, irrigation, etc.).