Knowledge Transfer and Expertise Sharing Lecture Series

In close collaboration with its extensive list of strategic partners in academia, private and public sectors, GFDD permanently organizes lectures, presentations and seminars, with the aim to promote the exchange of knowledge and expertise between the professionals and institutions in the Dominican Republic and their counterparts in the US, Europe and Latin America. The program covers a wide range of topics relevant to the economic, social and political development in the Hemisphere and responds to the needs and interests of the Dominican community living in the country and abroad. The activities are accomplished within the frameworks of Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) and working agreements signed between the GFDD and its partners.

GFDD's objectives in implementing this program are:

•  Encourage and promote the practical exchange of expertise and knowledge among and between experts in the Hemisphere;

•  Prevent the duplication of efforts in different areas, especially those that are research intensive such as economy and political and social sciences;

•  Promote face to face networking between Dominican experts and their counterparts and colleagues in the US , Europe and Latin America ;

•  Increase the level of dialogue and discussion around the relevant topics related to the political, social y economic development of the Continent.

In the year 2004 and 2005, GFDD has organized more than 20 seminars and conferences with diverse institutions from the Americas and Europe.

These events include:

1. FUNGLODE/GFDD, in collaboration with the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD), Organization of American States (OAS), held a two day workshop around the subject of Electronic Government in Santo Domingo - July 28 – 29, 2004.
   
   
2. FUNGLODE/GFDD coordinated a discussion panel on the U.S. presidential debate - September 30, 2004.
   
   
3. GFDD hosted a seminar with the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) - Santo Domingo , November 8, 2004.
   
   
4. FUNGLODE hosted a two day seminar on “Energy Policies and the Environment: International Experiences and Recommendations for the Dominican Republic .” – Santo Domingo November 3 and 4, 2004 and May 13th, 2005.
   
   
5. Dr. Austin Bowden Kerby delivered the conference “Coral Reefs Ecosystems and their Importance in the Environment and the Sustainable Development of the Countries" – Santo Domingo , April, 2005.
   
   
6. Conference on “Tourism as a Sustainable Development Strategy: A Challenge for the Dominican Republic” was delivered by Professor Dr. Donald E. Hawkins, professor of Tourism Policy, Department of Tourism and Hotel Management at George Washington University – Santo Domingo, January, 2005.
   
   
7. Robert Wood, Director of Country Risk for Latin American from the Economist Intelligence Unit delivered a Lecture on CAFTA and its impact in the Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo , April 1st, 2005.
   
   
8. Global Dialogue on “The Impact of Alliances in the Agricultural Sector: Combining Strengths to Improve Rice Production” - Santo Domingo , April 28, 2004.
   
   
9. Howard J. Wiarda, Director of the Department for International Affairs at the University of Georgia dictated the course "Cultural Tradition and Politics in Latin America " – Santo Domingo , May 3rd – 4th, 2005.
   
   
10. FUNGLODE/GFDD coordinated conference with renowned international expert Howard J. Wiarda, Director of the Department for International Studies at the University of Georgia – Santo Domingo , May 5th, 2005.
    
    
11. Seminar on “20 years of Democratic History in Latin America” gathered four renown international experts - Santo Domingo , May 9th, 2005.
    
    
12. Conference “The Role of Education in Community Development: Teacher Training in Curriculum Design” was delivered by Pedro Noguera, Director of the Metropolitan Center of Urban Education at New York University – Santo Domingo June 2nd, 2005.
    
    
13. Autonomous University of Barcelona Professor, Jaume Sarramona, led a four-day workshop on evaluation based on basic competencies – Santo Domingo , June 6 - 9, 2005.
    
    
14. Jaume Sarramona, Professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona dictated seminar on the challenges and responsibilities the school has to face in preparing citizens for the new millennium – Santo Domingo , June 8th, 2005.
    
    
15. In collaboration with Microsoft and Virtual Educa, FUNGLODE/GFDD coordinated the session “Applying Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to Education: Strategic Partnerships between the Civil Society and the Public and Private Sectors” – 6ht Annual Conference Virtual Educa, Mexico City , June 23rd, 2005.
    
    
16. “From Philanthropy to the full development of Corporate Social Responsibility: the American case and other practices”, Conference delivered by Dr. Lilya Wagner, Vice President of Philanthropy at Counterpart International, Santo Domingo July 22 nd , 2005.
    
    
17. GFDD, FUNGLODE and UN Association in the DR (UNA-RD) promote the UN report of the Secretary General in the Dominican Republic , Santo Domingo , July 20, 2005.
    
    
18. In collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, World Experts discussed Hemispheric Security at FUNGLODE, Santo Domingo , August 1, 2005.
    
    
19. Local and World Experts Discuss Hemispheric Security Issues Within a Democratic Frame as part of a workshop organized by the GFDD/FUNGLODE, Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, Dr. Guillermo Manuel Ungo Foundation and Latin American University for Social Science, FLACSO (as per its acronym in Spanish), Santo Domingo, August 2, 2005.