African Technology Development Forum

Training Course on ‘Management Tools and Strategic Business Models’

The International Centre for Science and High Technology of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (ICS-UNIDO), in collaboration with ATDF Entrepreneurship Hub, University of Zambia, Ministry of Science, Technology and Vocational Training in Zambia will hold a three day training workshop on Management Tools and Strategic Business Models in Lusaka.
Date: 14-16 July in Lusaka, Zambia
Venue: Cresta Golf View Hotel, off Great East Road.
The main objectives of the Workshop are: (...)

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