RESEARCH, CONSULTING AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES The research of the Expert Centre is often translated into concrete consulting and training projects for multinational firms and other enterprises, national and local governments and other public institutions, and non-governmental organisations. Developing effective partnerships for development in international commodity chains Lead institute and researcher(s): University of Amsterdam, Alan Muller For: ICCO, the Netherlands 2005 – 2007 » Description Policy development on public-private partnerships, phase 2 Lead institute and researcher(s): Nyenrode, Gemma Crijns For: Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, DGIS 2006 – 2007 » Description Development of a partnership institute and research programme Lead institute and researcher(s): Nyenrode, Gemma Crijns For: Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, DGIS 2007 – 2008 Round Table Africa: expertise development on sustainable business in Africa Lead institute and researcher(s): MSM, Diederik de Boer For: the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, DGIS 2007 – 2010 » Description Set-up and support to DBA development economics at ESAMI, Tanzania Lead institute and researcher(s): MSM, Robert Goedegebuure For: ESAMI 2007 - 2010 Economic Competitiveness Research Lead institute and researcher(s): MSM, Diederik de Boer For: the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs & Cordaid 2004 - 2006 » Description Set-up of a research centre on the impact of globalisation on the Dutch economy Lead institute and researcher(s): MSM, Robert Goedegebuure For: the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) July - December 2006 Research on the impact of foreign investments on the Dutch economy Lead institute and researcher(s): MSM, Robert Goedegebuure For: the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) October 2006 – October 2007 Research on the impact of globalisation on the Dutch economy Lead institute and researcher(s): MSM, Robert Goedegebuure For: the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) 2007 – 2008 Identification of potential Chinese private sector initiatives for Limburg Province, the Netherlands Lead institute and researcher(s): MSM, Robert Goedegebuure For: Limburg Province, the Netherlands 2007 – 2008 Teaching Economic Development Lead institute and researcher(s): MSM, Robert Goedegebuure For: MSM 2007 - 2010 Research programme Sustainable Business Iringa, Tanzania Lead institute and researcher(s): MSM, Diederik de Boer For: MSM/ Nuffic 2006 - 2008 Developing countries in which the Expert Centre has partnerships with academic institutions, government agencies or NGOs (situation as of 2006)