PORTUGAL CHAPTER CHAPTER - Jan 25, 2013 |
Internationalization of the National DTIB |
In January, the chapter, EuroDefense – Portugal and the Portuguese Industrial Association (AIP-CCI) organized a seminar on the importance of the internationalization in the development of the National Defense Technological and Industrial Base (DTIB) in Lisbon. The seminar provided a wide-ranging debate about the problem of internationalization of domestic defense and security-related companies. In particular, it focused on small- and medium-size enterprises in the following perspectives: the institutional support and incentives with emphasis on economic diplomacy; the key role of industrial and business associations; business opportunities within the framework of multinational cooperation, NATO, European and Portuguese speaking countries; and the strategic vision of the domestic companies in relation to the imperatives and challenges of internationalization. This seminar was supported by the National Armament Directorate and received key speakers from important organizations, such as NATO, the European Defense Agency, European Parliament, AICEP and the QREN Observatory. |
Event Photographs: |
Attendees gather at the chapter's January seminar on the “Internationalization of the National Defense Technological and Industrial Base” held at the Portuguese Industrial Association in Lisbon. |
In January, Rear Adm. Carlos Rodolfo, PON (Ret.) (r), chapter president, and Figueiredo Lopes (2nd from l), president of EuroDefense – Portugal, thank the keynote speakers: Koen Gijibers, general manager of the NATO Communications and Information Agency, and Professor Maria da Graca Carvalho, a member of the European Parliament. |