Information International: Associates & Partners

Associates & Partners - SRI International-Lebanon
(For a complete list of projects visit http://www.inmadevelopment.org )

Information International is pleased to be in alliance with the SRI International (formaly Stanford Research Institute). The joint team of researchers, scientists, technologists and consultants excels in creating, applying and bringing new discoveries to markets. The association between SRI and Information International is dedicated to a research and development engine that continually creates, develops and spins off new technologies and businesses for government and commercial clients in Lebanon. Below is a list of joint projects undertaken.

USAID / LEBANON
OUTPUTS, INDUSTRY CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
SRI International and Information International

I. Overview Studies

Title	Date	Comments
Economic Growth Initiative in Lebanon	March 1998	Report
Diagnostic Assessment of Lebanon’s Economic Needs	September 1998	Report
Industry Growth Partnerships: Tourism Cluster Strategy	December 1998	Report
Industry Growth Partnerships: Light Industry / Agro-Industry Cluster Strategy	December 1998	Report
Industry Growth Partnerships: Regional Business Services Cluster Strategy	December 1998	Report
Industry Growth Partnerships: Achieving Lebanon’s True Economic Potential (Summary Report)	January 1999	Report
Industry Growth Partnerships: Achieving Lebanon’s True Economic Potential (Conference Proceedings)	January 1999	Report (Hard Copy Only)
Macroeconomic Model for Lebanon	January 1999	Report
Perspectives on Fiscal Policy in Lebanon (VAT Analysis and Justification)	January 1999	Report

II. Presentations at Conferences, Workshops

A. General Presentations

Title	Date	Comments
Industry Growth Partnerships: Achieving Lebanon’s True Economic Potential	January 1999	Conference
Global Competitiveness and Implications For Lebanon	July 2000	RDCL presentation
Competitiveness and its Implications for Middle East Growth	October 2000	RDCL Presentation

B. Agro-Industry Cluster

Title	Date	Comments
Lebanon Agribusiness Cluster Initiative	October 1998	LAU Cluster Workshop Presentation
Exportation and Import Substitution in the Lebanese Agriculture Sector – A Field Survey	March 2000	Workshop Presentation
Achieving Global competitiveness in the Lebanese Agro-Industrial Sector	July 2000	Workshop Presentation
Global Drivers of Competitiveness in the Agro-Industrial Sector	July 2000	Workshop Presentation
High Potential Agro-Industrial Business Opportunities in Lebanon	July 2000	Workshop presentation

C. Tourism Cluster

Title	Date	Comments
Lebanon Tourism Cluster Initiative	October 1998	LAU Cluster Workshop Presentation
Modernizing Lebanon’s Classification System	April 2000	Workshop Presentation
Middle Metn Tourism Assessment and Strategic Plan	February 2001	Workshop Presentation
Tourism Workforce Development for Cluster Competitiveness: Training Institutions Representatives	February 2001	Workshop Presentation
Tourism Workforce Development for Cluster Competitiveness: Hospitality Industry Representatives	February 2001	Workshop Presentation
Middle Eastern Regional Tourism Opportunities	April 2001	Conference Presentation

D. Regional Business Services Cluster

Title	Date	Comments
Financial and Business Services Cluster Initiative	October 1998	LAU Cluster Workshop Presentation
Lebanese Services Industry Task Force (LebServe) Prospectus	January 2000	Initial presentation
Lebanon Industry Cluster Analysis	July 2000	RDCL presentation
Lebanese Services Industry Task Force (LebServe) Prospectus	October 2000	RDCL presentation

III.   Industry Cluster Analysis Reports

    A. Agro - Industry Cluster Reports

Title	Date	Comments
Lebanon’s Trade in Agri-food Products	December 1999	Report
Lebanon Agribusiness Import Substitution Initiative	April 2000	Report
Lebanon High Value Added Agricultural Export Initiative	April 2000	Report
Exportation and Import Substitution in the Lebanese Agricultural Sector	April 2000	Report
Inventory of Lebanon’s Light Manufacturing and Agro-industry Quality Training Programs	June 2000	Report
Achieving Global Competitiveness in the Lebanese Agro-Industrial Sector	July 2000	Report

B. Tourism Cluster Reports

Title	Date	Comments
Assessment of Lebanon’s Tourism Training Needs	October 1999	Report
Tourism Promotion Agencies: International Experience and Best Practices	October 1999	Report
Tourism Training: Assessments and Programs	December 1999	Report
Lebanon’s Tourism Human Resources Challenges	February 2000	Report
Assessment of Human Resource in the Lebanese Tourism Sector – A Field Survey	April 2000	Report
Inventory and Database of Lebanon’s Tourism Attractions	June 2000	Database/Report
Inventory’s of Lebanon’s Tourism and Education Training Programs	June 2000	Report
Tourism Workforce Development for Cluster Competitiveness	July 2000	Report
Comparison Table: SRI Proposed Hotel Classification System vs. The Classification Recently Adopted by the Lebanese Government	December 2000	Report
Tourism in Mount Lebanon – A field Survey	December 2000	Report
Hotel Management and Business Curriculum – Universities in Lebanon	January 2001	Report
Tourism in Mount Lebanon – In Depth Interviews with Nationals in Selected GCC Countries	January 2001	Report
Middle Metn Tourism Assessment and Strategic Plan	February 2001	Report
Modernizing Lebanon’s Classification System	March 2001	Report

C. Regional Business Services Cluster Reports

Title	Date	Comments
Lebanese Services Industry Task Force Prospectus	October 1999	Prospectus
Lebanese Services Industry Task Force (LebServe: Organizational Strategy and Phased Implementation Plan)	January 2000	Prospectus
Lebanese International Business Network	June 2000	Prospectus
Inventory of Lebanese Training Institutions for Management and Finance	June 2000	Report
Middle East Management Training Institute	June 2000	Prospectus
LIN Business Web Site	December 2000	Web Site (Indevco Found.)
Lebanon’s Banking and Financial Services Sector – White Paper	April 2001	Report
Lebanon’s Insurance Industry – White Paper	April 2001	Report
Lebanon’s Information Technology Sector – White Paper	April 2001	Draft Report
University Consortia Best Practices - Middle East Management Training Institute	April 2001	Discussion Draft

Current Statistics

USD 214 million is the recorded net profit of Solidere in 2008 marking an 18% increase from 2007.

USD 881 million is the total amount reached for Insurance premiums in 2008.

LBP 5,065 billion is the estimated cost of allotments, salaries and wages in the 2009 draft public budget, forming 31% of total expenditures. Meanwhile, public debt service forms 39% of budget spending.

LBP 135 billion is the sum paid for public servants and workers for their children’s education. Most of the employees enroll their children in private schools leading to an indirect government support of private schools.

LBP 19.5 billion is the sum paid by the government as rent allowances for estates used by UNIFIL peacekeepers in the South of Lebanon.

LBP 30 billion is sum allocated by the government in the 2009 draft budget to provide financial aid for attending students in public schools. The government allocated LBP 750 for primary education and LBP 1,000 for intermediate education for each attending student per day.

Last Updated September 2009