Dominican Republic

Natalie Souffront

Director of Industrial Economics

Ministry of Industry, Commerce and SME´s of the Dominican Republic

Offer:

Ms. Souffront’s interest in participating in the ACE program is to take advantage of the platform to connect with government officials, universities, and businesses to learn about their experiences and best practices in topics such as innovation, digital transformation, and university-industry-government interaction (triple helix model).  She is particularly interested in learning about cooperation opportunities in the agro-industrial sector and with industrial SME´s.   She is also interested in exploring partnerships to upscale the sector´s skills. At the ministry, they have had experience working bilaterally with other countries, but ACE is an optimal platform to broaden their  scope and learn about current initiatives, challenges, and opportunities, regarding these topics, in all the participating countries.

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