Maria Pia Gazzella

Chile

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Wednesday 05 December, 2007

Developing New Business Areas

In my opinion, successful business does not happen by just identifying opportunities and selling the right products that will satisfy customers needs. In this ever changing world  successful business happens by anticipating new  market trends and its main actors. Therefore it is important to be aware of decisions made by government and how these can create new markets.

The video attached to this blog is from a meeting at the Chilean Minister of Energy. The video showcases Andres Romero, Advisor for the Energy Minister and Claudio Huepe, Chief of Studies Development. On the video, the Energy Advisor refers to how is looking forward to working with the British Embassy. "I have had an excellent experience working previously with  the British Embassy (Maria Pia)on the healthcare reform. In the area of energy, we think there is scope for collaboration, since there are many issues to be addressed". The Chief of Studies Development added that "in the area of studies, we are working with the Embassy on a rather unexplored issue which is marine energy, in which the UK already has expertise".

The main challenge for this Department, which was created this year, is to combat  an energy crisis due to a reduction of gas supply from Argentina and to diversify the energy grid, as well as to define a renewable energy policy and establish an energy sector reform in Chile. At the British Embassy Santiago, we are supporting this process and encouraging the creation of new areas for businesss and support businesses looking to invest or introduce new technologies, as well as expertise.

 

Transcript

(Maria Pia) Today is Tuesday 27 November and we're here at the Ministry of Energy in Santiago, Chile. We are with Andres Romero, who is an adviser for the Minister, and with Claudio Huepe, who is in charge of the development of studies. The areas that we are studying during this meeting are new policies, also renewable energies and new technologies that benefit the better use of energy and areas where Chile might benefit from the expertise that the UK has. So I invite you to talk Andres.

(Andres) I have had an excellent experience working previously with the British Embassy, Maria Pia, on the healthcare reform. In the area of energy, we think there is scope for collaboration, since there are many issues to be addressed.

(Claudio) In the areas of studies we are working with the Embassy on a rather unexplored issues which is marine energy, in which the UK already has expertise.

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Hello Maria Pia, I would like to extend the concept of successful business using the idea of identifying opportunities and selling the right products to the realm of international collaboration between public, academic and private sectors.brI am just finishing a trip to the US with a small group from the Regional Government of Aysen in Chilean Patagonia. We met with University and State officials in order to explore collaborations opportunities between our to areas of the world that look alike and face some similar developmente situations.brI believe we have identified some opportunities of doing business together and there are interesting "products" to offer each other.brbrAll the best from Missoula, Montana, US

Posted by Sergio Herrera Encina on December 09, 2007 at 05:51 PM GMT #

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