XIV International Ruitem Forum in Panama
- Jul 9, 2019
Ruitem Forum Panama 16 & 17 JULY 2019
José Dolores Moscote Auditorium Faculty of Economics Panama
PROGRAMME TUESDAY 16 JULY
08:30 OPENING
Ignacio Rodríguez (Panama).University of Panama. “Indigenous Governance in Panama”.
Francisco Islas (Mexico), President of the Mexican Society of Engineering Administrators (Esmia). “Governance in public works
Jordi Prat (Spain), Director General of the Municipal Association of Urban Transport. “Inter-municipal cooperation in the development of urban transport”
Fernando Nunes da Silva and Jorge Goncalvez (Portugal). Instituto Superior Técnico de Lisboa. “Intermediate levels of local administration: municipal communities and new urban districts. The Portuguese case”.
Pere Macías (Spain). Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Coordinator of the Catalan Suburban Railway Plan. “Governance and planning of railway infrastructures in Catalonia”.
11:00 – 11:30 REFRESHMENTS
11:30- 13:30 SESSION 2: LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
Moderator: Carlos Bellido
Rafael Valdés (Panama), Mayor of the District of Los Pozos. “Local development project present and perspectives in the District of Los Pozos, Province of Herrera”.
Fernando De Pasquale (Panama), Director of Cidetes. University of Panama. “Innovation, development and entrepreneurship centres as pillars of local development”.
Evidelio Adames (Panama). University of Panama. “Strategy for rural development with a territorial approach”.
Jorge Luís Llamas (Colombia). University of Cartagena de Indias. Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Education of the University of Cartagena de Indias. “Community participation with respect to local heritage, the case of La Boquilla, Cartagena de Indias”.
José María Ameneiros (Cuba). Technological University of Havana. Responsible for International Relations “Technology and community development”.
Ana Caridad Serrano and Yenima Hernández (Ecuador). Catholic University of Cuenca. “Impact of health psychology on community development”.
15:00-18:00 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF RUITEM
(Meeting Room of the Vice Rector’s Office for Research and Postgraduate Studies/University of Panama).
PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY 17 JULY
08:30-10:30 SESSION 3: ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
Moderator: Juan Manuel Manrique, executive secretary of Ruitem
Tomás Fernández (Panama), Environment Manager. Panama Canal Authority. “Climate change and the Panama Canal”.
Jaime Rivera (Panama). University of Panama. “Zoning for the environmental sustainability of the coastal and littoral space, Mariabé, Los Santos Province, Panama.
Guillermo Castro (Panama). City of Knowledge Foundation. “Panama: A territorial analysis over time”.
Manuel Ortiz Gaméndez (El Salvador). University of El Salvador. Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Engineering “Rescue of the historic centre of the metropolitan area of San Salvador”.
Edgar Odio (Costa Rica). University of Costa Rica. “The environmental regulation of sustainable tourism”.
10:30 – 11:00 REFRIGERIO
11:00 – 13:00 SESSION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT
Moderator: Álvaro Uribe. University of Panama. Faculty of Architecture
Wei Qiang (China), Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Panama. “Chinese cooperation in the infrastructure and transport sector”
Hernán Vargas (Panama). Panamanian Society of Engineers and Architects (SPIA). “Trends in urban planning and mobility”.
Ana Laura Morais (Panama), Director of Planning, Panama Metro. “Panama Metro: planning and projects”.
Carles Labraña (Spain). Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Director of the Master in Infrastructure Management “Flexible transport and mobility 4.0”.
Francesc Ventura (Spain), Polytechnic University of Catalonia. “Rethinking the street”.
Orestes González Díaz (Cuba). Technological University of Havana. “University-Enterprise Interaction, through the implementation of joint projects”.
13:00 CLOSURE
Denis Chávez, Vice Rector of Extension of the University of Panama
Modesto Batlle, President of Ruitem
SPEECHES
ZONING FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE COASTAL AND LITTORAL AREA, MARIABE, PROVINCE OF LOS SANTOS, PANAMA
Lecture by Dr. Jaime Rivera of the University of Panama (Sede Veraguas) School of Geography, Department of Physical Geography.
Justification
Environmental zoning generates geospatial information that links the characteristics of the geosystem with the social capital (knowledge of the local community), in order to facilitate decision community), to facilitate decision-making during the elaboration of local (municipal level) land-use plans, according to Law No. 41 of 1 July 1998; Law No. 6 of 1 February 2006; Resolution No. 234 of 16 August 2005 and Resolution No. 234 of 16 August 2005 and February 2006; Resolution No. 234 of 16 August 2005 and Law No. 80 of 31 December 2009.
Objectives
- Disciminate between coastal space and coastal space.
- Determine the degranding geo-ecologial factors.
- Elaborate sustainability charters and environmental zoning.
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE PANAMA CANAL, FUTURE RESERVOIRS AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
Presentation by Tomás Fernandez (Panama), Environment Manager Panama Canal Authority
Climate change and the Panama Canal
- Manage policies, strategies, plans, programmes and initiatives for the environmental management and sustainable development of the Panama Canal watershed.
- Ensure compliance with environmental standards and procedures, in order to manage, maintain, use and conserve the water resources of the basin and to ensure the least possible impact on the environment during the execution of its operations.
- Ensure compliance with and maintenance of the Environmental Management System certified under ISO 14001.
- Develop policies, procedures and programmes for environmental conservation and protection, including environmental impact assessments and studies, environmental education and community relations programmes, environmental economic incentive programmes and programmes for monitoring environmental and social variables in the basin.
- Strengthen the Inter-Institutional Commission of the Panama Canal Watershed (CICH).
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PRESENT AND PERSPECTIVES IN THE DISTRICT OF LOS POZOS
Presentation by Rafael Valdés (Panama), Mayor of the district of Los Pozos, province of Herrera.
Mission
To generate the necessary conditions for the timely provision of public and social services through the planning of economic, social and environmental development and the effective administration of resources, encouraging citizen participation in public management and the peaceful coexistence of its inhabitants, in order to improve their quality of life.
Vision
To be a leading municipality in terms of management and transparent administration of resources, citizen participation and strategic planning of programmes and projects that allow for the comprehensive development of the District.
TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (CUBA)
Presentation by Jose Mª Ameneiros (Cuba) Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana (CUJAE), in charge of International Relations.
General objective of the project:
• Creation of a chair for training and technology transfer through interaction and collaboration in the University-Business sphere.
Specific objective of the project:
• To expand knowledge and capacities in research and education based on innovative practices, promoting business-university interaction through the implementation of joint projects that involve
university through the execution of joint projects involving professionals from both entities, guaranteeing the implementation of the results obtained and the transfer of knowledge generated in the results obtained and the transfer of the knowledge generated in actions aimed at their incorporation into the postgraduate and undergraduate training of professionals linked to the urban water cycle.
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND LOCAL HERITAGE
The case of La Boquilla (Cartagena, Colombia)
Presentation by JORGE LUIS LLAMAS CHÁVEZ (Colombia) University of Cartagena de Indias. Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Education.
Content
- GEOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT
- WHAT DO WE MEAN BY HERITAGE
- HERITAGE OF COLOMBIA DECLARED BY UNESCO
- LOCAL HERITAGE OF CARTAGENA DE INDIAS
- THE HERITAGE OF LA BOQUILLA
- THE PROBLEM: THE HERITAGE OF LA BOQUILLA AT RISK
- COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE HERITAGE: NETWORKING
TERRITORIAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT, ECADERT AND UNIVERSITY
Exhibition by Mr. Evidelio Adames (Panama), University of Panama and ECADERT
Round Table
Exhibitors:
TERRITORIAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN PANAMA
José Mercedes Bósquez. Economist
National Directorate of Rural Development of MIDA. Lecturer at CRUV
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN STRATEGY FOR TERRITORIAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT (ECADERT)
Rubén Darío Quiroz. Economist.
National Directorate of Rural Development of MIDA. Lecturer at CRUV.
INTEGRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PANAMA
TO ECADERT AND CODET NETWORK
Noé Villarreal S. Geographer. Lecturer at CRUV
Moderator: Comments:
Evidelio Adames A. Domingo González
INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTRES AS PILLARS OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
DIGITE AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT of PANAMA
Ponencia del Magister. Fernando De Pasquale Arcia
Director of CIDETES, “Innovation, development and entrepreneurship centres as pillars of local development”.
Thematic line
- Training
- Innovation
- Project Development
- Consultancy and Incubation
- Research
- Technology and knowledge transfer.
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