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Acuerdo entre AFM y la Diputación de Gipuzkoa para potenciar la presencia en AsiaAgreement between the AFM and the provincial Council of Gipuzkoa to boost presence in Asia
January 14, 2010
The Department of innovation of the Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa has signed two cooperation agreements with the Spanish Association of manufacturers machine of tool (
AFM), by an amount of € 150,000 and a term which covers 2009, 2010 and 2011, in order to reinforce the presence of this sector with a strong presence in the territory in Asia.
The first conventions aims implementation underway in China and the India of two vocational training centres, which will make it possible to train new users of machine tools in these two countries with considerable potential for growth. The second Convention is dedicated to supporting the platform of services existing in China, called 'Business and Development English Department' (BDSD), which was created in 2007 and serves as a support to the signatures of machine tool involved in carrying out activities in that country.
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Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Máquinas-herramienta, Accesorios, Componentes y Herramientas, AFM