As a part of the CCI-Hub’s on-going video series, today we are taking a closer look at how the country has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic — especially with respect to the cold chain industry and the overall food supply chain.
We hope that this video can serve as a useful resource for further discussion as we plan to speak more in-depth about the subject with experts in the field over the next few weeks.
As always, we look forward to hearing any feedback, comments or questions you may have, so please don’t hesitate to reach out to us directly.
The Cold Chain Innovation Hub (CCI-Hub) is launching a new regular video series aimed at providing the CCI-Hub community with the project’s latest updates and activities.
“We’ve launched this video series to communicate more directly with our community in this time of limited movement and travel restrictions,” said Jan Dusek, Head of Global Partnership for the cold chain project.
“We hope that these videos will be an informative and engaging way to help continue building awareness for the project and a sustainable food cold chain in the Philippines. We also see this as being the first step in laying the groundwork for hosting a substantial online library of resources for the community.”
In addition to providing project updates, the video series aims to educate and inform viewers on topics related to technology, policy and sustainability around the food cold chain.
The videos are being hosted on the Cold Chain Innovation Hub’s official Youtube channel. The first two videos launched in the series are below:
Video Series Launch:
Global Call for Industry Contributions:
Additional content planned for the video series includes:
Expert interviews
Webinars
Video explainers
Case study coverage
News and more
Online Learning
The video series is just one part of the ongoing development of the “Knowledge” section of the CCI-Hub website. Online resources have become an increasing area of focus since the advent of the virus pandemic and its mid and long-term impacts to all facets of the project.
“In addition to the video series, we are also developing our plans to build out an online e-learning platform, as well as other ways for community members to connect, interact, engage and learn remotely,” said Dusek.
This is being done in collaboration with the Philippines’ Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the official host and project partner for the CCI-Hub.
“We are excited and looking forward to working together with the global industry on this important project for the Philippines, especially at this crucial time of need for more nationwide skills, training and infrastructure development,” said Edward Dela Rosa, Chief TESDA Specialist.
The Cold Chain Innovation Hub (CCI-Hub) has officially announced an open call seeking project contributions from the global HVAC&R industry. The project is seeking contributions in the from of “innovative and energy efficient cold chain equipment, relevant market data, training materials, or other products, services or expertise,” according to an email sent to CCI-Hub newsletter subscribers on May 7.
“By contributing to this project, you will have the chance to exhibit your products, services and data through the CCI-Hub platform and increase your visibility. You will also gain valuable access to key clients and decision makers along the entire fast-growing Philippines cold chain market,” the email said.
Due to restrictions placed on travel, the CCI-Hub is highlighting the option of providing online-based training tools or platforms. “Examples could include things like e-learning modules, webinars, virtual reality, etc.”
CCI-Hub is seeking feedback via a questionnaire available for download here. Completed questionnaires should be sent to Jan Dusek, Head of Global Partnership at jan.dusek@shecco.com by May 27.
Those who are interested in learning more about the project are encouraged to sign up for the CCI-Hub newsletter by clicking here.
The Cold Chain Innovation Hub
(CCI-Hub) has announced the launch of its official website, CCI-Hub.org. The website will serve as the
project’s main online resource and currently includes details on the project’s
background, goals, news updates and a list of official partners as well as
details on how to get involved. Future sections of the website will include an
events detail page and a knowledge section which will include official
resources on technical data, case studies, best practices, etc.
The CCI-Hub is one of the main
components of the “Global Partnership for improving the Food Cold Chain in the
Philippines” project, implemented by the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO) together with the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources of the Philippines (DENR).
It serves as the project’s main
platform providing an ecosystem of technical resources, training, knowledge
sharing and stakeholder collaboration. The main objective of the CCI-Hub is to
increase adoption of best practice refrigeration and related services as well
as communication throughout the food cold chain and to ensure a long-term
impact of the project.
Over the coming months, the CCI-Hub platform will continue to be releasing exclusive information about upcoming events, opportunities and developments related to this project through a newsletter.
Therefore, if you would like to continue to be kept up-to-date, click here to make sure you are subscribed to the mailing list.
The Philippines’ Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has been selected as an official
partner for the “Global Partnership for improving the Food Cold Chain in the
Philippines” project, implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO) together with the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources of the Philippines (DENR).
One of the main components of the
project is the establishment of a “Cold Chain Innovation Hub (CCI-Hub)”.
The CCI-Hub will be a platform that will serve as an ecosystem of technical
resources, training, knowledge sharing and stakeholder collaboration. TESDA has
been selected as the national entity to host the CCI-Hub at its central office
located in Metro Manila.
The main objective of establishing the
CCI-Hub is to increase adoption of best practice refrigeration and related
services as well as communication throughout the food cold chain and to ensure
a long-term impact of the project.
TESDA is an official agency of the
Philippines national government and is the national authority for the country’s
Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET). Established in 1994, TESDA
currently has 17 regional offices located throughout the country as of 2018.
Over the coming months, the CCI-Hub
platform will be releasing exclusive information about upcoming events,
opportunities and developments related to this project through a newsletter.
Therefore, if you would like to
continue to be kept up-to-date, click here to make sure you are subscribed to the mailing
list.
The 1st Project Steering Committee for the “Global Partnership for Improving the Food Cold Chain in the Philippines” project was held on February 27, 2020 in the UNIDO Philippines office in Manila.
In attendance were Maria Sabrina Cruz, Assistant Director, Adnan Atwa, UNIDO representative, Renato Cruz, DENR representative, and Jan Dusek, Head of Global Partnership. In addition, several observers representing DENR, UNIDO, TESDA and shecco were in attendance.
