WORKING WITH LOCAL SPECIALISTS IN EMERGING RESOURCE COUNTRIES TO REDUCE COSTS: ACHIEVING INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS THROUGH TRAINING AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

摘要

Involvement of local environmental specialists, and implementation of training and technology transfer programs, can provide significant financial, technical, political, and socio-cultural benefits to natural resource development programs. Meeting international standards of environmental performance, compliance, and integrity can be achieved in a cost-effective manner using combination of expat and local technical specialists. The direct and indirect benefits of local involvement can be significant for international projects, and can result in significant cost savings. Some of the most valuable areas for training and technology transfer are in the areas of modern computing, solid-state environmental monitoring, field and on-site laboratory methods georeferencing, and web-based environmental management systems.