Successful Launch of Strategic TeamAntananarivo (Madagascar), Friday 10 June 2011

The Madagascar Strategic Team was successfully launched last Friday June 10th, 2011 in the Malagasy Capital City of Antananarivo. The team members were in company of His Excellency MS Monaisa, Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to Madagascar. A representative of QMM/RioTinto also attended the event. Team Ambassador VANF conducted the event.

During the event team members and invited personalities discussed the present and future of the Great Island. For team member Ny Haingo Ramasitera “l'Ambassadeur de l'Afrique du Sud a donné une impression positive sur le groupe et son objectif. Après l'impression de chacun comme introduction, il a donné les siens. Il a souligné l'importance d'un think tank dans un pays et il a parlé de ses observations sur la situation à Madagascar, notamment la particularité de la pratique politique à Madagascar”. For team member Amelie Voninirina “la participation d'une personnalité pareille aux réunions de l'équipe stratégique ne peut être qu'instructive et enrichissante au cours des débats”. Team member Rivo Andriantseheno underlines that “en ce qui me concerne, j'ai relevé une ambiance très sympathique, franche et sobre à la fois. Les questions que je me posaient ont été répondues, et je commence à voir clair dans ce que nous pouvons entreprendre dans le cadre de l'équipe Stratégique de Madagascar”. A Second Event is expected to take place next September.

The Madagascar Strategic Team has extended an invitation to His Excellency Ambassador MS Monaisa to consider becoming Honorary Ambassador of the Madagascar Strategic Team. The representative of QMM/RioTinto has proposed a sponsorship to the team members. 

About the Madagascar Strategic Team

The role of the Madagascar Strategic Team is to generate insightful information about the country that could then be delivered to outside agents such as investors or cooperation agencies. The Strategic Team is also in charge of promoting the country abroad and generating a message of confidence and trust towards the local people in order to generate an atmosphere of legitimacy and credibility needed to

implement a new vision for the developing world beginning in Decemland’s six candidate countries.

The Madagascar Strategic Team covers all areas of interest in the management of a nation-state. The areas include Economics, Oil & Mining, Strategy & Planning, Tertiary Education, Foreign Investment, Internal Security, Tour Operators, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs & Defense, Women, Communications & Press and Development. For more information about the Madagascar Strategic Team see www.Decemland.com