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OSF will develop international digital platform
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21 Dec 2011OSF will develop a new digital Orange Sports & Business Forum platform for sharing knowlegde (business, government and sports) and matchmaking. NL based businesses and organisations will be able to present themselves in the context of Holland Branding and the Dutch Olympic ambitions. It will also serve as a marketplace for foreign businesses looking for Dutch expertise in the field of sports and large sporting events. This platform will be developed in close cooperation with all parties involved, in particular with the ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, which is also financially contributing to this new portal/website. It is expected to be operational by March 2012.
Successful first Meeting Orange Sports & Business Forum
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20 Dec 2011December 15th in The Hague, the first meeting took place of OSF together with the FME-CWM’s Task Force Euro 2012. After being welcomed by Peter Lips of AgenstchapNL, OSF’s director Ronald Kramer informed the meeting (> 50 participants) of the many discussions that took place in 2011. In particular, he referred to the cooperation with FME-CWM and the different ministries (VWS, EL&I, BZ, I&M) and umbrella organisations (NOC*NSF, VNO-NCW etc.) involved. OS(B)F has received recognition as a platform where sports, business and government work together, in order to expand the international business of its participants. While using the Olympic ambitions of the Netherlands as a lever for international presentation and business. OSF has been asked by the Ministry of EL&I to set up a digital platform (website) on which the participants can share information, reflecting the sports ambitions of The Netherlands.
Ruben Houkes, Olympic medallist in judo and owner of 2Basics informed the meeting of his ideas on how to develop cooperation between grassroots sports and export. Leaving the participants with some thoughts for the future.
The presentations (updates in Dutch of the state of affairs in relation to the upcoming major events and relevant countries) of the meeting where sent to all OSF and FME-CWM Task Force Euro 2012 particpants. We where also informed of the appointment of Rob Baan by the All Indian Football Federation to draft a plan for the development of youth soccer in India, and how OSF operates in day-to-day practice. First item on the agenda in 2012 is a sports trade mission to Qatar (2022, WC Football).
2011 has been a year of pioneering in cooperation between sports, business and government. 2012 will be the year in which we will test and proof the succes of this cooperation.
OSF’s 2011 Meeting
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25 Nov 2011OSF’s 2011 Meeting will take place on Thursday, December 15th, 2011, 12.30-15.30 hrs in The Hague. AgentschapNL – EVD will be our host.
You will inter alia be informed of latest news and developments regarding:
- Russia (2013 bilateral year NL-Russian Federation en WC Football 2018)
- Brasil 2014/2016
- Qatar 2022
- India (Rob Baan sets up youth soccer development program of AIFF)
- OSF’s future and cooperation with FME-CWM Task Force Euro 2012
- Results of talks with ministries, VNO-NCW, Olympisch Vuur, etc.
Further information on the agenda, address of the meeting place and registration will be sent to participants a.s.a.p.
See you on December, 15th in The Hague!
Ronald Kramer
OSF Director
PSV Eindhoven, the AIFF and the OSF appointed Rob Baan as the technical director in India
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13 Oct 2011On October 10th 2011, PSV Eindhoven, the AIFF and the OSF concluded a deal to appoint Rob Baan as the technical director of the AIFF for the upcoming two years.
Almost two years ago the Orange Sport Forum was established to bring sport expertise to emerging markets. India was from day one our main target markets.
Since then, we have established a number of useful contacts in India. The appointment of Mr Baan is for us an important milestone in our route to India. We hope this will significantly contribute to the development of the soccer sport in India. Mr Baan will be entrusted with drafting a master plan for youth development and the creation of soccer talent centers. The talents we develop in these centers will be the core of the future Indian national team that must be able to compete with the best on international level. We have a strong believe this step will lead to new opportunities for Indo-Dutch cooperation, especially in the area of sports.
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The OSF, Orange Sports Forum invites its members for a member meeting during the Rabo FIH Champions Trophy on June 28, 2011.
Programme:
We hope this invitation will fit into our Members’ schedule and we are looking forward to see you on June 28th.
Indo-Dutch Football Schools In India Today – June 10, 2011
In: India
20 Jun 2011Tapping the craze for football in India seems to be the latest trend among western countries and Dutch sports management company Orange Sports Forum (OSF) will be providing the All India Football Federation. (AIFF) with a technical team which will supervise the talent in the country at the grassroots level.
The much touted technical director – who was not only going to personally supervise the grassroots development of the game, but also bridge the gap in communication between the senior team coach and the junior teams – will now be replaced by a team of directors who will calculate the progress and prepare reports for the federation to assess.
Although the federation has refused to go on record with the development, saying that only initial talks have been held so far, an AIFF official confirmed that they are impressed with the plan of the Holland- based group and that the deal is on.
“The deal is set to be signed. Although the company arrive in India at the end of the month for a presentation for the federation, it will be more of an effort from their side to understand the football culture in the country and the infrastructural conditions,” the official told MAIL TODAY.
“They will be travelling across the country and get accustomed to the Indian culture. Although the basic principles of the programme will be same as that of the Dutch style of play – something which is famous all over the world – it will be customised to suit India’s needs,” he noted.
“It is a win-win situation for Indian football. Not only does OSF pump in money for the technical team to operate in India, but if all goes well, legends like Guus Hiddink could be coming over to chalk out grassroots development plan for the country. Honestly, we don’t have the financial feasibility to approach someone like Hiddink.”
According to the official, it is the keenness shown by European corporate, who operate in India, which really set the ball rolling for the plan to see the light of the day. “OSF has received a lot of offers from European companies who are eager to invest in the Indian market. They are really eager to tap the market in the country. They feel that India is one country whose potential in the world market is untouched. “They feel being associated with the federation would help them in their endeavour to tap the Indian market. It is no surprise that the game has a huge following in the country, despite the national team not doing that well,” he said.
Meeting Orange Sports Forum on October 5th, 2010
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20 Jun 2011On October 5th, 2010 the OSF will organize the first meeting of the new Orange Sports Forum, from 11 am until 2 pm at Randstad Holding, Diemermere 25 in 1112 TC Diemen, Netherlands.
Our host will be Frans Cornelis MBA, Managing Director, Group Marketing & Communications of Randstad Holding NV. Frans is, among others, responsible for all of Randstad’s corporate sponsorships.
As you all know the Orange Sports Forum foundation was established in July 2010 and has meanwhile welcomed its first participants and renowned endorsement partners. The committee, chaired by Marcel de Rooij (director of Twynstra Gudde), has started its work. The efforts aimed on India have so far resulted in two concrete applications which offer great opportunities for the OSF and its members. In short, it is time to exchange ideas and to name concrete activities and to take some decisions.
The programme will be as follows:
11 am Welcome by Frans Cornelis MBA
11.05 am OSF update by Ronald Kramer (OSF executive)
11.15 am “Selling Holland abroad” by Hans van Driem, Managing Director Holland Business Promotion Office
11.35 am India applications and the role of OSF by Arun SwamiPersaud
Noon Questions/discussion/decisions
12.15 pm Coffee break
12.30 pm Presentation Randstad Holding and its Top Sport Academy
1.00 pm Lunch offered by Randstad Holding (incl. networking)
2.00 pm End
We have chosen to invite widely. This means that our participants, endorsing partners and all companies which have previously been invited and companies that have shown interest in the OSF are cordially welcome at this meeting.
You can register for this meeting til September 25th as OSF participant / endorsing partner or participant by email: d.degroot@orangesportsforum.nl.
For further information on the Orange Sports Forum: www.orangesportsforum.nl.
You can also contact Ronald Kramer (+31 6 51 59 73 67) or Arun SwamiPersaud (+31 6 22 41 74 32).
We are looking forward to meeting you on October 5th!
Report OSF meeting May 25th, 2010 – UBF Hilversum
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20 Jun 2011On May 25th about 20 people/organisations attended the Orange Sports Forum meeting at the United Broadcast Facilities’ offices in Hilversum.
At this meeting the parties discussed the Orange Sports Forum’s agenda. The Orange Sports Forum is charged with developing a network of and for Dutch companies and organizations, in order that they can widely market their knowledge and expertise on sports to (up and coming) markets and relations, with their counterparts in these up and coming countries.
The Orange Sports Forum wants to develop into a network where sport associations, sport technical companies and businesses with a strong affinity for sport can meet. The companies and organizations can share knowledge within this network and profile in the field of sport expertise and, where necessary, develop business opportunities together. The persons present stated that the establishment of such a platform in the Netherlands seems definitely significant.
The sports market in India is considered as one of the first markets that will be explored by Orange Sports Forum. This market is in full development and therefore offers great opportunities. We want to research how we, the Orange Sports Forum, can work together to apply these opportunities and how we can establish a structural relation with the Indian sports industry.
This means that we, in the near future, want to apply ourselves together with the other participants, to establish and extend the Orange Sports Forum network. Secondly we will research how we can give further shape to our relations with Sports India.
Meeting Orange Sports Forum at United Broadcast Facilities, May 25 2010
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20 Jun 2011The first meeting of the new Orange Sports Forum will be held on Tuesday May 25th, 2010. During this meeting we will discuss the latest developments within the sports market in India and how we can adapt to this together and individually. United Broadcast Facilities (UBF) in Hilversum will be our host. Harry Heinsius will introduce the company. Rein Jansma, architect and director/owner of Zwarts & Jansma Architecten in Amsterdam will present his impressions of the Sports and Innovation Seminar held at the World Championships Hockey in India.
Meeting: Orange X-Sport / Orange Sports Forum
Date: Tuesday May 25th, 2010
Time: 10.00-12.00 am
Location: United Broadcast Facilities, Naarderweg 16, Hilversum
You can register for this meeting contact Diana de Groot at dianadegroot@thebridge.nl.
High Level Sports Lunch hosted by Dutch Embassy In New Delhi – March 10th, 2010
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20 Jun 2011by Ronald Kramer
At the invitation of the Dutch ambassador Bob Hiensch a ‘High Level Sport Lunch’ took place on March 10th, 2010, at his residence in New Delhi. The meeting was highly successful and initiated a further cooperation between the Netherlands and India in the field of sports. The guests were:
Netherlands:
Maurits Hendriks, Technical Director NOC-NSF and Chef de Mission London Summer Olympics 2012, former National Hockey Coach for the Netherlands (Olympic gold as assistant to Roelant Oltmans in 1996 and Olympic gold in 2000 as head coach) and National Hockey Coach of Spain , George de Jong, Director Innosport, Rein Jansma, Director Zwarts&Jansma Architects, Ronald Kramer, Director DRK, Sports Management and Consultancy, George Taylor, President/CEO, Sports Arts, Theo Groothuizen, Counsellor, Science & Technology, Guus Lamers, First Secretary, Economic and Commercial Affairs.
India:
Mrs. Khullar, Secretary Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, GoI, Pravir Krishn, Jt Secretary & Special Officer, Common Wealth Games, Sports Authority of India, Alberto Colaco, General Secretary, All India Football Federation, Abhinav Bindra, Shooter, Gold Medallist Beijing Olympics, Hiren (Henry) Sheth, MD, Sportina, Representative Desso Sports Systems.
Many topics were addressed during the animated discussions. The good will to cooperate in the field of sports was confirmed by the Ambassador as well as by Mrs Khullar. However, Mrs Khullar differentiated hardware and software. Tenders will be given out for hardware, open for everyone, including Dutch companies. Tenders are expected for sport accommodations and sport scientific institutions. The distance between government and sports federations seems still big (compared to that in the Netherlands in 1980).
It is a problem for the government to realize objectives (sport for all and top sport) with limited resources. Co-operation can therefore be important. The Indian soccer association named the Dutch youth training and women’s soccer as an example. The latter especially drew the attention of Mrs. Khullar. There was actually talk of an exchange of women’s teams.
The conclusion was that a co-operation could be established through the following means:
- Institutional co-operation
- Scientifical co-operation (sports health care, nutrition, training/monitoring)
- Exchange of best practices and people
- Board and management of sports (exchange on governmental level)
In short, a promising step forward. Progress will be monitored by the Embassy.
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- OSF will develop international digital platform
- Successful first Meeting Orange Sports & Business Forum
- OSF’s 2011 Meeting
- PSV Eindhoven, the AIFF and the OSF appointed Rob Baan as the technical director in India
- Member meeting OSF – during the Rabo FIH Champions Trophy , June 28, 2011
- Indo-Dutch Football Schools In India Today – June 10, 2011
- Meeting Orange Sports Forum on October 5th, 2010
- Report OSF meeting May 25th, 2010 – UBF Hilversum
- Meeting Orange Sports Forum at United Broadcast Facilities, May 25 2010
- High Level Sports Lunch hosted by Dutch Embassy In New Delhi – March 10th, 2010