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Office of the President of the Philippines COMMISSION ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY. Consultative Meeting for the Creation of MSME Assistance Center with Partner SUCs. 8-9am: Registration 9-10am: Invocation – Mercy Nicolas Leveling of expectations
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Office of the President of the Philippines COMMISSION ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY Consultative Meeting for the Creation of MSME Assistance Center with Partner SUCs
8-9am: Registration 9-10am: Invocation – Mercy Nicolas Leveling of expectations Presentation of the meeting objectives Activity initiatives in relation to the eQuality Program for SUCs 10-12am: Presentations of Current SME Initiatives DTI SME Agenda DOST Setup Program DBP SPEED Project ICT for SMEs 1-2pm: Presentations of SME experiences Pinoydelikasi.com Aklan State University 2-4pm: WS by category grouping SUCs Assistance we can offer to MSMEs Assistance needed from the private sector/NGAs Institutions with SME Agenda Opportunities for MSMEs and local partner institutions Better collaboration strategies 4-5pm: Presentation of WS output, start of discussion Schedule of Activities – Day 1
WS2: Enhancing SME products, services and assistance thru collaboration & program integration Identification of available mechanisms and present ICT tools for collaboration Identification of promotion strategies Maximizing on the strength of partner institutions Presentation & Validation of MSME Assistance Center Model Products & services Strategic partners, their roles & commitments Schedule of Activities – Day 2
Meeting Objectives • Firm-up the MSME Assistance Center of RICs • Identify partner institutions, its roles & responsibilities • Identify potential products & services that could be offered • Come up with an integrated assistance approach to Micro & Small Entrepreneur especially those in the provinces
Related eQuality Activities • All about eQuality Program for SUCs • 64 member SUCs nationwide • eGroup as main channel of communications; official letters (Pres); etc • Objective: build the capacities and capabilities of State Universities and Colleges such that they will serve as local ICT experts / consultants in their respective areas • Capability Building: trainer’s training; eCommerce / ADOC courses
eCommerce pipeline training programs • eCommerce for governance • eCommerce Framework; all you need to know about eCommerce (theoretical) • eCommerce for Medium Entrepreneurs • eCommerce for Micro & Small Entrepreneurs • eCommerce basics • Building your eStore (oscommerce) • Enhancing your website (cws1: image creation, drawing)
SME Assisting Institutions: Opportunities for MSMEs and local partner institutions
Streamlined activities for immediate implementation • Information support • Counseling & advisory • Upgrading of SME Center • Facilitating partnership/linkage for competitiveness • Enhanced support for trade fairs & access to market services • Product development & design services
Streamlined activities for immediate implementation • Industry productivity & quality • ICT appreciation & application Entrepreneurship training • Financing support programs • Streamlining of business registration requirements • Advocacy of SME related laws • Institutions restructuring
What an SME needs • Access to Information • Availability of commercially viable products • DOST Setup • product of agricultural research of SUCs • identification of backward (raw material suppliers) & forward linkages (market) • Business information • SME related laws • Requirements & Procedures of business registration • Presence of financing support programs
What an SME needs • Capacity Building • Counseling & advisory • Training • Entrepreneurship training • ICT appreciation & application in business • Productivity & Quality Tools: JIT, 5S, etc • Product development (to include design & packaging) services • Presence in trade fairs to increase access to market services • Facilitate partnership • Logistics • payment solution • Delivery mechanism
portal SME Assistance Center Model • Resources Needed: • Systems & procedures • PCs with the necessary applications • Internet connection • Personnel