APEC Project Proposal |
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| Project No. | SME 03 2016S |
| Project Title | Supporting Women-Led SMEs Access Global Markets by Implementing Gender-Responsive Trade Promotion Policies and Programs |
| Project Status | Completed Project |
| Fund Account | Self-Funded |
| Project Year | 2016 |
| Sponsoring Forum | Small and Medium Enterprises Working Group (SMEWG) |
| Topics | Small and Medium Enterprises |
| Committee | SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE) |
| Other Fora Involved | |
| Other Non-APEC Stakeholders Involved | |
| Proposing Economy(ies) | Australia |
| Co-Sponsoring Economies | Papua New Guinea |
| Expected Start Date | 09/06/2016 |
| Expected Completion Date | 31/12/2019 |
| Project Proponent Name 1 | Leslie Williams |
| Job Title 1 | Director, APEC Branch |
| Organization 1 | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| Postal Address 1 | R G Casey Building, John McEwen Crescent, Barton ACT 0221, Australia |
| Telephone 1 | 61-2 62619694 |
| Fax 1 | Not Applicable |
| Email 1 | leslie.williams@dfat.gov.au |
| Project Proponent Name 2 | Not Applicable |
| Job Title 2 | Not Applicable |
| Organization 2 | Not Applicable |
| Postal Address 2 | Not Applicable |
| Telephone 2 | Not Applicable |
| Fax 2 | Not Applicable |
| Email 2 | Not Applicable |
| Declaration | Leslie Williams |
| Project Cost (US$) | $260,000.00 |
| Project Summary | Building on the outcomes of an SMEWG endorsed (and PPWE supported) multilateral workshop conducted in Manila (November 2014) and follow-up in-country visits to Chile, Indonesia, the Philippines, PNG and Vietnam (March-May 2015), this capacity building program aims to provide technical training to five economies’ trade promotion agency officials, who are responsible for fostering greater export of goods and services. The program commences with a roundtable aiming to help officials identify barriers in their organisations to women accessing their services as well as considering specific actions and training to better support the needs of women-led/owned/managed SMEs. The roundtable will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 9-10 June 2016. A key roundtable outcome will be designing core objectives for follow-up tailor made bilateral workshops based on actual development needs of each economy. The bilateral workshops are planned for at least Peru (August 2016), Vietnam (December 2017) and PNG (by mid-2017). This work also furthers PPWE priorities. |
| Are there any supporting document attached? | No |