APEC Project Proposal |
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| Project No. | SME 04 2019S |
| Project Title | Building SMEs for the Future: Facing Global Challenges through Innovation and Sustainability |
| Project Status | Completed Project |
| Fund Account | Self-Funded |
| Project Year | 2019 |
| 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) | Chile |
| Co-Sponsoring Economies | |
| Expected Start Date | 01/05/2019 |
| Expected Completion Date | 30/09/2019 |
| Project Proponent Name 1 | Bastian Girardi |
| Job Title 1 | Advisor |
| Organization 1 | Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism |
| Postal Address 1 | Not Applicable |
| Telephone 1 | (56-99) 4892282 |
| Fax 1 | Not Applicable |
| Email 1 | bgirardi@economia.cl |
| Project Proponent Name 2 | Jaime Herrera |
| Job Title 2 | Advisor |
| Organization 2 | Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism |
| Postal Address 2 | Not Applicable |
| Telephone 2 | (56-99) 4892282 |
| Fax 2 | Not Applicable |
| Email 2 | jherrera@economia.cl |
| Declaration | Bastian Girardi and Jaime Herrera |
| Project Cost (US$) | $80,000.00 |
| Project Summary | This project seeks to build capacities on APEC members to address three common grand challenges through fostering innovation in SMEs. Facing this challenges will demand cooperation between economies, academia and the public and private sectors. Advanced Manufacturing for SMEs: the adoption of networked information based technologies throughout the manufacturing and supply chain imposes unique adaptation challenges to SMEs. Policies to help SMEs adapt will be discussed here. The Silver Economy, a Growing Market: Falling birth-rates and increasing life expectancy is increasing the share of the population over 60, and creating a new market segment with unique needs and opportunities. This panel will discuss how SMEs can seize them. Sustainability through Circular Business Models: Waste reduction and management is one of the big obstacles towards achieving real sustainability in our economies. Reincorporating waste into the value chain as raw materials can provide a viable answer to address part of this issue. |
| Are there any supporting document attached? | Yes |