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2018/SMEWG47/004 Agenda Item: 10.3.1
Riding the Wave of the E-Commerce Trend: Emerging and Expending Business Options for
MSMEs
Purpose: Information Submitted by: Thailand
47th Small and Medium Enterprises Working Group Meeting
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea12-13 September 2018
Riding the wave of the e-commerce trend:
Emerging and expanding business options for
MSMEs
Outline
○ Project Overview○ Objectives○ Major Activity Summaries○ Policy Recommendations
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Project Overview○ Project Title:
○ Donor:
○ Project Overseer:
○ Project Contractor:○ Project length:○ Location:
○ Riding the wave of the E-commerce trend: Emerging and expanding business options for MSMEs
○ Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
○ Office of the Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP)
○ Kenan Institute Asia○ January – September 2018○ Bangkok, Thailand 3
Objectives
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Major Activity Summaries: Workshop○ Topic:
○ Date:○ Participants:
○ Speakers:
○ Riding the wave of the e-commerce trend: Emerging and expanding business options for MSMEs
○ June 4-5, 2018○ 166 participants;
15 (9%) APEC Delegations 23 (14%) Public Sector93 (56%) Private Sector35 21% Others
○ 14 speakers, panelists, moderators 5
Policy RecommendationsPolicy Recommendations to improve and promote the adoption of e-commerce for MSMEs:
• Increase digital penetration• Support acquisition of necessary knowhow• Leverage Global e-commerce platforms• Strengthen consumer protection laws• Enhance transport and e-payment
infrastructure• Simplify and harmonize tariff schedules• Provide funding support
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Thank you