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2015/SMEMM/004 Agenda: 2.4

ABAC Report to the SME Ministers

Purpose: Information Submitted by: ABAC Chair

22nd Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting

Iloilo, Philippines25 September 2015

 

APEC Business Advisory Council

Doris Magsaysay HoABAC 2015 Chair

25 September 2015Iloilo City, Philippines

ABAC Report to the APEC SME Ministers

MSME Participation in Global Trade

Big Business

Small Business

Goods ServicesEmbedded Services

FTA Agenda

Simplification of Certification and

Rules of Origin Refinement

Support for SMEs

-AEO Accreditation

-SME Resiliency

Simplification of Licensing

and Regulations

Big Business’ Value-driven

Partnerships with SMEs

Last Mile Strategies

- Urban Stakeholders

- Rural Stakeholders

• Capacity Building for internet

economy localizing ABAC’s Cross-Border

E-commerce Training (CBET)

• Education for a technology-driven economy

(i.e. STEM)

• Industry guided technical-vocational education

• Digital Economy Action Plan: • E-commerce and Mobile

• Transparent Trade Information

• Innovation Ecosystem Agenda

• Inclusive Innovation Centers and Accelerators

• Guidebook on Doing Business

1. Innovative Financing:2. Internet Financing (Big data)

3. Non-collateralized loans

4. Moveable collateral contracts

5. Effective infra for credit info

6. Microinsurance

Institutional(AEO, Business

Continuity Planning)

Regulatory

Framework(Customs, IP, Rule

of Law, EoDB)

Financing

Infrastructure(Physical & Soft)

People

Transport & Logistics

Business Partnerships &

Network

FTAs

Global

Trade of

Goods and

Services

Inclusive Agenda for MSMEs

ABAC 2015 Priorities

Advancing the Regional

Economic Integration

and Services Agenda

Strengthening and

Facilitating MSME Entry into Global

Markets

Maximizing Innovation and Human

Capital Potential

Promoting Liveable, Sustainable and

Resilient Communities

ABAC’s MSME Work Pillars

Strengthening and

Facilitating MSME Entry into Global

Markets

Promoting the internationalization of MSMEs

Facilitating MSME access to regional and global finance

Building innovation and value-adding activities

Harnessing women participation in the economy

MSME Internationalization: Promoting Participation in GVCsFoster long-term, value-driven partnerships between MSMEs and big business

Institutionalize and incentivize good practices

Design policies that will strengthen trade and investment linkages between MSMEs and big businesses

Foster innovation so that MSMEs can move up the value chain

A holistic view of GVCs is needed in designing policies to strengthen trade and investment linkages between MSMEs and big business

Accelerating MSME Growth through Cross-Border e-Commerce

Complexity and cost of customs and traderules destroy MSME opportunities

Getting e-Payments right is crucial

e-Commerce marketplaces are criticalenablers for MSMEs but they are notbenign players

MSME Internationalization: Promoting Participation in GVCs

MSMEs’ capacity and reach must beimproved

MSME Internationalization: Participation in E-commerce

Accelerating MSME Growth through Cross-Border e-Commerce

A harmonized coherent cross-border e-Commerce regulatory framework is critical

The multi-ministerial “oversight” challengeis, perhaps, the single critical impediment tomeaningful policy leadership in e-Commerce

E-Commerce Cross-border logistics forMSMEs remain an insurmountable challenge

Cross Border e-Commerce Training (CBET) 2015

CBET LocalisationProgrammes – China (June

2014) and Brunei (May 2015)

E-Learning Videos

CBET Centre

MSME Internationalization: Participation in E-commerce

Simplify and harmonize domestic policies and processes that enable internet-based business and trade

Undertake more capacity building initiativesthat promote the adoption of internet-based tools

MSME Internationalization: Participation in E-commerce

Conduct training programs designed to educate MSME firms on cross border e-Commerce

Establish an APEC-wide action plan focused on creating forward-looking e-Commerce policy frameworks

MSME Internationalization: Participation in E-commerce

Digital Economy Principles

VISION

TRANSPARENCY

REGULATORY ALIGNMENT

BUILD THE DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM

Digital Economy Principles

LIFELONG HUMAN CAPACITY BUILDING

SIMPLIFY BUSINESS PROCESSES

UNINTENDED IMPACTS MINIMIZED

CONSULT AND ENGAGE WITH INDUSTRY

SECTOR

Technology and Innovation Driven Economic Growth

Research Centers(R&D) &

Incubators

Research

PeopleMarket driven needs

InnovationSTEM and

Engineering Education,Academia

SECTOR SECTOR

Development of products snd services

Commercialization of products Mentors

Capital & Funding

Network and Collaboration

Building Innovation and Value-Adding Activities

Policies, regulatory

frameworks

Digital infrastructure

Interactive Mapping of Incubators and Accelerators in the Asia Pacific

Mapping of innovation incubators across the region to allow networking and collaboration

Conducted in cooperation with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

Phase one will cover Canada, China, Philippines, Malaysia, & Hong Kong, China

Strengthening Partnerships Among Innovation Systems

Enhancing MSME Access to Regional and Global Finance

Undertake a pathfinder initiative through the Financial Infrastructure Development Network (FIDN)

• To help economies develop credit information systems

• To help economies develop effective secured transaction regimes

Collaborate with the Asia Pacific Financial Forum (APFF)

• In conducting dialogues on regulatory issues

• In developing alternative funding mechanisms• In holding workshops on trade and supply chain

finance

• In developing best practices for strengthening MSMEs’ resilience

Harnessing Women Participationin the Economy

Address barriers that prevent women from having adequate access to capital, education, health and ownership of land and resources

Lead by example by appointing women to serve on the APEC Business Advisory Council

Welcome the Healthy Women, Healthy Economies

Policy Toolkit

APEC Business Advisory Council

Doris Magsaysay Ho

ABAC 2015 Chair

Thank you.