SME Support Organizations Network

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada has provided a grant to TECHNONET Asia to enable it to undertake a research Project entitled "SME Support Organizations Network - Asia".

The overall objective of the Project is to establish an electronic network among SME support organizations in Asia to assist the SME organizations establish global linkages for tapping new business opportunities, technologies and other needed information. Support organizations will prepare the SMEs for cyber business promotion and gain better access to international markets.

Project Participating Organizations

	Bangladesh		Sri Lanka
	Nepal		Thailand
	Philippines		Vietnam

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Bangladesh
	BSCIC	The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) was established by an Act of Parliament in 1957 for the development of Small and Cottage Industries (SCI) sector. Today it is the largest SME promotion agency functioning under the Ministry of Industry providing a wide rage of services to the SMEs covering all the 64 districts in the country.
	DCCI	The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) was established in 1958 as a limited company under the Companies Act. Currently it has over 4,000 members, a majority of whom falls under the SME group. Currently DCCI has two ongoing special projects dealing with SMEs export capacity development and skill upgrading for enhancing business efficiency. DCCI helps local businesses to establish business links with overseas companies.
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Nepal
	FNCCI	The Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) is the apex body of business and industries in Nepal and it was established in 1965. FNCCI got actively involved in SME promotion since 1992. It is now implementing several international cooperation projects on SME promotion funded by USAID, FNS, EU, and UNDP.
	IEDI	The Industrial Enterprise Development Institute (IEDI) has been created in 1995 out of the Small Business Promotion Project (SBPP). IEDI is actively involved in manpower development of institutions engaged in SME development programs and provides them with need-based services, and carries out action research for industry and new business development.
	NPEDC	The National Productivity and Economic Development Center (NPEDC) emerged as a new corporate entity after the re-organization of erstwhile Economy Services Center in 1994. Productivity promotion, productivity upgrading, training, research and consultancy services are its priority functions.
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Philippines
	BSMBD	The Bureau of Small & Medium Business Development (BSMBD) is a specialized agency under the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) responsible for the promotion and development of SMEs in Philippines. This organization initiates projects and packages assistance program for SMIs and implements it with the involvement of regional offices administered by DTI.
	PCCI	The Philippines Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PCCI) is the apex organization of all business chambers and associations in the Philippines. The government recognizes it as the sole official representative and the voice of the entire private business community. PCCI promotes the interest of the business community through Government representation and advocacy work while providing business and trade services.
	UPISSI	The University of Philippines Institute for Small-Scale Industries (UPISSI) is a training, research and development organization established in 1966 for the purpose of assisting and promoting the development of small enterprises in the Philippines. It is quite active an organization engaged in SME promotion activities.
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Sri Lanka
	FCCISL	The Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) is the apex organization for 36 trade chambers and associations at metropolitan, district and provincial level which have a combined membership of more than 30,000 enterprises most of which are SMEs.
	IDB	The Industrial Development Board (IDB) was established in 1969 for the promotion and development of SMEs in Sri Lanka. It functions under the Ministry of Industry as the premier industrial promotion agency. It provides a wide range of support assistance that includes counseling services for productivity/upgrading, entrepreneurship development, marketing advice and etc.
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Thailand
	DIP	The Department of Industrial Promotion (DIP) functions under the Ministry of Industry. It plays a key role in the promotion and development of SMEs in Thailand. It is acting as the lead agency for SME promotion and upgrading competency of local enterprises to compete in the world market
	FTI	The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is the largest officially recognized representative organization for the private sector industries in Thailand. FTI has more than 3,000 members and is organized into 25 industrial clubs and 23 provincial clubs.
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Vietnam
	DSQ	The Directorate for Standards and Quality (DSQ) is a government agency entrusted with the functions of national standards development and conducts quality improvement activities for productivity upgrading of local enterprises. Recognizing the growing importance of SMEs in the free market economy, it has created a new department named Small and Medium Enterprise Development Center (SMEDEC) in 1994 to assist the SMEs in upgrading technological capability.
	VCCI	Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) was founded in 1963 in Hanoi with the objective of promoting trade between Vietnam and foreign countries. Since the opening of the economy, VCCI has embarked on a wide range of business promotion activities contributing towards rapid economic development via state and private sector enterprises inclusive of SMEs. The VCCI has also created a special unit, the Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion Centre (SMEPC) to serve as a one-stop service centre for SMEs.
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Project Participating Organizations

Bangladesh

Nepal

Philippines

Sri Lanka

Thailand

Vietnam