Summary Report - APEC Workshop on Enhancing SMEs’ Participation in GVCs in the Manufacturing Sector through Digital Technology
| Published Date | October 2024 |
|---|---|
| Type of Publication | Proceedings |
| Publication Under | SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE), Small and Medium Enterprises Working Group (SMEWG) |
| Accessed | 40 |
| Pages | 28 |
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Description
Since Global value chains (GVCs) have been a key driver of internationalization over the past several decades, participating in the GVCs is one of the effective solutions for manufacturing SMEs to grow up and expand their business. In the globalized era and due to COVID-19 pandemic, digital technology is an important tool helping manufacturing SMEs deeply integrates into GVC.
In this regard, Viet Nam held a 2 full-day in-person Workshop on Enhancing SMEs' Participation in GVCs in the Manufacturing Sector through Digital Technology in Ha Noi, Viet Nam on 29-30 August 2024 with a view to help economies and stakeholders to share information, experiences on the participation of SMEs in manufacturing industry in GVCs through digital technology and provide recommendations for manufacturing SMEs and government to facilitate participation of manufacturing SMEs in GVC through digital technology.
This Report summarized the Workshop proceedings, discussions and recommendation to APEC and member economies.