APEC SMEs New Paradigm of Digital Resilience Forum
Working Hand in Hand with SMEs to Create Inclusive Growth
The Small
and Medium Enterprise Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs is hosting
the “APEC SMEs New Paradigm of Digital Resilience Forum” online event on July
5th and 6th. Model SMEs, public and private sector representatives, and
startups from sixteen economies (including
the United States, Japan, Viet Nam, Thailand,
Peru, and Switzerland) have been
invited. Moreover, over thirty best practice cases from eight APEC economies are
demonstrating their digital products and business models in a one-month virtual exhibition.
This forum
is based on the “APEC SMEs New Paradigm — Revitalize Sustainable Business
through Digital Resilience” initiative, proposed by Chinese Taipei. By
promoting the best practices of digital transformation and role models of
inclusive growth, the digital elements are expected to be embedded in the
business models of SMEs.
The event comprises
a keynote speech, policy dialogue, and three panel discussions: Upgrading Manufacturing
Process to Boost Management Efficiency; Optimizing Service Models to Master the
Market; and Identifying Digital Solutions for Micro and Small Enterprises to
Support Business Continuity. All of these sessions discuss how SMEs in different
sectors develop digital applications to enhance internal operations, improve external
connections, and build a new paradigm of recovery in the new normal.
SMEs Sustain Business Continuity through Digital Technology Deployment
The forum was
opened by Ms. Mei-Hua Wang, Minister of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, with
comments on “APEC SMEs New Paradigm — Revitalize Sustainable Business through
Digital Resilience” initiative. Ms. Wang stated that the initiative echoes the Putrajaya
Vision 2040 on digital capacity building and inclusive growth, and that the 2022
APEC theme “Open, Connect, Balance,” aims to facilitate SMEs deployment of
digital solutions that improve internal operation efficiency and deepen supply chain collaboration and customer
relations management. APEC member economies will work hand in hand to promote
SMEs’ business continuity and inclusive growth, and narrow the digital gap of
SMEs through the initiative and this forum.
Audrey Tang,
Digital Minister, delivered a keynote speech. Minister Tang noted that the
connection among SMEs' digital transformation and public-private partnerships
should be enhanced to encourage the potential of the private sector and achieve
the goals of inclusive participation and economic recovery. She further added
that the digital resilience of SMEs to cope with the external situations needed
strengthening to compete in the new era of digital economy.
Please click the link below
for further information, and feel free to participate in the online forum and the
one-month virtual exhibition. https://apec.digitalbcpforum.org/
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For
further details, or to arrange possible media interviews, please contact:
Ms. Betty Hu
Deputy Director
General, Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, MOEA
02-2368-0816#202
bdhu@moea.gov.tw
Section Chief,
Policy Planning Division, Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, MOEA
02-2366-2251