The Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
will hold the soft launch of the Promotion of Green Economic Development
(ProGED) Philippines Project on 24 October at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Cebu
City.
From a statement released by the trade
department, ProGED is a new development cooperation project between DTI and
GIZ, which hopes to address the emergent need of greening the Philippine
economy toward sustainable development and inclusive growth. Specifically, the
development of micro, small and medium enterprises in the Tourism sector will
be the focus of the new project that will commence early next year.
On the same day of the ProGED launch
is the final event of the PSP SMEDSEP that celebrates the success of the DTI
and GIZ partnership in the implementation of the
highly successful over nine years private sector promotion program.
The DTI and GIZ partnership also
worked for the success of development approaches such as the local and regional
economic development (LRED), business permit and licensing system (BPLS), cash
flow based lending, private sector provision of business development services
(BDS) and promotion of market system development (MSD) and value chain (VC).
To spread widely the development
results achieved by PSP SMEDSEP among media representatives and the general
public, a press conference will be held earlier on the same day. Expected to
serve as panellists in the conference are GIZ Philippines and the Pacific
Regional Director Robert Kressirer, DTI Undersecretary Merly Cruz, GIZ Program
Manager Dr Volker Steigerwald and DTI Directors Dominic Abad, Cynthia Nierras
and Nelia Navarro,
As a way to show appreciation for covering various
activities under the program, PSP SMEDSEP knowledge products will be given to
all media practitioners who will attend the conference. These products will
include the PSP SMEDSEP Book, the Magazine of Success Stories, Cases and Good
Practices (both in hard and soft copies) and a PSP SMEDSEP film, which will be
stored in USB sticks.
The USB sticks will also contain other
knowledge products produced by the program all throughout its almost a decade
of implementation, including program briefs, fact sheets, reference documents,
consultancy reports, researches and studies. They will be useful to local media
representatives in helping them get a fuller understanding and appreciation of
the successful work done by DTI and GIZ in the program.
PSP SMEDSEP contributed to the efforts
of the Philippine government to improve the framework conditions for private
sector development in the country. It was implemented in partnership with
the Department of Trade and Industry at the national, regional and provincial
levels on behalf of the Philippine government and the German Federal Ministry
for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
At the national level, PSP SMEDSEP’s advisory
service helped shape the 2011 to 2016 National Strategy for MSME Development
which has been adopted by the Philippine Development Plan of the Aquino
Administration.
GIZ is an international cooperation
enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations owned by the
German Government. For 30 years, it has been providing forward looking
contributions to political, economic, ecological and social development in
partner countries.
GIZ
supports reform and change processes in an increasingly globalized world, often
working under difficult conditions. Its major approach to facilitate change is
promoting capacity development of people and partner organizations as well as
improving institutions and frame conditions in partner countries. The joint
projects and programs are outcome and impact oriented and contributes towards
socioeconomic progress.
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