Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation, FEALAC

Project Brief Info
Project Type	National
Working Group	TITM
Host Country	Ecuador
Date	Jan. 01, 2016 ~ Jan. 01, 2016
Project Status	Completed
Venue	-
Participants	Member countries All FEALAC countries
Participants	Organizations

Project Purposes: The main objective of the Bi Regional Center for SMES Development is oriented
towards generating the conditions of cooperation among the countries members of the
FEALAC with the purpose of sharing experiences, knowing policies and good activities
for fomenting and developing SMES and the creation of a focal centers web _that
support the SMES located in the countries which are members of the FEALAC so it
facilitates them the access of their productions to the international value chains

Outcomes: Approved during the 6th FMM in Bali in 2013 and ratified during the 7th FMM in San
José 2015.
In 2013 the "Update of the Feasibility Project for the Establishment of a Bi-Regional
Center of Development of the SMES" was done.
Ecuador has constructed a proposal for the web page of the project.
Preliminary design "Version BETA" of the SME's Platform
Elaboration of two inquiries for member states:
Identification of Focal Points of member states (inquiry sent to Cyber
Secretariat)
0 Map of the site, in order for countries to establish interest themes.
Elaboration of a video which summarizes the realized progresses in the
implementation of the Platform.
The management of the Project will be realized through an Inter-ministerial Working
Group composed by the Ministry of Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Industries and
Competitiveness and the ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility
Identification of the Ministry of Foreign Trade as the Ecuadorian Focal Point and
manager of the platform.
The Government of Ecuador will provide the human
implementations and functioning of the Platform in its first phase.
resources for the
Ecuador will ask the active participation of the identification of National Focal Points
who will be co-managers of the platform.

Next Steps: Ecuador is planning several interministerial meetings in order to update the project towards to its application.

IV. Project Contact Point Table
Name	Javier Ponce Leiva
Position	Executive Secretary of the Ecuadorian Committee to the Pacific Basin
Department/ Organization	Executive Secretary of the Ecuadorian Committee to the Pacific Basin
Country	Ecuador
Email	ecupec@cancilleria.gob.ec

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