The Phnom Penh Post
By Rann Reuy
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced yesterday
that it will provide technical support for Cambodian small and
medium-size enterprises (SMEs), strengthening their capacities through
the establishment of a national policy, officials said.
Meng Saktheara, director-general of the General Department of
Industry at the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy, said the
Technical Cooperation Project (TCP), focusing on the strengthening of an
SME support system, would increase small businesses’ competitiveness.
Before signing the agreement, Izaki Hiroshi, chief representative of
the JICA Cambodia office, said the technical assistance would focus on
drafting national policies for development of both SMEs and micro-SMEs.
The two-year project aims to strengthen Cambodian small business by establishing a national mechanism to support SMEs.
The project will begin as early as June and will be completed in
2015. Targeted areas will be Phnom Penh, Battambang and Pursat
provinces.
JICA expects to dispatch key experts in the area of SME policy and
training as well as officials with the Ministry of Industry, Mines and
Energy, according to Saktheara.
“SMEs are a good source of innovation and marketing,” he said. “We
need to learn from Japan. It is not about money; it is about gaining
technical skills from them.”
Keo Mom, owner of LyLy enterprise and Deputy Director of the
Federation of the association of SME’s in Cambodia, said she had
previously received technical assistance from Japanese experts.
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