Harmonization of the National SME Development Plan
The National SME Development Plan (2004-2010) is geared towards building the capacities of Philippine SMEs and organizations by providing relevant services to enhance their competitiveness, thereby increasing SMEs’ contribution to economic growth.
Commissioned by the German Government, the GTZ supports the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as the principal steward in communicating the objectives and strategies of the Plan to private and public stakeholders as well as to the SMEs in the regions and provinces in the Visayas. Taking gender mainstreaming into account, GTZ capacitates DTI in preparing, implementing and monitoring regional and provincial SME Development Plans that are harmonized with the National SMED Plan. This involves
- operationalization of the SMED Plan at regional, provincial and local levels
- public - private dialogue to strengthen private sector’s role in national and provincial SMED Councils
- development of a Results Based Monitoring and Information System
- donor liaison and harmonization to maximize support for the Government
- support local, provincial and national information flow and peer group learning.
