Central Subcorridor

Southern CoastalSubcorridor

Kanchanaburi

Ratchaburi Sa-Kaeo

Pursat

Koh Kong

Kampot

Kien Giang

Can Tho

Ca Mau

Trat

Svay RiengTay Ninh

Vung Tau

PrachinburiBanteay Meanchey

Kampong ChhnangBattambang

Chanthaburi

Preah Sihanouk

Tanintharyi(Dawei)

MEKONGINSTITUTE

Sponsored by Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF)

Organized by Mekong Institute (MI)

Inception Workshop Report

“Enhancing Competitiveness of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises along the Southern

Economic Corridor (SEC) of the ASEAN Mekong Subregion”

March 2016

Inception Workshop Report

“Enhancing Competitiveness of Small and Medium-Sized

Enterprises along the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) of

the ASEAN Mekong Subregion”

March 2016

Mekong Institute (MI)

Khon Kaen, Thailand

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Acknowledgements

Mekong Institute (MI) would like to express sincere thanks to Project Steering Committee (PSC)

members and other stakeholders, including Asian Development Bank (ADB), Embassy of Japan in

Thailand, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan External Trade Organization

(JETRO), Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training, Ministry of Commerce, and Ministry of

Industry and Handicrafts of Cambodia, Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Industry of Myanmar,

Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Commerce of Thailand, Ministry of Industry and Trade of

Vietnam, OTAGAI Forum Association, Republic of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers

of Commerce and Industry, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), Board of Trade Thailand, and

Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, for support, attendance, and contribution to the success

of the Inception Workshop.

The inception workshop and the Project as a whole cannot be accomplished without the support and

collaboration of the Government of Japan through the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).

Lastly, our sincere appreciation also goes to the Project Team of Trade and Investment Facilitation

(TIF) Department for their valuable inputs and arrangements for the inception workshop, and all MI

staff members for support and assistance.

Mekong Institute

March 2016

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Executive Summary

Mekong Institute (MI) organized an Inception Workshop to formally launch the Project on

“Enhancing Competitiveness of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises along the Southern Economic

Corridor (SEC) of the ASEAN Mekong Subregion” (Project) in Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop

aimed to introduce the project goals, objectives and activities together with an indicative work plan

for the period 2016 – 2017 to the members of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) and stakeholders

and seeks their contribution and support to the Project and its implementation progress towards the

sustainable achievement.

The workshop was attended by representatives from Asian Development Bank (ADB), Embassy of

Japan in Thailand, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan External Trade

Organization (JETRO), Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training of Cambodia, Ministry of

Commerce of Cambodia, Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts of Cambodia, Ministry of Commerce

of Myanmar, Ministry of Industry of Myanmar, Ministry of Industry of Thailand, Ministry of

Commerce of Thailand, Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, OTAGAI Forum Association, the

Republic of the Union of the Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry,

Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), Board of Trade Thailand, and Vietnam Chamber of Commerce

and Industry.

With the key messages delivered by the Embassy of Japan, Mekong Institute (MI), and country

remarks by Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam together with discussions and consensus of

the participating representatives on the Project governance and structure, arrangements to implement

the Project activities in conformity with the desired goals and objectives; and the functions and

responsibilities of the PSC led by the Mekong Institute (MI) in 2016, the workshop was successfully

concluded. It was unanimously decided that the next PSC meeting be co-chaired by Republic of the

Union of the Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry along with MI in 2017.

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Abbreviations /Acronyms

ADB Asian Development Bank

ADC Agricultural Development and Commercialization

AEC ASEAN Economic Community

AJCEP ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership

AMS ASEAN Mekong Subregion

BDS Business Development Service

CCI Chambers of Commerce and Industry

CLMV Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Vietnam

FDI Foreign Direct Investment

FRETA Freight Transport Association

FTI The Federation of Thai Industries

ICD Inland Container Depot

IRU International Road Union

ITC Innovation and Technological Connectivity

JAIF Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund

JETRO Japan External Trade Organization

JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency

KKU Khon Kaen University

M&E Monitoring and Evaluation

MI Mekong Institute

MOFA Ministry of Foreign Affair

MSME Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise

ODA Official Development Assistance

PSC Project Steering Committee

SDC Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

SEC Southern Economic Corridor

SLV Structured Learning Visit

SME Small and Medium-sized Enterprise

TICA Thailand International Cooperation Agency

TIF Trade and Investment Facilitation

TOT Training of Trainer

TTRI Trade Training and Research Institute

UMFCCI The Republic of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of

Commerce and Industry

VCCI Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements iii

Executive Summary iii

Abbreviations /Acronyms iv

1. Background 1

2. Workshop Introduction 3

2.1. Welcome Remarks 3

2.2. Opening Remarks 4

3. Presentations and Discussions 5

3.1. Overview of the project on “Enhancing Competitiveness of Small and Medium-Sized

Enterprises along the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC)” 5

3.2. Project Work Plan 9

3.3. Roles and Responsibilities of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) 11

4. Country Remarks 12

5. Closing and Way Forward 13

6. Key Outcomes 13

Appendix 1: Project Steering Committee (PSC) 14

Appendix 2: Revised Project Workplan 17

Appendix 3: Delegates Directory 19

Appendix 4: Workshop Agenda 24

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1. Background

With the formation of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and the Dawei Development Project,

the volume of trade and investment along the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) is expected to

increase. The SEC has potentials for further economic development with enhanced trade and

investment as one of the most important corridors in the Greater Mekong Sub-regional (GMS).

However, a recent rapid assessment on SMEs clusters conducted by Mekong Institute (MI) reveals

that the agencies and stakeholders involved in promoting SMEs and cross-border trade in this

economic corridor still have limited capacities. The biggest challenge facing the SMEs in the SEC is

how to access and create effective linkages with regional and global markets. Most of the SMEs are

domestic market-oriented and have been facing critical constraints caused by lack of (i) capacities and

competiveness at the international level, (ii) effective advocacy, and (iii) skills of trade negotiation,

while a regional approach for SME development along SEC to access regional and global value chain

has not been made.

To address the issues, MI formulated the project on „Competitiveness of Small and Medium-sized

Enterprises in the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) of ASEAN Mekong Subregion (AMS)‟

(Project) with an aim to enhance capacities of the agencies involved in trade and investment activities

to facilitate cross border trade and support SMEs through range of capacity building programs. The

Government of Japan through the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP)

Component of Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) has collaborated and entrusted MI to

implement the Project for a two-year period 2016 – 2018.

With a focus on capacity development for stakeholders and beneficiaries in the target countries,

namely Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, the Project will be executing series of activities

related to (i) capacity development for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME) clusters and

networks, (ii) Trade and Investment promotion through public and private partnerships, and (iii)

Strengthening business development services (BDS) Providers.

The Project covers 19 provinces along the Central Sub-Corridor (8 provinces) and the Coastal Sub-

Corridor (11 provinces) of SEC in Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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The development results of the Project are to contribute to the rapid economic development and

inclusive growth in targeted border provinces on the SEC through the promotion of trade and

investment with specific focuses on enhancing competitiveness of SMEs to conduct cross-border

trade and investment, and integrate them into cross-border industrial clusters, and regional and global

value chains. Towards this end, the Project has been designed to obtain the expected outcomes as

follows:

i. SMEs in selected border locations increase profits and employment through participating in

SME clusters / networks, and integrating them into vibrant regional / global value chains.

ii. Inter and intra trade and investment at the project locations increase through active

involvement of both public and private sectors in organizing a series of trade and

investment promotion events and utilization of the web-based SEC profiles and SME

database to attract regional and international investors.

iii. BDS Providers, including Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI), SME Associations,

Banks, and Logistics provider, deliver demand-driven business development, trade and

investment services through the enhanced business linkages and information network along

the SEC of the AMS.

To formally launch the project, MI organized an inception workshop on March 18, 2016 in Bangkok,

Thailand with the participation of key project stakeholders to introduce the project goals, outcomes,

and activities, and to seek collaborations from the PSC members for successful implementation of the

Project.

Specific objectives:

To introduce the project objectives, activities and outcomes

To form the project steering committee (PSC) and determine the roles and responsibilities

of the PSC

To acquire necessary support from the PSC members and related stakeholders, including

the local partners for effective collaboration and coordination with the Project team to

successfully implement the project activities

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2. Workshop Introduction

2.1. Welcome Remarks

Dr. Watcharas Leelawath

Executive Director, Mekong Institute

Dr. Watcharas welcomed all delegates to the inception workshop. He highlighted the purpose of the

workshop and significance of the Project, especially in the current development progress of ASEAN

Economic Community (AEC), and expressed expectation of receiving guidance and suggestions from

the stakeholders of organizations and agencies, which are ministries and Chambers of Commerce and

Industries (CCI), Federation of Industry, from the project countries, namely Cambodia, Myanmar,

Thailand, and Vietnam, to ensure the successful implementation of the Project.

Dr. Watcharas mentioned that the Project aims to enhance

the capacity of the SMEs and concerned stakeholders

along SEC and optimize the most benefits from the

physical infrastructure in the region for improving and

promoting business networking and export capacity of the

local producers and SMEs with enhanced access to the

regional market resulted from the effects of investment

and trade liberalization. Since the ASEAN officially

established the AEC at the end of 2015 by which all

ASEAN countries have committed to zero-tariff scheme

for all products. The AEC in practice can create greater

opportunities as well as challenges for intra and inter

regional trade and investment for economic integration and development. Therefore, the supply side-

related issues under the project framework should be addressed.

Besides, Dr. Watcharas also informed about the MI‟s Strategic Plan 2016 – 2020 with which MI

adopted 3 triggered pillars, including 1) Innovation and Technological Connectivity (ITC); 2)

Agricultural Development and Commercialization (ADC); and 3) Trade and Investment Facilitation

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(TIF). These are new thematic areas MI aims to foster more connectivity in the region through

capacity building. In fact, MI has a number of development projects supported and collaborated with

different development partners, such as the Governments of Japan, South Korea, China, New Zealand,

Switzerland, and Thailand.

2.2. Opening Remarks

Mr. Noriyoshi Fukuoka

Second Secretary, Economic Division, Embassy of Japan in Thailand

On behalf of the Embassy of Japan in Thailand, Mr.

Fukuoka expressed his congratulations to the workshop

launching the Project on “Enhancing Competitiveness of

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises along the Southern

Economic Corridor (SEC) of the ASEAN Mekong

Subregion”. In his opening speech, Mr. Fukuoka

emphasized that there has been steadily improvement in

connectivity in the Mekong region. The opening of Tsubasa

Bridge (Neak Loeung Bridge) is a typical investment

project funded by the Official Development Assistance

(ODA) of the Government of Japan, connecting with inland

Cambodia with Thailand international terminals. Mr.

Fukuoka mentioned that the Mekong industrial

development helped SMEs open up new markets and

access greater opportunities along the SEC. On the other hand, challenges, particularly how to foster

competiveness, facing SMEs have remained. In this regard, Mr. Fukuoka suggested that financial and

human resources be considered as the first priorities.

Mr. Fukuoka also expressed that the Project is an integral part of Tokyo Strategy 2015 for the

Mekong–Japan Cooperation, aiming to enhance the competiveness of the SMEs along the SEC. Under

this strategy, the Government of Japan committed around JPY 750 billion in the form of ODA to the

Mekong countries in the next three years. Implementing new Tokyo strategies, the Government of

Japan aims to make efforts to contribute to the regional stability and quality of growth.

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3. Presentations and Discussions

3.1. Overview of the project on “Enhancing Competitiveness of Small and Medium-

Sized Enterprises along the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC)”

Mr. Madhurjya Kumar Dutta

Director of Trade & Investment Facilitation (TIF) Department, Mekong Institute

Mr. Dutta presented the project overview, covering

summaries of the SEC development status, and key

features of the Project with its goals, outcomes,

activities, and implementation arrangements in the

project locations.

The Project is funded by the Government of Japan

through the ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) and

implemented by MI for two years (2016 – 2018). MI will

implement the Project in collaboration with the strategic

partners, such as (i) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

(MOFA); (ii) Asian Development Bank (ADB); (iii)

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA); (iv)

Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO); (v) Ministries of Commerce and Industry in CMTV; and

(vi) National Chambers of Commerce and SME Associations in CMTV to achieve the project goals

and outcomes as specified in the Introduction.

Project locations and target groups of beneficiaries:

19 borders provinces in CMTV:

Myanmar: Thanintharyi region / Dawei;

Thailand: (i) Prachinburi; (ii) Sakaeo; (iii) Kanchanaburi; (iv) Ratchaburi; (v)

Chantaburi; and (vi) Trat;

Cambodia (i) Banteay Meancheay; (ii) Battambang; (iii) Pursat; (iv) Kampong

Chhnang; (v) Svay Rieng; (vi) Koh Kong; (vii)Kampot; and (viii)Sihanoukville; and

Vietnam (i) Tay Ninh; (ii) Kein Giang; (iii) Ca Mau; and (iv) Can Tho.

Targets groups: (i) Local production groups/associations; (ii) Provincial and Border

Government Officials; and (iii) Chambers of Commerce and Industry and SME

associations.

Following the presentation, representatives of PSC members provided important questions on and

suggestions to the project implementation as below:

JICA asked the question on who and how to facilitate the training activities, e.g. Training of

Trainer (TOT). MI clarified that it would assign in-house trainers and also mobilize

external trainers, who can be regional and international experts, to co-work with MI in

designing and developing the capacity development programs. MI can share the project

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work plan and will consult the PSC members on this matter for appropriate suggestions

upon receipt of profiles of potential external experts.

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and

Industry (UMFCCI) suggested that MI conduct training programs, e.g. TOT, in the local

languages, particularly the cases of Myanmar and Cambodia where scale of most

enterprises is micro with least capacity, and provinces in Thailand. In this regard, MI

clarified that it will bring the SME development-related participants from the four countries

(CMTV) to the trainings. . At MI, all the training programs are delivered in English at the

regional level. After the training, the participants will transfer their trained knowledge and

skills to local beneficiaries and stakeholders in the local languages in their home countries.

The training materials will also be translated into local languages in respect of TOT

programs.

Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) raised a question on value chains to

be chosen for mapping and developing with the fact that it has also been implementing the

SME promotion project supporting the development of the three value chains in fisheries,

livestock, and handicraft sectors in Vietnam. MI responded that the value chains and

potential SME clusters in specific sectors in respective locations with the fully defined

criteria would be identified and developed in consultation with PSC.

VCCI also asked about the way MI will conduct the training programs, e.g. TOT, with the

understanding of the Project involving SMEs, Business Associations, Chambers of

Commerce, and BDS Providers in the sense that MI will conduct the TOT programs by

itself or pertain to Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) with specific organizations

delegated to conduct required activities in respective countries. If yes, VCCI asked if the

Project provides any support to partner organizations. In response, MI clarified that all

training programs, including TOT, are organized and developed by MI itself. The trained

participants will localize the training in respective countries, and MI will provide necessary

technical assistance to conduct the workshops in the project countries mainly covering

essential expenditures categorized as hall renting, event organizing, and local resource

persons in line with the budget structure under the Project. In addition, MI can work

through MOUs, if suggested, in the form of institution-based collaboration subject to the

identification of appropriate partners at provincial and national levels for implementing the

project activities, including identifying value chains, SME clusters, selecting participants,

and so on.

VCCI added the question on the project‟s plan in connecting Foreign Direct Investment

(FDI) enterprises and / or large-sized companies with SMEs through seminars and / or

exhibition events in which SMEs can learn experience and enhance their capabilities. In

this connection, MI explained that the participants who receive the training from MI will

involve in promoting SME clusters and cluster groups in the SEC provinces. Once the

clusters with products, which are ready for business and market development, MI will

organize investor forums which related buyers are invited. In this case, MI will consider

number of invitees, e.g. one single buyer who is interested in 3 – 4 product categories, if

related, to the forums. However, they are not necessarily the final buyers for final products.

Instead, those who are involved in technology and skills in various sectors are considered

for business linkage development. MI can share information on how to conduct this

activity, and project-related documents with the PSC upon request.

JETRO commented on SME database with the target number of 1,000, which is not a small

scale, with a concern about the criteria set for Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise

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(MSME) to be registered in the web-based database. MI responded that the Project mainly

targets SMEs as members of Chamber of Commerce and Industry, not including micro

enterprise. The reason is that investors who do business at the regional and global levels

tend to work and cooperate with registered companies, i.e. SMEs. And these registered

companies may have linkages with micro-enterprise.

JETRO also provided comments on the Project with the understanding that (i) the target

focuses on facilitation and utilization of SEC; and (ii) the most important factor is the

logistics cost, and insufficient logistics cost is deemed as the big barrier to SMEs in

developing economic activities along the SEC. Therefore, how to involve logistics service

providers, who can supply logistics services to SMEs with cost effectiveness, in the Project

is one of the key factors to secure the project success. In response, MI informed about

“Certified Logistics Master” Program funded by Government of South Korea and

implemented by the MI in the GMS under the period 2014 – 2017. This program has

enhanced the professional and managerial capacity for logistics SMEs and provided

certifications for 19 logistics operators, small and medium-sized logistics operators

representing trucking companies, warehouse owners, Inland Container Depot (ICD), freight

forwarders, ship workers, and related logistics actors. The certification is guaranteed by the

GMS-Fright Transport Association (GMS-FRETA), Khon Kaen University (KKU), and

MI. Moreover, MI is now in a discussion with International Road Union (IRU) in Geneva,

Switzerland regarding the collaboration in upgrading the logistics certification at a higher

professional level. Recently, MI has prepared for the establishment of the web-based

logistics database, which is unique, in the GMS, which is supposed to be complementary to

the development of this JAIF-funded Project on the SEC.

Ministry of Industry of Thailand commented on issues related to the BDS market

development within the project scope, given that more intervention activities are designed

for BDS Providers, while those for this market are limited. The Ministry suggested MI to

look into the project design again and see if the Project focuses on BDS market or BDS

Providers because different kinds of intervention is required with which relevant market-

related aspects should be factored. For this, MI responded that the Project does not directly

focus on the BDS market. The project activities are prioritized to the capacity development

for BDS Providers.

Ministry of Industry of Thailand also advised the Success Measures for SMEs to cover and

declare such indicators as economic value, number of enterprises, number of employees,

number of labors together with the SME selection criteria. MI agreed with this advice in the

sense that selected criteria and indicators of the Success Measures will be provided to the

PSC in the future.

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MI also added that it is collaborating with Thailand International Cooperation Agency

(TICA) and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in implementing

projects on enhancing and facilitating cross-border trade in the GMS countries. Besides,

there are other on-going projects that the MI not only works with stakeholders in the private

sector, but also comes up with policy recommendations to the governments on promoting

trade and investment in various sectors, including logistics and transport sectors. In other

words, these projects implemented along the other economic corridors in practice generate

complementary effects on this AJIF-funded project on the SEC.

Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia suggested MI to study carefully about the indicators

set and baseline, given the existing difference in capabilities among four countries (CMTV)

of SME development, e.g. the case of Cambodia where the target may not be achievable if

the criteria and indicators are not suitably designed. The Ministry also discussed enhancing

competitiveness for SMEs by developing supply chains among the countries and taking

advantages in the form of complementarities from supply chains among the countries and

the regional supply chains in ASEAN; and application of technologies and technology

transfer, which is important to Cambodia where raw materials are abundant, and if SMEs

are able to add value into their raw materials, then competitiveness can be improved.

Importantly, the Governments need to support the technology transfer, and the Project

transfers technology to SMEs in order to build productivity and competitiveness. This is

important for the MI and Cambodia, e.g. Trade Training and Research Institute (TTRI), to

develop an effective cooperation with common policies and missions in providing capacity

development programs and related activities under the Project for achieving its

development objectives.

Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts of Cambodia asked for a further clarification on how

the Project complements to the national strategic action plans of the SME working groups,

especially in Cambodia where the alignment between the action plans and industrial

development plans of the Government, and design of set of indicators is a critical part of

the planning process in this country. For this issue, MI agreed that it is very important to

align the project strategy with the national strategic plans of Cambodia, Myanmar,

Thailand, and Vietnam, which were introduced in 2013 and 2014, respectively. To do so,

the Project will take this suggestion into account and refer to the national strategic plans for

SME development in the four countries (CMTV) during our baseline study development

process in terms of the project outcomes to be aligned at a higher level.

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) expressed concern regarding the prospects of SMEs

in the Mekong through how to measure the success of the Project in terms of (i) business

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sectors, e.g. tourism, agriculture, logistics; (ii) selection of SMEs; and (iii) types of business

and stages in the supply chain, especially agricultural supply chain with the understanding

that agricultural production and products can be perennial or annual, while the Project is

implemented within a two-year timeframe. In this connection, MI responded that the

Project has adopted value chain approach, focusing on cluster development with production

and business activities in the project sites. As such, the Project targets to develop specific

product clusters and locations. It is important for the Project to decide the clusters with

priorities given to such product clusters, which are potential for export. To this end, product

clusters must be vibrant and cluster members have adequate capacity to develop and

improve the clusters, so that selection criteria will be defined before identification of

clusters.

In summary of the project overview session, MI suggested that the PSC recommend the experts from

organizations in SEC to join the TOT programs. Participating in the TOT programs, these experts can

effectively disseminate knowledge and experiences to the beneficiaries and stakeholders in the project

countries. Regarding the database development, MI stressed that it would continue with further

actions to secure the project sustainability and maintain the business linkages, e.g. B2B, in the region.

Finally, MI pointed out the importance of project monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in the sense that

MI not only organizes trainings but also ensures project activities, outputs, outcomes, and impacts in

terms of how they are tangible and measurable, to be achieved. To this end, MI will conduct studies,

i.e. project evaluation, during the project implementation and the post project completion periods to

evaluate and reflect the project implementation results and impacts in respective countries, and the

whole four countries.

3.2. Project Work Plan

Mr. Sa-nga Sattanun

Program Manager, Trade & Investment Facilitation (TIF) Department, Mekong Institute

Mr. Sa-nga presented the Project Work Plan. The Project

constitutes the activities by component, including (i) Project

management; (ii) Training; (iii) Technical assistance to

action plan implementations (API); (iv) Joint S&E

Workshop for the three trainings and APIs; (v) Structured

Learning Visit for Business Development Service (BDS)

Providers and Export-oriented SMEs; (vi) Forum and

Seminar; (vii) Research; (viii) SEC Business Database and

Development; and (ix) Research Publications.

Component A – Capacity Development for SME Cluster / Networks: (i) Training on SME

Cluster and Export Consortia Formation; (ii) A three-month technical assistance to form

SME Export Consortia; and (iii) Investor Forum for Export Consortia with potential

investors from Japan and ASEAN;

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Component B – Trade and Investment Promotion through Public and Private Partnership:

(i) Training on Conducting Business Research and Building up SME database (three-

month technical assistance to collection of information of enterprises exporters, importers

and suppliers and development of business database; and (ii) Training on Trade and Event

Promotion (A three-month technical assistance to conduction of trade events promotion,

such as buyer-seller meet, business matching, trade fair in the two sub-corridors);

Component C - Strengthening Business Development Service (BDS) Providers: (i) Field

research on cross-border value chains bottlenecks, including holding workshop presenting

research findings and recommendations to BDS Providers and public authorities); (ii)

Awareness workshop for senior officials on AEC – Policy Makers; and (iii) SLV for BDS

Providers and Export-oriented SMEs.

By component, the Project is composed of M&E (i) Baseline study on the SME clusters

and Value Chains mapping and analysis in 19 project site; (ii) Mid-term evaluation; (iii)

Annual survey of each component, analysis and share lessons learned; (iv) Final project

evaluation workshop & final PSC Meeting; and (v) Project Auditing;

To implement to presented work plan, MI proposed strong support from PSC members in (i)

coordination with the provincial departments / Chambers of Commerce and Industries (CCI) for

selecting qualified participants; (ii) guidance and support during action plan implementation; (iii)

monitoring quality of action plan implementation, such as cluster promotion, trade events; (iv)

secondary level information/statistics on target sectors; and (v) linkages of business database with

Ministry website/CCI, and Business Association for the development in terms of utilization and

dissemination of business and investment information with a larger scale.

The following are the discussions on the project work plan:

Ministry of Industry of Thailand inquired about the project activities with more activities

added, e.g. new services, business services development, into Structured Leaning Visits

(SLVs) under Component C: Strengthening the BDS Providers. In this regard, MI clarified

that SLV is not a visit paid to the province. Instead, it is a business-to-business meeting by

nature provided to selected enterprise groups in particular project province. Therefore, the

SLVs are organized to create business and investment opportunities, and business

formation for the participating enterprise groups in each province along the SEC. MI will

set up the monitoring system to monitor the results of each business visit to the particular

province, and follow-up actions. Also, the Project will prioritize the project-focused

enterprises that have commodities and services for the SLV purposes, and they will bring

knowledge and experience in the project countries back to their locations to support SMEs.

Furthermore, BDS Providers and Export-oriented SMEs participating in SLVs will have

chance to observe and learn the real situations of the cross-border activities, customs

operations, and related cross-border trade facilitation.

VCCI raised a question on the implementing schedule under Component A, particularly the

training on SME Clusters and Export Consortia Formation in May 2016, i.e. if this training

is scheduled right after completion of the baseline study. MI responded that it will proceed

with preparatory work for selection of consultants, collaboration with the local partners,

and other arrangements for the baseline study at this stage, so that it is necessary to accept

change in the project implementation schedule to an extent, and the Project will make

efforts to organize the first training by the end of May 2016. Before sharing the baseline

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results as requested, MI will prepare TOR and concept note to PSC for consultation and

suggestions.

VCCI in addition inquired about the potential participants for the training on SME Cluster

and Export Consortia Formation. In this regard, MI responded that TOT program calls for 2

participants probably from training institutes or CCIs in project countries, who have some

knowledge and understanding of the training topics. Upon completion of the training, the

participants will be provided with technical assistance to form SME Export Consortia in

home countries within a 3-month period.

Ministry of Industry of Thailand suggested that the „Awareness Workshop for Senior

Officials on AEC – Policy Makers‟ under Component C be organized prior to September

2017. In response, MI clarified the project status, which was formed in 2013 with the

expectation that the Project can commence in 2014. Also, the whole project work plan is

tentative, and will be updated according to the actualities. MI agreed that the mentioned

workshop could be held by mid-2016.

3.3. Roles and Responsibilities of the Project Steering Committee (PSC)

Mr. Quan Anh Nguyen

Program Specialist, Trade & Investment Facilitation (TIF) Department, Mekong Institute

Mr. Quan presented the roles and responsibilities of the

Project Steering Committee (PSC). Project Steering

Committee (PSC) members are the representatives

nominated by (i) Ministry of Foreign Affair of Japan

(MOFA); (ii) ADB Thailand Resident Mission; (iii)

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Thailand

Office; (iv) Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

Bangkok, (v) Trade and Investment Division, Business

Development Section of ESCAP; (vi) Ministry of

Industry and Handicraft, Cambodia; (vii) Ministry of

Industry, Myanmar; (viii) Ministry of Industry, Thailand;

(ix) Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam; (x)

Ministry of Commerce, Myanmar; (xi) Ministry of

Commerce, Thailand; (xii) Ministry of Commerce,

Cambodia; and (xiii) Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training, Cambodia, and Participating

Members (i) the Republic of Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry;

(ii) Thailand Chamber of Commerce; (iii) Federation of Thai Industries; and (iv)Vietnam Chamber of

Commerce and Industry.

Functions and Responsibilities of PSC:

Provide directive feedback to the project implementation progress to ensure relevance

of project work as a whole;

Assist the project executing agency in dissemination of the relevant project outputs

and results in a timely manner;

Initiate activities and areas where the related agencies can collaborate;

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Maintain close cooperation and consultation with the participating development

agencies and concerned stakeholders;

Provide inputs to the implementation strategies of the projects through identification

of stakeholders‟ needs and priorities;

Facilitate identification and nomination of relevant participants from the government

and the private sector to the various events organized within the projects;

Facilitate access to relevant information and data needed to conduct the projects‟

activities;

Review and assess the project performance based on the M&E reports and reports on

project implementation progress made by internal and external evaluators;

Review and make recommendations to AJCEP on the Project annual work plans and

budgets; and

Review and endorse new project initiatives and project proposals for the next phase.

The PSC Meeting is held on annual basis; and the results and decisions of PSC Meeting are reported

to AJCEP and MI Council by MI Executive Director.

In review of the project governance and structure, and the roles and responsibilities of the PSC, the

PSC members provided suggestions as follows:

UMFCCI asked for a further clarification of the project structure and governance,

particularly the roles and responsibilities of the Project Coordination Teams in the four

countries (CMTV) that are supposed to be clearly described in the context where Ministries

of Commerce, Ministries of Industry, Chambers of Commerce and Industry participate in

Project as the PSC members. In this regard, MI informed that the Project at this point of

time is seeking the PSC‟s further advice on the institutional arrangements in the project

countries. MI also suggested that the PSC members in each country provide

recommendations to the Project in this connection, so that the project team of MI can

proceed with actions of forming the Project Coordination Teams.

ADB suggested the chairmanship of the PSC to be rotated among the representative

organizations of the project countries and co-chaired with MI that aims to effectively

promote the project ownership to the four countries (CMTV). As a result, Myanmar

represented by UMFCCI agreed to take the co-chair position with MI for the next PSC

meeting in 2017.

4. Country Remarks

Upon agreement on the workshop program agendas under the project framework, the four member

countries representing the PSC members made the county remarks as follows:

Mr. Aung Kyi Soe, UMFCCI, Myanmar hoped that the Project successes in implementation

with its focus targets, and contributes to the SEC development as a whole.

Mr. Bunna Yea, Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts of Cambodia expressed the

appreciation as one of the member countries working with the Project, which is expected to

be complementary to the efforts for the ASEAN integration process, and the SME-related

projects in the region. Cambodia looks forward to cooperating, and coordinating with the

Project as well as its fruitful results.

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Mr. Chotiwutti Innadda, Ministry of Industry, Thailand wanted to see the project

implementation progress in the next steps, and expected that all the four countries can find

the true benefit generated by this Project despite certain challenges foreseen. Thailand will

provide all support to the project implementation and remain good cooperation with all

member countries, stakeholders, and MI.

Ms. Hanh Thi Nguyen, VCCI, Vietnam hoped that the project objectives are fully achieved,

especially those contributing to the SME development along the SEC. VCCI, who

represents Vietnam to participate in this Project, will try our best to support the

accomplishment of all the activities designated as effectively as possible.

5. Closing and Way Forward

Dr. Watcharas Leelawath

Executive Director, Mekong Institute

Closing the workshop, Dr. Watcharas stressed that the project needs to focus on monitoring and

evaluation (M&E) to secure and scale up its real impact. He also explained that the project documents

presented at this first PSC meeting shown a tentative work plan with indicative activities from which

further discussions on how to implement the Project effectively and achieve good results are needed.

In addition, Dr. Watcharas informed PSC that for designing project activities, MI will carefully study

the country strategic plans for SME development in CMTV to ensure that the project intervention can

properly be aligned with these plans. Finally, Dr. Watcharas asked PSC members for the support on

joint collaboration in identifying the experts and participants for partaking in the training programs,

and implementing other related project activities.

6. Key Outcomes

The Project Steering Committee (PSC) was formed and the committee supported the project

components and activities, and the tentative work plan, and provided significant suggestions to its

implementation arrangements to ensure the achievement of the project development objectives and

effectiveness within the two-year timeframe, and sustainability upon the project completion. The PSC

also agreed on the project governance and structure, including the functions and responsibilities of the

PSC chaired by the MI in 2016, and co-chaired by MI and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in 2017. Finally, The PSC members agreed that

the next PSC meeting will be held in 2017 with an appropriate timetable and location in the GMS and

will be notified in writing to the PSC members by MI.

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Appendix 1: Project Steering Committee (PSC) Members

No Photo Name & Position Organization &

Address

Contact

Regional

1

Mr. Yasushi Negishi

Country Director

ADB Thailand

Resident Mission

23rd Floor, Central

World, 999/9 Rama

1 Road, Wangmai,

Pathumwan,

Bangkok 10330,

Thailand.

Tel: +66 2 263 5340

E-mail: ynegishi@adb.org

Japan

2

Mr. Hirotoshi Ito

Senior Economist

(Asia Region)

JETRO Bangkok

16th Fl., Nantawan

Building, 161

Rajdamri Road,

Patumwan, Bangkok

10330, Thailand.

Tel: +66 2 253 6441

(ext.142)

Fax: +66 2 253 2020

Email:

Hirotoshi_Ito@jetro.go.jp

3

Mr. Katsuya Miyoshi

Representative

JICA Thailand

Office

31st floor, Exchange

Tower, 388

Sukhumvit Road,

Klongtoey Bangkok

10110, Thailand.

Tel: +66 2 261 5250 (ext.135)

Fax: +66 2 261 5263

E-Mail:

Miyoshi.Katsuya@jica.go.jp

Cambodia

4

Mr. Chantha Khin

Director, Department

of Institution

Management

Ministry of Labor

and Vocational

Training

#3 Russian

Confederation Blvd.,

Sangkat Toek Laak 1,

Khan Toul Kok,

Phnom Penh,

Cambodia.

Tel: +855 12 866 080

Email:

chantha_khin65@yahoo.com

5

Mr. Vichea Suon

Director, Trade

Training and Research

Institute (TTRI)

Ministry of

Commerce

Lot 19-61, MOC

Road (113B Road),

turn in from Russian

Blvd, Phum Teuk

Thla, Sangkat Teuk,

Phnom Penh,

Cambodia.

Tel: +855 12 880 384

E-mail:

vicheasuon@yahoo.com

6

Ms. Sedhika Kong

Deputy Director

General of SME&H,

General Department of

SMEs and Handicraft

Ministry of

Industry and

Handicrafts

45 Preah Norodom

Boulevard, Sangkat

Phsar Thmey III, Khan

Daun Penh, Phnom

Penh, Cambodia.

Tel: +855 12 499 586

E-mail: k.sedhika@yahoo.com

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No Photo Name & Position Organization &

Address

Contact

7

Mr. Bunna Yea

Deputy Director

General, General

Department of SMEs

and Handicraft

Ministry of

Industry and

Handicrafts

45 Preah Norodom

Boulevard, Sangkat

Phsar Thmey III,

Khan Daun Penh,

Phnom Penh City

12205, Cambodia.

Tel: +855 12 814 150

E-mail: bunnayea@gmail.com

Myanmar

8

Mr. Soe Moe kyaw

Deputy Director

General, Directorate of

Industrial Supervision

and Inspection

Ministry of

Industry

Office No (30), Zeya

Htani Road, Nay Pyi

Taw, Union of

Myanmar.

Tel: +95 67 408367

E-mail: disiddg@gmail.com

9

Mr. Nay San

Deputy Director,

Research Development

& Technology

Extension Department,

Department of Trade

Promotion

Ministry of

Commerce

No(54) building,

Room No (24),

Khayae Housing,

Nay Pyi Taw,

Myanmar.

Tel: +95 67 430139

E-mail:

naysanpaya@gmail.com

10

Mr. Aung Kyi Soe

Joint Secretary General

Federation of

Chambers of

Commerce &

Industry(UMFCCI)

29, Min Ye Kyaw

Swar Street,

Lanmadaw

Township, Yangon,

Myanmar.

Tel: + 95 1 214341 / 214343

Fax: +95 1 214484

E-mail:

agkyisoe662@gmail.com

so@umfcci.com.mm

Thailand

11

Mr. Chotiwutti

Innadda

Industrial Technical

Officer

Ministry of

Industry

Rama VI Road,

Rachathevi,

Bangkok, Thailand.

Tel: +66 2 202 4493

E-mail:

chotiwutti@innadda.com

12

Mr. Athiwat

Pattanachaipuvanon

Member, Border Trade

Committee

The Federation of

Thai Industries

(FTI)

Queen Sirikit National

Convention Center,

Zone C 4th Floor, 60

New Rachadapisek Rd.,

Klongtoey, Bangkok,

10110, Thailand.

Tel: +66 2 345 1000

Fax: +66 2 345 1281-3

E-mail:

athiwat888@hotmail.com

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No Photo Name & Position Organization &

Address

Contact

13

Mr. Apisit

Cholsakorn

Director

Board of Trade

Thailand

150, Rajbopit Road,

Pranakhon District,

Bangkok 10200,

Thailand.

Tel: +66 2 018 6888

E-mail:

cholsakorn.a@hotmail.com

Vietnam

14

Ms. Le Hoang Oanh

Director General

Asia - Pacific Market

Department

Ministry of

Industry and Trade

(MoIT)

54 Hai Ba Trung Str,

Hoan Kiem District

Ha Noi, Viet Nam

Tel: + 84 04 2220 5425

Fax: +84 4 2220 5518

Email: oanhlh@moit.gov.vn

15

Dr. Pham Thi Thu

Hằng

Secretary General

Chamber of

Commerce and

Industry

4th Floor, 9 Dao Duy

Anh Street, Hanoi

10000, Vietnam

Tel: + 84 4 3574 2022

Fax: +84 4 3574 2020

Email: hangptt@vcci.com.vn

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Appendix 2: Revised Project Work Plan

Component / Activity Duration

2016 2017

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

1. Organize PSC meeting March 18

2. Baseline study to define performance indicators of the SME clusters and Value Chains mapping and analysis in 19 project site.

May – June

3. Organize awareness workshop for senior officials on AEC – Policy Makers (2 days)

June 16-17

4. Training on SME Cluster and Export Consortia Formation (5 days)

August 22-26

4.1 Action Plan on SME Cluster and Export Consortia Formation

September-November

5. Training on Conducting Business Research and Building up SME database (5 days)

September 19 – 23

5.1 Action Plan on Business Research and Building Up SME database

October – December

5.2 SEC Database development

October – February

6. Conduct annual survey of each component, analysis and share lessons learned

October – November

7. Field research on cross-border value chains bottle necks

October

7.1 - Dissemination workshop to present research findings and recommendations to BDS providers and public authorities

- Annual survey results (2 Days)

December 15-16

8. Training on Trade and Event Promotion

January 16-20

8.1 - Action Plan on Trade and Event Promotion

February – April

8.2 Joint Synthesis and Evaluation on

- SME Clusters - Baseline study on Value Chains mapping - Business Research - SEC Database and - Trade Event Promotion

May 11-12

9. Mid-term evaluation and mid-term PSC meeting

- March – April

(mid-term evaluation process in

each project site)

April

(dissemination

workshop)

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Component / Activity Duration

2016 2017

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

10. Project Auditing April

11. SLV for BDS providers and Export-oriented SMEs (7 days)

May 22-28

12. Organize Investor Forum (2 Days) June 22-23

13. Conducting Final Project Evaluation (end-of-project evaluation and use the lessons learned as inputs for phase 2 project)

October – November

14. Project Auditing December

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Appendix 3: Delegates Directory

No Photo Name & Position Organization &

Address

Contact

Regional

1

Mr. Yasushi Negishi

Country Director

ADB Thailand

Resident Mission

23rd Floor, Central

World, 999/9 Rama

1 Road, Wangmai,

Pathumwan,

Bangkok 10330,

Thailand.

Tel: +66 2 263 5340

E-mail: ynegishi@adb.org

Japan

2

Mr. Noriyoshi

Fukuoka

Second Secretary

(Economic Division)

Embassy of Japan

in Thailand

177 Witthayu Road,

Lumphini, Pathum

Wan, Bangkok

10330 Thailand.

Tel: +66 2 696 3000 ext.513

Fax: +66 2 207 8517

E-mail:

noriyoshi.fukuoka@mofa.go.jp

3

Mr. Hirotoshi Ito

Senior Economist

(Asia Region)

JETRO Bangkok

16th Fl., Nantawan

Building, 161

Rajdamri Road,

Patumwan, Bangkok

10330, Thailand.

Tel: +66 2 253 6441

(ext.142)

Fax: +66 2 253 2020

Email:

Hirotoshi_Ito@jetro.go.jp

4

Mr. Katsuya Miyoshi

Representative

JICA Thailand

Office

31st floor, Exchange

Tower, 388

Sukhumvit Road,

Klongtoey Bangkok

10110, Thailand.

Tel: +66 2 261 5250 (ext.135)

Fax: +66 2 261 5263

E-Mail:

Miyoshi.Katsuya@jica.go.jp

5

Mr. Daisuke

Masuyuki

OTAGAI Forum

Association

32/23 Sino-Thai

Tower 2F.,

Sukhumvit 21Rd.

(Asoke), Klongtoey-

Nua, Wattana,

Bangkok, 10110,

Thailand.

Mob: +66 95 371 0093

E-mail: masuyuki@otagai.asia

Cambodia

6

Mr. Chantha Khin

Director, Department

of Institution

Management

Ministry of Labor

and Vocational

Training

#3 Russian

Confederation Blvd.,

Sangkat Toek Laak 1,

Khan Toul Kok,

Phnom Penh,

Cambodia.

Tel: +855 12 866 080

Email:

chantha_khin65@yahoo.com

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No Photo Name & Position Organization &

Address

Contact

7

Mr. Vichea Suon

Director, Trade

Training and Research

Institute (TTRI)

Ministry of

Commerce

Lot 19-61, MOC

Road (113B Road),

turn in from Russian

Blvd, Phum Teuk

Thla, Sangkat Teuk,

Phnom Penh,

Cambodia.

Tel: +855 12 880 384

E-mail:

vicheasuon@yahoo.com

8

Ms. Sedhika Kong

Deputy Director

General of SME&H,

General Department of

SMEs and Handicraft

Ministry of

Industry and

Handicrafts

45 Preah Norodom

Boulevard, Sangkat

Phsar Thmey III,

Khan Daun Penh,

Phnom Penh,

Cambodia.

Tel: +855 12 499 586

E-mail: k.sedhika@yahoo.com

9

Mr. Bunna Yea

Deputy Director

General, General

Department of SMEs

and Handicraft

Ministry of

Industry and

Handicrafts

45 Preah Norodom

Boulevard, Sangkat

Phsar Thmey III,

Khan Daun Penh,

Phnom Penh City

12205, Cambodia.

Tel: +855 12 814 150

E-mail: bunnayea@gmail.com

Myanmar

10

Mr. Soe Moe kyaw

Deputy Director

General, Directorate of

Industrial Supervision

and Inspection

Ministry of

Industry

Office No (30), Zeya

Htani Road, Nay Pyi

Taw, Union of

Myanmar.

Tel: +95 67 408367

E-mail: disiddg@gmail.com

11

Mr. Nay San

Deputy Director,

Research Development

& Technology

Extension Department,

Department of Trade

Promotion

Ministry of

Commerce

No(54) building,

Room No (24),

Khayae Housing,

Nay Pyi Taw,

Myanmar.

Tel: +95 67 430139

E-mail:

naysanpaya@gmail.com

12

Mr. Aung Kyi Soe

Joint Secretary General

Federation of

Chambers of

Commerce &

Industry(UMFCCI)

29, Min Ye Kyaw

Swar Street,

Lanmadaw

Township, Yangon,

Myanmar.

Tel: + 95 1 214341 / 214343

Fax: +95 1 214484

E-mail:

agkyisoe662@gmail.com

so@umfcci.com.mm

21

No Photo Name & Position Organization &

Address

Contact

Thailand

13

Ms. Sutara

Choawnsukum

Director of

Community Business

Promotion, Trade

Specialist, Department

of Business

Development

Ministry of

Commerce

563 Nonthaburi Rd.,

Nonthaburi, 11000,

Thailand.

Tel: +66 2 547 5975

Fax: +66 2 547 5159

E-mail: sutarac@yahoo.com

14

Ms. Salila

Tepkasetkul

Director,

Entrepreneurs

Development Division,

Department of

Business Development

Ministry of

Commerce

563 Nonthaburi Rd.,

Nonthaburi, 11000,

Thailand.

Tel: +66 2 547 5159

E-mail: lilalila@gmail.com

15

Mr. Chotiwutti

Innadda

Industrial Technical

Officer

Ministry of

Industry

Rama VI Road,

Rachathevi,

Bangkok, Thailand.

Tel: +66 2 202 4493

E-mail:

chotiwutti@innadda.com

16

Mr. Athiwat

Pattanachaipuvanon

Member, Border Trade

Committee

The Federation of

Thai Industries

(FTI)

Queen Sirikit

National Convention

Center, Zone C 4th

Floor, 60 New

Rachadapisek Rd.,

Klongtoey, Bangkok,

10110, Thailand.

Tel: +66 2 345 1000

Fax: +66 2 345 1281-3

E-mail:

athiwat888@hotmail.com

17

Ms. Mydear

Rujirayos

Officer, Trade and

Investment Promotion

Department

The Federation of

Thai Industries

(FTI)

Queen Sirikit

National Convention

Center, Zone C 4th

Floor, 60 New

Rachadapisek Rd.,

Klongtoey, Bangkok,

10110, Thailand.

Tel: +66 2 345 1127

Ext. 1127

Fax: +66 2 345 1281-3

E-mail: mydearr@off.fti.or.th

18

Ms. Suk-rutai

Peerapeng

Officer, International

Organization

The Federation of

Thai Industries

(FTI)

Queen Sirikit National

Convention Center,

Zone C 4th Floor, 60

New Rachadapisek Rd.,

Klongtoey, Bangkok,

10110, Thailand.

Tel: +66 2 345 1136

Fax: +66 2 345 1281-3

sukrutaip@off.fti.or.th

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No Photo Name & Position Organization &

Address

Contact

19

Mr. Kittikhun

Sriausaneemorakot

Trade and Government

Relations Officer

Board of Trade

Thailand

150, Rajbopit Road,

Pranakhon District,

Bangkok 10200,

Thailand.

Tel: +66 2 018 6888

(Ext: 4410)

E-mail:

kittikhun.sr@thaichamber.org

Vietnam

20

Ms. Mai Anh Thi Le

Deputy Head of

Division,

Asia-Pacific Market

Department

Ministry of

Industry and Trade

Head Office: 54 Hai

Ba Trung Str, Hoan

Kiem District, Ha

Noi, Vietnam.

Tel: + 84 04 2220 5425

Fax: +84 4 2220 5518

Email: anhltm@moit.gov.vn

21

Ms. Hanh Thi

Nguyen

Deputy Director, SME

Promotion Center

Chamber of

Commerce and

Industry

9 Dao Duy Anh

Street, Dong Da Dist,

Hanoi, Vietnam.

Tel: + 84 4 3574 2022

(ext.342)

Fax: +84 4 3574 2020

Email: hanhnt@vcci.com.vn

Staff of Mekong Institute

22

Dr. Watcharas

Leelawath

Executive Director

Mekong Institute

123 Khon Kaen

University

Mittraphap Rd.,

Muang District,

Khon Kaen 40002,

Thailand.

Tel: + 66 (0) 43 202 411-2

Fax: + 66 (0) 43 343 131

Email:

watcharas@mekonginstitute.org

23

Mr. Madhurjya

Kumar Dutta

Director of TIF

Mekong Institute

123 Khon Kaen

University

Mittraphap Rd.,

Muang District,

Khon Kaen 40002,

Thailand.

Tel: + 66 (0) 43 202 411-2

Fax: + 66 (0) 43 343 131

Email:

dutta@mekonginstitute.org

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Mr. Quan Anh

Nguyen

Program Specialist

Mekong Institute

123 Khon Kaen

University

Mittraphap Rd.,

Muang District,

Khon Kaen 40002,

Thailand.

Tel: + 66 (0) 43 202 411-2

Fax: + 66 (0) 43 343 131

Email:

quan@mekonginstitute.org

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No Photo Name & Position Organization &

Address

Contact

25

Mr. Sa-nga Sattanun

Program Manager

Mekong Institute

123 Khon Kaen

University

Mittraphap Rd.,

Muang District,

Khon Kaen 40002,

Thailand.

Tel: + 66 (0) 43 202 411-2

Fax: + 66 (0) 43 343 131

Email: Sa-

nga@mekonginstitute.org

26

Mr. Toru Hisada

Senior Project

Coordinator

Mekong Institute

123 Khon Kaen

University

Mittraphap Rd.,

Muang District,

Khon Kaen 40002,

Thailand.

Tel: + 66 (0) 43 202 411-2

Fax: + 66 (0) 43 343 131

Email:

toru@mekonginstitute.org

27

Mr. Sopheak Seang

Project Coordinator

Mekong Institute

123 Khon Kaen

University

Mittraphap Rd.,

Muang District,

Khon Kaen 40002,

Thailand.

Tel: + 66 (0) 43 202 411-2

Fax: + 66 (0) 43 343 131

Email:

sopheak@mekonginstitute.org

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Appendix 4: Workshop Agenda

Time Activities

08:30 – 09:30 Registration

09:30 – 09:40 Welcome Remarks

Dr. Watcharas Leelawath

Executive Director, Mekong Institute

09:40 – 09:50 Opening Remarks

Mr. Noriyoshi Fukuoka

Second Secretary (Economic Division), Embassy of Japan in Thailand

09:50 – 09:55 Introduction of the Mekong Institute

DVD presentation

09:55 – 10:20 Presentation on the Overview of the project on “Enhancing

Competitiveness of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises along the

Southern Economic Corridor (SEC)”

Discussion, Questions and Answers

Mr. Madhurjya Kumar Dutta, Director of Trade & Investment Facilitation

(TIF), Mekong Institute

10:20 – 10:50 Group Photo and Coffee Break

10:50 – 11:05 Presentation on the Project Work Plan

Discussion, Questions and Answers

Mr. Sa-nga Sattanun, Program Manager, Trade & Investment Facilitation

(TIF), Mekong Institute

11:05 – 11:20

Presentation on Roles and Responsibilities of the Project Steering

Committee (PSC)

Discussion, Questions and Answers

Mr. Quan Anh Nguyen, Program Specialist, Trade & Investment Facilitation

(TIF), Mekong Institute

11:20 – 11:50 Country Remarks

Thailand

Myanmar

Cambodia

Vietnam

11:50 – 12:00 Concluding Remarks

Dr. Watcharas Leelawath

Executive Director, Mekong Institute

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Time Activities

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch

13.30 Departure from Bangkok