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Capacity-Building for Business Information Networking: The UNIDO Support Programme
| Title | Capacity-Building for Business Information Networking: The UNIDO Support Programme |
| Abstract | In most developing countries, the SME sector is suffering from inadequacies in the provision of business information, which is only available from stand-alone institutions, often slow and cumbersome to access, limited in scope and not provided in an integrated manner. In order to respond to the specific needs of SMEs, the Business Information Services programme of UNIDO creates value added by bringing together information from different sources and transforming that information into solutions, including ICT and e-business support, in order to enable the integration of SMEs in national and global value chains. Based on its global contacts, UNIDO has developed a methodology for establishing an integrated business information solutions network (BISnet) that link all relevant national and international information sources into a "One-Stop-Shop" (OSS). The OSS operates on a demand-driven and commercial basis, ensuring SMEs' trust and support through a strong local ownership of public and private sector business partners. Commercial operations also ensure sustainability of the operation of the OSS. |
| Date | 2003 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Pages | 20 pages |
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