Backgrounder - Canada-Association of Southeast Asian Nations partnership projects
Backgrounder
Supporting Association of Southeast Asian Nations small and medium-sized enterprises
In partnership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), this Canada-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) project provides $11.9 million over five years to support better policy dialogue between small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and policy makers to facilitate the adoption of business-friendly and SME-relevant policies in each ASEAN member state and to create a better business environment for SMEs in the region.
Expected results include the development of competitive, resilient and innovative SMEs that contribute to inclusive and sustainable development in the ASEAN region and that seamlessly integrate into the ASEAN Economic Community.
The mission of the OECD is to promote policies that improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. The OECD provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common economic, social and environmental problems.
Supporting participation in global value chains in Southeast Asia
Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) will invest $1.7 million in research identifying how participation in value chains can promote employment and better working conditions in the garment, electronics and industrial agriculture sectors in Southeast Asia. Many of these sectors employ a large number of low-skilled workers, particularly women.
The project will support collaborative study of global value chains and create a learning forum for practitioners, producers and emerging leaders on how effective participation in global production chains can contribute to more and better employment.
The IDRC’s mandate is to initiate, encourage, support and conduct research into the problems of the developing regions of the world and into the means for applying and adapting scientific, technical and other knowledge to help those regions advance economically and socially.
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