Chinese Taipei-Malaysia Work Hand-in-Hand for Leading SMEs to Embrace Digital Transformation and the Inclusive Future
Chinese Taipei work hand-in-hand with SME Corporation Malaysia to co-host “APEC O2O Forum: Empowering SMEs to Go Global through Digital Transformation” on 17 April
Chinese Taipei-Malaysia Work
Hand-in-Hand for Leading SMEs to Embrace Digital Transformation and the
Inclusive Future
In order to sustain the momentum of digital innovation in APEC,
and to echo the APEC theme 2019, “Connecting People, Building the Future”, as
well as the priorities, such as Digital Society, SMEs and Inclusive Growth, Small and Medium Enterprise Administration,
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Chinese Taipei work hand-in-hand with SME Corporation Malaysia to co-host “APEC O2O Forum: Empowering SMEs to Go
Global through Digital Transformation” on
17 April in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Through this
cross-border platform, mentoring session, and the best practice showcasing, SMEs
could catch the trend of digital economy. Besides, Chinese Taipei and Malaysia reinforced
in-depth cooperation via this forum, promoting APEC SMEs to reach the inclusive
and sustainable growth in the digital economy era.
Creating the Infinite
Opportunities by Digital Technology
Acknowledging the importance of digital transformation for SMEs, Chinese
Taipei proposed the APEC O2O Initiative with 4-year framework in 2016. This
year, Chinese Taipei
co-implement the
“4th APEC O2O Initiative: Empower SMEs to Embrace Digital
Transformation” with Malaysia, Thailand, Chile, and the Philippines. Five O2O
serial events will be held in different APEC economies, and the event hosted in
Kuala Lumpur is the first one.
Ms. Wen-Ling Su, Deputy Director General of
SMEA, Chinese Taipei and Mr. Mohd Rithaudden Makip, Deputy CEO II, SME Corp.
Malaysia gave opening remarks at the APEC O2O Forum. In the remark, Ms. Wen-Ling
Su appreciated APEC member economies and Malaysia’s support for the O2O
initiative. Furthermore, she mentioned this initiative aims to strengthen the
public-private partnership and create a better digital innovation environment,
so as to help SMEs seizing the digital business opportunities and enjoying the
inclusive growth. Mr. Makip stressed the co-proposed APEC O2O initiative with
Chinese Taipei from 2017 to 2019 has achieved solid results, and asserted collaborations with Chinese Taipei in
other APEC SME initiatives will continue in the future.
Nearly one hundred participants joined in this event,
including officials from APEC member economies, representatives from multinational
enterprises and the best practices of start-up. With the event theme of “Empowering
SMEs to Go Global through Digital Transformation”, two topics of “Digital
Transformation: Opportunities and Technology Applications” and “Breaking Free
from Computerization Trap” were discussed. Via mentors’ advices, start-ups from
Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Chile could improve the
pitching, as well as get more visibility at this international arena.
Besides, to exchange the experiences and to know more about the
whole picture of industry in Malaysia, SMEA delegates paid a visit to MaGIC, Malaysia
Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), and Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA).
This year, SMEA has linked Taiwanese SMEs from cosmetics and medical device
industries with both MDEC and MRCA. Taiwanese SMEs actively take part in the
Malaysia retail chain exhibition; while MyCyberSale, one of the biggest online
sale in Malaysia, set a “Taiwan shop” on the webpage. The facts above show
further business connection between two countries, which brings more commercial
opportunities and market expansion in new southbound countries.
Disseminating the
Power of O2O
APEC works as an important international organization, as well as
the core platform of Chinese Taipei’s New Southbound Policy. SMEA is going to
hold “2019 APEC IncluNext-Born Local, Grown Global” from June 24 to 27 in Taipei.
It is expected delegates from 20 APEC economies, experts of O2O and local
innovation ecosystems, representatives of multinational enterprises and start-ups
will engage in this event to exchange opinions and networking. Via this great
event, it is believed the rich technology innovation power of Chinese Taipei
will be seen, and the linkage between Chinese Taipei and APEC economies will be
reinforced. Besides, the effects of digital economy will be disseminated to
enrich the start-up ecosystem and to boost the inclusive growth in APEC.
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For further details, or to arrange
possible media interviews, please contact:
Ms. Wen-Ling Su
Deputy Director General, Small and Medium Enterprise
Administration, MOEA
02-2366-2203
wenling@moea.gov.tw
Ms. Hsin-Yi Tseng
Section Chief, Policy Planning
Division, Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, MOEA
02-2366-2251
thy@moea.gov.tw