Globalizing MSMEs via B2B E-Commerce: Considerations for the Philippines
Katigbak, Jovito Jose P. | August 2016
Abstract
2015 was a fruitful year for Philippine micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as they witnessed and experienced strong momentum towards their development and eventual integration into the regional and global economies. Notably, several initia-tives and efforts aiming to link Philippine MSMEs into the Global Value Chains (GVCs) through the digital platform were simultaneously launched last year at the domestic and regional levels. Given the increasing recognition of e-commerce as a significant tool in globalizing MSMEs, it is important to note key points in the country’s push towards deeper involvement of Philippine firms in the global marketplace via the online platform. Tapping the B2B e-commerce, as exemplified by China’s Alibaba, and developing a robust local online ecosystem present great potential in further integrating MSMEs into the global economy.
Citation
Katigbak, Jovito Jose P.. 2016. Globalizing MSMEs via B2B E-Commerce: Considerations for the Philippines. © Foreign Service Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/9066.ISSN
2423-2912 (Print)
2423-2920 (Online)
Keywords
Telecommunication Companies
Rural Rehabilitation
Biotechnology
Inter Industry Trade
Industrial Policy
Industrial Investment
Industrial Development
Small Scale Industry
Medium Scale Industry
Local Industry
Transport Infrastructure
Trade regulations
Telecommunications Industry
Computers
Trade data interchange
Access to markets
E-Commerce
Trade And Development
Large Scale Industry
Regional Trade
Commerce and Industry
Trade Negotiations
Merchandise Trade
Domestic Trade
Computer Industry
Trade Regulation
intellectual Property Rights
Rural development
Unfair competition
Supply and demand
Energy policy
Developing countries
Industrial organizations
Creative industries
Investment banking
Microfinance
Financial planning industry
Infrastructure
Manufactures
Business failures
Wages and labor productivity
Microelectronics industry
Electronic industries
Digital electronics
Microelectronics
Electronic commerce
Business enterprises
Digital
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