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STUDY TOUR TO CeBIT
Caribbean Export, in partnership
with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit
(GIZ), facilitated the participation of
six export-oriented Information and
Communication Technology (ICT)
professionals to the CeBIT ICT Trade
Fair in Hannover, Germany. Specific
objectives of the mission included
discovering joint venture opportunities
to supply products, facilitating
knowledge transfer concerning
awareness of new technologies
available and industry awareness among
CARIFORUM ICT SMEs, exposing these
SMEs to international buyers, business
associations, and potential partners,
and exploring the available research
and development (R&D) cooperation
opportunities towards innovation in the
CARIFORUM ICT sector.
During the five-day mission,
beneficiaries participated in a number
of B2B meetings with German BSOs
and Software Clusters, including
Databund and House of IT. The firms
also had access to several conferences
and international fora, in addition to the
chance to explore potential business
opportunities with the German IT
companies on exhibition. Participants
were also provided with access to the
CeBIT online B2B database, a platform,
which allows users to identify potential
business partnerships and make direct
contacts with these firms. Subsequent
to the mission, a verbal Agreement for
future cooperation with German BSO
House of IT; networking opportunities
with at least 100 ICT business contacts
were achieved; as well as improved
expertise of six CARIFORUM ICT firms
on EU industry trends and regulatory
issues was realised.
Caribbean Export and EPA Implementation in the Caribbean Services Sector
EXPORT DEVELOPMENT & PROMOTION