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Joint-Progress Meeting (at DG-SMIs in MoI)

On 7 October, the Joint-progress meeting was held by the Directorate General for SMIs (DG-SMIs) in the Ministry of Industry (MoI), in order to share and discuss the Local Industry Action Plan (challenge actions by target SMIs and support activities for such actions), which have been prepared by the Local Working Group (LWG) established in each target region. The meeting was attended by the members of Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in DG-SMIs, and the representatives from each LWG and the Expert Team, where each LWG for 3 regions/ 4 industries explained their Action Plan, and received comments on the contents, advice for facilitation, and information on additional support opportunities from PIU. Local Industry Action Plans have been drafted by each LWG after learning the planning method and through holding dialog session with SMIs/ producers and related support institutions, and discussed in particular focus on the challenge actions by SMIs/ producers (for instance, development of new products and their particular markets/ sales channels.

The meeting also reported the activity plan for improving financial access and production management (targeting metalwork: ship parts industry in Tegal), and the parties concerned including LWG-Tegal has consented on the activity plan.