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Leveraging e-Commerce for SME Exports: How to Unleash the Potential?

Representatives of the EU, ministries, regulators, financial institutions, alternative finance promoters, as well as the civil society, notably women in business associations as well as the National SBA Coordinators, gathered for a webinar to discuss how to reshape commerce through the digital transformation.

date:  10/05/2023

ContactLiisa TANTTARI

The MED MSMEs Programme organized on 4 May 2023, an online Tabadool dialogue on Leveraging E-Commerce for SME Exports: How to Unleash the Potential?

The event gathered 45 participants including representatives of the EU, ministries, regulators, financial institutions, alternative finance promoters, as well as the civil society, notably women in business associations as well as the National SBA Coordinators.  The webinar organized in close collaboration with INSME was supported by a team of three experts who walked participants through the promotion of digital export through policies, regulations and programmes. It allowed participant to share some good practices and practical tools illustrating the reshaping of the commerce through digital transformation. This event was a preparatory step for the study tour to be organized in June 2023 in Rome to raise awareness of South Med institutions and exporters on the impact of governance, policies and digital support services on the development of SME exports.

Takeaways of the event can be accessed here.

The technical presentation is available here.