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Commonwealth Workshop on Information and Communication Technologies in International Trade, Investment and Sustainable Development: A Commonwealth Perspective
PR940
21/05/1997
21/05/1997
| An international workshop on this topic was brought to a close by | the Prime Minister, Dr Alfred Sant, this evening at the New Dolmen Hotel. This workshop was organised by the Commonwealth Network of Information Technology for Development (COMNET-IT) and the Malta External Trade Corporation (METCO). COMNET-IT is a foundation supported by the Government of Malta and the Commonwealth Secretariat in London. |
| The theme of the workshop is closely related to the subject of | Trade and Investment which is being discussed by the fifty-three Commonwealth Heads of Government when they meet in Edinburgh next October. Delegates discussed ways in which the private sector especially small to medium enterprise (SMEs) can use information technology to expand their trade. One of the workshop conclusions was that companies and countries would find it increasingly harder to trade unless they invested in the right information technology infrastructure. |
| In his address the Prime Minister called for strategic partnerships | between Commonwealth agencies (such as COMNET-IT in Malta) and others (such as United Nations Agencies) to develop guidelines, development models and projects for the benefit of trade promotion organisations and the private sector in Commonwealth Countries with a special reference to SMEs which are a cornerstone of Malta's economy. |
| The workshop was sponsored by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the | (Malta) Ministry of Foreign Affairs. |
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