 Participants from the private sector included representatives of
the Board of Trade of Thailand (BOT/TCC), Thailand Business
Council for Sustainable Development (TBCSD), the Employers’
Confederation of Thailand (ECOT), SME Bank, the Office of
Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP), the
National Economic and Social Advisory Council (NESAC), and
Thailand Business Coalition on AIDS (TBCA). |
Private Sector to Enhance Thailand’s Capacity to Support Neighbours through
South- South Cooperation
20 June 2008 – A Workshop on Private Sector Partnership on South-South Cooperation was
organised for the first time by UNDP and the Thailand International Cooperation Development Agency
(TICA) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with UNFPA, UNICEF and UNIDO Thailand.
The meeting agreed on the need to establish public-private sector partnership as a driving influence
towards improving Thailand’s capacity and efficiency, as a new donor, to extend support to its neighbouring developing countries through South-South Cooperation.
 Ms. Ayumi Fujino, Representative and Head of the Regional
Centre in Thailand of UNIDO made the opening remarks. The
Meeting was co-facilitated by Mr. Vudhisit Viryasiri, Director of
International Organizations Partnership Branch, Thailand
International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA), Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Ms. Sirisupa Kulthanan, UNDP Assistant
Resident Representative. |
Participants shared valuable information about their respective experiences and ideas, and suggested
that a discussion forum and other communication channels should be established to ensure regular
dialogue and exchanges between the public and private sectors. Concrete proposals submitted by
participants included the creation of internships, training, and the sharing of resource centres and databases. Such initiatives would take advantage of the private sector’s existing facilities and networks with support from the Government and UN agencies.
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For more information, please contact:
Dominique Larsimont: dominique.larsimont@undp.org;
UNDP Thailand; 02 288 1814;or
Punnipa Ruangtorsak: punnipa.ruangtorsak@undp.org;
02 288 2130
