DTI holds AEC game plan, industry roadmaps briefing for Mindanao

DAVAO CITY, Dec. 1 – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Board of Investments (BOI) will conduct a forum entitled “Industry Roadmaps and the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Game Plan: Regional Roadmaps for Competitiveness” on December 4 in Davao city. 

Trade Secretary Gregory L. Domingo is expected to deliver the keynote address.

The Forum will focus on the crucial role of industrial development in the integration process of ASEAN.

Likewise, the forum will inform stakeholders of the opportunities and challenges in ASEAN.

The AEC aims to establish a single market and production base with free movement of goods, services and investments across the ten ASEAN member countries.

Other forum speakers include USAID Trade-Related Assistance for Development Project Senior Adviser Dr. Ramon Clarete, DTI Assistant Secretary Dr. Rafaelita M. Aldaba, Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) Senior Research Fellow Dr. Roehlano Briones, University of Asia and the Pacific Senior Agribusiness Specialist Florence Sevilla, University of Asia and the Pacific Senior Management Specialist Senen Reyes, and BOI Sectoral Champion Francis Peñaflor.

DTI Assistant Secretary Blesila Lantayona is likewise expected to grace the forum.

Participants from various chambers of commerce, business support organizations, the academe, LGUs, representatives of various government agencies, NGOs, consumer organizations and the media are anticipated to attend the forum.

DTI and BOI launched the Industry Roadmap Project (IRP) in January 2012.

The IRP continues to forge strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders, particularly the private sector, in the development of industry roadmaps that defines its vision, goals, and targets, in the short, medium, and long term, assesses the industry’s state and economic performance, identifies the binding constraints to its growth, and recommends strategies for industry upgrading and development.

To date, 30 sectoral roadmaps have been submitted to the BOI, of which, 25 roadmaps have been completed.

These sectoral roadmaps are the building blocks of the Manufacturing Industry Roadmap (MIR) and the Comprehensive National Industrial Strategy (CNIS).

The MIR, finalized in 2013, consolidates the roadmaps while the CNIS is envisioned to be the blueprint for the overall industrial development strategy and will cover agriculture, manufacturing, and services.

Due to limited space, participation to the forum is on a first come, first served basis. For details on how to participate in the forum, you may contact Vedastito Galvez or Julian Loquinario at (082) 224-0511 or email them at r11@dti.gov.ph. (DTI-11)