EWEC Business Data base

Mr. Madhurjya Kumar DuttaMekong Institute

Project: Enhancing Provincial and Local

Chamber of Commerce and Industries and Business Associations’

Capacities in Trade and Investment Facilitation

along East-West Economic Corridor

11 Provinces along the EWEC

Kalasin

Business Research and data base development

Promotion of Trade Events Structured Learning Visit for B2B Seminar and Policy Dialogue

Needs Assessment Study Results

Status:

EWEC Business Database

1.Insufficient information 2. Upto date information is not available, 3. Data updating and management is an issue, 4. Language 5. Limited information about EWEC or neighboring countries

Need:

EWEC Business Database

Business related information

Networking opportunities

Investment opportunities

Infrastructure

Custom & Legal procedures

EWEC Business Database

A compatible business database for business related information that is accurate, reliable and timely across 11 provinces of EWEC to promote trade and investment in the EWEC.

Objective :

EWEC Business Database

1.store house of business related information

• 11 provincial level business related information• 1700 companies in EWEC

2. Marketing : allows the companies to present the products/services to offer more visibility

3. Business matching and B2B development

4. Updated information

Key Features:

Provincial Chambers of Commerce, Federation of Industries, SME Association, Trade Promotion agencies, Provincial department of Trade and Industry.

EWEC Business Database System Development

33 Participants:

9 Vietnamese, 16 Thais, 5 Burmese & 3 Laos

Web site review of CCI and Business Association in EWEC- visit and discussion (January – February 2011)

Training on Business Research & Information Management (21 – 25 March 2011)

EWEC Business Database System Development

Data Collection (May – July 2011)

Data base design (Aug- Oct 2011)

Data base hosting ( Nov 2011)

EWEC Business DatabaseData base exchange and dissemination (Nov- Dec 2011)

Scope for an integrated data business base of economic corridors-EWEC, NSEC and SEC

New

EWEC Biz database

EWEC Business Database

Components of the Data Base 1. Provincial Business profiles

EWEC Business Database

2. Company Business profiles

URL: WWW.EWECBIZ.COM

Province/Country

Sector Sub-sector

Company select

Khon Kaen M Metal 1 K.C. Metalsheet Co.,Ltd.Phitsanulok

S Hotel 1 Wanathara Health Resort & SpaSavannakh

etS Health 1

C.B.F. PHARMA.COMPANY LIMITED Danang - - 45 Danang Refrigeration Electrical Engneering Company (SEAREE)