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APEC Small and Medium Enterprise (SME)
Seventh Ministerial Meeting
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
22-23 June 2000
ANNEX C
THE WLN RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
APEC SME MINISTERS
The WLN Meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan has made the following recommendations
to the APEC SME Ministers:
- Draw upon the Expert Data Base developed by the WLN to ensure the full participation
of women in the APEC process.
- Implement training programmes, in particular distance learning, to assist
women to access the most advanced training and skills development available;
- Ensure that all women and in particular, young women, indigenous women,
rural women and women most at risk have equal access to education and opportunities
for skills development.
- Formulate policies which encourage employers to develop more favourable
working terms and conditions for women
- Establish appropriate mechanisms and incentives to facilitate the development
of women-owned SMEs and E-businesses
- Develop incentives for private sector investment in women-owned SMEs;
- Improve access to finance for women-owned SMEs and remove barriers to investment
and finance which continue to exist;
Identify best practice models with respect to access to technology, finance
and training for women, and encourage implementation throughout the APEC economies.
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