Bali’s finest…

Just returned from Bali after a strategic session with the management and staff of the Bali Export Development Organization (BEDO). It is a dynamic and interactive process of rethinking and redesigning the strategy of the organization, to be lean and mean(ingful). In this second strategic session, a breakthrough was realized in conceptualizing a new business ... more »
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Website promotion seminar for tourism operators

From March 1-7, we’re conducting a seminar in Rotterdam on e-marketing, SEO and social media strategies for tourism operators from developing countries. The seminar is hosted by the centre for promotion of imports from developing countries (CBI). The close to 40 participants are operators of community based tourism and ecotourism from countries ranging from Georgia ... more »
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Adding value in the Market Intel seminar

Last week, we co-organized the annual Market Intel seminar, hosted by the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI), in Rotterdam. A seminar for managers and staff of trade promotion organizations who are involved in trade information services. From Afghanistan to Zambia There were some 26 participants from amongst others Afghanistan, Bolivia, Ecuador, India, ... more »
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Trade Information Networking or ‘Not working’?

Upon request of the United Nations International Trade Centre (ITC) the team of iD consultants prepared a set of papers on their experiences with the development of trade information networks. The papers reflect on experiences in Europe, Latin America and Africa. The issues covered in the papers are: The need for trade information networks, the ... more »
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Business support improvement through service optimization, customization, innovation and syndication

Since 2007, iD consultancy is engaged in a business support development program with the Foreign Trade Institute of Bolivia (IBCE). On behalf of CBI, The Netherlands, we started with an identification and feasibility mission and formulated an intervention program with the main objective to: ‘Strengthen IBCE as a leading, customer driven and value added provider of ... more »
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Development of a trade information portal and network, Romania

On behalf of the International Trade Centre (ITC), we supported the Department of Foreign Trade in Romania with the development of a Trade Information Portal and Trade Information Network. The main aim was to organize an effective and efficient cooperation between the relevant stakeholders in the field of trade information and to develop an effective ... more »
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Establishing a market information service with Philexport Cebu, Philippines

Since 2006, we are engaged in a program to strengthen Philexport Cebu, as an umbrella Business Support Organization (BSO) in the Philippines. The multi-year program we designed on behalf of CBI, The Netherlands, comprises of three main pillars: (i) Capacity building of staff and streamlining of the organization; (ii) Strengthening the network and the position vis-a-vis ... more »
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Capacity building Lima Chamber of Commerce, Peru

In 2010, we carry out a project on behalf of CBI The Netherlands, with the Lima Chamber of Commerce (LCC). The main objective is to strengthen the newly established foreign trade department within LCC. We do so by delivering a number of workshops on EU market trends, webbased market research, export diagnostics and market entry strategies. At ... more »
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Best Practice Seminars on Trade Information Services

Since 2006, iD consultancy is involved in the preparation and implementation of Best Practice seminars on trade information services. We do so, on behalf of CBI and in co-operation with the International Trade Centre (ITC) and host organization CORPEI in Ecuador. The Andean Fund is usually one of the sponsors of the event. The participants of ... more »
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Improvement of market information service in Sri Lanka

As part of a business support development project of CBI, The Netherlands, we are actively involved in upgrading the market information service of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Export Development Board of Sri Lanka. With both organizations we have worked out a model to offer a complementary market information service to the Sri ... more »
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  • Experience us

    The module Trade Information management was actually one of the most successful in the project, and that is due in great part to your contribution.

    Sabina Timco (Associate Trade Promotion Adviser)
    International Trade Centre (ITC)