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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 379 -
APPOINTING THE PHILIPPINE NETWORK OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
(PhilSME) TO MANAGE THE APEC CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE AND
TRAINING FOR SMEs (ACTETSME)
WHEREAS, the ACTETSME has been
established in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines, to be the
regional center that will disseminate information, facilitate market
linkages and promote technology transfer among nationals and small and
medium enterprises (SMEs) of APEC member-economies through networking;
WHEREAS, the designated Project Executing Office will have turn over
the operation of ACTETSME to a duly-mandated organization that will
manage the ACTETSME in accordance with its objectives, mission and
vision on or before 01 March 1997;
WHEREAS, the Philippine Network of Small and Medium Enterprises
(PhilSME), a private foundation consisting of a select group of
industry associations, business chambers and professional organization
with SME orientation, has been organized in January, 1996 to work for a
closer and more effective coordination of SME-to-SME contracts and
related business development mechanisms;
WHEREAS, PhilSME has the collective experience and expertise of its
membership to jumpstart the operation of a new venture, such as the
ACTETSME;
WHEREAS, PhilSME has expressed its Willingness to cooperate in and
commit its resources to initiatives pertaining to the promotion,
development and growth of SMEs in the Philippines and the region as
well.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby appoint the
Philippine Network of Small and Medium Enterprises to manage the APEC
Center for Technology Exchange and Training for SMEs (ACTETSME)
effective 01 January - 31 December 1997.
To properly carry out its managerial and administrative functions in
ACTETSME, PhilSME is hereby authorized to recruit and employ the
required management, staff and support personnel and may call upon any
government agency or local government for assistance.
PhilSME is also authorized to be given the right to lease the ACTETSME
building at the University of the Philippines in Los Baños and
all equipment, furnishings and facilities contained therein at a
nominal rate of P1.00 per year until such time that an ACTETSME
organization which is international in character has been duly
established.
PhilSME shall, in coordination with the Small and Medium Enterprise
Development Council (SMED), study and identify the appropriate
distribution of and the expected output or results from a fund
allocation of P30 Million for the year 1997 to be provided by the
Government through the SMED Council for ACTETSME’s operations.
PhilSME shall enter into an agreement with the SMED Council specifying
their respective duties and responsibilities in the management and
operation of ACTETSME and the former will be accountable to the latter
as far as outputs and results are concerned.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 20th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and ninety six.
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