PH Delegates Take Part in Int’l Training to Help MSMEs Innovate

Philippine Ambassador to Germany Ma. Theresa Dizon-De Vega receives a certificate and token of gratitude from the delegation. (Berlin PE photo)

BERLIN 22 January 2020 –– The Philippine Embassy in Berlin hosted from 13 to 17 January 2020 a total of 27 representatives of Executive and Legislative government agencies in the Philippines who were in Berlin for the International Training on Intrapreneurship and Competitiveness at The DO School.

Arranged by the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), as the Philippines’s national productivity organization, arranged the training with the support of the Office of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Loren Legarda. It aims to enable the delegates to pursue and develop innovative products and services, and creative solutions to strengthen the competitiveness of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in light of Industry 4.0.

Philippine Ambassador to Germany Theresa Dizon-De Vega, in welcome remarks, highlighted the abundant opportunities for learning best practices and skills upgrading offered by Germany. She noted the German Government’s game-changing efforts to focus economic policy including in the MSMEs sector on three areas: innovation, sustainability, and digitization.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary Blesila Lantayona, as mission leader of the delegation, enjoined the delegates to work together as a team for the sake of their clients and beneficiaries. END

Philippine Ambassador to Germany Ma.Theresa Dizon-De Vega welcomes the delegation and tells them about relevant developments in Germany with regard to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and innovation. (Berlin PE photo)

For more information, visit  https://www.berlinpe.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.philippine-embassy.de  or https://www.facebook.com/PHinGermany.