Enhancing the Role of Smes in Global Value Chains Tokyo, 31 May - 1 June 2007
Enhancing the Role of SMEs in Global Value Chains Tokyo, 31 May - 1 June 2007 OECD BACKGROUND REPORT OECD国際カンファレンス 「グローバル・バリュー・チェーンにおける中小企業の役割強化」 2007年5月31日(木)- 6月1日(金) FOREWORD The OECD Working Party on SMEs and Entrepreneurship (WPSMEE) study on Enhancing the Role of SMEs in Global Value Chains focuses on the effects of the globalisation of value chains on small and medium-sized enterprises. Originating from a proposal made by the Swiss authorities, this study was taken up in the 2004 Istanbul Ministerial Declaration1 where Ministers invited the OECD to consider “enabling a better understanding of international value chains and the way in which SMEs can benefits from them”. It has contributed to work on global value chains carried out by the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry and submitted to the 2007 OECD Ministerial Conference Meeting as part of the background material. The study was partly funded by the Geneva International Academic Network (GIAN/RUIG), the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Several OECD members and non-member economies, participating in the OECD Bologna Process on SME and Entrepreneurship Policies, contributed to the project by undertaking case studies on specific industrial sectors. A Steering Group composed of representatives from Australia, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand (Chair), the United States and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) offered guidance throughout the study. This document was prepared by Mme Mariarosa Lunati, SME and Entrepreneurship Division of the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development (CFE), in co-operation with a Swiss research team led by Prof.
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