Enterprise resource planning

These support programmes are coordinated by the Economic Development Board through its Enterprise Development Division, upgraded from a Small Business Bureau as its activities expanded to keep up with the growth of local enterprises, both in size and in number.

In 1998 The National Development Planning Agencies established a gender mainstreaming Working Group on Policy and Program Planning which focuses on five development sectors namely employment, education, justice, agriculture, cooperatives SMEs In 2000 the Working Group expanded its mandate to incorporate four additional sectors namely health, family planning, social welfare and environment.

SSEs have characteristics that justify promoting them in a development strategy.

(c) Development of microenterprises, including informal sector upgrade

UNDP has also continued support for the Empretec Programme, which promotes entrepreneurship and development of small and medium sized enterprises in economies in transition.

Many of the projects to introduce MIS have been based on the introduction of ERP systems, thus the introduction of a common payroll system should be carefully planned in the wider context of an ERP.

The promotion of SSEs and especially those in the informal sector, is viewed as a viable approach to sustainable development.

Licensing processes can help to identify enterprises that comply with legislation and to deter others Land use planning and development control These combined instruments are critical in enhancing the sustainability of new tourism development.

Development of small enterprises.

(a) Business and development

(a) Business and development

Recognize the significant role played by the informal sector and by micro enterprises in the industrial development of least developed countries and request UNIDO to promote the development of these enterprises and to assist them in securing partnership with foreign businesses and enterprises

Recognize the significant role played by the informal sector and by micro enterprises in the industrial development of least developed countries and request UNIDO to promote the development of these enterprises and to assist them in securing partnerships with foreign businesses and enterprises

(b) Small enterprise and business development

Unleashing Entrepreneurship Making Business Work for the Poor.

3. Enterprise issues relating to an enterprise development strategy.

UNEP, along with UNDP and the World Conservation Union (IUCN), will further expand the supporting entrepreneurs for environment and development (SEED) initiative in support of the Bali Strategic Plan.

It can act as a catalyst in the transition to the formal sector for the development and growth of microenterprises into SMEs.

56 185. Business and development

General Assembly resolutions

(b) BUSINESS AND DEVELOPMENT (continued)

52 209. Business and development

Item 3 Enterprise issues relating to an enterprise development strategy

Investment and enterprise competitiveness

Development of local entrepreneurs

Since, before the transition, the SME sector was by and large underdeveloped or in many instances did not exist at all (with the exception of informal activities), the enterprise behaviour of the nascent SMEs is not marked by planned economy habits and practices.

It is envisaged that United Nations Volunteers will be mobilized in such specialized areas as civil engineering, economic planning, small business development, physical planning and agricultural extension. Regional expertise will be mobilized through technical cooperation among developing countries programmes and exchanges.

PROGRESS TOWARDS STRATEGIES FOR ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT

24. It was not only at the level of firms that there must be an enterprise development strategy.

Nonetheless, in the cases in which data are disaggregated according to the size of enterprises, it appears that also in developing countries access to Internet is more prevalent among larger businesses.

The development of innovation, entrepreneurial and technological capabilities as essential inputs for the development and growth of enterprises and

(1) Training on Development of Small and Medium Enterprises

Investment, technology and enterprise development

Such a diminution would benefit the smaller players such as developing countries, and especially their small and medium sized enterprises

Plan for supporting small and medium sized businesses of the Ministry of Development in coordination with other public and private agencies.

Mr. Toru Ueno, Principal Administrator, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development (CFE), Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME) and Entrepreneurship Division, OECD

70. The economic and social development strategy adopted a few years ago and stepped up under the Eighth Plan focuses on developing productive jobs and promoting micro enterprises and small trades.

50 UNCTAD, Entrepreneurship and economic development the Empretec showcase (Geneva, 2004).

III. HUMAN RESOURCES PLANNING, RECRUITMENT, STATUS OF WOMEN AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT

A guide for the policy review process and strategic plans for micro , small and medium development entitled Effective Policies for Small Businesses was published by OECD and UNIDO as a follow up to the OECD UNIDO Forum on Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development.

(1) examining and approving the internal financial management system, financial strategy, financial plan and financial budget of the enterprise

Support for small and medium size enterprise (SME) development (Empretec).

International Development Enterprises India

34. Investment, enterprise development and technology.