1. 1 OFW WORKING GROUP 1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEMBERS : 1. CHAN SOKYENG6. KOTANI MASAYUKI 2. EK SOPHEARA7. MANDAR KULKARNI 3. FUSAE MITOMI8. TAKAMASA UESUGI 4. KARLINA SARI 9. TAKESHI MURAKAMI 5. KIM VEARA The Empowerment of SMEs and its Impact on Chiang Mai’s Economy

2. 2  Background  Research Purposes  Research Questions  Research Framework  Sites Matrix  Data Collecting Methods  Allocation of Tasks

3. 3 Background Production Employment Wage Consumption Benefit Investment Benefit Education Income etc

4. 4  Research Purposes : 1. Find out the factors that causing the income inequality in Chiang Mai 2. Find out the effective way to fill the gap  Research Questions : 1. Why is there the income inequality in Chiang Mai? 2. What are the factors that able to fill the income gap in Chiang Mai?

5. 5 OUR MAIN RESEARCH YOUNGER GENERATION LOCAL RESOURCES RURAL-URBAN LINKAGE

6. 6 Generating income Skill Technological capability Opportunity

7. 7 Local Capital Local Labor Local Culture Local Resources Output SMEs

8. 8 Rural Income Gap Urban Employment Opportunities Market Access

9. 9  Core sites : 1. Baan Tawai (11) 2. FDI firms (27)  Related sites : 1. Ceramics (13) 2. Artificial Flowers (16) 3. Silk (17) 4. Umbrella (14) 5. Scent candles (15) 6. Hmong Hill Tribe Village (18)  Site Matrix.doc Site Matrix.doc

10. 10 Methods :  Literature research  Interview  Questionnaire survey  Mapping Respondents :  Employment in FDI and SME  SMEs employer  Manager of human resource department in FDI  Government officials

11. 11  Prime Minister : Taka  Secretarial Minister: Takeshi  Administrative Minister : Karlina, Sokyeng  Communication Minister : Taka, Veara  Questionnaire&Interview Minister : Mandar, Sopheara  Schedule Minister : Kotani  Documentation Minister: Fusae

12. 12 Designed by Lina & Takeshi