2. Drs. Hans Pruim Chief Business Partnerships and Information Services Small and Medium Enterprises Branch UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANZIATION The Hague, 15 November 2004 UNIDO and ICT

3. The Hague 15 Nov 20043 UNIDO Specialized agency of the United Nations Promote sustainable industrial development HQ Vienna, Austria, with 600 staff Technical cooperation at governmental and institutional level Target group small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) Including information and ICT support

4. UNIDO Networks 16 Investment and Technology Prom Offices 35 Field Offices 29 National Cleaner Production Centres 55 Subcontracting and Partnership Exchanges 8 Int. Technology Centres

5. The Hague 15 Nov 20045 Information/ICT concept Creating network of national and international information sources Building national ICT capacities – One Stop Shop OSS in network of core partners OSS to provide value added information services on information and ICT

6. The Hague 15 Nov 20046 OSS and partners - BISNET

7. The Hague 15 Nov 20047 OSS commercial services Information –markets, business intelligence, technology sourcing, skills ICT –corporate training –e-business, telework facilitation

8. The Hague 15 Nov 20048 Implementation – steps Needs assessment and business plan, based on local demand Partnership building Capacity building with international and national expertise + training + equipment Link to global e-business infrastructure Extend to rural areas

9. The Hague 15 Nov 20049 UNIDO ICT projects Past and ongoing projects: Algeria, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Guatemala, Guinea, Jordan, Lebanon, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda Financing: UNDP, other bilateral/multilateral

10. The Hague 15 Nov 200410 www.unido.org/doc/18761 Further details on – BISNET concept In English, French and Spanish www.unido.org pruim@unido.org