Microsoft Philippines and the Department of Trade and Industry team up to better serve local entrepreneurs
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines, November 13, 2014 – Committed to transform Filipino businesses through technology, Microsoft Philippines has partnered with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to power the recently established Negosyo Centers with much-needed technology and training to better serve micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
DTI has recently established the Negosyo Centers in line with the Go Negosyo Act or Republic Act 10644, which was approved on July 15, 2014 by President Benigno Aquino III. This initiative is to mainly drive and promote local entrepreneurship in the country, focused on serving MSMEs. The Negosyo Centers will provide a more centralized and simplified business registration process for MSMEs, and will offer them access to shared service facilities (SSFs) such as equipment, technology transfer, production and marketing assistance as well as management trainings and capacity building programs.
Sharing the same vision for entrepreneurship, Microsoft Philippines has entered into a partnership with DTI to strengthen the Negosyo Centres with much-needed technology and training to better serve MSMEs and further advocate local entrepreneurship. Under the agreement, Microsoft will support selected Negosyo Centres with latest productivity tools such as Office 365, and Yammer accounts. Microsoft will also provide daily manpower for the technology enablement activity at Negosyo Center pilot sites. The manpower will be responsible for conducting demos and assisting MSMEs in setting up their Office 365 trial accounts and Yammer accounts. Windows devices per trial site needed in setting up Office 365 accounts and demos will also be supplied.
“Micro, small and medium businesses form a large portion of the economy yet many entrepreneurs are still stuck with old technologies which do not address today’s needs for increased collaboration and higher productivity,” said Karrie Ilagan, General Manager for Microsoft Philippines. “At Microsoft, we partner with government to empower small and medium businesses with the right technology and training. Along with DTI, we hope to enable more entrepreneurs to be technology-ready so they can be locally and globally competitive.”
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