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MSG BUSINESS DIRECTORY 20 December 2017 (COVERAGE (PNG, FIJI, SOLOMON…
MSG
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
20 December 2017
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
STRUCTURE
PART 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Guide to sources of information
for Investors and Exporters
PART 2
CONTACT DATABASE
SUPPORT INSTITUTIONS
SERVICE COMPANIES FOR EXPORT
TOP EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS
PART 3
ANNEXES
SHORT GUIDES; LEGAL TEXTS
STATISTICS; GRAPHS
CONCEPT:
THE BUSINESS
DIRECTORY IS...
A DIRECTORY OF SUPPORT
INSTITUTIONS AND COMPANIES
A GUIDE TO SOURCES FOR
DOING BUSINESS IN THE MSG REGION
A SET OF ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS
CONCEPT and STRUCTURE
VALIDATION by...
MSG SECRETARIAT
Progr Manager, Trade and Investment
John Licht and Henry Sanday
DG, DDG, Programme Managers
PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS
IN MEMBER COUNTRIES
BUSINESS PEOPLE
in particular in Vanuatu and in Fiji
COVERAGE
PNG
FIJI
SOLOMON ISLANDS
VANUATU
INFORMATION COLLECTION
and DATA ENTRY
MAIL and COMMUNICATION WITH:
Customs (top exporters & importers)
Stakeholders (Trade + Investment promotion Institutions)
Top service companies for export (freight forwarders; etc)
VISITS TO STAKEHOLDERS:
PNG (by A.Tavo)
SOLOMON ISLANDS (by A. Tavo)
FIJI (by A.Tavo and BJ Monrozier)
VANUATU: further visits by
A.Tavo; N. Garraway; BJ Monrozier
FURTHER CONSULTATIONS WITH
Trade Support Institutions
Private Sector
EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON A/ THE INTERNET
AND IN B/ RECENT REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS
Business contact information (incl. Yellow Pages and Guides)
Legal information; Essential regulations; essential forms
Market information/ Market reports
Sources for business opportunities
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
1/ DATA ENTRY:
Text for Parts 1 and 3 (MS Word; pdf files)
Contact Database (MS Excel)
2/ WEB PLATFORM
Converting Part 2 -Excel file - into a searchable web module
Positioning Part 1 and Part 2 into MSG Website modules
Defining updating modalities
Defining & implementing front end options for user entry
3/ WEB PUBLISHING
Domain registration
Graphic design inputs
Web platform made public
SECOND MISSION
13 Nov - 7 Dec 2017
FIJI and VANUATU
15 to 17 November: Mission in Port Vila Consultations with DG and DDG
Work with John Licht and Henry Sanday
13 to 15 November: Suva, Fiji
Visits to stakeholders
20 to 25 November: Port Vila
Additional consultations with local companies and institutions
Extensive research on Internet resources
Use of directories (eg Yellow Pages of 4 member countries)
Mobilizing other contributions (NKE; Interns or junior MSG staff)
27 Nov - 7 Dec: Port Vila
Focus on developing contents for
Part 1 + Part 2 + Part 3
DATA ADDITION
VALIDATION AND
ENHANCEMENT
ADDING DETAILED CONTACT DATA INTO EXCEL FILE
Finding contact names, current email, current phone numbers
web pages, addresses, etc
VALIDATING DATA ALREADY ENTERED IN DATABASE
LAYOUT AND GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR WEB PUBLISHING
ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
With KEY PROJECT CONSULTANTS
Additional QUESTIONS/ CONTACTS / GUIDES
With INTERN ALICK JOE
since Dec 17
Searching, adding and validating
detailed CONTACT DATA
WITH IT SPECIALIST - Jan 18
Web conversion + Graphic design
With NON-KEY EXPERT
SALLY ANN HUGUES - Nov-Dec 17
Part 1: Formulating
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Part 3 -
Providing Essential ANNEXES