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Caribbean Export and EPA Implementation in the Caribbean Services Sector EXPORT DEVELOPMENT & PROMOTION

STUDY TOUR TO CeBIT

of B2B meetings with German BSOs and Software Clusters, including Databund and House of IT. The firms also had access to several conferences and international fora, in addition to the chance to explore potential business opportunities with the German IT companies on exhibition. Participants were also provided with access to the CeBIT online B2B database, a platform, which allows users to identify potential business partnerships and make direct contacts with these firms. Subsequent to the mission, a verbal Agreement for future cooperation with German BSO House of IT; networking opportunities with at least 100 ICT business contacts were achieved; as well as improved expertise of six CARIFORUM ICT firms on EU industry trends and regulatory issues was realised.

Caribbean Export, in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), facilitated the participation of six export-oriented Information and Communication Technology (ICT) professionals to the CeBIT ICT Trade Fair in Hannover, Germany. Specific objectives of the mission included discovering joint venture opportunities available and industry awareness among CARIFORUM ICT SMEs, exposing these SMEs to international buyers, business associations, and potential partners, and exploring the available research and development (R&D) cooperation opportunities towards innovation in the CARIFORUM ICT sector. During the five-day mission, beneficiaries participated in a number to supply products, facilitating knowledge transfer concerning awareness of new technologies