BUTUAN CITY, July 18 (PIA) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga is set to hold the 13th of a series of regional conference entitled "Industry Roadmaps and the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Game Plan: Roadmap Localization for Competitiveness” on August 4, 2016 at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city.
In her written statement, Industry Development Group assistant secretary Rafaelita Aldaba, bared that the Board of Investments under the DTI is conducting a series of multi-stakeholder conferences in various regions of the country to communicate to stakeholders the opportunities and challenges for the Philippines in the ASEAN Economic Community.
"We hoped to deepen the stakeholders’ awareness of the importance of industry roadmaps in the context of regional integration, and encourage them to formulate regional roadmaps that are aligned with the national industry maps,” added Aldaba.
Also, during the set regional conference, Dr. Cielito Habito, chief of party of United States Agency for International Development — Trade-Related Assistance for Development Project is expected to share about the Regional Integration and the National Development Agenda, while Dr. Roehlano Briones, senior research fellow from the Philippine Institute for Development Studies will discuss the Agribusiness in relation to the six National Industry Clusters.
Meanwhile, National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Caraga regional director Mylah Faye Aurora Carino will also reveal the potentials and challenges in the region. Guest speakers from Philippine Rubber Industries Association Incorporated; DTI-Caraga; and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will brief the participants on Rubber, Palm Oil, Processed Fish, and Mining. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
