Here are nine practical steps that TSIs can take to help their country s exporters to benefit from the Internet. Sensitize national leaders and international agencies about what your country needs to become e-competent. Work in partnership with organizations representing small and large businesses and international agencies. Analyse what your country needs to become e-competent, and work with interested partners to raise awareness among business, government and media leaders. Communicate your conclusions to national decision-makers and international agencies, in order to find solutions.
Communication can be through workshops, conferences and specialized trade journals.
Team up with international buyers to train local suppliers. Exporters need to know how to get the most from new technologies. Training should cover adapting business and manufacturing practices for the digital economy, using auctions and trading exchanges, preparing bids with segregated financial and technical details, networking suppliers and security. Suppliers will also need to learn about Internet-based research techniques, collection and analysis of customer data and assessment of information quality and accuracy. ITC and some international buyers run supplier education programmes, and are willing to partner in workshops for local supply chain participants such as logistics providers, customs and port authorities, suppliers, banks and government agencies.