Capacity Building Needs Assessment of MI Local Partners in Cambodia and Lao PDR/ Local Chambers of Commerce and Industry along East-West economic Corridor By Ms. MITH Somountha: YGMS (Cambodia) Ms. Nattakarn Sahavacharin: MI staff Ms.Phiengphaneth Chanthalangsy: YGMS (Lao PDR)

Outline 1 Introduction - Rationale (MI local partners) - Rationale (LCOCI) - Research questions - Research objectives 2 Conceptual Framework 3 Scope and Limitations

Rationale (MI local partners) 1 Introduction

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Myanmar Thailand Yunnan Province and Guangxi Autonomous Region PR China Lao PDR VietnamCambodia  Land area of 2.6 million square kilometers  About 325 million people live within the GMS region

Cambodia and Lao PDR are considered to be least developed countries among GMS countries ChinaThailandCambodiaMyanmarVietnamLao PDR GDP

In 2006 Lao PDRCambodia Rural population (% of total population) Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)

Improving rural development is important  Human resource development in rural development works is needed.  MI would like to do research on capacity building need assessment which focus on - Cambodia: The Council for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) - Lao PDR: key government partners (assigned agencies)

CARD Structure

 Assigned agencies - Ministry of Planning and Investment (Dept of International Cooperation) - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lao PDR

Rationale (the Local COCI)

 A Local Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) is normally a voluntary association whose membership is comprised of companies, civic leaders, and individual business people. Its members seek to promote the interests of business, typically in a broad-based way. (Source:  The Local COCI along the EWEC can play crucial role to encourage the transboundary trade. Their roles are not limited only to support provincial economic development but also support cooperation program, cooperate & promote trade with other cities/countries, provide education/information support to community, and coordinate with other COCI. (Source: the ADB Technical Assistance Consultant’s Report, December 2008) Rationale (LCOCI)

 Therefore, the local COCI capacity building need assessment is crucial to be addressed since they can enhance, support and facilitate public and private sector to develop in their respective geographical location.  However, each local COCI along the EWEC have difference capacity. Therefore, the MI would like to research on this topic in order to provide a series of capacity building training programs to enhance their institutional, organizational and human resource capacities.

Capacity Building is a planned development of (or increase in) knowledge, output rate, management, skills, and other capabilities of an organization through acquisition, incentives, technology, and/or trainingdevelopmentknowledgeoutputratemanagement skillscapabilitiesorganizationacquisitionincentivestechnology training Source :

Research Questions :  What are the essential skills that need to be provided in order to enable MI local partners/local COCI to perform their maximize ability? Research Objectives :  To understand the current capacity of each MI local partners/local COCI  To find out the capacity gab in each level of MI local partners/local COCI which need to be addressed  To provide suitable training programs to enhance their capacity

2 Conceptual Framework Assessment of Needs Human Resource Development: - Understanding - Skills - Access to information - Knowledge - Trainning COCI Organizational Development: - Strategy & Structure - Process & Procedure - Relationship Mandate Identify CBN Provide suitable trainning programs Current Status Institutional Development: - Coherence - Coordination - Governance Source : Toward a Capacity Development Framework for Lao PDR: A Report on an Assessment Technique Used for the Ministry of Education, 2008

3 Scope & Limitations Scope: Data will be collected from the local COCI in 11 cities from 4 countries along EWEC which are Myanmar : Myewaddy Thailand: Maesot, Phitsanulok, Khonkaen, Kalasin, Mukdahan Laos: Savannakhet, Dansawan Vietnam: Lao Bao, DongHa, Danang Limitation:  Language  Time (3 months)

Methodology and Data Collection  This study will use a survey to determine “Capacity Building Need” of the Local Chamber of Commerce & Industry along EWEC including : Questionnaire survey with officers in each local COCI In-depth face to face interview

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