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Article: Encouraging Innovation through Strategic Intellectual Property Management: The Missing Link in SME Development.(Opinion)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- July 28, 2009
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IntroductionFor quite some time now, the national government has been implementing programs for SMEs. Several years ago the various programs of different government agencies were brought under one comprehensive umbrella program for SMEs. It was called "Sulong."The services that the government offered to SMES ranged from product development to training to financing to marketing. The different attached agencies of DTI, along with other government agencies and financial institutions, established a network to provide coordinated services for SMEs. This network and mechanism included our trade or commercial attaches around the world who served as marketing people or scouts for ...