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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Memorandum Order No. 382, July 15, 1996 ]

TO	The Chairman
	Small and Medium Enterprise Development Council (SMED)
SUBJECT	Improvement of Support System for Small and Medium Enterprises

In recognition of the role of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the countrys industrialization and the crucial importance of promoting technology commercialization to improve the competitiveness of SMEs, you are hereby directed to devise effective mechanisms to increase the availability of technology venture capital and training assistance.1aшphi1

Submit recommendations on or before July 31, 1996 through the Science and Technology Coordinating Council (STCC), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Bicutan, Tagig, Metro Manila (Tel/Fax: 837-29-32).

For compliance, JUL 15 1996

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS

By the President:

(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary

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