National Trade Blueprint

26 National Trade Blueprint Removing the business constraints and export bottlenecks to ensure smooth exporting processes and the creation of a robust ecosystem. This includes creating awareness amongst exporters on the information available and ensuring delivery of support within the ecosystem, such as assisting exporters in meeting standards, regulations, and financing needs through a series of interventions. Strengthening Export Ecosystem Having a robust ecosystem across the spectrum of information access, finance, regulatory, standards & conformance and others, is an extremely crucial factor which supports export businesses to flourish and thrive in the global marketplace. 8 Strategic Thrusts Thrust 1: FOCUS RATIONALE Develop a single information portal to provide exporters with up-to-date and relevant export related information Objective / Pain points Single reference portal that provides readily accessible and up-to-date information related to exports in order to allow exporters to be better equipped with market intelligence and information to better capture opportunities and ensure smooth operation planning. Currently, information is scattered across various sites and portals, some of which may not be up to date. Key Stakeholders: MITI/MATRADE (Lead), all related ministries and agencies Implementation timeline : Medium-term Action plans 1. Identify all existing export related initiatives and information from various agencies a) Consolidation of export related information, including: • Initiatives and programmes from ministries and agencies FTAs and trade agreements • Materials on importing countries, highlighting key regulatory profiles and key imported products • Information on key export markets • Changes in regulatory requirements • Success stories of exporters • Other information such as financial assistance and development programs. 2. Develop a Single information portal and design the interface and contents a) Identifying the different stages of exporters. b) Identifying the content for the different groups of exporters. A detailed FAQ section should be integrated into the portal for exporters of all stages. c) Mapping all export initiatives from other ministries and agencies into the portal. d) The portal should support multiple languages (BM and English), and be kept up to date. 3. Increase awareness of the portal a) Relevant stakeholders to work together with key industry players (e.g., business associations, chambers of commerce) to promote the Single Trade Information Portal to their members. 1.1