[{"bbox": [129, 150, 913, 178], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# COMPONENT 3 – The Ministry of Industry Investment and Commerce (MIIC)"}, {"bbox": [129, 196, 428, 224], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Activities related to Digitization"}, {"bbox": [129, 241, 1147, 325], "category": "Text", "text": "A - Sensitization: This part of the activity will use a \"call for participation\" approach, i.e. an awareness raising campaign targeting MSMEs (incl. start-up and entrepreneurs) of the benefit of ICT in the success and growth of their business endeavours."}, {"bbox": [129, 344, 1147, 630], "category": "Text", "text": "B - Digitization: This part of the activity will build the capacity of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation's (JBDC) network of Small Business Development Centres (SBDC), as well as participating interns (from local universities and vocational training centres), to support MSMEs to digitize their businesses (e.g. going from paper to very basic electronic tools like doc. Excel, basic software, email, converting analogue content to basic digital, simple e-commerce platforms). A process to recruit and on-board interns is under development. A mapping of existing Small Business Development Centres (SBDC) expertise and capacities will be used to inform the development of the required training curricula and training manuals. The approach to the training will be practical; problem based, and be delivered through the Training-of-Trainers (ToT) model. Thereby strengthening capacities to optimise learning outcomes and allow for transfer of knowledge and skills in MIIC's business support service system."}, {"bbox": [129, 647, 1147, 818], "category": "Text", "text": "C - Digitization: This part of the activity involves developing an MSME digitization training curricula and a How-To-Digitize Manual for participating MSMEs. The curricula will be anchored by evidence of the needs of MSMEs, be practical in the application of various ICT tools, digital literacy and entrepreneurship skills. It will be anchored in problem-based and pedagogical methods. It will be applicable to MSMEs across various sectors (e.g. agric-food, retail, services, hospitality, manufacturing, ICT). The curricula, accompanying trainers and the MSME How-To-Digitize Manual will then be used to deliver the training to MSMEs."}, {"bbox": [129, 835, 277, 863], "category": "Text", "text": "Output include:"}, {"bbox": [129, 881, 1016, 910], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Mapping and recommendation report (including ToRs and roadmap) for training (2023)."}, {"bbox": [129, 926, 1013, 955], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Complimentary digitisation curricula and training manual developed for trainers (2023)."}, {"bbox": [129, 971, 951, 999], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Minimum x SBDC and interns trained, with a minimum x% being female (2023)."}, {"bbox": [129, 1017, 757, 1045], "category": "List-item", "text": "* MSME digitization curricular component developed (2023)."}, {"bbox": [129, 1062, 849, 1090], "category": "List-item", "text": "* How-To-Digitize Manual developed for participating MSMEs (2023)."}, {"bbox": [129, 1107, 1147, 1193], "category": "Text", "text": "Minimum 5000 MSMEs benefitting from training, with a minimum x% being female, a minimum x% coming from parishes outside the Kingston Metropolitan area (by end of 2026, e.g. 1000 in 2024, 2000 in 2025, plus 2000 in year 2026)."}, {"bbox": [129, 1210, 454, 1238], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Activities relating to Digitalization"}, {"bbox": [129, 1255, 1147, 1484], "category": "Text", "text": "Complementing the Digitization activities, this activity supports the MIIC SBP 2022-2026 (sub-programme 2.1 – 2.2) and consists of two parts. First, the activity will build the capacity of existing JBDC and SBDC partner experts and participating interns (from local universities and vocational training centres), to train MSMEs on the digitalization of their businesses. A mapping of existing JBDC and SBDC expertise and capacities will be used to complement the existing curricular and training manuals to further the digitalization of MSMEs and enable them to utilize productivity-enhancing technologies (e.g. for budgets, cash flow, payments, CRM, websites, ePayments, eContracts, eInvoicing, vendor management, B2G / G2B interaction, for tax, licences, social security, etc.)."}, {"bbox": [129, 1501, 1147, 1645], "category": "Text", "text": "Participating staff will be trained using a practical, problem based and Training-of-Trainers (ToT) approach, thereby strengthening capacities to optimise learning outcomes and allow for transfer of knowledge and skills. Secondly, the activity will support the development of an MSME digitalization training curriculum and a How-To-Digitize-Your-Business Manual for participating MSMEs. The curriculum must build on the digitization training in activity 3.1.1. The curriculum will be anchored in the practical application of various ICT tools,"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1147, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 41 of 42"}]