Presentations from INFO Session on 4th Call ONLINE

Stakeholders as varied as NGOs, consultancies, chambers of commerce, industry association or Universities joined EC officials to discuss the SWITCH-Asia programme. Thomas Wiley, Head of Sector, EuropeAid Development and Cooperation, and Christian Tetzel, Programme Manager SWITCH-Asia, EuropeAid Development and Cooperation answered questions on the 4th Call for proposals.

The 4th Call for Proposals will offer grants for the total amount of €31 000 000, with individual grants ranging from €500 000 to € 2 000 000.
The 4th Call for Proposals especially invites project proposals where business intermediaries (such as business associations, industry associations, and service providers) as well as SMEs' business partners (such as retailers or financial institutions) and policy-makers will play an active role in the proposed activities.
Eligible countries are: Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia China DPR-Korea India Indonesia Laos Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Sri Lanka Thailand Vietnam.

Next to grant proposal the SWITCH-Asia programme consist of a Policy Support Component and a Network Facility. Team leader of the Network Facility, CSCP-expert Frans Verspeek informed participants on the functions of the Network Facility and he gave an overview of the current 30 projects that are already implementing SCP practices across Asia.

Additionally, EU-Delegations in Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia conducted Info-Sessions through out February.