The Penang Forum (21-22 November 2005)
A Review of The 2nd Penang Strategic Development Plan (PSDP2)

• "Macro-Economic Performance and Challenges" by Dato' Dr Toh Kin Woon
• "Positioning Penang's Industries in the Global Technology Roadmap" by Mr Yoon Chon Leong (Agilent Technologies Sdn Bhd)
• "Directions and Challenges for Local Industries" by Mr Lee Siong You (Polar Twin Advance Sdn Bhd)
• "Human Resource Development" by Dato' Boonler Somchit (PSDC)
• "Planning for the Future and the Future of Planning in Penang" by Mr Lim Hooi Siang (Pen-Heritage Consultancy Sdn Bhd)
• "Parks, Gardens, Hills and Beaches: Can Penang Provide Enough Recreational Space for its People?" by Dato' Dr Leong Yueh Kwong (SERI)
• "Impediments to Achieving an Integrated Transport System in Penang" by Dr Choong Sim Poey (Sustainable Transport Environment for Penang)
• "Evaluation of Options for Solid Waste Management in Penang" by Prof Dr Lim Poh Eng (USM)

Penang Post Budget Dialogue 2006 (7 October 2005)

• 2006 Budget - Impact and Implications for stocks by Mr Gan Kim Khoon (AMResearch)

• 2006 Budget - Business Friendly Budget or People Friendly Budget by Dr. Chan Huang Chiang (USM)

• 2006 Budget - Rising to the Challenge by Mr Lee Heng Guie (CIMB Securities)

e-Linking SMIs for Business Opportunities Globally (10 May 2005)

• e-linking the SMIs for Business Opportunities Globally by Dato SHWong (RosettaNet Malaysia)

• How ICT Helped My Business by Lee Ting San Lorry Transport Sdn Bhd

• How ICT Helped My Business by ViTrox Technologies

• Software to Enhance the Competitiveness of SMBs by Mr. Mark Chang (Jobstreet.com)

SMI Face to Face Funding Solutions PowerPoint Presentation
(9 August 2004)

• Briefing on SME Financing
    by Bank Negara Malaysia
  
• Maximizing Your Exports with Exim Bank 
    by Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad
• SMI: Face to Face Funding Solutions
    by Small Medium Industries Development Corporation
  
• Helping Your Business Grow
    by Credit Guarantee Corporation
  

Seminar On Solid Waste Management (SWM) System
(4 December 2003)

• Resource Recovery Center (RRC)
    by Dr Noor Hisham Ramly, Director of CCSB
  
• Industrial Solid Waste Management - Eco Resource Recovery Centre  
    by Dr Wong Shiaw Hui, Eco Industrial Environmental Engineering Pte Ltd (ECO-IEE) Singapore
  
• Waste System Elements in the Modernization of Waste Management in Penang, Malaysia   
    by Anne Scheinberg, WASTE Advisers on Urban Environment and Development, Goula, Netherlands
  
• Overview of Solid Waste Management in Malaysia
    by Local Government Dept. Ministry of Housing and Local Government

Roundtable-Business Session on the Implementation of AFTA (Asean Free Trade Area) and Its Impact on the Local Industries, September 8 & 15, 2003 - in pdf format

• Asean Free Trade Area (AFTA) Issues & Challenges by Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
  
• Presentation by SMIDEC (Small and Medium Industries Development Corporation) Northern Branch
  
• Overview of Outsourcing: Sharing of Experience by BCM Electronics Corp Sdn. Bhd.

Penang Competitiveness Seminar, September 30, 2002 - in pdf format

• The Competitive Advantage of China by Dr. Shi -Ji GAO, Chief of International Comparative Systems Division, Institute of Economic System & Management, State Council Office for Restructuring Economic System, People's Republic of China
  
• International Competitiveness of SMEs in Korea by Dr. Yoo Soo HONG, Research Director, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), Korea
  
• Thailand's Competitiveness Drive: Meeting Global Business Challenges? by Dr. Peter BRIMBLE, Chief Executive Officer, The Brooker Group Public Company Limited, Thailand
  
• Competitiveness of Philippines Industries by Ms. Cherry Lyn RODOLFO, Deputy Program Director, Graduate Program in Industrial Economics, School fo Economics, University of Asia and the Pacific, Philippines
  
• Assessment of Singapore's Competitiveness by Mr. Manu BHASKARAN, Partner and Member of the Board of Centennial Group Inc, Singapore
  
• Issues on Malaysia's Competitiveness by Prof. Dr. Mahani Zainal Abidin, Special Consultancy Team on Globalisation, National Economic Action Council (NEAC)

Penang Economic Outlook Seminar, November 29, 2001 - in pdf format

• The Agriculture Sector in Penang: Trends and Future Prospects by Tengku Mohd Ariff Tengku Ahmad. [Text]
  
• Penang's Competitiveness by Mr. Patrick Er.
  
• Creating an e-Enabling Environment for Future Growth in Penang by Mr. Chee Chong Hwa. [Text]
  
• An Econometric Projection of Penang's Gross Regional Product, 2001-2005 by Dr. Chan Huan Chiang. [Text]
  
• Prospects of the Manufacturing Sectors by Dato' Wong Siew Hai.
  
• Presentation on the Tourism Industry in Penang by Mr. Ong Ban Seang [Text], and Mr. Francois Sigrist. [Text]

Regional Workshop on Innovation in the Manufacturing Sector, July 20, 2001 - in pdf format

• Keynote Address by YB Dato' Dr. Toh Kin Woon
  
• Metropolitan Innovation Systems - a comparison betwen Barcelona, Stockholm and Vienna, by Dr. Javier Diez. [Text]
  
• Innovation in Penang's Manufacturing Sector, by Ms. Anna Ong. [Text]
  
• Pattern of Innovation among Singaporean Manufacturing Firms, by Assoc. Prof. Wong Poh-Kam.
  
• Technological Innovation of Industrial Enterprises in Thailand, by Thanapol Virasa and Peter Brimble. [Text]

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