TECHNOLOGY SERVICE PROGRAM APPLICATIONS FOR CRAFT EXPORT SMES IN BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA
Journal Title: Asian Journal of Management Sciences and Education - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Bantul, Yogyakarta local Department of Industry and Trade is committed to develop its craft Small Medium Enterprise (SMEs) specifically those that are already entering international market. Other than supporting local and traditional crafts industry, the local government is also ensuring that craft production should be environmentally friendly and practising labor intensive work system. The purpose of this community service program (Knowledge and technology for export producers/IBPE) is to increase the quality and competitiveness of local SMEs industries. This program is the grant program supported by The Ministry of Higher Education (Dikti). Two SMEs partners working on crafts made from vinyl and natural fibers were selected as SMEs development model. The quality improvement programs include increasing the quantity of production, widening the market coverage, layout production planning, designing better workshop, and website development to increase international market coverage. In order to achieve the target, several programs have been planned and conducted. It covers: running trainings and skill buildings on lay out management, marketing management, accounting and financial report, entrepreneurships, work motivation, and export import business procedures. Other than trainings, several subsidies have been allocated for machineries, sign board placement, website design development, showroom design, export import crafts expo, joining on local government training programs, and other entrepreneurships simulations. Finally, this program also assists the partners for acquiring intellectual property rights on product design. In general, the IBPE team concludes that sustainable supports and monitoring are needed. It is to see whether or not the program is effective to the partners. If not, other programs should be offered. In general many crafts SMEs are still uncovered by government and universities community programs. Many works are still needed to be done to increase the local competitiveness of crafts export industries in Yogyakarta.
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Tri Wahyuningsih, Ratna Roostika, Muafi M
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