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73. The Committee welcomed the increasing visibility of the SMIIC and
expressed its appreciation to the SMIIC for organizing capacity building
activities in its field of competence.
74. The Committee expressed its appreciation to SMIIC for supporting the
organization of the World Halal Summit (WHS) in Istanbul on 15-17
December 2016 under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of
Turkey.
Agenda Item 5: Enhancing the Role of Private Sector in Economic
Cooperation
75. The Committee took note of the efforts of the ICCIA in organizing
Forums, Training Program, B2B Meetings, Seminars and Workshops in order
to galvanize the role of the Private Sector to expand their network and increase
their trading and investment opportunities.
76. The Committee encouraged their Chambers of Commerce to be actively
involved in the ICCIA’s activities particularly related to development of
business through MASFAQ.
77. The Committee took note of the organization of the Workshop on Key
Infrastructure Development for Rural Growth for OIC Countries, in Istanbul,
Turkey on 24-25 April 2017
78. The Committee took note of the following activities to be organized by
the ICCIA and called upon the private sector of the Member States to actively
participate in the following activities:
The 17 th Private Sector Meeting of the OIC Countries to be held in 2017,
in Madinah Al Munawarah,
10th Businesswomen Forum in Islamic Countries to be held in Sudan /
Egypt in 2017,
Training Program on Entrepreneurship Development through IT for the
OIC Member Countries to be held in 2017,
Trade Exchange Forum/Exhibition (Sector-wise) to be held in 2017,
The 18th Private Sector Meeting for the OIC Member States, State of
Kuwait to be held in 2018,
Launching of the Innovation & Excellence Award (ITQAN) in 2017.
Training Program on “Technology Entrepreneurship Advocacy and
Management of Business Incubation & Technology Parks” to be held
in 2018,