"Workshop Promotion of Artisan Exports"
(Activity B)

Quito, Ecuador, October 26, 2006

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), with the financial support of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA/ACDI), in collaboration with the Corporation for Export and Investment Promotion (CORPEI) of Ecuador organized this seminar in Quito, Ecuador, on 26 October, 2006.

The goal of the workshop was to encourage dialogue on the topic of promotion of artisan exports and to analyze the experiences of several countries in the region. The document produced by Jose Franco, project consultant, titled "Study of the Legal and Institutional Framework of the Artisan Sector in Ecuador" was presented and discussed. Cases of successful promotion of artisan exports in Mexico, Colombia and Chile were discussed at the workshop. Among the 50 participants in the seminar were representatives from the public and private sectors as well as numerous associations of Ecuadorian artisans.

Agenda

List of Participants


Presentations of Power Point:

Franco, José (2006), "Estudio del Sector Artesanal de Ecuador", Quito, Ecuador

Guadalquivir, Yolot (2006), "Casos de éxito. México para Centro y Sur América", Federación Latinoamericana de Manualidadaes, Quito, Ecuador

Strouss, Sandra (2006), "Promoción de la comercialización nacional e internacional", Subgerente Comercial, Artesanías de Colombia S. A., Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo, Bogotá, Colombia

Wijnant, Gerardo (2006), "Promoción de exportaciones artesanales", Comercializadora de Productos Artesanales S. A., Quito, Ecuador