The eCommerce Conference for Small and Medium Enterprises 2021 has concluded, which was launched under the Patronage of H.E. Mr. Zayed R. Al Zayani the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, which aimed at highlighting the topic of “Business Digital Transformation", for three days, from November 23, 2021 to November 25, 2021 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am in Crowne Plaza Hotel, and was attended by participants from several small and medium enterprises and entrepreneurs, either through physical attendance or virtual attendance through ZOOM platform.
In the presence of the Assistant Undersecretary for Control and Resources Mr. Abdulaziz Alashraaf the conference continued with the fifth discussion panel entitled “Logistics and Exports", in which Mr. Mohammed Fareed, Business Development Manager at DHL International, explained several aspects of logistics services in terms of implementation, receipt, delivery and logistics innovation methods. This is what small and medium enterprises need to expand their business electronically and globally. While some of the success stories and experiences in this field were hosted, the first was the experience of Wasel Delivery Company, where Mr. Hussain Radhi, Head of Marketing and Public Relations, presented the company's services that will help entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises to grow in the commercial markets. While the second success experience is for UBEX Courier Services (UBEX), where Mr. Ahmed Alqasimy, International Business Development Manager at the company, focused on the Cross-Border eCommerce through the services and applications that the company provides to enable institutions to enter the global markets.
The conference concluded its sessions with the sixth discussion panel with the topic of "Government initiatives to promote and develop the eCommerce sector", in which several government entities provided the services available to small and medium enterprises that would contribute to promoting and facilitating eCommerce, including the participation of Mr. Mohammed Alrashid, Head of EMS and Parcels from Bahrain Post at the Ministry of Transport and Communications, through which he explained the most important initiatives offered by Bahrain Post in this regard. As for Mrs. Rabab Khalaf, Specialist in Planning and Market Intelligence in Bahrain Exports, she emphasized through her presentation in this discussion panel, the importance of eCommerce and export specially for small and medium enterprises. The initiatives continued with Mr. Mohamed Al Marashda, specialist in partnerships and Customer engagement at Labor Fund (Tamkeen) by highlighting on a set of programs that Tamkeen provides in the field of eCommerce support.
In addition, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism has contributed through government initiatives provided by several concerned directorates that specialize in this field, including the Information Systems Directorate where Mr. Hussain Albosta, Chief of eCommerce Applications Section, presented the eMall initiative and the steps to join it. As for the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Directorate, Mr. Abdulla Abdulmunem Almahmood, Senior Financial Analysist, presented the SME's Registration System in the Ministry. The discussion session was ended with the Registration Directorate with Mr. Hassan Alawad, Senior Investor Services Specialist, who explained to the attendees the idea of "Sijili" and its advantages for business owners. While Mr. Jamal Naser, Senior Legal Researcher in the Consumer Protection Directorate, presented the topic of eCommerce and Consumer Protection
The conference was accompanied by an exhibition for the companies and commercial establishments to present the most prominent projects and online solutions and to provide exclusive packages and offers for SME's owners.
The Assistant Undersecretary for Control and Resources expressed his sincere gratitude and appreciation to all participating companies and institutions.
