Progress Report on Implementation of

Initiative of GMS Cross-border E-commerce

Cooperation Platform
Presentation by Mr. Liu Qixin,

LMEC of Department of Yunnan Commerce

Background

5th GMS Summit

Premier of Peoples Republic of China
(PRC), Mr. Li Keqiang proposed to
establish
GMS
Cross-border
Ecommerce Cooperation Platform at the
5th GMS Summit.

ECF-7

Framework on GMS Cross-Border

E-commerce Cooperation Platform
was recognized in the 7th GMS
Economic Corridors Forum.

Framework on GMS Cross

Border E-commerce Cooperation
Platform
Focal point of GMS Cross-border Ecommerce Cooperation Platform was
Identified by the Framework.

Dialogue mechanisms

Selection of best
Practices
Focal Point focused on:
Business Alliance
Capacity
Building

Business Alliance

 Dialogue on GMS Cross-border E-commerce Cooperation Platform

On June 10, 2015, Dialogue on GMS Cross-border E-commerce Cooperation Platform

was held in Kunming, China.

 2016 Dialogue on GMS Cross-border E-commerce Cooperation

Platform & Founding Conference of the Business Alliance was
held in Kunming, China.

Best Practices of GMS cross-border E-commerce

Best practice 1: Internet + Rural E-commerce for poverty reduction

 Best practice 2: Village of Xinhua

On the basis of distinctive culture, the village develop e-commerce for
growing wealthy.

 Best practice 3: Huochebang Science and Technology Co. Ltd

Big data and Internet + application extend the benefits of economic development to all
the people

Capacity building
Workshop on Cross-border E-commerce: Towards Seamless Connectivity
The workshop jointly organized by ADB, MOFCOM China and Chulalongkorn University,
Thailand, was held in Bankok, Thailand from March 9-11, 2016.

Cross-border E-commerce
Cooperation Workshop for
GMS Countries
From May 5-22, 2016, Cross-border
E-commerce Cooperation Workshop
for GMS Countries was held in Beijing.

Business Alliance of GMS Cross-border E-commerce

Cooperation Platform
Business Alliance is a cooperation agency of the focal point, it is a non-offical,
not-for-profit regional organization

Purpose of Business Alliance

Major function of Business Alliance:

1. Particularly focused on development for micro enterprises and SMEs

2. Partner with GMS trade promotion organizations and e-commerce

facilitation institutions

3. Feasiblity study for promotion policy

Suggestions

It is suggested that GMS Summit, ministerial forum, senior official meetings and working
groups meetings should further support the construction of GMS Cross-border E-commerc
e Cooperation Platform and related meetings, so as to enable the cooperation platform to b
e run practically and efficiently.

It is proposed that the governments of GMS member countries, ADB and related
international organizations provide technical support to Focal Point to conduct ecommerce capacity building.

It is suggested that all GMS member countries further study on the MOU and action plan
of Business Alliance and provide further policy support to this.

Work Plan of Focal Point

In the next stage, focal point will remain the focus on promoting information/policy
exchange and capacity building of GMS cross-border e-commerce.

To organize related capacity building activities

To establish Official Website of GMS Cross-border E-commerce Cooperation

Platform

To further research and promote the development of GMS E-commerce

cooperation