Two ADOC e-Commerce Centers established in Peru

These ADOC e-Commerce center aims to provide information and communications technology (ICT) related training for small and medium size businesses (SMEsⁱ) to empower them to take full advantage of the business opportunities afforded by the Internetⁱ. The centers aims to be a state-of-the-art training facilities, equipped with 12 of the latest PC's and an array of supporting peripherals such as a projector, a fax machine, a scanner, and printer. The centers will also be fully connected to the Internet providing both cable and wireless access. The centers will each aim to train more than 100 persons in their first year of operation.

The e-Commerce centers are the latest in a number of digital opportunity centers opened through the ADOC project in Peru. ADOC opened its first large digital opportunity training center and its project office in 2005 with the generous support of its local partner, SNI and Prompex. Since then, it has opened four more centers, including the latest e-Commerce centers, partnering with local organizations such as Cámara de Comercio de Lima (CCL) and Asociación de Exportadotres del Perú (ADEX). The e-Commerce centers are the fruit of a cooperative effort between Sociedad Nacional de Industrias (SNI)?Export Trade Commission (Comisión para la Promoción de Exportaciones - PROMPEX) and the ADOC Secretariat office in Chinese Taipei.

ADOC is an ambitious four-year project initiated by Chinese Taipei in 2004 to address the issue of the 'digital divide', a problem brought about by the uneven distribution of knowledge and access to information and communication technology (ICT). ADOC aims to bridge the digital divide within the APEC community through training and trading. The project was initiated in direct response to the Brunei Goals set out by leaders from the APEC community to triple the number of Internet users with in the APEC community by 2005 and to enable citizens in every community to have either individual or community access to the Internet by 2010. Seven APEC economies currently participate in the ADOC project including Chile, Indonesia, Peru, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand. 2007 is the third year for the ADOC project in Peru. To date, more than 5000 local Peruvians have received training at the ADOC centers.