promote technology and build capabilities
to foster industry clustering; as well as
promote innovation as a key competitive
advantage through technology usage and
its application to business and businessacademia linkages;
(ii) Increase access to finance by developing
and enhancing the in s ti tu tional
framework in respect of improving
under st anding and streng thening
traditional financing infrastructure as well
as the policy environment and measures
that foster alternative and non-traditional
financing; promote financial inclusion and
literacy and the ability of MSMEs to be
better engaged in the financial systems;
and enhance tax and other incentive
schemes;
(iii) E n h a n c e m a r k e t a c c e s s a n d
internationalisation by ex tending
and developing support schemes for
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market
access and integration into
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supply
chains including
promoting partnership with multinational
c or p o r at io n s (MN C s) and l ar ge
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