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the beginning of 1990’s , the world has achieved a fast
progress incommunication and information technology which
paved the way to substantial changes in data exchange and
business management and therefore the optimum selection of
operational practices related to business activities turned
to be a vital affair , having a real effect on the success
and continuity of these activities. Having this target in
mind , the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce managed
through information service to support directing the economic
activity towards assuming advanced communication and information
systems which could serve to back up the trade activities
in Syria.
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Laser CD-ROM
The Federation
electronic library consists of a great number of CD-ROM including
information about companies and markets in the Arab and Foreign
countries which can be easily used. The Federation periodically
attempts to update and refresh the electronic library to combine
new commercial, marketing and statistical information serve
the trade community.
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Trade Information About Arab Countries
The Federation
of Syrian Chambers of Commerce is a FOCAL POINT for the Arab
Trade Information . Through the direct connection with the
Arab Trade Information Network via (INTERNET) , all information
related to companies, markets, statistics trade opportunities
and trade regulations in all Arab countries are accessible.
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Trade Information Through Internet
The Federation
of Syrian Chambers of Commerce built its own web site on Internet.
The site includes information about the Syrian Chambers of
Commerce, consisting of the Chamber logo, address, names of
board members, activities and missions, information on economic
and investment regulations , database for investment opportunities
and data on Syria, time schedules on meetings, conferences
and the trade economic activities. In the near future there
will be an electronic directory for members companies of the
Federation.
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Business Opportunities:
Companies can publish information
on their trade activities together with the intended approach.
The Federation Info Center may send this data through internet
to the headquarters of Arab Trade Network to be processes
electronically by Trade Opportunity Monitoring Programming
System (TOMS) for matching up the trade demand and thereupon
a direct contact takes place between exporters and importers.
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E-Commerce:
The Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce designed a special
search engine for SMEs to help them promote their trade activities
through the Internet, The search engine called MARIO-SYRIA
and it is developed in cooperation with PROMOROMA (Rome CCI)
. this search engine is active and it is in the disposal of
the Syrian SMEs companies who did not have the opportunity
to build its own web site to promote their commodities worldwide
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