Global Management Center
Trade Information Network
Chambers of the Group of 77 and China, United Nations
founding member of the
Consortium for Global Commerce
TIN's Mission...
Access to Markets in 132 Nations, China and More. . . Whether an expanding business is large or small, whether in New York or Harare, the Trade Information Network (TIN) of the G77 Chambers of Commerce can be a critical asset for growth. When fully operational, TIN will provide unprecedented access to strategic information regarding companies, suppliers, markets and economic development resources throughout the developing world.
Founded by the G77 Chambers to mobilize the private sector in support of Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries (ECDC), TIN is designed to provide information on trade, technology, and investment opportunities in 132 nations, along with professional assistance, training, and a database of millions of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in all sectors of the economy.
For global companies, TIN will provide dependable information regarding access to markets in every part of the South. For Southern businesses, particularly SMEs, TIN will become the gateway to promoting products and developing new markets and trading arrangements with nations across the South, and around the world. With a vast subscribership within each of the 132 member countries, TIN is situated to be the center of information exchange in cyberspace, fostering millions of transactions in all areas of economic activity.
Since it was initially conceived in 1987, TIN has steadily built strategic alliances with member Chambers and other international organizations in pursuit of its mission of ECDC. It is being endorsed by the G7 as the proving grounds for pioneering electronic commerce among SMEs via the Internet and the World Wide Web.
TIN's institutional affiliations and relationships position it to be the major catalyst in involving SMEs around the world in doing business in the emerging global economy. More than 20 major international trade and development networks in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America have already established relationships with TIN in support of its mission to make information available to enterprises wishing to do business in the South.
TIN is now creating the institutional framework for self-sustaining future operations and expansion. 1997 will see the addition of new services available to subscribers, including promotion and assistance enabling the full participation of all G77 Chambers, updating of the TIN telecommunications infrastructure, a variety of meetings to cement relationships with the affiliated networks participating in TIN and an expansion of the number of pilot focal points to 40.
In joining TIN, Chambers in the developing countries have become active participants in a global network of Chambers (IBCC-Net), enabling their respective business communities to become players in global commerce. TIN is the gateway to cyberspace for Southern economies, and a South-South collaborative venture among Chambers of Commerce to foster economic growth in their countries in the 21st century.
TIN also has regional centers in Africa (Cameroon), Asia (Pakistan), and Latin America (Colombia). An Operations Center is located in Romania, and a Technical Resource Agency (RITSEC) is located in Egypt. The permanent secretariat for the G77 CCIs is located in Karachi, Pakistan (FPCCI).
For further information contact:
Dr. William Tiga Tita, Manager
Global Management Center
TIN, CCI's G77, UN
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