ASEAN SME Policy Index 2014 Towards Competitive and Innovate ASEAN SMEs

The ASEAN SME Policy Index derived from the OECD SME Policy Index and was further adapted to the ASEAN specific context. The SME Policy Index was originally developed by the European Commission, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the European Training Foundation. It has been successfully used in South East Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey) as a monitoring tool as well as an instrument for facilitating policy dialogue, program coordination and the promotion of good practices in the region since 2006. The OECD SME Policy Index has also been applied to North Africa and the Middle East region (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Authority and Tunisia) and the Eastern European countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine).