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having a sense of the trends and designs being presented the Banco ADEMI Foundation, the National Council on
in the market. Competitiveness and the Dominican Consortium of Tourism
Competitiveness, assisted by the United States Agency for
These images could contribute to the composition of International Development -USAID.
a documentary and artisanal graphic fund for the country
which would be a creative reference for the artisans. 2It is important to highlight the valuable participation
and guidance in ths project of the Ministry of Industry and
Another objective of this publication was being able Commerce (Ministerio de Industria and Comercio-MIC),
to integrate several private and governmental institu- which for the first time was directly involved in these ar-
tions linked to competitiveness and tourism. In addition tisanal labors and it is hoped that it will be placed on a
to the project leaders, the Ministries of Industry and pedestal to assist the sector from an economic and social
Commerce and Culture, there was economic support from perspective with its programs to support small- and medi-
um businesses (Pequeñas y medianas empresas- Pymes.)
The MIC is also the governmental entity which regu-
lates the free trade agreements the country has signed,
which facilitate the promotion the exporting of artisanry
along with the Center for Exports and Investments of the
Dominican Republic (Centro de Exportación e Inversión
de la Republica Dominicana- CEI-RD.)
This is also the time to appreciate the growing inter-
est of our artisans in joining into associations, even with
the economic adversities that have befallen us due to the
ongoing worldwide crisis.
However, some of these associations with ambitions
to be federations have been left with the exercise of form-
ing a group and they do not see the potential of organizing
their members according to their skills and to share infor-
mation in projects such as this publication.
This indifference to participating in the institutional
calls for assistance by some artisans may possible be due
to the lack of knowledge of the organizations involved in
the sector and that many do not believe in the promises of
aid because in many cases they have not been kept.
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