"The APEC member economies should take moves to strengthen education and training programmes for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in order to increase the application of high-tech innovation."
- Arthur Chang, managing director of Asia Pacific NSI Registrar
"Governments in the APEC member economies should provide more policy breakthroughs help the SMEs overcome funds troubles"
- Liu Chijin, executive chairman of the ongoing APEC SME Business Forum
"China's hosting of the APEC SME meeting is gracious and efficient and the good preparation impressed other economies shangai is a beautiful city. What has impressed me most is china's rapid economies progress."
- Steve Chapman, deputy -secretary of Australia's Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business.
"Now that we are entering a recession period, SMEs are more likely to focus on value and productivity... This opens a window of opportunity for SMEs whose small size allows greater flexibility and risk."
- Fauziah D.Talib executive director of Brunei-based Indah Sejahtera Development & Services Sdn Bhd
"Companies today are half-human, half-tech. Either one without the other is unfinished business."
- John Shum, managing director of BEA China
"In good times, you can afford to use IT. In bad times, you've got to use IT"
- Zheng Xiacong, general manager of Global Midmarket Business, IBM China
::Driving the Future of the nation::
