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Industry Development Department (IDD) Information Page.
Welcome to the Industry Development Division (IDD) Information Page.
The IDD is responsible for supporting industrial development, promoting entrepreneurship, and advancing Small and Medium Industry (SMI) products and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) services across the Solomon Islands.
Welcome to our Division, Industries Development, Information Page
The Industrial Development Division (IDD) is mandated to facilitate the creation of a conducive local environment that mobilises investment and economic activity, with the aim of generating sustainable employment. This includes fostering strong linkages between the public, private, and community sectors.
The Division’s core focus areas are:
Supporting industrial development capacity
Promoting entrepreneurship
Developing and promoting Small and Medium Industry (SMI) products and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) services
Dir -IDD. Mr. Jacob Gala
Under the Democratic Coalition for Change Government (DCCG) and its Reform Program for the Productive Sector – Policy No. 4.2.2.3: Trade, Commerce, Industries and Immigration, the Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration (MCILI) has been assigned 14 Priority Policy Objectives (PPOs). The Industrial Development Division (IDD) is responsible for implementing six of these PPOs.
I am fully aware of the many challenges the Division has faced in implementing previous Annual Work Plans (AWPs). Among these challenges are the restrictive measures encountered by our technical officers in accessing necessary financial resources and expert technical assistance required to support the implementation of national priority development projects.
Despite these obstacles, the Division remains fully committed and dedicated to delivering on its objectives.
We value the spirit of cooperation that continues to exist with our likeminded commercial divisions—Business and Cooperatives Division (BCD), Marketing and Promotion Division (MPD), and Foreign Investment Division (FID). Their timely and constructive responses to our implementation efforts—especially in areas such as national private sector support and the promotion and development of SMEs—are greatly appreciated. We also acknowledge the respect and support extended to us by our project advisers, consultants, and development counterparts.
As we move forward, we will continue to nurture the trust, confidence, and cooperation that have been established, and we will actively promote these values in our engagement with private sector operators.
In our collective efforts to elevate the Solomon Islands to new heights of economic growth, the participation of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is not just important—it is essential. Supporting and empowering them to become active partners in national development remains a top priority for the Division.
Jacob Gala
Director, Industrial Development Division
Vision
Mission
Objectives
Core Functions
To become one of the outstanding providers of SMI products and SME services.
Industrial Development division is committed to providing tested products and services of high quality to its customers in the Solomon Islands and to improve the industrial businesses to be environmentally friendly. We will lead our customers in sourcing appropriate technologies and to improve IDD technology capacity and abilities. We will operate at the highest level of ethics and in compliance with Public Service values. We will strongly pursue financial support for quality product and service developments and see it grow steadily in the future. We are committed to maintaining high level of competence in our duties and seriously address staff development programs and staff welfare services.
- To support industrial development capacity.
- Promote entrepreneurship; and
- Promoting and Developing SMI Products and SME Services.
- Administer and Coordinate development of Economic Growth Centre (EGC) in the Country
- Organize Technical Assistance MSME(s) in area of food industries as part of the Government programs to Promote to Local food industries.
- Review existing financial mechanisms and formulate the proposed SME Bank.
- Establish a taskforce to review, evaluate and improve existing and new policies and legislations that will increase the opportunities for more business activities in SI.
- Allocate adequate technical and financial resources for SME growth and development by indigenous Solomon Islands.
- Improve and diversify manufacturer sector to address supply constraints in order to benefits from trade and economic arrangement Solomon Islands is party
- Implement Government’s policy on Commercial Infrastructures and industrial infrastructure development projects
- Provide technical assistance to food manufacturing using local materials inputs.
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IDD Division
The Industrial Development Division (IDD) is a division within the Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration (MCILI). It is mandated to facilitate the creation of a conducive environment in the Solomon Islands that encourages investment and economic activity. The primary goal is to generate sustainable employment opportunities by fostering strong linkages between the public, private, and community sectors.
The Division comprises four specialized units, each responsible for executing specific functions to support the Division’s overall mandate.
Our Units
The IDD comprises four units that provide technical support and advisory services to strengthen industrial development capacity, promote entrepreneurship, and advance the promotion and development of SMI products and SME services throughout the Solomon Islands.
Our Functions
The Industrial Development Division is responsible for and carries out the following roles in the execution of its functions.
Our Structure
Here you can find the divisional organizational structure for the Industrial Development Division.
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