641.   We thank the delegations of Australia, Canada, Chile, the European Union, Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Switzerland, Chinese Taipei, the United Kingdom and the United States for submitting document IP/C/W/667. We would like to stress the importance of this exercise, since it enables us to hear about and learn from other Members' experiences and success stories. Our delegation wishes to share its experience in relation to the assistance being provided to MSMEs so that they are able to build their portfolios and develop their intellectual property strategies. 642.   The Ministry of the Economy of El Salvador, with support from WIPO and in cooperation with the National Intellectual Property Office, recently organized two workshops for MSMEs on intellectual property. The first workshop, "Intellectual property for SMEs", took a pragmatic look at the basic aspects of IP, highlighting its benefits for users. The second, "The value of intellectual capital in SMEs", focused on the potential economic benefits that IP management can offer for businesses. These workshops were attended by 40 participants. 643.   A training session entitled "Marketing and intellectual property" is also being organized in the coming days for 143 entrepreneurs and start-ups that participated in the national round of the Entrepreneurship World Cup. 644.   In addition, the Ministry of the Economy, the National Intellectual Property Office (National Registration Centre's Intellectual Property Registry), the micro and small enterprises support agency (CONAMYPE) and the export promotion agency (PROESA) are participating in a regional project with WIPO on intellectual property and SMEs. This project aims to promote awareness among national SME support institutions of the importance of IP and to empower them with IP knowledge so that they are able to advise and train SMEs on how to effectively use and manage IP tools to improve their competitiveness. 645.   Between July and October, the National Intellectual Property Office organized a series of online events at the subregional level (Central America and the Dominican Republic), aimed at boosting IP promotion activities during the pandemic. Events included a session on creative industries and another on the protection of video games, which involved an analysis of strategies and support measures to strengthen this business sector with IP tools. 646.   The Ministry of the Economy and the National Registration Centre are planning a number of activities for next year, both together and individually, relating to support for MSMEs through IP tools as part of their strategic plans.