INDIA GLOBAL SUMMIT ON SMEs The summit was organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) jointly with Ministry of Small Scale Industries (SSI), Government of India in Delhi on 25-26 November 2005. In continuation of the theme (Emerging Challenges & Opportunities) of the last India Global Summit on SMEs held in 2004, the main objective of this summit was to provide a sustainable focus on the future development and growth of the SMEs across the Globe. Therefore the discussions during this summit would revolve around - Facing Competition through Consolidation – the Theme for the summit. The Summit addressed by eminent national and international speakers and was attended by a large number of delegates from all over India and other countries of the world. Dr. S.Golovanov, GOLEM IMS GMBH, was invited to contribute to the Summit with overview of the UNIDO upgrading programmes, its results and experiences of improving SME capacity to cope with globalization and other challenges by using UNIDO information technology tools, methodology and best practices. The invitation by Mr. Deep Kapuria, Chairman, CII National Council for SME Development and Mr. Gurpal Singh, Deputy Director General, CII followed the discussions which took place during the recent visit of CII delegation to Austria in September 2005 in the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (Wirtschaftskammer Österreich). The presentation provided special focus on IT, Business Development Services and the Role of Associations - as tools for enhancing competitiveness of Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (MSME). Accordingly to the post conference acknowledgement by Mr. Gurpal Singh, "the presentation was very thought provoking, well received by the audience and gave CII the future directions for setting our agenda for the MSME development and growth". Download the presentation: "Empowering entrepreneurs with knowledge capital and best continuous improvement practices for survival, profitability, continued growth, increased competitiveness and sustainability of SMEs in globalized business world: Upgrading Programmes, Tools and Results" Photo: The Summit and the Participants 
Mr. Subodh K Bhargava Chairman, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) & Past President, CII Mr. Anupam Dasgupta Secretary, Ministry of Small Scale Industries and Agro & Rural Industries Government of India Mr. Mahabir Prasad Minister for Small Scale Industries and Agro & Rural Industries Government of India Mr. Pranab Mukherjee Minister for Defence Government of India Mr. Deep Kapuria Chairman, CII National Council for SME Development & Chairman & Managing Director Hi-Tech Gears Limited Mr. Gurpal Singh, Deputy Director General, CII 
Plenary 4: Competition - Focus on Information & Communication Technology, Cluster Development Approach, Business Development Services and the Role of Associations - as tools for enhancing competitiveness. Moderator: Mr Vipin Mullick Managing Director Inspros Engineers Pvt Ltd Dr. Mina T Gabor President, Phillipines Small & Medium Enterprises Development (PSMED) Foundation, Phillipines Mr. Muhammad Abdullah, Director Advisory Services and Technical Support Division Small and Medium Industries Development Corporation (SMIDEC), Malaysia Dr. Serge Golovanov, Director Enterprise Performance Improvement Centre, GOLEM IMS GMBH, Austria Mr. Nigel John, President Grenada Chamber of Commerce & Industry 
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