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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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