VISION: SMEs – Voices for Innovation
Prosperity Through Innovation—Strengthening Entrepreneurship Enterprise Ecosystem Meet
The Prosperity through Innovation—Strengthening Entrepreneurship Enterprise Ecosystem meet was organized jointly by Voices for Innovation (a platform by Microsoft), Project VIKAS, CSDMS, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (Government of India) and Clusterkraft. The meet took place on 15 December 2006 in Ambassador Hotel, Delhi. The idea behind the meet was to share and disseminate knowledge from experts in the areas of SMEs and ICTs to promote cluster development, entrepreneurship and innovation. This event was the third and final series of grassroots consultations that were held in Pune on 11 December 2006 and Tirupur on 13 December 2006. These consultations were representing the automotive cluster and the garment clusters of entrepreneurs, organised with the local associations.
Honourable Union Minister of State (Independent-Charge) for Science and Technology and Ocean development, Government of India Shri Kapil Sibal talked about the importance of innovation in the era of globalization, where market forces play a key role in diffusion of technology even in the rural areas and the key role played by small-and-medium manufacturing enterprises (SMEs). The Minister also launched the VFI India portal.
