GUWAHATI, Oct 8 � The India Micro Small and Medium Enterprise Report (MSMER) Series � a state-of-the-sector report series launched in 1997 � has made a realistic assessment of what is happening, and what is likely to happen, from the point of view of what seems best for the interests of the MSMEs in India in general and the North-east in particular.
This was observed by Dr Sriparna B Baruah, Head, Centre for Industrial Extension, Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati, while speaking at the �India Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Report 2010: Dissemination Programme and Brainstorming Forum on MSMEs: Enhancing Strategic Competition in a Globalized Setting�, organized by IIE in association with the Institute for Small Enterprise Development (ISED), Kochi, Federation of Industry and Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER) and Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Assam at the IIE auditorium on Wednesday.
Dr PM Mathew, Director, ISED, said that a focal theme of the report was the meticulous analysis of the emerging international trade regime as it applied to MSMEs, as also the opportunities they threw up, in the special context of the ASEAN FTA and the latest developments relating to the Doha Round.
The objective of the event was to bring to light the challenges and opportunities of entrepreneurship in the specific context of the economic slowdown experienced at the international level, and specific sectors of the North-east. This exercise is envisaged as part of a dissemination programme of MSMER 2010, which covers various centres of the country.
Speakers said that the report was promulgating the concept of �conscious capitalism, an idea which was evolving rapidly during the post-economic meltdown period and propagated the concept of capitalism with passion for an inclusive growth rather than just profit. They felt that conscious capitalism might be a way ahead for the small and medium entrepreneurs of the region who could then contribute positively towards the growth of the MSME sector in the region.
Among the dignitaries present at the function were HN Das, former Chief Secretary of Assam, Amiya Sharma, RGVN, representatives from the Industries department, NEDFi, SIDBI, NABARD, SBI, NSIC, UNICEF, etc., along with prominent citizens of the region. The purpose of the meet was to ensure that the message of the report got percolated to various levels so that it might work as a trigger and signpost for MSME interests at the level of policy and practice.
GUWAHATI, Oct 8 � The India Micro Small and Medium Enterprise Report (MSMER) Series � a state-of-the-sector report series launched in 1997 � has made a realistic assessment of what is happening, and what is likely to happen, from the point of view of what seems best for the interests of the MSMEs in India in general and the North-east in particular.
This was observed by Dr Sriparna B Baruah, Head, Centre for Industrial Extension, Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati, while speaking at the �India Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Report 2010: Dissemination Programme and Brainstorming Forum on MSMEs: Enhancing Strategic Competition in a Globalized Setting�, organized by IIE in association with the Institute for Small Enterprise Development (ISED), Kochi, Federation of Industry and Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER) and Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Assam at the IIE auditorium on Wednesday.
Dr PM Mathew, Director, ISED, said that a focal theme of the report was the meticulous analysis of the emerging international trade regime as it applied to MSMEs, as also the opportunities they threw up, in the special context of the ASEAN FTA and the latest developments relating to the Doha Round.
The objective of the event was to bring to light the challenges and opportunities of entrepreneurship in the specific context of the economic slowdown experienced at the international level, and specific sectors of the North-east. This exercise is envisaged as part of a dissemination programme of MSMER 2010, which covers various centres of the country.
Speakers said that the report was promulgating the concept of �conscious capitalism, an idea which was evolving rapidly during the post-economic meltdown period and propagated the concept of capitalism with passion for an inclusive growth rather than just profit. They felt that conscious capitalism might be a way ahead for the small and medium entrepreneurs of the region who could then contribute positively towards the growth of the MSME sector in the region.
Among the dignitaries present at the function were HN Das, former Chief Secretary of Assam, Amiya Sharma, RGVN, representatives from the Industries department, NEDFi, SIDBI, NABARD, SBI, NSIC, UNICEF, etc., along with prominent citizens of the region. The purpose of the meet was to ensure that the message of the report got percolated to various levels so that it might work as a trigger and signpost for MSME interests at the level of policy and practice.
