National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC),
in association with Small and Medium Business Corporation (SBC) of South Korea
has set-up an India-Korea Technology Exchange Centre (IKTEC) at NSIC’s
Technical Service Centre at Okhla, here.
NSIC has also signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with SBC (Now known as KOSME), South Korea for enhancing
cooperation between Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) of both the
countries.
Under IKTEC platform, MSMEs from both India
and Korea will be assisted to identify and exchange latest technologies,
Machineries, Product development, Technology applications for productive
development and share management expertise etc. amongst themselves.
The objective is to facilitate technology
exchange between MSMEs from both the nation, thus, enhancing their
competitiveness in the global market by synergising their competitive
advantages.
The IKTEC will focus on Business Matching to
encourage Technology transfers, Joint ventures and sustainable alliances
between Indian and Korean SMEs, Create Technology Data Bank of Potential
technology seekers and technology providers from each country, Conduct
Technology Demand Analysis of each country and identify promising sectors for
technology exchange, Conduct a diagnosis of technology level problems,
enterprise’s capability of absorbing advanced technology and commercial
feasibility on demand on chargeable basis, Encourage production of high quality
products which are globally competitive, Identify and initiate various
cooperative MSME projects complimenting each other’s strengths in MSME sector.
NSIC has also launched a portal
(www.iktec.in) on this occasion to assist MSMEs from both sides to upload their
requirements of technology offer or technology request from each other’s
country.
In order to encourage utilisation of services
of India Korea Technology Centre by MSMEs and initiate linkages with Korean
counterparts, NSIC has invited interest of Indian companies in the attached
format.
”Focus industries are Auto components, solar
energy, light engineering, food processing, electrical & electronics, mechatronics,
Textiles etc. However, enterprises from other fields are also invited,” NSIC
said.
