NMCC, Microsoft launch portal for mfg sector
National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council on Tuesday launched a portal jointly with Microsoft Corp India intended to increase productivity in the manufacturing sector by 50 per cent through the help of information technology.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council on Tuesday launched a portal jointly with Microsoft Corp India intended to increase productivity in the manufacturing sector by 50 per cent through the help of information technology.
The portal - nmcc-vikas.gov.in - was launched by NMCC Chairman V Krishnamurthy as part of 'Project Vikas' here today. Microsoft Corporation India has provided a 5,00,000 dollar funding for the portal.
"While large industries have the means and capacity to deploy technology in their workings, SMEs do not have the huge finances to pump in their business. This initiative will help improve productivity of most entreprises by almost 50 per cent," Krishnamurthy said.
The manufacturing sector, especially the SMEs, can be more competitive only through technological induction and use of ICT in the sector has been almost negligible, he said.
He said that Project Vikas aims to develop knowledge networks through creation of R&D linkages, capacity building with regional training institutes and sharing of best practices.
In the first phase, textile cluster in Tirupur, pharma in Hyderabad and auto in Pune were identified for the initiative, while the second phase would cover leather cluster in Agra, auto in Chennai and textile in Ludhiana.
Aiming to extend the initiative to 5-10 clusters in the next 12 months, Krishnamurthy said 25 clusters would be covered under the project in the next four years.
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