New Delhi, May 31 (KNN) The two day India’ Commonwealth SME Trade Summit provided a platform to MSMEs from Commonwealth countries to exchange ideas on Technology and Innovation.

On the day two of the Summit, there was a special session on Technology and Innovation in which experts and entrepreneurs from Commonwealth Countries presented their innovative ideas and shared their success stories.

Punjab based entrepreneur Jaskeerat Singh, CEO, CRAMAT, shared his success journey for launching Cramat, a mobile based cloud app.

Sharing his innovation idea, Singh said ‘Cramat’ the mobile based app innovated by his company uses high security geotagged picture to capture evidence of whatever is happening and can be transmitted in real time using cloud technology.

He said CRAMAT has been launched in several states by chief ministers and has been applauded by the experts.

“We have several clients who have used this app for evidence capturing of field operations and also ensures zero misreporting. It has 3 metres of accuracy and in one click it can capture picture, location and time. The app is tamper proof,” he said.

Elaborating on the usage of the app, he said it can be used to monitor any type of constructions and maintenance works, election campaigns etc.

Another innovator from Sri Lanka, Asiri De Silva, Inventor, Deal Lanka, shared his successful idea of manufacturing anti-pest mats.

Explaining the innovation to global audience, he said it is a substitute for normal table mat and it  drives away pests like mosquitoes, cockroaches, flies, rats, snails.

“We have used discarded CDs to manufacture the product and it has no chemicals,” he said adding it is eco-friendly and can be used for outdoor purposes as well.”

Many similar out of the box ideas were presented by SMEs from Commonwealth countries to which they bagged positive responses from buyers and experts from different countries.

The Tanzanian SME Federation, who works towards addressing the challenges of SMEs in Tanzania, used the platform to link the SMEs from their country with the buyers and suppliers from other countries.

He said, “In sectors like garment, leather, textile there is a need for linking SMEs from Tanzania with SMEs from other countries.”

Tanzania SME Federation, which is a member if India-Commonwealth SME Association, said the Summit had provided the right platform to them to collaborate with SMEs across Commonwealth countries and be a part of global value chain.

One of the key roles that ICSA plays  is providing SMEs a reliable pool of suppliers from which they can procure. The association can also held in information sharing between SMEs from across Commonwealth countries.

The Commonwealth Secretariat, London, facilitated the launch of ICSA in June 2016.

This is the first India-Commonwealth SME Trade Summit. There are over three hundred business delegations from India and from across the Commonwealth countries that are participating in the event to explore and extend trade and investment relations. (KNN Bureau)