Badal - a cloud computing project for MSMEs
Updated: Jul 26, 2013 06:37:26pm
New Delhi, Jul 26 (KNN) With a view to make the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector globally competitive, the Union Minister of State, Ministry of MSME, K H Muniyappa has announced the launch of his government's upcoming project 'Badal,' a cloud computing platform for MSMEs.
Badal will promote internet-driven activities such as e-Commerce among relatively small and medium businesses in India, the project likely to be rolled out by MSME Ministry within six months.
With cloud-based services that include software and IT infrastructure, the platform would empower units, enabling them to cut operational costs and increase efficiency.
"In order to enable SMEs to use cloud computing, we are announcing Badal program that would help them to compete in the international market," said Muniyappa, on the sidelines of an event jointly organised by FICCI and Google India in the national capital yesterday.
The Minister said that India needed to keep pace with the world market in the moving technology.
"There are numerous countries which are far ahead of India in this regard but the country's direct competition is with China in terms of production and quality. And this project will help them lot," he added.
"We can look at internet from two perspectives. One as a slave, where you decide how you want to make use of it, and the other way is to look at is as a great equalizer, which removes social and geographical barriers. Hence, internet must be used by MSMEs to simplify its processes and enrich them," said the Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner, Ministry of MSME, Amarendra Sinha.
He said that in his Ministry 60 per cent of the schemes were online and by year-end all schemes will be available.
FICCI and Google India together organized 'India SME Heroes Challenge' and on the occasion the minister has launched the report, 'Unleashing the Potential: Internet's Role in the Performance of India's Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)'. (KNN)
Badal will promote internet-driven activities such as e-Commerce among relatively small and medium businesses in India, the project likely to be rolled out by MSME Ministry within six months.
With cloud-based services that include software and IT infrastructure, the platform would empower units, enabling them to cut operational costs and increase efficiency.
"In order to enable SMEs to use cloud computing, we are announcing Badal program that would help them to compete in the international market," said Muniyappa, on the sidelines of an event jointly organised by FICCI and Google India in the national capital yesterday.
The Minister said that India needed to keep pace with the world market in the moving technology.
"There are numerous countries which are far ahead of India in this regard but the country's direct competition is with China in terms of production and quality. And this project will help them lot," he added.
"We can look at internet from two perspectives. One as a slave, where you decide how you want to make use of it, and the other way is to look at is as a great equalizer, which removes social and geographical barriers. Hence, internet must be used by MSMEs to simplify its processes and enrich them," said the Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner, Ministry of MSME, Amarendra Sinha.
He said that in his Ministry 60 per cent of the schemes were online and by year-end all schemes will be available.
FICCI and Google India together organized 'India SME Heroes Challenge' and on the occasion the minister has launched the report, 'Unleashing the Potential: Internet's Role in the Performance of India's Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)'. (KNN)
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