New Delhi, Oct 27 (KNN) Technology & Innovation Facilitation Organizations such as Chambers of Commerce and Industry Associations, Public Support Institutions (e.g. Tool Rooms, Development Institutes, District Industries Centre and TCOs.), Incubators and Academic Institutes play an important role in strengthening the local innovation eco-system and thus fostering innovation in SMEs.

Giving these organizations the opportunity to enhance their service portfolio for SMEs and gain a better understanding on the innovation eco-system approach, IIM Calcutta, IIM Indore, ISB Mohali and IIT Delhi jointly with German based technology transfer agency Steinbeis and CEFE are organizing a 4 days training programme for technology & innovation facilitation organizations on ‘Fostering Innovations in SMEs: Enabling Services & Tools’ between 29th November to 2nd December in Hyderabad.

The programme has been designed to equip the technology & innovation facilitation organizations with practical hands-on tools and proven methodology on how to introduce innovation enabling services for SMEs.

During the training, the participants will also be enabled to identify innovation projects in SMEs and how to systematically promote cooperation between industry, academia and government to strengthen the innovation capacity and sustainability of SMEs.

It includes exercise based sessions, practical case studies and an opportunity to work on individual innovation ideas/projects - supported by experts and facilitators from Germany and India. This Training is a 4-day programme with a 3-day of Class-Room Training and 1-Days of ‘Active Short Consulting’ whereby participants will learn how to offer innovation-enabling consultancy services (also focusing on how to interlink academia and industry) in practice with a selected company.

The training has been initiated within the framework of the Indo German Bilateral Development Cooperation programme on “Innovation Promotion in MSMEs”; jointly implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the office of DC MSME, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MoMSME), Government of India.

The course is offered at a very attractive introductory price and places are given on a first come basis. For further information please visit http://www.steinbeisindia.com/ or contact Steinbeis India (tech-bde@steinbeisindia.com). (KNN Bureau)