First Generation Campaigner, Millennium Development Goals of UN

(Non Profit Registered Trust)

A Support Organization for MSMEs through Innovation & IPM for more employment generation

Collaborating Agency OLDBE: EDI INDIA & Working with MSME DI Kolkata for ESDP, IMC, MDP & EDP

STC No.:-AAATH7617NST001/dated:-13.2.2009 PAN:-AATH7617N

Design of a result oriented One Day Sensitization Programme on

“Innovation &Intellectual Property Management for MSMEs”

Date & Venue:30th March 2012(tentative date), Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

It is a proactive initiative for a National (December 2012) & an International programme (September 2013) of IPM for business success of MSMEs within the framework of outreach program of WIPO.

Experiencing from our work related to building capacities of MSMEs and first generation entrepreneurs, we learned that under-utilization of IPM (Intellectual Property Management) system may be largely due to lack of information on how to acquire and manage IP and access information of technology transfer for business success in an effective manner. We feel that there is some shortage of IP related services in MSME support institutions in our country.

In November 2011, Secretary of HUMAN Network INDIA (HNI) took the opportunity to complete successfully WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization, a specialized organization of UN) sponsored “2nd Advance International Certificate Course on IPRs” at Seoul, Republic of Korea.

As a result of his unique international study on IPM for business success, HNI is planning to organize a one day State level sensitization program on "Strengthening MSMEs through Innovation & Intellectual Property Management” at Kolkata, West Bengal, India on 30.03.2012 (tentative date) within the framework of WIPO’s outreach programme.

The basic objective of such initiative is to provide a platform where the MSMEs in the State of West Bengal, India can interact with the concerned State, Central Govt. support organizations, financial institutions and other organizations that may care for their IPM system development and M&E within enterprises for business success to generate more employment in the State and even abroad.

As per the Indian statistics, there are 1552491 units registered MSME sector while around 24548306 units are in unregistered MSME sector. In West Bengal, there are 42635 registered MSME and 1976534 unregistered MSME units. About 40% in Export Business is contributed by MSME group in India.

Considering effective output of the said program only on 10% of the registered units, the total effective units will be around 4250. These 4250 units in the 19 Districts of West Bengal State will create very good publicity and achievement inbusiness environment with particular reference to IPM for competitive local and export market.

This action program will open doors for other enterprises and will create successful utilization of latest technology for business growth at State, National and International level with the support of IPM system.

Therefore your help and guidance are very much needed in every step in the initiativeand allow us to work on Innovation and IP Technology Transfer for 90% of the population in poor developing countries.

Support Organizations:

WIPO (Specialized organization of UN), DCMSME, NIMSME (Govt. of India).

Implementing Organization: HUMAN Network INDIA, Kolkata

Participating Organization:

  1. WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland
  2. National Institute of Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (NIMSME), Hyderabad, India
  3. Office of the Development Commissioner Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (DCMSME)
  4. Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India
  5. Patent & Design Office, Kolkata, Govt. of India
  6. National Institute for Intellectual Property Management
  7. Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal
  8. Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata, West Bengal
  9. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal
  10. Bose Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal
  11. Centre For Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal
  12. Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal
  13. Bengal Chemical Pharmaceuticals Limited, Kolkata, West Bengal
  14. Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Kolkata, West Bengal
  15. JadavpurUniversity, Kolkata, West Bengal
  16. Export Promotion Council, Kolkata, India

MSME Participants:

Active MSME: 01 Micro Enterprise, 01Small Enterprise and 01 Medium Enterprise total 03 participants from each District of West Bengal will interact in the programme.

  • MSME participants will be limited to 57 only in number.
  • A feedback form would be given to the MSMEs to confirm that they are willing to maintain their IP portfolio and return it to the implementing organization for further action.

Target Groups

  1. MSMEs
  2. Research organizations
  3. GOs & NGOs
  4. Prospective students
  5. MSME support organizations

Expected outcomes

  1. Realization of importance of IP value in business and technology transfer
  2. Maintenance of IP portfolio in proper order, calculation of IP value, and understanding of IP audit on regular basis
  3. Understanding of the differences between intangible and tangible assets
  4. Business growth through improved Export
  5. Awareness about IP amongst at least 10 nos. of first generation entrepreneurs
  6. Achievement of MDG 1 & 2 through employment generation
  7. There is a urgent need for a TISCs (Technology and InnovationSupportCenter) of WIPO

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