Tag: Business

  • MetaSpace is on the verge of dominating the world’s future with a blockchain-powered metaverse

    MetaSpace is on the verge of dominating the world’s future with a blockchain-powered metaverse

    March 7: MetaSpace has officially announced the public launch of its simulated metaverse platform. The life-like digital avatars of each individual will soon be able to have a whole experience of a highly immersive and shared virtual environment where they will literally be able to explore, earn, live, travel, and trade NFTs in a way similar to the real world and beyond.

    “After many months and days of hard work and dedication from our team, we are more than happy to announce the commencement of MetaSpace,” said Mo Akram, Founder of MetaSpace. “Throughout this journey, our primary goal has been to create a more valuable, user-centric, and highly anticipated explore-to-earn metaverse that will help transform the future of mankind,” he added.

    MetaSpace, at its heart, is an open-world metaverse giving you the direct opportunity to build community and maximize your monetization potential through exploration, playing games, and more. In order to create a blockchain-driven massively multi-user virtual world, MetaSpace has been built on Polygon, a layer-2 blockchain protocol that had the power to make its ambitions bring to life.

    However, the metaverse they are developing includes multiple functionalities like gaming, entertainment, shopping, etc. All of which can be done virtually. The experience here is profound, multifaceted, and enriching – that’s what MetaSpace is pushing for with its own ecosystem.

    They are encouraging each one of you to play and earn by providing highly potent benefits from an AAA game centered on an infinity space lifestyle incorporating play-to-earn attributes, trading of in-metaverse assets present in the form of NFTs, space travel, and more. Moreover, the hyper-real alternative world of MetaSpace allows one to visit holy places, shop from the stores of big brands, and a virtual arena where one would be able to challenge and fight their mates – all while confined to homes.

    Apart from this, MetaSpace is also adding new innovations for a feature-rich ecosystem by hosting virtual concerts of celebrities from across the globe as well as stand-up comedy shows for you to closely interact with your idol, relish, dance, and laugh.

    To escape reality and soar over the world of possibilities, join the MetaSpace community:

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  • Infiny Solutions becomes India’s leading IEPF recovery company

    Infiny Solutions becomes India’s leading IEPF recovery company

    New Delhi (India), March 5: Recovering unclaimed shares, IEPF claims, share regularization, name deletion of duplicate share certificates is not a daunting task anymore and there is no need to address heaps of legal implications either. Thanks to Infiny Solutions, India’s leading IEPF recovery company Infiny Solution is helping investors in reclaiming their lawful assets most expediently.

    Infiny Solutions has established itself as the most trusted Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPF) recovery company in the country. The IEPF Authority was established by the Government of India under the provisions of section 125 of the Companies act, 2013 to make refunds of shares, unclaimed dividends, matured deposits/debentures etc. to investors and to promote awareness among investors on September 7, 2016.

    “Our experienced team professionals advise the clients who are not aware of their investments in shares due to the demise of the prime investors. In such a situation, our professionals get in touch with the nominees and help them get their due capital back in the most expedient manner possible” said a company spokesperson.

    Giving a case study, the company spokesperson said they helped recover unclaimed shares for the Bhatiya family. The patriarch of the Bhatiya family died many years ago and the family was unaware of his investment ventures. The experienced team at Infiny Solutions helped them get a duplicate share certificate and the unclaimed shares were recovered.

    Similarly, one Rajkumari Sharma, who lost her husband many years ago, was helped in recovering unclaimed shares through the IEPF claim process. Sharma received a handsome amount to help her nurture her children in a better environment.

    Infiny Solutions

    info@infinysolutions.com

    https://infinysolutions.com/

  • DCGI approves Themis Medicare’s VIRALEX® for Covid-19 treatment

    DCGI approves Themis Medicare’s VIRALEX® for Covid-19 treatment

    Enhances both innate & adaptive immunity and strengthens body’s immune response to viral infections

    March 5: In a landmark development for the treatment of COVID-19, Themis Medicare Ltd. (Themis), a Pharmaceutical company headquartered in Mumbai with a legacy of over 50 years of making new treatment options available, announced the approval of its antiviral drug VIRALEX® by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). As per the results of a double-blind randomized controlled trials (RCT), the drug helps in early relief of the clinical symptoms in mild tomoderateCOVID-19 patients.

    Viralex® has been found to be effective and well tolerated in mild to moderate COVID-19, in two Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials conducted on 499 Indian patients.

    In line with the DCGI’s current approach for approval of medicines for the management of the ongoing pandemic, approval for VIRALEX® (Generic name: Inosinepranobex) is based on the results of the robust phase 2 and phase 3RCTs conducted in India, and the well-established safety profile of the drug.

    As per the results of the Phase 3 Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial, 80.17% of patients treated with VIRALEX® showed clinical improvement on day 6, which is significantly higher (p<0.001) from that in the controlled group.

    (52.38%) among the mild to moderate non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Clinical Cure was also significantly higher in the VIRALEX® group as compared to that in the placebo group on day 6 of treatment. There was early improvement and cure from symptoms in patients who received VIRALEX®. This drug was well tolerated by the patients without any serious side effects. The study was conducted during the Delta wave of the pandemic.

    Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicentre Trial is considered as the clinical research methodology of the highest global standard for evaluating drugs against diseases. Themis is one of the few companies to submit data from a higher number of patients from RCTs for approval in management of COVID-19.

    After detailed deliberation, the drug regulatory authority granted permission to manufacture and market this new drug for restricted emergency use of the drug as an add on therapy for treatment of mild and moderate COVID-19.

    VIRALEX® would be available on the prescription.

    Based on the promising study results, the drug appears to offer immense clinical benefit to the patients in the early stages of COVID-19, thus reducing the load on the healthcare system.

    VIRALEX® is an immune modulatory agent with broad-spectrum antiviral properties. It enhances both innate & adaptive immunity and strengthens the body’s defence response to viral infections. In an invitro study initiated by Themis, it showed dose-dependent inhibition of viral replication against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).

    According to Themis, VIRALEX® will be manufactured at an EU-GMP-certified facility with the highest safety standards and stringent manufacturing protocols in place, and the medication will be available in the form of a 500 mg tablet at a much affordable price.

    Speaking at the release, Dr. Sachin Patel, Managing Director & CEO of Themis Medicare Ltd. said, “Our endeavor has always been to develop medicines that benefit patients and make healthcare far, far more effective. Given the current scenario of grave health concerns and economic challenges surrounding COVID-19 in India, this is our effort to contribute to the well being of people of India”.

    “Due to the frequently mutating trend of the virus, the uncertainties of the pandemic continue. We hope access to effective treatment such as VIRALEX® will offer a much-needed therapeutic solution, and if initiated early in the disease, it would reduce the load on the healthcare system.”

    Commenting on the significance of this development, Dr. Ashok Swain, Head Clinical Development, congratulated the entire Themis Medicare Ltd. team for achieving an important milestone of adding this effective medicine with an established safety profile to address the unmet need in the management of the pandemic.

    “VIRALEX® is a new ray of hope in these challenging times,” he said.

    Dr Raja Dhar, eminent pulmonologist and Director and Head of Department of Pulmonology, C K Birla Hospitals, said “Inosine Pranobexisa drug which enhances host immunity (immune modulatory effect) and can affect viral RNA and hence inhibits growth of several viruses. Phase 3 Double blind RCTs are rarein COVID 19. I am heartened to hear that Themis Medicare has come up with such a trial, which shows early clinical response and shortened period of recovery when used in mild to moderate COVID19 cases. This drug, if successfully used in clinical practice would considerably reduce the burden on healthcare system.

    Dr Dhar is also the current Chair of Training and Education Initiatives, Indian Chest Society, and Director of Research and Training, National Allergy Asthma Bronchitis Institute.

    With a strong R&D backup, skilled domestic & export teams, and 4 state-of-the-art manufacturing sites, the endeavour at Themis has always been to support the medical fraternity with solutions for major unmet medical needs like VIRALEX® for COVID-19…and still counting!

    About Themis Medicare Ltd

    Themis Medicare was incorporated in 1969 as a joint venture partnership at Vapi. Today, it is one of the fastest growing pharma Company specializing in the development of complex molecules. With strong research focus on injectables, complex generic products and drug-delivery systems, the Company has evolved in to being a formidable layer in the complex generics space.

    It has a diversified business model with presence across the B2B model and strong presence in domestic B2C market. The Company also has a significant export presence in the RoW geographies. The qualified and experienced Management team is complemented by highly skilled R&D workforce. The Company has three vertically integrated manufacturing facilities, of which two are focused on developing APIs–1 each involved in manufacturing Synthetic API and Fermentation based API, and 1 is involved in manufacturing of Finished Dosage Formulations. Themis offers products in various dosage forms in multiple therapeutics areas with leadership in Pain Management and Critical Care. The Company has a strategy to focus and grow its injectables portfolio and develop its NDDS presence.

    For more details, please visit: www.themismedicare.com

  • Kagool Data opens new centre in Hyderabad. To invest $5 million in next three years

    Kagool Data opens new centre in Hyderabad. To invest $5 million in next three years

    New Delhi (India), March 5: UK-based global data analytics and ERP specialist consultancy company Kagool expanded its footprint in Hyderabad by inaugurating a new development centre in the city’s Financial District on Saturday. Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary of IT Ministry, Telangana, inaugurated the centre.

    “The new office space marks the roll-out of the company’s aggressive India growth plan. We are looking to increase our India headcount to 2000 by end of 2025” said, Kalyan Gupta Brahmandlapally, Head of India, Kagool Data Private Ltd.

    “Kagool’s partnerships with Microsoft and SAP and our twin data modernisation accelerator products Velocity and Pulse are fuelling the company’s growth in supporting global clients modernise their ERP, Analytics and Integration landscapes. Going forward, we are targeting utilities, manufacturing, retail and public sector companies for business opportunities,” Kalyan Gupta said.

    Daniel James Barlow, Group CEO of Kagool, who joined the inauguration online from the company’s UK headquarters, said, “Our customers are seeing the value and agility that modern cloud technologies can bring to their global enterprises and are seeing Kagool as the right delivery partner to achieve business value quickly and predictably.  Our India operations are key to our current operations and overall strategy, helping us to continue to grow our business 100% year on year.  The enormous talent base and dedicated, enthusiastic workforce are why we continue to invest heavily in our India operations.”

    Barlow also said Kagool plans to expand its footprint in the USA, Mexico, Middle East and Europe in the next year.

    Speaking after inaugurating Kagool’s new development centre, Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, Principal Secretary for IT, Govt. of Telangana said, “Congratulations to Team Kagool for opening their new development centre, their second office in Hyderabad. I feel very proud of the achievements of the company. Hyderabad, at one point in time, was perceived largely as a services centre. But now it is quite encouraging to find companies in the product development space. It is nice to hear that Kagool in partnership with Microsoft has developed Velocity, which is one of the most used products, particularly when it comes to adoption to SAP, Data Migration etc. We all feel very proud about this because our whole attempt at the Government also is to give a new dimension to the Hyderabad IT industry. We want more and more product development, more and more innovation to happen. And eventually, this is where the trend is the future is going to be of those people who develop more user-friendly products, enterprise-ready products and solutions using emerging technology. I guess this is where Kagool is also getting.”

    Complimenting Kagool, HYSEA president Bharani K Aroll appreciated the company’s commitment to Telangana. “Kagool helped drive technology-led growth by investing in talented youth of the state and building long-term partnerships with various state institutions creating more employment opportunities,” he said.

    Kagool is a UK Based Product and Service based Software Company. Headquartered in the UK since 2004. The company is a leading global data & analytics and ERP specialist, offering consultancy and best of breed integration solutions. Kagool delivers real results to global business organizations, ensuring a high level of quality and customer engagement is maintained every time. We leverage our industry knowledge and leadership in technology, solution development and integration to align our partner’s innovations with specific business needs. Kagool started more than 15 years ago as a data & analytics solution provider, progressively expanded into five different offices globally and undoubtedly, Hyderabad has become home to the largest conglomeration of employees in India for The Group!

  • Kanika Saxena’s The Atypical Tale of a Typical Indian Woman breaks old-age concept of empowering women

    Kanika Saxena’s The Atypical Tale of a Typical Indian Woman breaks old-age concept of empowering women

    March 5: Women empowerment is one of the hot topics for discussion in India and the context is always aligned with external support for women. Changing this perception, ‘The Atypical Tale of a Typical Indian Woman’ by Kanika Saxena is a book based on Women’s Empowerment with a different perspective. It focuses on empowering the woman from within so that she can take on tough situations.

    Entrepreneur and author, Kanika Saxena is the Founder & CEO of ‘The Writing Right’, a content writing startup, and has published six books in the self-help genre. The book, The Atypical Tale of a Typical Indian Woman starts with the different stages in the life of a woman like a daughter, wife, mother, etc., and the challenges they face at each stage and ways to overcome them. The author focuses on the demands of the family and society by a woman. She explains how women are important members of society who can be change-makers. According to her, the role of the mother is vital because she brings children into the world and raises the future citizens of society. So, a mother has a strong influence on how these citizens shape up.

    According to Kanika, a mother needs to lead by example as she is the role model for both her son and daughter. Mothers need to treat themselves with respect and not be subservient to the male members of the family. If she treats everyone equally without undermining herself, the daughter will grow up with the belief that men and women are equal. And, the son will learn how to treat women with respect. This change can come about only at home and impact society.

    The foundation for women’s empowerment begins at home. It depends on how the parents welcome a girl child and treat her. The daughter is empowered when parents treat sons and daughters equally and give daughters the freedom to make choices. When a family raises a daughter without bias they will be more confident. And they can take many responsibilities and use the external resources for empowerment.

    Kanika Saxena says that for a mother to have a balanced approach in how she treats herself and her family members, she needs to empower herself. Self-empowerment begins with self-acceptance and self-care. She emphasizes that only when a woman takes care of herself, she can take care of others around her.

    All the suggestions and ideology presented in the book come from Kanika’s personal experience and that of other women. The book is based on real-life stories of real women and what they go through in their lives. The solutions suggested have been tried and tested by the author, and other women who have broken the stereotype.

    Empowering herself through her journey, Kanika holds degrees in engineering and management. She has worked for some of the top organizations in India for seven years and chose to be a stay-at-home mother for her kids. After being on sabbatical for twenty years she re-entered the corporate world as a fresher in content writing in 2016, started as a freelancer and soon founded her content writing startup ‘The Writing Right in 2020’. Kanika embarked on her journey as an author at the same time and published six books in 18 months. Her journey was not an easy one, she has taken care of her responsibilities for her family without neglecting herself.  Kanika shares her recipe for success with The Atypical Tale of a Typical Indian Woman!

  • Upcoming Industrial Park by Royale Estate Group to give a boost to region’s holistic economic development

    Upcoming Industrial Park by Royale Estate Group to give a boost to region’s holistic economic development

    Royale Estate Group to foray into the development of a state-of-the-art Industrial Park

     Chandigarh (India), March 5: After carving a niche for itself in the region’s affordable, ethical and quality housing sector, Royale Estate Group (REG) has become a partner to ensure holistic economic development of the region. It is creating a state-of-the-art Integrated Industrial Park, the vision document cum blueprint of which has been made in consultation with industry experts.

    “Our decision to foray into the Industrial sector is like giving back to society. Housing segment is more lucrative for the real estate players but not to us beyond a point. At REG, we wish to give back to society in a different and sustainable way. Our initiative for the industries will be a case in point, which will further improve the ease of doing business and generate employment opportunities,” said Piyush Kansal, a young Director at REG.

    The industrial park, which will be of an international level will be established soon.

    “There is a need to retain the migration of talent and capital from the region. This will be possible only when we create quality infrastructure for local, domestic and foreign investors. It is an important task we have undertaken after realizing the fact that as a responsible, transparent and honest real estate player, we also have to become a partner in the economic development of the region,” said Neeraj Kansal, Director, REG.

    It is worth mentioning that REG built housing complexes have become a favourite for the region’s homebuyers as they do not compromise with fair practices. “It is true that buyers should take precautions while investing their money in real estate. Builders and promoters also have to be accountable to them. They cannot renege on promises of timely delivery of residential and commercial units to investors,” added Piyush Kansal.

    “We provide a safe investment option as we do not take any kind of bank or private loan, and create the projects on 100 per cent registered land. An approved project should stick to ethical norms set by the RERA and the state government. The layout plan must be approved by the government bodies in totality,” added Neeraj Kansal.

    REG has developed 17 million plus square feet area in 20 plus projects over the last many years. 10,000 properties have been delivered so far and there are 10 plus ongoing projects. “Our major strength lies in the fact that first we purchase land, followed by approvals. We don’t leave our customers after the sale. Rather we support them to get acquainted with the property and surroundings and provide them with assistance because we have an in-house post sale assistance team available all the time. There is due diligence in our approach,” said Ashish Mittal, another Director of the group.

    The upcoming Industrial park at the Banur Tepla Road (BTR) is slated to turn fortunes of the region and will make Chandigarh region and Punjab an economic engine of north India. The reason: all types of industries be they large, MSME, start-ups etc will come up because of the global level infrastructure being planned. The best part is that the group behind the Integrated Industrial park has a legacy of providing safety and security of investments and has earned a sobriquet of being ‘Honest Builders.’ The development of an industrial park will be a boon for the region’s holistic economic development and will create job opportunities.

  • Clicbrics set to launch Clicworth, a Property Price Calculator, in India

    Clicbrics set to launch Clicworth, a Property Price Calculator, in India

    New Delhi (India), March 5: How many of us are guilty of checking the price of an item on google before buying it offline? Most of us. Especially if the commodity can be categorised as luxury or expensive. Then why aren’t we already doing the same for a property?

    We have tools to estimate the resale value of various luxury lifestyle items like cars but India has been missing a tool to do the same for the property.

    Clicworth is a home-valuation tool designed to allow you the same leverage over the prices of the property you’re interested in with 90% accuracy. Clicbrics’ mission to bring transparency into the Indian real estate market inspired Clicworth. An AI-based tool that will provide consumers access to the fair price of any property that you have the address for. It is Clicbrics’ investment into the future of Indian real estate.

    The digitization mission led by the Indian Government has made a lot of data regarding registered properties available online. This data is scattered across various portals. Technically, one could access these portals and go through the lump of data points piece by piece and spend hours trying to find information relevant to property prices.

    Through AI and Machine Learning, Clicworth has extracted all this data and made this process as simple as just a couple of steps. To find out the price of any property, all you need is the following information:

    1. Locality Or Address
    1. Property Type (Apartment/ Independent Floor/ Villa/ Plot)
    1. Floor
    1. Apartment Configuration (1BHK/ 2BHK/ 3BHK/ 4BHK/ 5+BHK)
    1. Size Of The Apartment (in sq. ft. or sq. yd.)

    Clicworth will then give you a price estimate range and also the best per square yard price for your property. Your price estimate will also be followed by an Affordability Calculator that’ll detail the basic downpayment, home loan EMI, home loan interest rate, and the home loan tenure for you.

    Clicworth is a non-profit free tool that the leadership at Clicbrics has piloted with the sole purpose of giving the power back to the Indian real estate consumer. The tool uses government data of the properties sold in the same locality to then generate the value of a property.

    Starting with, and including, Mumbai, Clicworth is set to be launched for seven major cities. These cities are Noida, Gurgaon, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Thane.

    Clicworth isn’t simply a tool for those interested in buying, selling, or investing in property. An individual’s net worth is largely impacted by the price of their property. Tangible assets like property, cars, high-value collectibles make up a large portion of net worth for most middle-income households. In case you’re ever curious about the net worth of an old batchmate, or a potential business partner, Clicworth can be your go-to tool for the same.

    Clicworth is the first of many more initiatives that Clicbrics will be undertaking to push for transparency in the Indian real estate market.

    Next time your realtor tells you that your dream home is just over your budget, just log on to Clicworth and find out for yourself.

  • QualityKiosk Technologies Named Partner of the Year 2021 by Katalon Studio

    QualityKiosk Technologies Named Partner of the Year 2021 by Katalon Studio

    Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] March 5: QualityKiosk Technologies, one of the leading independent Quality Assurance (QA) providers, was awarded the title of Partner of the Year 2021 by Katalon Studio. The award recognized QualityKiosk technologies for their great performance in 2021 and the organization’s contributions to building and scaling quality assurance innovations in collaboration with Katalon Studio.

    “The future of innovation is collaboration and we are proud of being the preferred partner for numerous OEMs across the world,” said Mr. Maneesh Jhawar, CEO & Founder, QualityKiosk Technologies. “QualityKiosk is honored to be bestowed with the title of Partner of the Year and I would like to thank Katalon for recognizing our hard work. I would also like to congratulate and thank all the QKites who contributed to the win and supported the organization in achieving yet another milestone. We look forward to collaborating with Katalon and building quality assurance and testing solutions that form the basis of innovative applications of the future.”

    Speaking about the feat, Mr. Paul Kizakevich, President and CRO, Katalon Studio said, “2021 was a year of rapid growth for Katalon and QualityKiosk was a big part of our 2021 growth story. Together we helped several of the largest financial services companies in India adopt test automation and improve software testing efficiency via a combination of Katalon’s best-in-class test automation platform and QualityKiosk’s market-leading Digital Quality Engineering services.”

    Reflecting on the success of the partnership between QualityKiosk and Katalon, Mr. Matt Sandberg, Vice President of Partnerships, Katalon said, “QualityKiosk has a great brand in the quality engineering services market, and we’re privileged to have such a great partnership in place with them.  2021 was a banner year for both Katalon and QualityKiosk and we look forward to building on that success in 2022 and continuing to help our joint customers create higher quality software faster and more efficiently.”

    QualityKiosk Technologies is a global Quality Assurance (QA) solutions provider and caters to some of the biggest names in the banking and financial services, telecom, and automobile industries across the globe. Founded in 2000 by IIT-Kanpur graduates, the company is a pioneer in digital performance engineering and offers a diverse set of quality assurance solutions including QA automation, performance assurance, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), synthetic monitoring, site reliability engineering (SRE), digital testing as a service (DTaaS), and data analytics solutions for an array of industries and verticals.

    Visit https://www.qualitykiosk.com/ to know more about innovative quality assurance and performance engineering solutions.

  • BUILDIFY marches ahead to build a sustainable model using the best technologies

    BUILDIFY marches ahead to build a sustainable model using the best technologies

    New Delhi (India), March 5: BUILDIFY is a Digital First, company that focuses on using technology to build and optimize value in the structural building material value chain. It is a Gurgaon-based building materials company that uses the latest technology and technique to manufacture Bricks, Blocks, and Interlocking Pavers of the finest quality. With a vision to build a sustainable model using the best technologies and also generate employment, BUILDIFY strives for excellence. BUILDIFY believes in giving back time, skills, and resources to the community and adding value to every process that they are involved in.

    BUILDIFY aims at supporting construction companies by creating a financially viable model. The company emphasizes the online procurement process and bringing parity and transparency in pricing to change the way real estate & construction companies in India operate today. BUILDIFY is the premium manufacturer and preferred sourcing partner of PMC Companies, Engineers, Architects, and Contractors Empowered by a team of Engineers, Business Development Managers, Architects, and Designers, BUILDIFY offers the best solutions to clients. As a value-driven company, the team values every customer and supplier partner to build long-last relations. BUILDIFY prefers quality over quantity and always aims for customer satisfaction. With the help of a dedicated retail distribution center and Transportation Management technologies, BUILDIFY provides a Magical Model of ‘SAME DAY DELIVERY’ for construction materials (up to 95% of orders). The company takes pride in having a making capacity of thirty thousand pieces per day and is the largest preferred sourcing partner.

    Rajeev Rana, Founder & CEO of BUILDIFY is a visionary entrepreneur with strong business acuity. As a hospitality professional with a background in strategy, Sales & Business Management, Rajeev Rana believes in amalgamating technology and innovation to address industry issues. He is the Founder and CEO at Rana Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd. (RIPPL), is a Construction material company besides being an active seed and angel investor.

    All the products at BUILDIFY pass through stringent quality checks and are tested in NABL accredited labs before dispatch. With a mission to make a difference and change the way the construction industry in India works, BUILDIFY has embarked on its journey.

    Click www.buildify.co.in to find out more about durable building materials.

  • MSME can now look forward for easy adoption of ‘Industry 4.0’

    MSME can now look forward for easy adoption of ‘Industry 4.0’

    The ‘Smart Manufacturing Forum’ of NASSCOM COE  aims at helping MSMEs and select large enterprises achieve manufacturing transformation using digital edge

    Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], March 4: The NASSCOM Centre of Excellence (CoE), Gandhinagar, the digital India initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and Government of Gujarat, launched the Smart Manufacturing Forum, an initiative to help MSMEs adopt Industry 4.0 solutions.

    The ‘Smart Manufacturing Forum’ will help manufacturing enterprises with an annual turnover of less than Rs. 1,000 crore to start, scale, and sustain the adoption of Industry 4.0 solutions that can aid in optimizing operations, maximizing capacity utilization, and building a resilient supply chain. The forum will provide support in three verticals, viz. Skill & Capability building, Handholding for Digital Journey, and Branding & Market Reach. The manufacturers will also get 24×7 accesses to smart manufacturing competency centre, a virtual platform to help them improve efficiency, productivity, and safety in plants by experiencing end-to-end smart manufacturing solutions.

    “Disparity in tech adoption has increased as large enterprises have accelerated their pace while MSMEs still face the challenges of Awareness, Accessibility and Affordability. The Smart Manufacturing Forum has been launched with an aim to enable MSMEs to kickstart their digital journey and become future-ready. The Forum will be a closed group of 100-150 forward-looking manufacturing enterprises working with us to build digital talent and implement low-cost and easy to deploy solutions from startups. Our focus will be on helping MSMEs enhance productivity, boost efficiency, and become globally competitive,” said Amit Saluja, Senior Director & Centre Head – NASSCOM CoE, Gandhinagar.

    The Smart Manufacturing Forum was launched at the third edition of UDYAM 4.0 Nayi Disha (Digital Innovation Solutions Helping Atmanirbharta) in the presence of more than 150 leaders from the manufacturing community and founders of deep-tech startups. Addressing the participants, Sachin Gusia (IRS), Managing Director, Gujarat Informatics Limited, said, “MSMEs face numerous challenges in technology adoption. I congratulate NASSCOM CoE for the launch of Smart Manufacturing Forum, as it will help in maximising adoption of technology by MSMEs and lead them towards smart manufacturing.”

    “Gujarat being an industrial state has large number of MSMEs. The support of the government of Gujarat is going to be the lighthouse for the adoption of technology by more MSMEs in the state. The Digital Manufacturing Champions Program, government’s IT policies and thriving startup ecosystem are key enablers for providing smart manufacturing push to MSMEs in the state,” he added.

    The Skill & Capacity support will be in the form of opportunities for learning and skill-building about Industry 4.0 for employees across all the levels of the organization, as well as quarterly interactive workshops for leaders, monthly sessions for managers and the workforce to make them future-ready.

    The Handholding for Digital Journey will happen through digital maturity assessment, design thinking workshops to build a technology roadmap and solution implementation. Through Branding & Market Reach, enterprises who implement the solution will get showcased as smart manufacturer and their success stories will get promoted at the national level.

    MSMEs looking for guidance on technology adoption can get more details about Smart Manufacturing Forum by writing to SmartManufacturing@nasscom.in

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