Ahmedabad: In a bid to take digital literacy and knowledge of entrepreneurship to rural communities, the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Bhat, Gandhinagar, has begun the ‘World on Wheels’ project. Currently to be launched with five buses, each of…
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Ravi Shankar Prasad urges start-ups to strive for digital inclusion of ‘Bharat’
New start-ups should think in line with National Optical Fibre Network programme for digital growth of villages, says the Union Minister for Electronics & IT
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Comment | Demo & GST Done; Mega SMB Boost Awaited
He redefined the art of political communication resulting in a land slide victory in 2014. But to endure his success as an orator par excellence, he is someone who takes honest feedback in the right earnest. Having delivered an unusually long I-Day speech in 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Mo…
Govt to set up workspace for start-ups in Mangaluru
India’s first government-owned co-working space for start-ups is set to come up in Mangaluru, offering cutting-edge technology such as 3D printing and new-age digital infrastructure, such as high-speed Internet. “We felt there was a great dem and for a co-working space in Mangaluru. Many start-up…
MSME Ministry’s digital affair blossoms; To launch ICT scheme on Int’l MSME Day
Driving the Digital India dream is at the heartland of MSME Ministry. The ministry is lately in the process of implementing a “Digital MSME” Scheme for the promotion of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) in MSME Sector, and to motivate MSMEs to adopt ICT tools and applic…
Less noise, more action: What Indian start-ups really want from govt
After three years of PM Narendra Modi’s government in power, there have been a series of media report cards on what went right or wrong. There has been extreme criticism and some praise as well. In terms of what it has done for start-ups, it is a mixed bag. When I spoke to entrepreneurs bef…
IT Minister proposes special innovation zones to boost start-ups
At a meeting of the Indian technology industry’s stalwarts, the IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad called for greater cooperation between the government and industry and proposed setting up of special innovation zones to support start-ups better. The government estimates the digital economy to surpa…
Digital India & GST will drive enterprise PC consumption: Lenovo
Tech firm Lenovo said it expects an uptick in demand for PCs in the enterprise space, driven by increased buying by government agencies and small businesses looking to comply with GST norms. “PC sales in the enterprise segment have been flat over the past few quarters. However, we expect pr…
Meat industry may soon come in the realm of GST: Kalraj Mishra
Meat exports and businesses can soon come under the realm of GST and in this regard, a discussion with the Finance Minister is in the offing, Union MSME Minister Kalraj Mishra said while interacting with entrepreneurs of Aligarh in an entrepreneur-talk held here on May 29. During the dialogue, en…
$26 b is the estimated potential of B2C e-Commerce exports from India: FICCI–IIFT Study
Urgent need to recognize retail e-Commerce exports as an industry New Delhi, 30th May 2017: MSME Additional Secretary & Development Commissioner S N Tripathi unveiled a study ‘Exploring Potential of e-Commerce for Retail Exports of Indian MSMEs in Manufacturing Sector’ prepared by FICCI, Ind…