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NATIONAL FORUM ON SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE EMPOWERMENT
Creating an Enabling Environment for SMEs in Sri Lanka – The Role of the Public SectorMadhawa WaidyaratnaAdditional Secretary (Technology Transfer)Ministry of Technology and Research
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Contemporary SME- A Paradigm Shift
Era of “New Industrial Revolution” has emerged
Driven by the integration of ICT with Manufacturing Technology
Open source designs and 3-D printing has brought manufacturing process to the desktopDigital design and rapid prototyping provide the power to invent, create an age of custom-fabricated, do-it-yourself product design and creationOriginality, exclusivity and customization are the critical features of business operations today
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Contemporary SME- A Paradigm Shift
The term ‘Small and Medium Enterprise’ is a reference to the scale of business operation
Growth has been conventionally equated to getting bigger
Size can often create dysfunction in the context of the turbulent business environment of todayContemporary businesses have grown in depth, grown in the quality delivered to the customer and grown in profits but without necessarily growing in sizeThe Bonsai model calls for a shift from large factories of mass production to distributed production“Cloud manufacturing” analogous to the concept of “cloud computing” in ICT
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Vision for 2020
GREEN GROWTH
GDP per capita of 8000 USD in year
2020
Ambitious
Economic
Develop
ment
Targets
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To Escape Middle Income Trap
Infrastructure Development
Green growth
Reversing Brain Drain
Innovation based
Economy
High-tech Exports
Value addition to local
resources
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Role of the Public Sector
Access to Technology (Bridging
Technology divide)
Access to Finance/capital
Access to market place
Strengthening STI eco system
Making R&D Relevant
Promote innovations
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WaterFood,
Nutrition and Agriculture
Health Shelter
Energy Textile Environment Mineral Resources
Software and Knowledge
Services
Emerging Technologies
and Traditional Knowledge
Investment framework for R&D
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High Tech Areas
High-tech electronics
Nanotechnology
Biotechnology
Genomics Genetic engineering
Nanobiotechnology
ICT Robotics Space technology
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High-tech Market
•$20 bnNanotechnology
•$262 bnBiotechnology
•$ 484 bnElectronics and semi conductor
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Bringing Technology to Grassroot
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Technology Transfer to MSMEs
Technology for
Entrepreneurs
Technology for
Community
Technology for
Future Generation
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Presence of Vidatha
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Technology Transfer to MSMEs
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Key Strategies
Empowering entrepreneurs through providing technical and managerial skills
Resource exploration and mapping
Special Development Projects for identified industries
Bridging between technology providers and users
Development of Educational and Promotional Material
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