Mid-mkt IT firms get a platform to tap biz

The Indian and German government have agreed to promote a new bilateral technical cooperation initiative to support the introduction of high quality eGovernance and eBusiness services in the IT-SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) sector.

The project “Economic Development though eGovernance” is jointly promoted by the Directorate for Standardisation, Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) and GTZ.

The objective of this project is to improve the competitiveness of IT-SMEs through the use of eGovernance, eBusiness and ICT services. This, in turn, shall lead to increased quality and business opportunities and, as a desired impact, to the creation of income and employment opportunities in the sector.

According to a statement, IT SMEs can get connected to IT majors for outsourcing opportunities, increase the competitiveness of their company through knowledge and skill upgrade and educate themselves about legal framework beneficial to IT SMEs.

“This initiative will also enable the firm to educate themselves on the business orientation and management skills, share the new technologies used globally |and gain credibility through certifications and revenue through business connection with eGov projects,” the statement added.