With an aim to enhance use of Intellectual Property Right (IPR) as business strategy a workshop on IPR for Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSME) of Uttarakhand was organised here on Tuesday.
The workshop was organised under joint aegis of PHD chamber, Ministry of MSME government of India and Konrad- Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) a Germany based organisation.
Speaking on the occasion, Principal Secretary MSME Manisha Panwar said that IPR spurs innovation so both the union and state governments are engaged in bringing about required changes in regulations or support system and also new policy interventions to create an enabling environment for industry.
The Director General of Uttarakhand State Council of Science and Technology (UCOST) Dr Rajendra Dhobal said that a facilitation centre headed by Dr Anju Rawat has been set up at UCOST for this purpose.
The Regional Director PHD Chamber, Anil Taneja stated that IPR is one of the ten components of National Manufacturing Competitiveness Program (NMCP) needed to enhance the competitiveness of MSME in India.
“This impact is measured through key performance measures of this sector which includes; productivity, technology up gradation, energy conservation and global market share,’’ he said.