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The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the development of India, partnering industry, Government, and civil society, through advisory and consultative processes. CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization, playing a proactive role in India's development process. Founded in 1895, India's premier business association has over 8000 members, from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 200,000 enterprises from around 240 national and regional sectoral industry bodies.
On the recommendation of CII-National MSME Council to bridge the technology gap plaguing in the Indian MSME sector, an initiative was actively proposed. The proposed recommendation gave birth to the idea of launching Technology Facilitation Center with a holistic approach to bridge the technology gap for Indian MSMEs with feasible technological solutions. One of the objectives of the TFC is to create awareness about various technologies and support MSMEs in Tier I and Tier II cities through regular interactions with multiple stakeholders in order to provide handholding support in optimally adopting the suitable technologies and connect them with the right solution providers. On the other hand, TFC also provides an effective platform to technical partners by directly connecting them with their customers in MSME industry through multiple outreach programmes and initiatives.
The CII Technology Facilitation Centre (CII-TFC) is launched to enhance the access to technology for Indian MSMEs and create technical literacy amongst them. The Centre has partnered with top technological solution providers to bring technologies that create sustainability and global competitiveness among Indian MSMEs. Some of the key challenges that are
currently being faced by MSME industry in India are:
Technology Facilitation for MSMEs
through CII’s online portal
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Empanelment of top Technology
solution providers as CII-TFC’s
technical partners
Matchmaking between the technological solutions offered by CII-TFC’s technical partners and MSME technological requirements
Platforms for demonstration of technological
solutions by CII-TFC’s partners through roadshows, webinars and online master classes
National and Regional Seminars
for bringing together Technical
Partners and MSMEs
Roadshows across the country to create
technological awareness and provide market
expansion opportunities to TFC’s partners
Technical advice to MSMEs on proper usage
and adoption through CII-TFC
Governing Council
B2B meetings and networking
opportunity for MSMEs and
technical partners
Opportunities for technical partners to
connect with a large number of MSMEs
and expand their market
A grievance redressal mechanism in-built
in the system for handling pre and
post-delivery queries
