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Small & Medium Enterprise Development Authority

Role in R & D and Industrial Development

BYMUKESH KUMAR

Manager-Sindh

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Estimated Number : 3.2 million (99% MSMEs)

Value Addition in Manufacturing: 35%

Contribution to GDP: 30%

Share in manufactured exports: 25%

Contribution in Employment: 99 % Non -

agricultural Sector jobs

SMEs in Pakistan

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SMEDA

– Apex Policy Making Body for SMEs

– Facilitate Support Services to SMEs

– Serve as Key Resource Base

– Voice of Small Business within the

Government

– Kick Start economy through aggressive

SME support programs

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Responsibilities

Facilitate on Policy-making and provide overall

Planning relating to SMEs in Pakistan

Protect the interests of SMEs

Identify research parameters and priorities

Conduct professional overall monitoring and

evaluation of SMEs

Advise the Federal Government for allocation of

funds to identify research and planning priorities

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Responsibilities – Contd.

Act as resource base for providing expertise,

information, data, statistics necessary for SMEs

Provide, arrange and facilitate support services

necessary for SMEs

Establish association of persons, firm, company,

body or corporation concerning SMEs in Pakistan

Initiate, take, continue, implement and perform

any and all activities for encouraging and

facilitating the growth and development of SMEs

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Operational Strategy

Building a Conducive Environment Proposing and facilitating changes in Policy and Regulatory Environment

Reducing the Cost of Doing Business

Facilitating Government-SME Interface

Developing Sectors and Clusters Sector Studies, Strategies and Implementation

Cluster Development

Common Facility Centers (CFCs)

Provision and Facilitation of Services Investment Facilitation

Technology, Training, Finance, Business Information, Marketing, and legal support

Productivity and Competitiveness Improvement

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Expanding Outreach

LegendsProvincial Offices (4)

Regional Business Centers (20)

Sialkot

Gujranwala

Gurat

Rawalpindi

Multan

Hub

Sukkur

Hyderabad

Larkana

Dadu

D I Khan

Abbotabad

Mingora

Gwadar

FaisalabadLoralai

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Why R & D?

• To explore new avenues

• To understand true potential

• To enter export markets

• To compete in changing global economic scenario

• To make continued progress

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Technology Innovation(1/2)

• Glass Products Design & Development Center, Hyderabad

• Leather Footwear Center, Hyderabad

• Foundry Design Center, Lahore

• Composite Material Development Center, Sialkot

• Sports Products Design & Development Center, Sialkot

• AHAN

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Technology Innovation(2/2)

• Auto parts Design & Development Center, Lahore

• Light Engineering Services Center, Faisalabad

• Chilies Processing Facility, Kunri

• Fruit & Vegetable Processing Unit, Multan

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Business Incubation Support

Women Business Development Center, Lahore

Women Business Development Center, Karachi

Gujranwala Business Center

Hyderabad Business Center

Sialkot Business Center

Tameer-Entrepreneurship program

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Priority Sectors

Gems & JewelryDairyWooden FurnitureSports GoodsMarble & GraniteFisheriesSurgical Goods

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Thank You