Small & Medium Enterprise Development Authority Role in R & D and Industrial Development BY MUKESH KUMAR Manager-Sindh

2 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

3 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

4 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

5 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

6 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

7 Expanding Outreach Legends Provincial Offices (4) Regional Business Centers (20) Sialkot Gujranwala Gurat Rawalpindi Multan Hub Sukkur Hyderabad Larkana Dadu D I Khan Abbotabad Mingora Gwadar Faisalabad Loralai

8 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

9 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

10 Technology Innovation(2/2) Auto parts Design & Development Center, Lahore Light Engineering Services Center, Faisalabad Chilies Processing Facility, Kunri Fruit & Vegetable Processing Unit, Multan

11 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

Priority Sectors Gems & Jewelry Dairy Wooden Furniture Sports Goods Marble & Granite Fisheries Surgical Goods

13 Thank You