Briefly discuss the existing linkages with particular reference to technology management in India.

Briefly discuss the existing linkages with particular reference to technology management in India.



INUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS AND PROMOTINAL AGENCIES:
There are several industrial associations such as Confederation of Engineering Industries (CEI) federaton of Idian Chambeers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHEM) etc. which are formed mainly by vaious industries to represent their interests to the govt and also provide a link beetween govt and industryb Many of these organisations have in formation data bases concernng trade and technology, and organise
Tecnology-oriented programms for the benefit of the industry from time to time. CEI has recently started total Quality Managment programmes (TOM) to educate the industry about the techonological and quality requirments at internatonal levels and also how to achieve those standards for indian products. The GOVT. has set up several specialised facilities, such as, training centers, advanced design centers for comuters, tool rooms, information etc. for the benfit ofd the industry.2 Specialised agencies such as National small industry corparation (NSIC), small industry development centers (SIDC), have been particularly set-up for small industries. The financial institution are also now actviely supporting techincal and tecnoligcal efforts of enter prices and have even set up specialised orgnisations, such as, Tecnology and development & Tecnology finance Corpration (RCTFC) at New Delhi. Venture capital Schems snd Companies have also come up recent past. Consulants play an important role in the acquisition, trasnsfer and development of tecnology. The enerprice can identify competent consultancy orgnisation/ consulants relevent to its areas of operations and develop necessary linkages with them by way of utilising in any area of interset. Consultancy serviceare generally effective and provide solution to problem on casae to case basis. Consulants can also help in developing linkages and utilisation of facilities available at national institutions or elsewhere.
LINKAGES :
We have earlier seen in the preceding units that a strong S&T infrastructure and institutional mechanisms have been buit-up in the country, and the facilities and expretise available can be shared or taken advantage of by the industry or the enterprises. The linkages of these facilities at enterprises level is important and may lead ton cost effective tecnology programmes, particularly in-hi tech areas. The large enterprise may have certain level of in-house R&D and other tecnological facilities and therefore need to have linkages with other insititution at a higer level or of specialised nature. The small enterprises are generally noy able to afford to provide edquate R&D and tecnological activities with iin the company, and, therefore, may need to depend even on expertise and facilities avalaible in other insitituion
At a rather reatively low tecnology levels. Such requirment could include desinged engineering, product desingn, process modifications, quality control measure, cost reduction techniques testing facilities and so on. Linkages are therefore all important for all enterprises whether large, medium or small, with the insitiutional and other facilities available in the country, in the area of generation, development, and transfer of tecnology, for an effctive management of tecnology at enterprise level.


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