SMEDA, PITB join hands to enhance efficacy of SMERP

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has entered into an agreement with the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) to enhance efficacy of its SME Registration Portal (SMERP).

SMEDA CEO Socrat Aman Rana and M Waseem Bhatti, Director General (GDS)-PITB signed the document of the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations at a ceremony held in a local hotel on Monday. A large number of the representatives from business community, banking industry and the public sector were also present on this occasion.

Highlighting the key objectives of the agreement, SMEDA CEO told that SMEDA was already operating a PITB-developed Small and Medium Enterprise Registration Portal which required further development and enhancement for addition of advanced features, integrations, mobile application and expansion.

SMEDA and PITB, after having mutual understanding of the requirement, have agreed to accomplish a set scope of work as a joint venture, he said adding that the agreement with PITB would add value to SMERP, which will not only improve SME certification and grant management system, but would also upgrade One Window/Mobile App facility, SME Registry’s networking with other useful data resources and E-Commerce Platform linkages with many more online services.

Waseem Bhatti assured to achieve the objectives and goals assigned by SMEDA in the given scope of work. He appreciated that in the era of information technology, SMEDA was endeavoring hard to provide the local SMEs with the word-class online facilities. He applauded the modern approach of CEO SMEDA in this regard.