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Centres






 Foreign Languages and Business Practices  Business Incubation


 The Centre for Foreign Languages and Business Practices will design and offer programmes   EDII – Atal Innovation Centre (AIC) Foundation
 focused on imparting multiple language skills interconnected with business communication;
 facilitating business collaborations, new enterprise creation and technology adoption. It will   The  AIC  will  enhance  EDII's  efforts  in  building  socially-relevant  and  sustainable  start-
 empower entrepreneurs and stakeholders with essential language skills, cultural insights, values   up/entrepreneurial  ecosystem  with  focus  on  nurturing  innovations  for  social  impact.  While
 and business-oriented communication, in languages, including; English, Mandarin, Japanese,   women  entrepreneurship  would  be  nurtured,  social  entrepreneurship  for  supporting  women
 Spanish, French, German etc, in addition to impart region-specific business-related knowledge,   livelihood would also be focussed upon.
 skills & attitude for growth and development.

                     Primary Activities
 Primary Activities
                     ·   Extend all-encompassing support to start-ups, including co-working spaces, mentorship
 3-month capsule courses on language and business communication essentials.
                        and access to a network of experts and relevant industry for business pilots / growth of
 Workshops on viable business opportunities & ideas, popular in the selected country.  startups.

 Country-specific export workshops:  ·   Conduct  training  programmes,  workshops,  and  courses  to  enhance  the  skills  and
 Tie-ups with important associations and chambers in the targeted foreign countries.  capabilities of social entrepreneurs.
 Exchange visits of entrepreneurs for hands-on learning, followed up by startup workshops.  ·   Organize  events,  conferences  and  seminars  to  facilitate  networking  and  knowledge
                        exchange.
                     ·   Enable  financial  assistance  through  various  state  and  central  government  funding
                        schemes, besides engagement with angel investors, venture capitalists, and corporate
                        partners.
 MSME Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab
                 Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre (IPFC)
 The MSME AI Lab will be pivotal in offering an avenue through which an MSME would be able to
 break  the  technological  barrier,  gain  access  to  AI-driven  insights,  and  adopt  customized  AI   The  IPFC  will  provide  a  one-stop  solution  for  IP  filing  support,  fostering  innovation  and
 solutions  designed  to  address  the  needs  of  their  business.  The  laboratory  will  enable  the   sustainable  growth  among  MSMEs.  The  IPFC,  established  with  sponsorship  support  of  the
 integration of AI technology into MSMEs to help automate, have a data-based management   Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India, under the MSME Innovative Scheme, will actively work towards
 system that helps make quality decisions based on information, and help maintain efficient   empowering MSMEs and startups by enabling them to harness Intellectual Property (IP) tools
 functioning.    with utmost efficacy.


 Primary Activities
                    Primary Activities
 ·   Offer hands-on training programmes for MSMEs on utilization of AI tools for specific
 business functions.  ·   Establish a dedicated IP Facilitation Centre to support IP-related activities for MSMEs.
                    ·   Collaborate  with  IP  attorneys  and  IP  Agencies  for  the  end-to-end  IP  support  and
 ·   Offer  one-on-one  consultation  services  with  AI  experts  who  would  identify  MSME's   activities to strengthen the overall IP ecosystem.
 potential areas of AI in their business operations.
 ·   Give access to MSMEs, to AI software, tools and frameworks that otherwise would be   ·   Provide financial assistance to MSME for IP filing and prosecution.
 highly expensive.   ·   Organize  networking  events  where  businesses  can  meet  potential  investors,
                        researchers, and IP professionals to discuss opportunities for IP commercialization and
 ·   Develop a compendium of case studies on successful adoption of AI by MSMEs.
                        collaboration.
 ·   Hold regular events where MSMEs meet AI experts, industry leaders, and policy framers
 to  encourage  sharing  of  information,  opportunity  for  cooperation,  and  possible
 partnerships.
 ·   Host AI challenges and competitions focusing on the identification of problems, and
 their solutions, specifically in the MSME sector.





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