Kathmandu - Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnership (AOTS) and Center of International Cooperation for Computerization (CICC), Japan have jointly organized a seminar on 'Role of Small and Medium Enterprises in National Development'. The program was held at the Malla Hotel in Kathmandu on Thursday. Significant participation of entrepreneurs, businessmen, professors, managers and technicians from Nepal and Japan was noticed over there.

On this occasion, an agreement was also reached regarding CICC conducting a reciprocal program through Nepal AOTS to broaden the knowledge and skills of entrepreneurs in Nepal.

In the program, President of Nepal AOTS, Prashantlal Shrestha, mentioned that the situation of small and medium industries, which are going through adverse conditions amid the economic crisis in Nepal, is pathetic and held the opinion that this sector can be enhanced through skill and capacity development programs.

In addition, he informed that more than one thousand businessmen and managers have received training in Japan through Nepal AOTS, which was formally established in 1991 with the aim of developing human resources in management and technical fields in Nepal. 

In the seminar ICOSA President Prof. Dr. Kuros Naohiro talked about the role of small and medium industries in Japan's industrial development and employment. Where as Nepal AOTS advisor Prof. Dinesh Chapagai presented a paper on business environment and small and medium industries in Nepal.

On that occasion, the Japanese participating in the program from ICOSA representing various fields, shared their experiences. Participants from Nepal in the seminar shared about Nepal's current situation, government mechanism, legal system, investment environment, and also they inquired about how Japan took a leap in development in the face of adversity and inquired about the post-Covid business situation.

Vice President of Nepal Chamber of Commerce and President of Nepal Women's Chamber Urmila Shrestha, Vice President of Federation of Nepal small & cottage Industries Shanta Banskota, Women entrepreneur & leader Basu Mamba Tamang, Director of Nepal Chamber Sristi Tripathi and others were present in the program.