. GKM National Convention - IKM domestic industry showcase creativity

. GKM National Convention - IKM domestic industry showcase creativity

Industry Minister MS Hidayat said the National Convention on Quality Circles and Small and Medium Industries ( SMI - GKM ) is part of the depiction of the power of national industry must continue to be built and developed .

" GKM - participating SMEs have managed to do improvisation , creativity , and innovation in order to improve the quality of the company's performance to a level that is more efficient , productive and effective , " he said in a press release received here on Tuesday .

Minister of Industry, said the convention themed Quality HPI Rises , National Industry Strong it shows the level of creativity of actors growing SMEs .

GKM National Convention - nationwide HPI is an activity which displays works of GKM - IKM best of each province in Indonesia.

In addition , through the Convention on GKM - SMI , is expected to become an important momentum for the coaches , facilitators and entrepreneurs as well as members of GKM - IKM IKM in Indonesia to strengthen the commitment that the quality is the basic capital to improve competitiveness in the free market .

" What's more , in the face of the implementation of the Asean Economic Community ( AEC ) by 2015 , the government continues to strive to create a more conducive business climate in order to improve the competitiveness of the national industry , " he said .

Until the year 2012 , the number of SME business unit reached four million units and employment as much as 9.4 million people .

Of the number of SMEs , resulting investment reached Rp261 trillion, with exports worth 16.5 billion dollars or 14.2 percent of the total exports of non - oil and gas industry . It shows that SMEs have an important role for the industry of national