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The goal of CoSMiLE is to improve the economic,
environmental, and social conditions of entrepreneurs and workers
of small and micro enterprises. CoSMiLE will focus on increased adoption
of resource-efficient technologies and knowledge-sharing to enhance
competitiveness of the targeted small and micro enterprises. It aims
at the holistic development of the enterprises through techno-social
integration, in a manner that the developed technologies benefit the
workforce through improved working conditions and providing better
quality of life. CoSMiLE is a dynamic and informal grouping of
actors consisting of owners and workers of small and micro
enterprises, service providers like masons, contractors, fabricators,
and local experts, and stakeholder institutions like industry associations,
government departments, NGOs, financing institutions, and academic
and research institutions. The common factor binding the network members
is learning orientation. It is an open network and would always look
for forward-looking enterprises and experts desirous of learning and
sharing knowledge.
 Identifying
cleaner technologies and providing technical support for implementation
of economically attractive, energy efficient, and environment-friendly
technologies
Mainstreaming technologies
through capacity building and establishment of delivery chains
Facilitating formation
and strengthening of collectives within the informal sectors for
enhanced
livelihood opportunities
Facilitating innovative
TSI (techno-social integration) processes that would benefit/empower
the
w orkers and their families
Establishing knowledge
sharing networks among communities of entrepreneurs, workers, service
providers, and support institutions
Providing platform
for policy dialoguing through workshops, training programmes, and
seminars
Facilitating inclusion
of cleaner production initiatives in the global climate protection
framework
Extending support
to local initiatives (seminars, workshops, etc.) and providing platforms
that would strengthen the CoSMiLE network
Documentation and
outreach activities for awareness generation and cross-learning
CoSMiLE provides direct support to enterprises for the adoption
of the following technologies.
DBC (divided blast
cupola) for grey iron melting in foundries
Pollution control
systems for foundries
Setting up of VSBK
(vertical shaft brick kilns) especially for disadvantaged/women
groups in the sector
Energy efficient
pot furnaces for glass melting
Natural gas-based
muffle furnaces for bangle baking
Improved versions
for puffed rice making
Biomass gasifiers
for a wide variety of thermal applications
New and promising
technologies in other energy intensive small and micro enterprises
The services include technical support in design,
construction, fabrication, operation, and troubleshooting for adoption
of cleaner technologies in small and micro enterprises.
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