Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) has signed two MoUs towards the implementation of AutoPlus, an ERP software, in over 300 member units of PAAPAM and to also make the open source ERP available in Microsoft technologies.
The first MoU was signed with Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) and SME Business Support Fund (BSF) while another was inked with Microsoft Corporation and Acrologix (Pvt) Limited. The signing ceremony was held at the inauguration of the Industrial Automation of PAAPAM Units, ERP software for automotive parts and accessories verticals, here.
Federal Minister of Information Technology Dr. Abdullah Riar, Managing Director PSEB Yusuf Hussain, Chairman PAAPAM Aslam Malik, Country Manager Microsoft (Pakistan) Kamal Ahmed, COO of SME Business Support Fund (BSF) Ali Sarfraz and CEO of Acrologix (Pvt) Limited Sheikh Muhammad Akmal were present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Federal Minister of IT Dr. Abdullah Riar, said that the government has invested Rs. 70 million in automating the local industry and in the first phase 63 small units have been automated across different industrial sectors using licensed ERP software.
He said that in the current phase, close to 45 SME units in 4 industrial sectors and 10 farms from the agriculture sector are being automated using open source as well as Microsoft technologies”.
Under PSEB's Industry Automation project, SME unitsin five industrial sectors and the agriculture sector are being automated by providing them custom-built ERP software, the IT Minister further disclosed.
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