Use of Digital Technologies by the Msmes to Preserve Cultural Heritage of India and Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

Abstract

The objectives of this paper are to highlight the cultural heritage of India, to establish the involvement of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in preserving cultural heritage of India, and to ascertain how use of digital technology can facilitate the functioning of MSMEs in preserving cultural heritage of India and achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs), particularly reducing poverty and eliminating hunger. It is basically a descriptive research based on secondary data collected from existing literature and analyzed to highlight how technology intervention in the functioning of MSMEs can preserve cultural heritage of India. It is found that India’s rich cultural heritage can be preserved through digitization. However, considering the changing nature of technology, the preservation process needs to be adaptable to changing technological set up. Keywords: Digitization, Technology, Culture, Heritage, Innovation, Diversity management, e-commerce, MSMEs.

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