Partner Country: Japan
This IETF 2015 (21st International Engineering and Technology Fair) organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) since 1975 will provide the Engineering Industry a forum to showcase their capability. The interaction in this event will provide direction for their future growth plan.
Mr. Ajay Shriram, President, CII mentioned that as this edition of IETF has come at an appropriate time when the county is contemplating major reforms for the manufacturing, this will offer open platform to the Indian Industry to present its views and expectations, especially when several policy decisions have been initiated by the New Government. The Nation is currently focused on manufacturing through the “Make in India” campaign and plans to launch major initiatives to revamp and upgrade the Engineering Sector.
The show has been portrayed as a platform for buyer seller meets, conferences and seminars, business networking technology assessment, strategic partnership, and vendor development for the global business community, said Mr. Shriram.
Japan is the “Partner Country” at the 21st IETF 2015 showcasing their technology prowess. Around 60 Japanese companies would display and demonstrate their latest products and offerings to the Indian Market, besides, a delegation of 27 members from Keidanren would interact with the Indian Industry towards strengthening the bi- lateral relationships. Key brands at the Japan Pavilion includes Maruti Suzuki, Panasonic, Honda Motorcycles and Scooters, Japan Rail East, Hitachi, Japan Science & Technology Agency (JST), Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Electric, Motherson Auto, NIDEC Corporation, Nippon Gasket, Sumitomo Electric, Toshiba Mitsubishi Electric, etc. among others.
Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII, observed that with over 300 exhibitors from 15 countries, the IETF 2015 will cover specific areas like Machinery & Automation for the Automotive sector, Digital Office, Green Mobility, Logistics, Metal & Metallurgy, Skills, Solid Waste Management, Water Management & Plumbing Technologies, etc. covered under “Make in India” campaign. And act as an enabler for the Indian Industry to adopt the 3S approach - Speed, Skill and Scale - into its business, in order to compete in the market.
This edition of IETF has number of new initiatives during its 2015 edition. First, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship along with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) would conduct the finals of world Skills competition - National Selection with 27 trades, which includes Welding, Auto Body Repair, Car painting, Wall and Floor tiling, Plumbing & Heating etc.
Second, Ministry of Labour & Employment is participating through their Education & Training Department (DGET), portraying Career Centre Vocational Training Apprenticeship - Industry participation.
Third, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises has recently announced a programme to support Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Industry, supporting the Green Mobility initiative by the Industry in India by incentivizing R & D and manufacturing set up for this segment. Against this backdrop, CII has launched a new show -International Green Mobility Expo (GMX 2015) to showcase new trends and developments in this sector with the support of Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), and ARAI. The show would display latest eco-friendly mobility solutions in an exclusive Pavilion.
Some of the key participants at IETF are L&T, NMDC, Renault, SAIL, Piramal Sarvajal, Essar Steel, JSW Steel, NALCO, Tata Steel, JCB, Kirloskar, Clair, RICOH, HP, ISGEC, Hero Electric, Toyota, Adani, TVS Logistics, Air India, Voltas, India Post, DHL, Hamriyah Free Trade Zone, etc. along with a large number of MSME sector companies from India and overseas.
IETF 2015 is scheduled to be inaugurated jointly by the Ambassador of Japan to India, Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India on Thursday, 26th February, 2015 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
IETF enjoys the support of relevant Ministries & Departments of Government of India, since its inception, This Edition is supported by: Ministry of Labour and Employment, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Ministry of Urban Development, and Delhi Jal Board.
New Delhi
25th February, 2015