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Finnish, Lithuanian, Swedish PMs to attend 'Make in India Week'
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SME Times News Bureau | 05 Feb, 2016
The prime ministers of Finland,
Lithuania and Sweden will be among the top dignitaries from across the
world who will be attending the “Make in India Week” being organised by
the government in Mumbai from February 13 to 18.
“The confirmed
list of government delegates now includes the prime ministers of Sweden,
Finland and Lithuania, and prominent foreign dignitaries from a large
number of countries, including Poland, Japan, Indonesia, Colombia,
United Kingdom, Belgium, Mexico, Germany, and South Korea,” external
affairs ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup said at a media briefing here on
Thursday.
He said that the main purpose of this event was to
showcase the potential of design, innovation and sustainability of
India's manufacturing sectors in the coming decades.
“The
week-long event will offer foreign investors and businesses
unprecedented access, insights and opportunities to showcase, connect
and collaborate with young Indian entrepreneurs, industry leaders,
academicians and government officials at the central and state levels,”
he said.
According to Swarup, key opportunities in sectors like
auto and auto components, defence and aerospace, food processing,
chemicals and petrochemicals, electronic and IT, pharmaceuticals,
textiles, industrial equipment manufacturing, construction equipment,
and infrastructure will be showcased through seminars and discussions
among the major stakeholders.
“Some of the highlights of the
'Make in India Week' would be the inauguration of the Make in India
Centre at the Bandra-Kurla Complex by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an
intensive 24-hour hackathon featuring cooperation between coders,
engineers, and designers for creative solutions to urban design
problems, a CNN Asia business forum anchored by Farid Zakaria featuring
global visionaries and leaders from the fields of finance, industry and
design, and finally recognition of excellence in the world of
manufacturing by instituting the Time India awards,” he said.
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