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The Nordic countries are among the most innovative and sustainable economies in the world. They rank consistently at the top of global rankings in innovation as well as sustainability. When combined with the Baltic nations that are global leaders in niche technologies, the region of 8 nations becomes an innovation and technological powerhouse where the power of innovation is used to strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of businesses and industries, cities and the society at large.

Close collaboration between research institutes and the private and public sectors is a key characteristic of the approach in these countries. While the overall base of companies is dominated by micro and small enterprises, the medium sized companies are highly advanced as compared to similar sized companies in other nations of the world. While the larger companies in the region have already forayed into India, there exist vast opportunities for Indian industry to form partnerships/JVs/technology transfer agreements with the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the region.

This is especially the case in the current scenario when the Covid-19 pandemic has forced enterprises to think about business continuity, to rapidly innovate and re-define business models. Several new and emerging technologies such as digitally-enabled automation, AI, IoT, Industry 4.0 are becoming the primary drivers of the new normal. Parallelly, an urgent need to strengthen our digital infrastructure is also being felt in areas like work, education, training / skilling, payments/transactions, healthcare, monitoring of assets etc.

With this as a background, the Ministry of External Affairs of India and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) are organizing an India-Nordic-Baltic Conclave on 5 November 2020 on a virtual platform. With a theme of “An Innovation-driven Partnership for Growth in a New World”, the Conclave is focused on the following sectors where the Nordic-Baltic region has expertise and India offers opportunity:

•          Clean Technologies                                                        Digital infrastructure, including 5G 
•          Factories of the Future                                                   Data Protection and Cyber security
•          Artificial Intelligence & Blockchain in                           Digital Gaming
•          Healthcare                                                                       Engineering and Innovation
•          Supply Chain & Logistics                                              Blue Economy
•          Fintech           

This Conclave would provide an excellent platform to connect with potential Indian partners and discuss business partnerships. A dedicated B2B section would be available on the digital platform hosting this Conclave for businesses to connect with each other.

Key Features of the Conclave

• Series of interactive panel discussions with industry experts talking about the latest developments
• A B2B meeting portal built into the platform where potential partners can meet privately in virtual rooms
• Possibility to also showcase products and services through a virtual exposition, if required
• A virtual library to access documentation 
• Bring together all key stakeholders – policy makers, businesses and institutions- to facilitate dialogue and disseminate information