Indian Embassy appoints Octagona Knowledge Partner and launches Access India Initiative Program.

Relations between Italy and India can now be considered positive. Both Rome and New Delhi have inaugurated a new phase of collaboration: just on the occasion of the recent meeting occurred in New York between the respective premiers of the two countries, Count and Modi, the latter hoped for a Strengthening bilateral and trade relations And invited Italian companies, particularly SMEs, to consider the great opportunities offered by the subcontinent, especially with a view to productive investment. 

It is precisely Based on these premises, the strategic program was born Access India Initiative (AII) promoted by’Indian Embassy in Rome. The project, which falls within the broader national Make in India program, launched by the Government several years ago, aims to Impart significant acceleration to business and economic-commercial development between Italy and India, especially in view of one important aspect: India needs technology, know-how, and expertise, but approaching this market can be challenging for an industrial sector like Italy’s, which consists almost entirely of micro-SMEs. The AII program therefore aims to support Italian companies to better understand the characteristics of the Indian market and to provide them with an innovative platform that can assist them in their first steps of accessing. The initiative, conceived with a long-term perspective, aims to attracting inward investment e targets both companies that want to open production presences, even for SMEs already engaged in import-export operations with India but that they think on a longer time horizon. 

For the management and implementation of the entire program, the Embassy has decided to rely on Octagona, a company specializing in business internationalization and a deep expert in the Indian market and its dynamics, thanks to 17 years of consolidated experience in the country and the presence of 3 direct offices (New Delhi, Bangalore, and Pune) and 8 partner offices (Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Ludhiana, Chandighar, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Dewas), where the local team operates.

The project, which will last at least until September 30, 2020, provides the implementation of the following steps: 

• Identification and selection of an approximate number of 50 Italian SMEs interested or willing to initiate production-type investments in India, with a strategic and long-term vision;
• definition of a work plan For each individual company involved;
• assistance and operational support to selected companiesatand, in order to start a path of growth in the Indian market of specific and thematic workshops for companies to transfer skills and knowledge useful to do business in India and better understand the local context;
• creation of a dedicated communication channel To facilitate contacts with SMEs participating in the project.

Octagona will therefore handle the implementation of the entire Project Management phase, coordinating activities between the Embassy and the companies involved.In this regard, and with the aim of chronologically monitoring the program's development and the sequence and implementation of the different steps, periodic update, planning, and control meetings are planned between the Knowledge Partner and the institution promoting the initiative. 

For more information to join the project, contact us at telephone number 059.9770184 or send a email to the address [email protected]: you will receive all the information you need.

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