Indian technologies innovations are to be showcased at the 20th Rwanda International Trade Fair (RITF), a multi-sectoral trade event which is being organized by the Private Sector Federation (PSF) in partnership with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and East African Community Affairs (MINEACOM) at Gikondo Expo Grounds, Kigali, Rwanda from August 22 to September 6.
Through their presence at RITF, the delegates seek to establish, build and develop contacts and business ideas with the local Rwandan counterparts.
Additionally, over the course of the next few days, the delegation would also be participating in an India-Rwanda Business Forum, B2B meetings, interactions with senior government officials, and industry visits.
The visit continues to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two nations with a focus on the key pillars of science, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Over 200 Indian entrepreneurs, part of a 25-company business delegation led by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), including the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) expressed keen interest in taking their innovations to Rwanda through the India-Rwanda Innovation Growth Programme (IRIGP).
IRIGP was launched in February this year as part of the visit of former Vice President Hamid Ansari. Is it a first of its? kind initiative between the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India; FICCI, and the National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA), Government of the Republic of Rwanda?
It aims to address the socio-economic needs of Rwanda by linking the Rwandan enterprises with cutting-edge Indian technologies and innovations; ultimately creating a mutually-beneficial ecosystem.
Through a wide outreach campaign in India, IRIGP received an enthusiastic response from over 200 Indian entrepreneurs willing and able to take their innovations global in wide-ranging focus sectors from agriculture, packaging, and food processing to renewable energy and ICT.
The delegation visit this month was being supported by the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Private Sector Foundation (PSF), National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA), Indian Embassy in Rwanda as well as other Chambers of Commerce and Trade Bodies in Rwanda.
