The World Electronics Forum (WEF) is a voluntary gathering of CEOs and Directors of electronics industry associations worldwide who meet annually to discuss major topics of common interest, exchange information on services and data and strengthen relations between associations for the benefit of their industries.
The WEF brings together almost 200 high level decision makers of electronics industry associations from many different countries such as the USA, India, China, Japan, Australia, etc. to discuss economic growth, talk about the future and do business together.
The WEF will be held this year in the city of Angers, French electronics capital from the 24th to 28th October 2017. This Western Region of France has the greatest concentration of electronics manufacturing. This edition of WEF will be the occasion to reflect on what kind of Industry 4.0, one should build and the Smart usages that will be set. WEF will be an important platform to exchange ideas, accelerate startups interested in IoT and Manufacturing, in the form of the ecosystem of Angers French Tech and to create an IoT City or a City of Smart Devices.
To promote this 22nd edition of WEF in India, Christophe Béchu – Hon’ble mayor of Angers, Senator, President of Angers French Tech and WEF 2017 President along with Prof. NK Goyal – President of CMAI Association of India, held a press conference at the residency of the French Ambassador in New Delhi on 26th of June 2017.
“The whole city works to put together a memorable event, aware of its importance. It will give Angers a chance to showcase its position as the original electronics production center of Europe .” says Béchu, Hon’ble Mayor of Angers, Senator, President of Angers French Tech and WEF 2017 President.
France is the leading producer of radar, navigation and defence electronics and these activities account for 25 percent of the total output of the industry, French expertise is also evident in the area of robotics, data analysis, artificial intelligence, R&D intensive activities in electronics & in the start up space.
There is already a significant presence of French companies in India in electronics related to Defence, Aeronautics & Aerospace.
In June 2016, the Bangalore based Indian company Centum Electronics acquired French company Adetel Group specializing in design, development and industrialization of embedded electronic systems for defence, aerospace, industrial, transportation, medical and energy sectors. Centum Electronics holds 51 percent percent controlling stake in Adetel Group and is a good example of perfect synergies between the Indian & French companies to ensure value creation for customers.
Thalès, Gemalto, Safran, Famoco, STMicroelectronics & Dassault Systems are the big players working with Indian & French SMEs & the Indian government to actively contribute to the “Make In India” campaign.The WEF delegation had come to India with the objective of strengthening reciprocal awareness between French and Indian ecosystems, and to promote France along with Angers as the original electronics center of Europe.
WEF will further facilitate Indo-French cooperation in electronics & IOT.
By EB Bureau
