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DESIGN has been identified as an area for enhanced collaboration between Italy and India. In order to further strengthen the bilateral cooperation in this sector, the Embassy of Italy - in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the National Institute of Design (Ahmedabad) - launched the initiative of an India-Italy Design Roundtable, which was held in Rome at Palazzo della Farnesina, the headquarters of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on 20th July 2012.
“The purpose of the India-Italy Design Roundtable was not only to have a broad discussion on the prospects of bilateral collaboration in the field of design, but also to identify concrete joint projects and initiatives to be subsequently developed through the contribution of all interested stakeholders - Government bodies, education/academic institutions, industry associations, individual companies and designers.”
The Council for Leather Exports was invited as a partner to the LEATHER endeavour between Italy and India by the Ambassador of Italy. CLE was invited to add tangible value to the discussions and contribute to shape the bilateral co-operation in the area of DESIGN.
The Council for Leather Exports requested CSIR-CLRI to participate in the India-Italy Design Roundtable to represent Indian Leather Products Sector as a designer and to also participate in the deliberations and to contribute valuable inputs in this forum.
CLE & CSIR-CLRI prepared a road map titled “Mission of India and its approach to co-operation with Italy” with two presentations:
- Indian Leather Industry – opportunities galore
- The Travel of India in Fashion Forecasting for LEATHER
The Roundtable comprised two main sessions. The first session focussed on skill development and cooperation with design institutes/universities. This session dwelt on strengthening bilateral cooperation, based on an orientation paper which highlighted the Road Map for collaboration.
The second session was more business oriented, focusing on how to increase B2B interactions and business relations between our two countries in the field of design. The role of industry associations, professional associations and individual companies and their importance in enhancing the cooperation between Italy and India in the design sector was discussed in detail.
The key part of the roundtable was the open debate, in which participants discussed the way ahead to enhance bilateral ties in the design area.
As an ultimate goal, the round table would come out with a document – an action plan on design collaboration - which will eventually be endorsed by the Commerce Ministries of our two Countries, during the 19Ih Session of the India-Italy Joint Economic Commission, to be scheduled in the coming months.
The Round table added tangible value to the discussion on “India-Italy Design Collaboration” and would significantly contribute to shape the bilateral cooperation in the area of design.
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