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Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) organised on September 26th, 2012 a consultative round table discussions on its proposed project on , “Future agenda for Canada-India Partnership: Unlocking its full potential”.
The round table was attended by 20 eminent scholars, experts, representatives of organisations such as Canada India Foundation, Indian Institute of Technology Alumni Canada, Canada India Education Council, The Indus Entrepreneurs and Vice Consul (Com) from Consulate General of India.
ICCC president Naval Bajaj referred to the convention PBD Canada2011 held in Toronto on June 9-10, 2011 on “Building Bridges: Positioning Strategies for the Indian Diaspora” which brought the growing band of ‘India watchers’ for interaction with Indian Diaspora with a view to synergize their knowledge and expertise with those of the diaspora. He added that “the ICCC would like to continue to work with Indo-Canadian organisations, India watchers and other stake holders in the Canada-India space to build synergies in policy formulations that could lead to more India-engaged Canada.” He noted that the components of Canada India partnership include consultations, coordination’s, joint ventures, joint projects, joint research in addition to mutually beneficial trade and investment.
The participants commended the ICCC for its initiative and suggested that the first phase of the project could usefully focus on subjects such as education, skill development, energy, small and medium enterprises, science & technology and innovation. A suggestion was also made that the Chamber may take a lead in compiling a database on Indian Diaspora knowledge network.
It was agreed that the project will accordingly begin with the first round table discussion on the subject in Toronto in the fall of 2012.
