250+ Indian Tech Companies are showing Make in India at the world’s largest technology show – GITEX Global.

Indian tech solutions are coming up as an alternative to Chinese technology for European clients.

Dubai: Over 250 Indian Technology companies are participating at the GITEX Global 2023, showcasing their cutting-edge products and solutions. A high-level ICT delegation sponsored by the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC) is representing the country on the global stage. H.E. Satish Kumar Sivan Consul General of India in Dubai inaugurated INDIA PAVILION at GITEX 2023.

With 6000+ EXHIBITORS, 1800+ STARTUPS, 1000+ investors, and 1400 industry leaders on the theme of “The Year to Imagine AI in Everything”, the 43rd edition of GITEX GLOBAL is going to be a groundbreaking event.

India in the Spotlight as India-UAE Links Deepen: Expand North Star 2023 (a parallel event in collaboration with GITEX) hosts the largest gathering of Indian startups ever outside India. As India and the UAE continue to strengthen their already solid economic ties, there’s growing interest among India’s tech titans for the UAE’s emerging digital economy. A panel comprising some of India’s most successful entrepreneurs today discussed what the evolving India-UAE story means for startups and the next logical steps for startups from the sub-continent to establish themselves in the Arab world’s second-largest economy.

Kamal Vachani, Regional Director, ESC informed that the five-day event to be held on 16-20 October, will bring together major ICT players from all over the world. We at ESC picked the major innovations and tech solutions from India to provide the network and exposure at global events like GITEX.

“Backed by a select 50-member delegation consisting of some of the well-known enterprises, particularly from the MSME sector, which will display innovative products and solutions at the India Pavilion, will generate a lot of business inquiries from the delegates and participating enterprises at the GITEX Global;” says Sandeep Narula, Chairman, ESC

Rajiv Ahlawat, who is participating in GITEX from Mumbai-based Brandworks Technology PVT LTD, said that it is amazing that very first day, European visitors and companies visited us at the India Pavilion and asked for an alternative and better solutions for Chinese technology and companies. They are looking for technical solutions in education, health, and smart appliances.  This type of approach by the international market is a win-win situation for Indian tech companies and here the role of big events like GITEX is markable.

At GITEX the wide range of Indian products and solutions on display are AI-enabled devices, banking solutions, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Metaverse, educational solutions, telecom solutions, and a host of related items. ESC has been participating regularly at the GITEX and various co-located events, giving the Indian ICT industry a rare opportunity to interface with global companies that source products and solutions. “We have helped many Indian companies to hand-hold with reputed companies either to help them source their requirements, set up joint ventures, or import technologies. This year also we expect a lot of business linkages to get developed and nurtured;” adds Veer Sagar, Vice Chairman, ESC.

India’s continuing participation in the global event assumes importance at a time when the country has over 99,000 startups, including 108 unicorns, with a cumulative valuation of over US$340 billion. India is widely perceived as an emerging startup hub spurring innovation and disruptions all across.

GITEX, keeping traction of the great strides that have been made in Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Internet of Things (IoTs) will give a lot of importance to these segments. India-UAE bilateral relations are incrementally going up, particularly with the signing of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership between the two regions. This effective platform has already started impacting bilateral trade, which is growing at a CAGR of 20% and soon poised to touch US$100 billion, of which ICT is expected to be a major component.