The McGowan Government aims to strengthen trade and collaboration with India, with a focus on innovation and medical life sciences. The government is promoting initiatives like the Perth Landing Pad, The Challenge, Health Fellowships, the Premier’s Scholarship, and the CyberWest Summit. India has over 100 ‘soonicorns’ and ‘unicorns,’ making it the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world. The Western Australian Government is dedicated to growing the strong relationship with India and its people-to-people connections. The Invest and Trade WA India-Gulf offices, led by Investment and Trade Commissioner Nashid Chowdhury, support the mission. Invest and Trade WA’s India Market Outlook 2022-23 provides information on investment and trade opportunities. The mission includes a business delegation of 13 Western Australian organizations, with a focus on innovation, space, health, and medical life sciences sectors. The collaboration is expected to strengthen the bilateral relationship between Western Australia and Tamil Nadu, India.
Western Australia and Indian State Tamil Nadu Collaborate for Innovation
Innovation and ICT Minister Stephen Dawson has highlighted the potential for collaboration between Western Australia and India during his keynote speech at Umagine Chennai 2023. The event is expected to attract more than 10,000 delegates and features over 250 speakers across 130-plus sessions, with more than 150 exhibitors.
The McGowan Government is committed to supporting Western Australian businesses, particularly in sectors like innovation, health, and medical life sciences. Minister Dawson is keen to strengthen ties and promote collaboration through initiatives such as the Perth Landing Pad, innovation hubs, and The Challenge.
A business delegation with representatives from 13 Western Australian organizations will participate in the mission, selected through an expression of interest process with a focus on innovation, space, health, and medical life sciences sectors. These organizations include Western Australia (WA) Data Science and Innovation Hub, CyberWest, DNA Zoo Australia, Innovation Central Perth, WeVolt, Red Piranha, Space Angel, LatConnect 60, QL Space, Hola Health, Has Holdings, Adarsh Australia, and TATA Consultancy Services.
The visit to Umagine Chennai 2023 is expected to formalize several collaborative relationships, including the exchange of a letter of strategic intent between Western Australia and Tamil Nadu. This agreement was signed virtually on March 20, 2023, to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two states. It follows the opening of the Invest and Trade WA office in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, in July 2022. Western Australia is the first Australian state to establish a presence in Tamil Nadu, the second-largest economy in India.
McGowan Government Promotes Collaboration and Trade with India
The McGowan Government is committed to promoting collaboration and trade with India, building on the strong relationship that is underpinned by common values, people-to-people connections, and substantial trade and investment links. The mission will be supported by the Invest and Trade WA India-Gulf offices, led by the Investment and Trade Commissioner, Nashid Chowdhury.
India has more than 100 ‘soonicorns’ and ‘unicorns,’ making it home to the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem. The Minister will promote various activities and initiatives supported by the McGowan Government, including Perth Landing Pad, The Challenge, Health Fellowships, the Premier’s Scholarship, and the CyberWest Summit. For more information on trade and investment opportunities, check out Invest and Trade WA’s India Market Outlook 2022-23.
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