India Electronics & Semiconductor Association opens first overseas office in Taipei

BENGALURU: India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA), the trade body representing the Indian Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) industry, has launched its first international office at Taipei, Taiwan.

Dr. Mignonne Chan, Director General, IESA (Taiwan) along with Ashwini K Aggarwal, Chairman, IESA and delegates from partner states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Kerala were present at the IESA-Taiwan office launch in addition to guests from Taiwan. The office is housed in Taipei 101 Office Tower. Both India and Taiwan attach immense importance to the event with 100 key players drawn from business, government, academia and media gracing the inauguration.

Ashwini K Aggarwal, Chairman, IESA, designated Dr. Man-Jung Mignonne Chan as Director General of IESA (Taipei Office) by handing over the official seal. Gince Mattam, Deputy Director General of the India Taipei Association offered the remarks..

Sing-Ying Lee, Director General, Department of International Cooperation & Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, commented, “Taiwan's ICT industry is one of the world's key players. Some already have their manufacturing facilities in India. Ministry of Foreign Affair is pleased to welcome the IESA (Taipei Office), which will enhance India-Taiwan business collaboration. Taiwan plays critical role in the global semiconductor supply chain. We commend the establishment of IESA (Taipei Office), and look forward to jointly shaping a new era for the bilateral industrial cooperation.

Sridharan Madhusudhanan, Director General, India-Taipei Association, assured Dr. Chan of his 'full support to IESA’s Taipei Office. John Deng, Minister-without-Portfolio of the Executive Yuan, said, “This event is a significant landmark for enhancing the Taiwan-India bilateral partnership.”

Speaking at the launch, Ashwini K Aggarwal, Chairman, IESA said, "The Taiwan office inauguration is part of IESA's goal to improve collaboration on manufacturing capabilities between Taiwan and India. India has seen emerging green shoots in the Electronics, Systems Design and Manufacturing space in the recent times. It has received a strong response to its ESDM policies and has seen evolution of its Solar Fab and a number of marquee industries. We are very excited by the synergies that the countries would derive from this partnership. Taiwan is home to one of the most robust semiconductors & electronics ecosystems in the world and is by far the largest consumer of semiconductor materials. We believe India has a strong proposition to offer to Taiwanese investors, and look forward to enabling the trade bridge between the countries. The new office will be managed by Dr. Mignonne Chan. We thank Dr. Chan and her team for efforts put forward in making this inauguration a success."

Nirmalata M, Vice President, IT Promotions, Electronics and Information Technology Agency, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh lauded IESA's efforts saying, "The growth of the ESDM industry is a high-priority agenda for the Government of Andhra Pradesh under the visionary leadership of its CM, N Chandrababu Naidu. The state is a fast-emerging tech hub in India, and, with its investor-friendly policies, is according thrust to both electronic product design and manufacturing. We are also creating the skilled talent pool and building a strong support ecosystem for start-ups to aid research in the electronics and semiconductor industry. We are confident that this collaboration with Taiwan will forge future beneficial partnerships and welcome IESA's efforts in this direction."