Industry suggests better branding & robust data mechanism to boost service exports

New Delhi, Sept 1 (KNN) The Ministry of Commerce in partnership with the Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) organised a day-long session to deliberate on the challenges, opportunities and way forward for boosting services exports from India.

The brainstorming session was held under the chairmanship of B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, IAS, Commerce Secretary at Vanijya Bhawan in New Delhi on August 31.

Key suggestions and recommendations that were highlighted during the session included of leveraging the ongoing FTA negotiations to seek better market access, branding of services sectors, promotions of services sector through road shows, setting standards, having a robust mechanism for reporting of data related to services, skilling of manpower, addressing regulatory bottlenecks etc.

Over 100 participants representing various service sectors including Information Technology & Information Technology Enabled Services, Communication Services, Entertainment, Audio Visual Services, Tourism & Hospitality etc.  attended the event.

The day-long conference had four dedicated sessions based on various sectors. It included sessions on: 

Group 1: Information Technology & Information Enabled Services, Communication Services & Entertainment (including Audio Visual Services),
Group 2: Tourism & Hospitality Services, Medical Value Travel & Education Services,
Group 3: Accounting and Finance Services, Financial Services & Legal Services,
Group 4: Transport & Logistics Services, Construction & Related Engineering Services & Environment Services.

The session provided all stakeholders to come together and meticulously plan for the betterment of the sector.  (KNN Bureau)