Opportunities for UK Plc in Emerging Cities of India

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Opportunities for UK Plc in Emerging
Cities of India

• Ian Gomes
• 10 February 2009

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Overview of the UKIBC Report on Indian cities

• Objective
• Identify how UK SMEs can take advantage of
  Indias emerging cities/ regions
• Coverage
• Prioritise key sectors that UK SMEs are likely to
  explore in India
• Study business environment for key sectors in
  select Indian cities
• Highlight opportunities for key sectors in select
  Indian cities
• Identify challenges, drivers and critical success
  factors
• Purpose
• Designed for UK SMEs as end users

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Priority sectors on the UK-India corridor
Energy
Environment
Food Drink
Advanced Engineering
Creative Media
Financial Services
Life Sciences
ICT
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Mapping attractiveness indicators to UK
priority sector
Cultural Infrastructure
Economic Growth
Transport Infrastructure
Urban Governance
Entrepreneurial Attraction
Real Estate
Human Capital
Media Reach
Industrial Relations
Market Sophistication
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City selection process

• Sample set of 179 cities
• Quantitative/qualitative research techniques used
  to shortlist 9 cities
• Social indicators
• Physical/cultural infrastructure
• Economic size and growth
• Business environment
• Shortlist of cities
• Ahmedabad Indore Vadodara
• Chandigarh Jaipur Kochi
• Goa Pune Nagpur

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Deciding Location

• Regions emerging as preferred destinations for
  specific sectors
• Automotive clusters
• Volkswagen decision on Chakan, Pune
• Singur controversy
• Closer analysis of abnormal incentives

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Spotting Live Opportunities

• Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor
• Minor Port projects
• Nuclear Power Generation
• Investment Management and Insurance
• Gujarat opportunity

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Pay attention to the operating environment

• Have long term view
• Choose the right Joint Venture partner
• Choose the right regional model
• Conceptualise India specific products
• Use global best practices
• Optimally blend expatriate management with local
  talent

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Challenges facing India

• Infrastructure
• Education
• Healthcare
• Governance