Confederation of Indian Industry has for two decades promoted business growth through design. The CII National Committee on Design has always felt the need for an education programme for the industry to improve the competitiveness of Indian industry by means of strategic design interventions. CII is pleased to introduce a twelve-month, pg programme “Innovation by Design”. The programme has been designed to enable engineers, managers and designers and to learn new-age skills to lead value creation processes within organisations through innovation by design and design thinking. The programme has been created in response to increasing industry demand for innovation specialists who can sustain the organization’s leadership in the marketplace. • Suitable for middle-level managers / executives from any discipline • The programme is a combination of theory and strategy from a design thinking context. • Completion of an innovation project for participants on a subject important to their company • Taught by leading practitioners from across the globe The participants would learn how to generate organic growth by leveraging design thinking in innovation, combine research and design methods into a process, and make innovation more predictable, repeatable, and scalable. Sponsoring companies can expect more knowledgeable employees and the direct benefits of the innovation project. We believe participation will yield sustained returns with knowledge being translated into added value for customers.

(November) IGBC’s Online Certification Course on Green Built Environment Schedule from 16- 27 November 2020.

Presentation on Digitization and Smart Manufacturing by Jayashankar M, Bosch Engineering Production Service at the CII Virtual Session on Industrial Transformation Through Digitization & Smart Manufacturing held from 5-6 October 2020.

Presentation on Opportunities for Usage of Steel in Food Industry by Minhaj Alam Jt. Secretary Ministry of Food Processing Industries, at the Webinar on Aatmanirbhar Bharat: Fostering Steel; Usage in Rural Economy Agriculture; Rural Development; Animal Husbandry & Dairying; Food Processing held on 20 October 2020.

Enhancing economic and trade partnerships between India and Africa is critical for both economies, especially now when we are striving to get back on the growth trajectory. The two sides share optimum geographical and historical proximity, among other advantages that could yield beneficial results in areas of agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure and services. Healthcare, education and IT too are high priorities. The CII – Exim Bank India – Africa Digital Conclave on India – Africa Project Partnership held from 22-24 September 2020 was an important step towards this. The summit witnessed a participation of around 2000 delegates from 67 countries. 26 Ministers from India and abroad also participated at the Summit. The October edition of the CII Policy Watch highlights the recommendations and suggestions emanating from the conclave for furthering collaboration between these two economies.

This repot examines the nature and trend of inward investment flow in three key economies of Viet Nam, Thailand, and Indonesia that may have benefited from the diversification strategies of global investors. In particular, it studies how the stated decoupling of investments from China is playing out in terms of actual investment flows.

The September edition of the CII Policy Watch captures the suggestions made for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector which contributes significantly to output and employment as well as exports. Reinvigorating the sector across the country would foster faster economic revival at a time when we must protect lives as well as safeguard livelihoods.

Office TPM is primarily aimed at improving the office activities thru systematic analysis and timely actions. Cost reduction in Office TPM deals with different tools using which one can easily reduce the cost and make office activities more efficient. These tool are easy to understand and simple to implement . Negotiation skills are improved by knowing the amount of material and process involved. This course will enable one to understand the yield losses that occur during the process and bench mark the product correctly with similar products. By going thru the course one will get to know how to consider paramaters like proximity and volume of production to one’s advantage with respect to cost. Key takeaways: - classification of cost - Cost reduction methods - Efficient purchasing - Guidance for negotiation - Inventory control methods who should subscribe : - Employees of Companies embarking TPM journey - All who look for a better career in the industry - Final year Engg/ Management students to be industry ready

CII organizes knowledge dissemination sessions under its initiative the Industry Insight Series. Under this series, Industry experts hold webinars on key issues and developments affecting businesses and offer insights on how they can be addressed. Intech Additive Solutions Pvt. Ltd was established in 2012. It is one of the earliest entrants in the metal additive manufacturing space in India. This accomplishment has been recognised by the ‘Wohlers Report-2015’ which notes Intech as being one of the first service providers of Metal 3D Printing in India. Intech is the first and only Indian company to design, develop and manufacture a Metal 3D Printer. Intech’s iFusion range of Metal 3D printers come bundled with AMBuilder, Intech’s build preparation software. Besides, users can also opt for AMOptoMet, Intech’s parameter optimization software. The combination of the two software packages, along with Intech’s metal 3D printers, provides users with an end-to-end solution for all their additive manufacturing needs. On the services front, Intech provides complete solutions - from concept design to fully functional production parts - for various industries such as Aerospace, Automotive, General Engineering and the Medical Market segments in India and abroad. In this webinar we will cover: • What is Additive Manufacturing? Different types of Metal 3D Printer technologies. • Industry trends of Metal 3D Printing. • Various industry applications of Metal 3D Printing. • Future of Metal 3D Printing in India. • Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM)/ General Eengineering case study. • Defence, Aerospace, Automotive & ToolnDie case studies. • Introduction to India’s first powder bed fusion Metal 3D Printer – iFusion SF1 & features, technical highlights with details of AMOptoMet. • Q&A