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Brouchure 3.Cdr Growth Aligned to Sustainable Development Conceputual Framework of KNCCI Board of Directors Mr. P. Viswanathan Mr. G. Ramakrishna Reddy Mr. M. Anandkumar Mr. J. Sethuraman Mr. P. Madhusudhanan Mr. S. Vijayakumar Mr. T. Kurinchiselvan Mr. Ganesan Hari Narayanan (Japan) (Japan) Mr. Kiyohito Okida (Japan) P. VISWANATHAN Chairman Former Member of Parliament, Message from Chairman Former Director - State Bank of India (Local Board) Dear KNCCI stakeholders It's always a pleasure to engage with KNCCI members. Since our inception, with your support we have come this long way. is year we are realigning ourselves with the concept of sustainable development which has become a necessity for all of us irrespective of the sectors we come from. Public Advocacy at the highest level of governance in the country the concept of sustainable development has become entrenched in every decision each undertaken. As our family has grown and needs of socio-economic scenario have changed we have come up with a ve-year plan with specic sectors to focus upon each year besides as always any specic need from other sectors to be addressed upon on priority. Sports and culture are always interwoven. With the upcoming Tokyo 2021 Olympics and suggestion to have a cultural exchange programme from our Japanese friends, we will be conducting two initiatives this year leading to the Tokyo games. We are sure your participation in both is bound to have long-lasting value creation as desired. Yours sincerely, Draupadi Ratha, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu Japanese shrine in Kiyomizu temple, Kyoto, Japan 1 KNCCI Concept Paper KNCCI was established as a non-prot organization on 22 January 2014 with a purpose of enabling the growth of industries from small scale to large ones in Tamil Nadu. To do so foreign investment not only in terms of nance but also technology and work culture that would help companies to thrive in tough conditions too is necessary. KNCCI would work towards enhancing India-Japan trade ties and woo investment in Tamil Nadu. Japan was selected after exhaustive deliberations. Japanese business culture of resilience together with respect for tradition and core skills & customer service despite the limitations in space and resources caused by numerous disasters has made Japanese companies thrive with the society, in word and practice. 33000 Japanese companies are more than 100 years old, referred to as “Shinise”, which in English means “Shop of longstanding”. A key success factor of a 'Shinise' is its suppliers. e business concept of Keiretsu is responsible for this. 'Keiretsu' means a set of rms with shared businesses and shareholdings anchored by a mothership company. is concept of Keiretsu further reinforced our decision to partner with Japan because Tamil Nadu accounts for the largest number of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country, currently 15.07 percentage, with 6.89 lakhs registered ones producing over 8,000 varieties of product for a total investment of more than Rs.32, 008 crores. India's rst Shinise investment was Suzuki, established in 1909, Maruti Suzuki was born in 1982. It is a matter of pride that a facility of Motherson Sumi a supplier Maruti is at Kancheepuram. Motherson, once a small-time, New Delhi based wiring manufacturer is today a global automotive component maker with revenue of $9 billion through a partnership with Japan's Sumitomo Wiring Systems. ere are many such success stories. KNCCI started with conducting seminars and networking meetings, business education and assistance programs, government and industry forums, social events and charitable activities. Evolving with times to meet the expectations of the stakeholders is a must for any organisation to thrive. With this in mind we at KNCCI did a review of what we do and what we stand for. We have revised our vision, mission, initiated a ve year plan and new set of sector specic initiatives besides carrying out the existing ones. From this year onwards we will be aligning all our services to sustainable development. is is because sustainable 2 development has become the most vital parameter for any organisation across sectors to thrive. An organisation which is part of society, will demand society's growth. e relationship with the society is dynamic and with the world more and more becoming connected irrespective of the socio-economic strata, speed of change in dynamic relationship is increasing. We will encompass Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative of Government of India in our activities together with initiatives like Digital India among others. Our VISION KNCCI aspires to be a prominent and inuential organization contributing to the socio- economic growth of Tamil Nadu aligned to sustainable development. Our vision is to craft a positive transformation to Tamil Nadu's socio-economic and business health through tie- ups with Japan focusing on innovation and growth. Our MISSION Ÿ C reate an environment that is conducive for socio economic growth aligned to sustainable development in Tamil Nadu Ÿ E nable entrepreneurs across sectors from India and Japan to establish their business in Tamil Nadu. Ÿ P rovide a forum for entrepreneurs to connect and grow with large scale industries across sectors in Tamil Nadu Ÿ P rovide a platform for learning, developing and implementing new ideas by entrepreneurs and companies across sectors. Ÿ C reate an environment for bringing in best global practices, processes and ideas from rest of the world adding to sustainable growth in Tamil Nadu Ÿ P rovide a platform for every stakeholder group to come together and work towards socio - economic growth of Tamil Nadu Ÿ F acilitate the revitalisation of Tamil culture to promote values among current and future generation. Ÿ P rovide a platform for Japanese and other cultures both within and outside India to offer new values for people in Tamil Nadu and build a better, fairer society. Ÿ E nable Japanese and other cultures within India and abroad to experiment with Tamil culture where ever possible to create new value creation concepts ensuring no potential negative impacts. 3 Five - year PLAN Every year we plan to focus on ve areas/sectors besides enabling any specic needs of the industry and other stakeholders from the society. To ensure tangible results for areas selected, in addition to the activities and initiatives that have been carried out since inception we will be implementing sector specic ones as well. Each of the sector specic ones will start with pilot projects. e outcome of pilot projects would give a clear view of areas where corrections are needed. Post success of pilot projects, they can be implemented stage wise. Use of affordable high - end technology as far as possible to implement, measure, monitor and improve needs to be done. e focus would be on upgrading current activities and implementing new ones if needed. is would save resources and give a tangible result in a short time. Each of the initiatives will have to be completed in a time - bound manner. A key essence of the ve - year plan is to have organic socio- economic growth in Tamil Nadu. Like any plant to grow well, its environment from fertile soil, water and so on is necessary, for the rst year our main focus is on creating a healthy, empowered society from where the workforce for the future will come from. For this we have selected ve areas: Education, Empowerment and Employment (EEE) (2020 – 2022) A key factor for the growth of any country is quality education, which should empower and enable the individual to decide the course of life with a focus on the socio- economic wellbeing of self and society. Education aligned to empowerment is bound to make an individual employable. To achieve this KNCCI plans to implement the Japanese concept of 'Monozukuri' and 'Shokunin', which mean the act of making things with a focus on achieving perfection and having excellent technical skills together with a right attitude and social consciousness towards the society respectively to create value for all stakeholders concerned from “EEE” perspective. 4 KNCCI will be starting Institute of Japanese Language focussing on imparting working Japanese language for those who wish to have a career in Japanese companies both in India and Japan. We will also impart the Japanese language to employees who need to improve their Japanese language by working with human resource teams from Japanese companies. For those who wish to have a certied Japanese language prociency, KNCCI will offer relevant certied courses. Moreover with online education together with a prolic start-up culture supported by the government in place, KNCCI will be initiating online lectures by industry experts for students to know how industrial processes function from oor level onwards together with a virtual exposure visit to the industry which would help students to hone their skills further. We will create a centre of excellence across sectors both virtual and physical by involving educational institutions and industry to co-create new concepts. During the year, KNCCI will initiate the creation of an “ Education Hub ” at Kancheepuram, where the number of educational institutions is growing at a signicant rate. We will be conducting job fairs from the senior executive level to the shop oor. With women empowerment together giving physically and mentally challenged “ Divyang ” being one of the driving force for India, we will have dedicated job fairs for them. Healthcare (2020 – 2022) KNCCI will act as a common platform to bring in all stakeholders to provide affordable healthcare in Tamil Nadu for all across socio-economic strata. Use of digital technology together with low - cost - high end healthcare, promote & apply the traditional medication which will be the modes in which KNCCI plans to promote working with all stakeholders concerned. As the Japanese government in providing healthcare services outstrips many other developed countries.
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