Dassault Systèmes’ senior officials spoke with DMI at Aero India 2019 about the company’s support for Make in India. Here’s what they said.
Patrick Fardeau, Vice President, Global Sales & Market Development, A&D Industry, Dassault Systèmes: We see Make in India ramping up, and with this ramp up OEMs and Small and Medium sized companies can effectively materialise the opportunities behind the Make in India initiative. India Aerospace industry can capitalise on its inherent strengths by concretizing more on the Make in India project and establishing innovation centers. One such example would be the innovation center that Dassault Systèmes has established in Karnataka to foster and accelerate the transfer of knowledge. The Make in India initiative is going in the right direction to support the industry.
Ravikiran Pothukuchi, Industry Leader, Dassault Systèmes: Defence spending is a big strength for India with lot of work opportunities and foreign players coming into India. The civil aviation market is also booming with the growing demand for airports and flights. One of the aspects that Dassault Systèmes is working on is the talent. Although the workforce in India is very talented, motivated and intellectually strong, the aerospace skills are limited. We are leaders in software, IT, Pharma and other domains but if we talk about aerospace domain skills there is a gap as per the industry players. To fill this gap between academia and industry requirements, we have joined hands with the Government of Karnataka and other state governments to set up Center of Excellences. This will enable training the students to be industry ready.
Patrick Fardeau, Vice President, Global Sales & Market Development, A&D Industry, Dassault Systèmes
Ravikiran Pothukuchi, Industry Leader, Dassault Systèmes
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