CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: India is at the cusp of developing and making products for the world, with quality that is of international standards, especially in the electronics and semiconductor industry, and MSMEs and startups have huge potential. It is not a distant ambition but a fast-emerging reality, but does India have the hunger to speed to reach out and achieve it?
The IFQM second annual symposium brainstormed on the core issue of MSMEs’ challenges of adopting, practising, achieving and developing a quality culture and their immense potential to contribute to various industries, especially in IT (Artificial Intelligence), Pharma, Health, Education and Automobile. A galaxy of senior industry leaders explored the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and areas of engagement and improvement.
The broad questions that IFQM posed to the experts during the two days included: How does India ramp up to World Class Quality? What is Total Quality? What lessons for business are from the disciplines of fine arts? What does it take to succeed globally in the electronics and semiconductor industry? How can India improve access to quality healthcare and superior infrastructure? Transforming the MSME sector through Quality, Innovation and Excellence. How to rise in the Pharma Value Chain. How does the learning from Quality plus Innovation in Design and Manufacturing help MSMEs face and manage their challenges? Can a crisis act as a catalyst for National resurgence? What actions are required to integrate the Academia – Industry ways of work?
The sessions also examined the strategies to strengthen India’s global competitiveness across critical sectors, like advancing pharmaceuticals through innovative therapeutics and health sciences, scaling electronics and semiconductors, and expanding access to quality healthcare and infrastructure. Dr. Noriaki Kano emphasised that lasting innovation must be anchored in quality and continuous improvement. In a participative engagement through historical context, Dr Kano shared insights as a creator of a Quality Model. He informed that more training sessions on TQM will be undertaken for the MSMEs, including visits to the JUSE institute in Japan.
The biggest takeaways from the second annual IFQM Symposium 2025 focused on a central theme, “Quality & Innovation to Make India Globally Competitive.”
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