The European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC) is an organisation that exists to assist European companies and research centres in entering the Indian market. Operating primarily in the field of clean technology (energy, environment, transport) and biotechnology, the EBTC programme is 80% funded by the European Union (over €6.5 million) and coordinated by EUROCHAMBRES. The organisation also addresses trade and market access issues.
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The EBTC is headquartered in New Delhi.
History
It was during the ninth EU-India Summit in Marseille that EU and Indian leaders discussed regional situations, global issues, and the strengthening of EU-India relations. On 29 September 2008, the EU and India approved the launch of EBTC in India to support business-to-business and research co-operation between the EU and India. The project officially launched in October 2008, with an office in New Delhi and activities commencing in January 2009. By 2011, its presence had expanded pan-India, with regional offices in Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Kolkata. Another office opened in Bangalore in 2013.
In January 2013, India became the 54th country to join the Enterprise Europe Network. The EBTC leads the Enterprise Europe Network India consortium along with its partners, the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) / Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA), to provide business support services primarily to SME’s and entrepreneurs from the EU and India.
Partners
EBTC partners with organisations from across the EU and India. Alongside lead partners EUROCHAMBRES, other partners include the Baltic Innovation Agency. Basildon Borough Council. Centro Estero Internazionalizzazione Piemonte. CleanTuesday. Danish Technological Institute. Dublin Chamber of Commerce. European Institute for Asian Studies. Europe India Chamber of Commerce. The Fraunhofer Society. The EuroIndia Centre. Vision on Technology (VITO). EuroIndia Research Centre. Indo-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.