Electronics industry body IESA has appointed former Principal Secretary with Karnataka government M N Vidyashankar as its new President.
"Today Mr Vidyashankar joined IESA as President. We have decisive area where various stakeholders need to work together -- industry, academia and government. This is where we see Mr Vidyashankar play key role with all his experience and connect in industry and government," India Electronics and Semiconductor Association Chairman Ashok Chandak said.
A 1982 batch IAS, Vidayashankar retired from service early this year. He has over 30 years of experience in management and administration of various government offices, autonomous bodies, boards and corporations and is serving on the board of various industry & academia committees.
The major ones being International Institute of Information Technology-Bangalore, and CEO of Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB).
IESA has been instrumental in pushing awareness about strategic importance of electronics manufacturing in the country. It was IESA with Frost and Sullivan that measured potential of electronics market in the country and estimated to USD 400 billion by 2020.
"Product development and manufacturing are going to be very important focus area. Last 20 years we have been talking about services. Next 5 to 10 years we will see, read and hear more about development more about manufacturing on product. We will come out with roadmap on it soon," Vidayashankar said.
He said Taiwan and Japan are looking to invest in India in a big way and IESA will look at promoting collaborations to encourage electronics manufacturing in country.
