NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is in India on a trade mission to India. At the beginning of her five days visit, The premier visited Mumbai, and now she is visiting New Delhi. The focus of this mission is to increase NSW's trade relationship, business links and cultural ties.
Hon. Premier has announced a two-year $1.6 million partnership between NSW and India to allow NSW entrepreneurs and technology businesses access to new markets, talent and knowledge. With the help of this fund, NSW young entrepreneurs and startups can go to India and learn from India’s best and brightest business leaders- entrepreneurs.
At Mumbai, The Premier met the chief minister of Maharastra, Mr Devendra Fadnavis and had a fruitful discussion to strengthen the relationships between two states. She remembered the victims and martyrs of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
She met Ashish Chauhan, MD&CEO, BSE. and Other business leaders. The Premier briefed industry leaders on investment opportunities in NSW and avenues for greater Australia Indian economic collaboration.
The AACTA (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts)2018 Asia International Engagement Program launch event in Mumbai capped off day one of the Premier’s India Mission and was attended by some of India and Australia’s most influential screen professionals. This program encourages the Indian film and TV industries to film their productions in Australia.
Ms Berejiklian presented the 2017 AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor to budding Indian film star Sunny Pawar, whose debut performance in the Oscar-nominated Lion earned widespread critical acclaim and made him the youngest ever recipient of the prestigious acting prize.
“NSW has a proud history of working with Indian film productions – since 2008 more than 10 Indian productions have filmed in NSW, generating estimated direct production expenditure of more than $14 million,” Ms Berejiklian said.
NSW has retained the rights to host the annual AACTA Awards for another two years to 2020.
Hon. Premier met Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and spoke about the upcoming 2020 World T20 being hosted by Australia. Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Greater Western Sydney Giants footballer Jess Dal Pos have visited St Columba Girls High School in Mumbai where female school students are now learning to play Aussie Rules.
The keen interest shown by students in recent introductory sessions has prompted plans to build up an inter-school women’s footy tournament in the future and to explore opportunities to field an Indian women's team in the 2020 AFL International Cup.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian officially launched the ‘IMPACT Diabetes’ program for The George Institute for Global Health in New Delhi.
This program is a part of The George Institute’s ‘SMARThealth’ program, under this female community health workers will be trained to use a smartphone app. This smartphone-based health app could help millions of people in India to access lifesaving diabetes screening and care for the very first time.
The ‘SMARThealth’ program began in 2013 with an NSW Health-funded trial to pilot an electronic decision support tool for improving chronic care for Aboriginal people in NSW.
