Over 880 exhibitors confirmed
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has launched the mobile app of the forthcoming DefExpo 2020 in Delhi on 27 Dec 2019, which provides detailed information about the day-to-day events; participating exhibitors; Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), guest speakers of seminars/webinars; publications i.e., electronic brochures and e-books; maps and directions of the venues and city weather.
The app, designed to ‘inform, engage and feedback’, is available on Apple App Store and Android Play Store.
The app has been developed by the Ministry’s Department of Defence Production, with the aim to engage visitors as well as exhibitors.
Business-to-Business Exhibitor Connect; Exhibitor Chat; Ticket booking; accommodation in Tented City; Push notifications and social media are some of its salient features.
Feedback mechanism in the app is another essential feature to further improve operations during the event.
The Minister also reviewed the preparations of DefExpo 2020 for which a record number of over 880 exhibitors, including foreign companies, have registered so far, making it the largest ever defence exhibition surpassing the numbers of DefExpo 2018.
The exhibition space booked by exhibiters has also gone up by 52% to nearly 41,000 square metres compared to the last edition.
Foreign delegations at the level of Defence Minister and Service Chief are confirmed from 18 countries. Dozens of MoUs are also expected to be inked during the Expo.
Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar, Secretary (Defence Production) Shri Subhash Chandra and other senior officials attended the review meeting.
The theme of the expo is ‘India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub’. It will be held 5-8 Feb 2020 in Lucknow. fiinews.com
