- Southeast Asia needs Danish cleantech
- On 7 - 10 September 2011, Malaysia will host the international greentech exhibition and conference IGEM 2011. But the region has more to offer, says the Danish Embassy in Malaysia.
Danish cleantech companies with the courage and desire to penetrate the Southeast Asian market are well positioned to take advantage of a number of business opportunities. The region is on the lookout for a range of skills and competencies, which Danish technologies and products hold. In September, Malaysia will repeat last year's exhibition success, IGEM, where 86,000 participants last year attended and visited the nearly 300 stands. Thus, the exhibition once again becomes a serious networking event for the many people visiting from around the world, as Malaysia is considered the international gateway to the region by many companies and investors.
- The past decade of rapid economic development in the region has
led to an increasing awareness about the need for both public and
private investments in sectors such as sustainable energy, waste
technologies and drinking water supplies. All areas in which Danish
companies have great opportunities to make profitable investments,
says Jesper Højer, who works as a Cleantech and CDM Advisor for the
Danish Embassy in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur.
During the summer and autumn, there will also be a number of other
cleantech trade shows, where the Embassy will participate and have
a stand, just as the Embassy itself is to host several
mini-seminars on how Danish companies can take advantage of
business opportunities in Southeast Asia.
The nine countries in the region are Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia,
Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia and Laos.
Together, they exceed 600 million inhabitants and have a combined
GDP of USD 1,500 billion. Danish exports to the region have
increased by an average of eight per cent in recent years, and in
2009, they totalled DKK 8.4 billion Jesper Højer informs.
If you are interested in learning more about the business
opportunities in the region or about the IGEM Expo, please
contact:
Jaime Yong: jaiyon@um.dk (The exhibition)
Jesper Højer: jeshoj@um.dk (The region)
