Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) for the first time organized Series of Webinars as part of Public Sector Day celebrations which was observed on 10th April 2020. In light of the pressing situation due to COVID 19 pandemic, SCOPE has planned modified programmes, part of which are the series of live webinar on issues relevant to Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs).
On the occasion of Public Sector Day, Mr.Sailesh, Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) in his message, commended the efforts of PSEs in socio-economic development of the country as well as their contribution in supplementing the Government efforts to contain COVID 19 outbreak. He also complimented SCOPE for its capacity building programs to enhance excellence in PSEs and complementing PSEs efforts in this challenging time.
In the series, two Webinars on “International EPC contracting: A Legal Perspective” by Mr. Shourav Lahiri, Barrister-at-law, London and “Climate Change-Role of Indian PSUs and Impact of COVID-19” by Dr. Ashish Chaturvedi, India Director of GIZ Germany have been organized. Many Webinars on various subjects are being planned in the coming days.
Mr. Rakesh Kumar CMD, NLC India Ltd. and Chairman, SCOPE, Mr. Atul Sobti, Director General, SCOPE and SCOPE Board Members Mr. S. Sakthimani, Director (Finance), CCI, Mr. Ashutosh Vasant, Director (POM), RailTel and Dr. S.P. Mohanty CMD, HIL besides many senior officials were present during the webinars which saw the participation of over 200 attendees from various PSEs.
Mr. Rakesh Kumar,while greeting everyone on Public Sector Day encouraged them to take these webinars as a learning opportunity and commended them for participating in large numbers.
DG, SCOPE said that this was the very first time SCOPE has conducted such virtual conferences and symposiums as every Crisis can also be seen as an opportunity. He added that SCOPE will continue bring the best learning experience to its members by merging technology and capacity building process.