Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS)

What is the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS)?

The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) was established in 2015 to build bridges between manufacturers, governments, multilateral organizations, technologists, the research community and investors, in order to harness the Fourth Industrial Revolution’s transformative potential for inclusive and sustainable industrial development. A joint initiative between UNIDO and the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology of the United Arab Emirates, GMIS is a platform which helps us create new partnerships, initiatives and actions connected to digital manufacturing.

Previous Summits have been held in Abu Dhabi, Yekaterinburg and at Hannover Messe (virtually) respectively. The fourth edition of GMIS will be convened in parallel to Dubai Expo 2020, under the theme of “rewiring societies: repurposing digitalisation for prosperity” from 22 to 27 November 2021.

In addition to the plenary session, which will feature high level speakers from the worlds of policymaking, governance, the business sector and research community, GMIS 2021 will feature a number of additional elements, aiming to transition the Fourth Industrial Revolution from dialogue to action. Several thematic GMIS Working Groups have been established, addressing spillover issues, such as the Global Initiative on Future Industrial Safety(GIFIS); the creation of an Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Performance Index (ISIP); the green chain initiative on decarbonization; and gender equality and women’s empowerment.

GMIS 2021 will also see advanced industrial exhibitions, side events and open days for the general public.

To learn more about the 2021 agenda and to register, click here.

What is the GMIS Digital Series?

The GMIS Digital Series is a high-level promotional webinar series, bringing together thought leaders from a multi-stakeholder perspective to address regional level concerns about the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The GMIS Digital Series 2021 will address digital manufacturing challenges in Latin America, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.

To see the first episode in this series, addressing Latin American Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, click on the video below.

The remaining sessions will be broadcast in October 2021 via the GMIS Youtube Channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUupdONb4HHmL7dnne8vFKQ/videos

#GMIS2020

The 2020 Summit took place virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, under the auspices of Hannover Messe. GMIS 2020 addressed “glocalization: towards inclusive and sustainable value chains” and featured distinguished participants, including United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres; 5 Heads of State; 4 representatives of Heads of State; 13 government ministers; and over 10,000 online participants.

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UNIDO addresses the need for enhanced women's inclusion in Industry 4.0

Yekaterinburg, 10 July 2019 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) organized a panel discussion on ‘Industry needs Women: Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment in the Context of Digitalization’ during the second Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS). Moderated by Founder and CEO of 1MillionStartups, Selma Prodanovic, the panel discussion focused on opportunities and challenges for women stemming from the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).

“The Fourth Industrial Revolution changes everything and everyone; this is why it is very important to create an ecosystem conducive to the development of women’s leadership, mentorship and economic empowerment”, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Gulnaz Kadyrova. “We encourage cooperation at all levels and value UNIDO’s role in creating a unique platform for knowledge-sharing and capacity-building”.

“We are already witnessing an increasing participation of women in e-commerce, STEM-areas, and digital innovations. Yet, a gender-based gap persists caused by the lack of access, affordability, and technological literacy,” said UNIDO Managing Director, Fatou Haidara. “UNIDO believes that women can enable greater economic growth if they get greater access to the digital economy through capacity-building and training programmes as well as networking and knowledge-sharing platforms”.

“Women’s economic empowerment is not merely a matter of human rights as it also has potential to create greater economic growth”, said UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador, Veronika Peshkova. “We need to break down barriers that prevent women and girls of all ages from accessing the digital market, and it is the responsibility of all stakeholders to think creatively on how to achieve this objective”.

“There is a need to foster equality at large, not only on the level of infrastructure, but we must take a comprehensive approach to all policies,” said Secretary General of the Jordanian National Commission for Women, Salma Nims. “Public-private partnerships are critical to promote investment and facilitate access to technologies and resources”.

“Strata really values great potential of female employees, and that is why 52% of current Strata workers are women.” Said CEO of the Strata Manufacturing PJSC, Ismail Ali Abdulla. “Sustainability means balanced workforce and equality at the workplace, it is very significant for all companies to have gender balanced teams”.

The panel discussion was held with the financial support of the Government of the Russian Federation within the framework of the global UNIDO project “UNIDO as a platform to promote women’s economic empowerment and entrepreneurship”. To find out more about UNIDO’s activities in this field, press here.

For more information, please contact:

Ms. Solomiya Omelyan

Programme Officer

Regional Division - Europe and Central Asia

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

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