HYDERABAD: At the recently held WAVES Summit 2025 at Mumbai, a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Game Developers Association of India (GDAI) and the Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC- set up by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India), marking a significant milestone in promoting collaboration, innovation, and growth in India’s rapidly evolving gaming and esports ecosystem.

This strategic partnership is designed to enhance cooperation between the GDAI and SEPC across key industry dimensions, including investment facilitation, international promotion, industry engagement, skill development, and global market access.

As part of the MoU, GDAI and SEPC have committed to promote bilateral investment opportunities, joint ventures, and business delegations to stimulate economic and technological collaboration; build a consortium of companies to amplify India’s gaming and esports export capabilities; foster technological advancement in areas such as AR/VR, gamification, AI, metaverse, animation, and visual effects; drive skill development and training initiatives to strengthen India’s talent pipeline and industry readiness amongst other goals to showcase India’s potential in video gaming, esports, and related emerging technologies.

Speaking about the MoU, Dr. Abhay Kumar Sinha, Director General, SEPC,  “This partnership is a key step towards boosting India’s services exports in the high-growth gaming and esports sector. By aligning with GDAI, we aim to unlock global market opportunities and strengthen India’s position as a leading exporter of creative and digital services.”

Sharing his views on the association with SEPC, Sridhar Muppidi, Chairperson,  GDAI, said, “This MoU is a major step toward positioning India as a global player in the gaming and esports sector. By working together, GDAI and SEPC aim to unlock new economic opportunities and help Indian developers, designers, and entrepreneurs reach new heights.”

Sridhar further added, “This partnership also reflects the government’s growing interest in recognising gaming and esports not just as entertainment avenues but as significant contributors to India’s digital economy and export potential.”

The MoU further encourages cooperation in software development, internet technologies, data analytics, and immersive technologies to empower start-ups, creators, and enterprises.

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Anil Naik, President of APP said that the number of member companies has increased during this year and demonstrates the progress of the organisation and its commitment to the welfare of the sector. He added that the ‘Plasto Exhibition’ the flagship project of APP to be held on 8-11 JAN 2025 has received a very good response. ‘Plasto 2025’ will be held at a much grander scale at Moshi International Exhibition Centre with an area of 1,00,000 sq ft out of which 70 percent has been already booked.

The annual general meeting also discussed the work in progress for Plasto 2025. During the meeting, it was also decided to expand the Plasto committee with advisors which will benefit the endeavor.

All new members were handed over certificates, bags, and pins.

A moment of silence was observed for the late Radheshyam Bhattad and late Yashwant Karve who were senior members of the association and passed away this year. 

Association for the Promotion of Plastics (APP) was established in Pune in 1981. The basic objectives of the Association are to promote the growth of Plastics and related industries, create a common platform and to bring together the members, solve common problems of Plastic and Polymer Industry to educate the members, and propagate up-to-date knowledge related to Plastics-Polymers and spread technical advancement.

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