Ewout De Wit
Consul General, Kingdom of the Netherlands. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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Ewout de Wit is a Dutch career diplomat who joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1998, serving in roles across Nigeria, Kuwait, and NATO. As Consul General to South India, he focused on bilateral economic ties, cross-border innovation, and tech startup collaborations.
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De Wit: Bangalore will lead India chip design while manufacturing goes elsewhere
“I think in semiconductors, you will see something like that with a place like Bangalore, for example, in chip design. Honestly, the talent is already here. It's already happening here. Manufacturing maybe not so much in Karnataka, but maybe more in Gujarat whe…”
De Wit: Strict Dutch immigration and labor shortages drive companies to India
“So what I see in South India, especially what Dutch companies come here for is talent, talent, talent. We have a severe Labor shortage in many sectors in the Netherlands. Immigration is not encouraged, so companies are looking for other solutions.”
De Wit: Talent shortages and housing crisis hinder Dutch foreign hiring
“In the Netherlands, big companies, small companies, they struggle to attract a sufficient talent. We have a housing crisis. So it's not so easy to bring foreign workers from outside to the Netherlands, also a politically sensitive issue.”
De Wit: Dutch startups avoid India due to complexity, preferring the US
“India is not normally number one in many many Dutch companies' minds. India is a big country, a bit challenging, complex to do business. Especially for Dutch startups that have such limited time and resources. Are we going to put our eggs in the India basket o…”
Dutch companies prioritize legal stability over Indian land incentives, says De Wit
“What I see is there's a lot of competition in in offering incentives, incentives in land, in these type of things, while for Dutch companies, it is much more important that there is a, you know, a system in place that, that is relatively stable and that, There…”
De Wit: Dutch Companies Are Investing in Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand
“So, so we see Dutch companies also moving to countries like Vietnam or Malaysia, Thailand. So there's also international competition. It's not only within the States in India, but there's also other countries around that, That vie for investments.”
De Wit: Indian corporate setup still requires physical paper despite digital push
“Even though India is at the forefront of a digital government, there is still also procedures that require specific paper. It all has to be signed. It cannot be electronically stamped.”
De Wit: Opening bank accounts is the biggest challenge in the Netherlands
“The biggest challenge is always to get the bank account, but even there,
We have some solutions now also with Indian banks that have a European presence and to see how that works.”
De Wit: Dutch firm Arcadis uses AI to decongest Bangalore traffic
“A Dutch company Arcadis is trying to use AI to help a little bit decongest Bangalore roads. Yes, they are making progress, but because so many new vehicles get added to the road every year, that progress might not feel like it, but they show that you know Time…”
De Wit: India could lead the world in electric two-wheelers
“Where we see that India could lead the world is more in two wheeler, electric two wheelers.”
De Wit: Import friction remains an obstacle for 'Make in India' manufacturing
“To make in India, sometimes you also have to bring things in from outside. And that's still sometimes an obstacle for many companies.”
De Wit: Netherlands is world's second-largest agricultural exporter after US
“The Netherlands is, after the United States of America, the second largest agriculture exporter in the world.”
De Wit: Dutch grid congestion from green energy blocks new company connections
“We have a labor shortage in the Netherlands, but also our grid is congested due to the sudden uptake of electric vehicles, solar, energy. So it's difficult for new companies to get access to the grid.”
De Wit: Six Indian IITs formalized semiconductor partnership with Dutch universities
“We have seen now recently a more formalized collaboration between the six IITs in India and some of our technical universities in the Netherlands. With a specific focus on semiconductors.”
De Wit: ASML sits atop Dutch network of over 300 companies
“ASML is at the top of a pyramid of more than 300 companies.”
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| INNOVATORS & INVESTORSLEDGER | Consul General, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 1 | 16 | 71% 5/7 | full record on Innovators & Investors → |