BRICS Centre
for Industrial Competencies

"Industrial transformation through cooperation" 

Our mission is to support industrial innovation, modernization, and international cooperation by providing integrated support services and collaborative frameworks across BRICS economies and beyond

OVERVIEW
About us
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About

The manufacturing industry is the backbone of economic growth and a key driver of sustainable development across the BRICS region. As a source of innovation, job creation, and industrial resilience, it plays a vital role in building a more sustainable future. BCIC, a public-private partnership, supports this mission by empowering manufacturers on their digital innovation journey, enabling them to innovate, grow, and scale across the BRICS region and beyond.

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Partners

Our network brings together experienced service providers dedicated to helping manufacturers adopt advanced technologies and scale innovation across and beyond BRICS. Partners include smart manufacturing centres, digital excellence hubs, business support organizations, export agencies, chambers of commerce, universities, research institutions, business incubators, industrial clusters, technology transfer organizations, and other specialized entities.

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Beneficiaries

We serve manufacturing companies of all sizes and sectors across BRICS. Our platform also supports clusters, corporates, and other entities when it benefits local firms. Registered companies can showcase products and services, access resources, and explore collaboration opportunities through our matchmaking tools. They can also receive customized support to transform into factories of the future with more competitive and sustainable production.

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What we do

We empower manufacturing companies to embrace digital innovation, driving their ability to innovate, expand, and scale across the BRICS region and beyond. Our customized services address their unique challenges, helping to accelerate their transformation journey through:

Partnership facilitation

Connecting enterprises with potential technological, business or research partners.

Market intelligence

Guiding manufacturers to essential information for successfully operating in the BRICS region.

Digital and innovation support

Equipping service providers and experts with practical tools and methodologies to assess, design, and implement tailored transformation plans that accelerate the digital transformation of manufacturing companies.

Factory of the Future Accelerator

Supporting manufacturers on their transformation journey to become Factories of the Future through expert guidance in adopting advanced technologies for more competitive and sustainable production.

Advisory services

Providing customized support to manufacturers across key areas such as digital adoption, sustainability, scaling operations, accessing finance, fostering innovation, and expanding into new markets.

Beneficiary-centric approach

Designing services around the specific needs of manufacturers, ensuring close engagement, personalized support, and lasting impact through strong, trust-based relationships.

BRICS technology highlights
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    Brazil and China launch AI lab for semi-arid agriculture

    Brazil and China have joined forces to lay the foundation for a laboratory dedicated to developing artificial intelligence and small-scale machinery for family farming in Brazil’s semi-arid regions. 

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    India pioneers air-to-water innovation with launch of nation’s first bottled water made from air

    India has unveiled a pioneering bottled water initiative that uses atmospheric water generation technology to create drinking water directly from air – a first for the country and a milestone in global sustainability. The project introduces a renewable, zero-extraction model for producing pure water without depleting groundwater resources.

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    China accelerates humanoid robot production to reshape industrial innovation

    China's research centres and robotics laboratories have intensified efforts to refine both hardware precision and artificial intelligence systems, inspired by breakthroughs in embodied intelligence – the integration of AI with physical robotics.

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Events

CCF China International Consumer Goods Fair & Modern Lifestyle Expo

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CCF China (Shanghai) International Consumer Goods Fair & Modern Lifestyle Expo (abbreviated as CCF China Consumer Goods Fair) is a specialized trade fair focusing on the home and fashion lifestyle industries.

  • 19-21 March 2026
  • Shanghai, China

INNOPROM. SAUDI ARABIA

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INNOPROM. Saudi Arabia is a strategic international platform for business communication, showcasing innovative solutions, and building connections with industry leaders to facilitate business development and strengthen partnerships.

  • 8-11 February 2026
  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

INNOPROM. Central Asia 2026

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International industrial exhibition expanding the INNOPROM platform to Central Asia. Central Asia exhibition has become a traditional platform for generating new projects, initiatives, and ideas in the region.

  • 20-22 April 2026
  • Tashkent, Uzbekistan
FROM OUR PARTNERS
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Russian–Brazilian Innovation in Neonatal Care

Collaboration between Neurosoft and Brazilian medical specialists is driving groundbreaking progress in large-scale neonatal brain monitoring.

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Testimonials
Muller

"The BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies that we have launched today is a great new platform to unite the BRICS countries’ national efforts and centres into a larger multilateral network. It will be a platform for knowledge and technology exchange and through it UNIDO will help all partner countries to benefit from Industry 4.0, digitalization and innovation. We will promote new public-private partnerships and help BRICS countries to become even more competitive in global markets."

Dr. Gerd Müller

Director General of UNIDO
Gruzdev

“Today we officially launched the BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies. We are open to a constructive dialogue with our foreign partners and ready to share our experience and expertise, including in such topical areas as the digitalization of industry, ‘new mobility’ technologies, unmanned transport systems, human resources development, SME development and many others.”

Alexey Gruzdev

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade
of the Russian Federation

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