NEW DELHI, NOV 18: Feeling threatened by rival chambers, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) today unveiled its mission statement for the new millennium, which has been authored by Andersen Consulting.As per its new statement, Ficci will be working towards achieving a profile and evolving activities which provide tangible value to stake holders in line with services provided by organisations like Confederation of British Industry (CBI), US Chamber of Commerce and Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.The buzzword this time is `global'. And that, according to Amit Mitra, Secretary Geeral, Ficci, will be reflected in this year's annual general meet too, which begins of Saturday (November 20). For instance, soon after the Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee inaugurates the Ficci AGM on Saturday, Lord Marshall, chairman, British Airways & Invensys will address the AGM. This year, the focus will be lesser on politicians and more on corporate czars. Ficci has organised a CEO'sconclave on `Vision of India in the 21st Century' that will follow Sonia Gandhi's address on Sunday morning. Ficci has also added a separate session on media in its AGM this year. Chaired by Arun Jaitley, the conference will have distinguished panel of speakers, representing media and those that get affected by the media. While Kapil Dev and Rajesh Pilot will talk about how media affects their lives, Shobhna Bhartiya of Hindustan Times and Subhas Chandra of Zee Telefilms will speak on the role of the media.Andersen Consulting has chalked out four solution themes for Ficci. These are providing tangible value to stakeholders; managing and building the Ficci brand, promoting international image of Indian industry; reinforcing industry commitment to social responsibilities. Ficci mission statement is: ``Provide dynamic leadership to business in India which fosters an environment of growth and spirit of enterprise that will make India a globally competitive and socially responsive economy.''The chamberwith a history of being the voice of the domestic industry is undergoing a significant change in its character with multinationals.
