Expert: BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies Turns Member States’ Goodwill into Measurable Industrial Cooperation

The BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies (BCIC) has brought together more than 350 companies from 11 countries on a shared industrial platform during its first year of operation, TV BRICS reported.

This was stated by Aleksey Savrasov, Project Manager for Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence at the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), during the panel session “BRICS – 20 Years: Results, Achievements and Prospects for Cooperation”.

The event was held as part of the BRICS Anniversary Week, organised by TV BRICS and the M. I. Rudomino All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature.

The operational unit was established within the framework of PartNIR – the Partnership on the New Industrial Revolution. BCIC is governed by the BRICS member states, while its practical implementation is carried out by UNIDO.

Savrasov explained that the centre's work is structured in three stages: ensuring visibility among companies, matching technologies with market needs, and transforming contacts into full-scale partnerships through structured support. According to him, the platform’s primary objective is to bridge the gap between those who possess technologies and those who require them.

“Today, more than 350 companies from 11 countries are united on a common industrial platform. They showcase their supply capabilities, identify their needs and find partners who, under different circumstances, might never have met. We have already organised three in-person meetings for these companies, hosted in turn by Russia, China, and India. Last month, we gathered again in Xiamen, China, where we published our first study assessing the readiness of BRICS industrial sectors for the digital era. These results have been achieved in just one year,” Savrasov noted.

According to Savrasov, BRICS countries account for more than 40 per cent of the world’s population and around one-third of global gross domestic product (GDP). These nations possess complementary economic strengths and sectors, as well as a shared commitment to building a sustainable economic foundation together. In this context, he highlighted three priorities that he considers crucial for the future.

“The first is turning contacts into tangible outcomes. Business connections must become contracts. Contracts must develop into partnerships. Partnerships must lead to the creation of enterprises, production facilities and jobs. The second priority is inclusiveness. Small businesses and newly joined member states must participate fully rather than remain observers. The third priority is sustainability. We must build institutions that outlast any individual forum, year of cooperation or presidency, ensuring that the projects we begin together today are passed on to future generations in a better condition than we received them. These are goals worthy of the next twenty years,” he said.

Aleksey Savrasov emphasised that the doors remain open to partners from the Global South, while the benefits of cooperation are available from the outset.

During BRICS Anniversary Week, which features a series of cultural, educational and diplomatic events, experts are reviewing the achievements of the group over the past two decades and discussing prospects for its future development.

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