The relationship between government and exhibition organizations
Exhibition industry pioneers: Exhibitions are the eyes and lights of governments and are favored in any communication; Therefore, governments try to make such events more comprehensive, because they can be their helpers in all sectors.
According to the International Stone Exhibition of Iran, exhibitions have always been multidimensional and attractive associations from birth, which have always strived to strengthen the economic, social, cultural, artistic, scientific and political sectors at the highest level and specialized efforts to strengthen the foundations of their societies. They have done a lot.
With the formation of countries and governments, the relations of the exhibitions with their respective governments developed in a very close relationship, so that the governments look at the exhibitions as a showcase or comprehensive window from all points of view, while they are sure that the exhibitions operate within the framework of the country's policies. And in the implementation and organization of exhibitions and events, observe all the international considerations of their respective governments, try to make the most of such national, international and global events to achieve their desired goals.
Obviously, exhibitions are the eyes and lights of governments and are favored in any communication; Therefore, governments try to make such events more comprehensive, because they can be their helpers in all sectors. The following shows the positive views of governments on improving the quality and quantity of exhibitions:
1- Establishment of special exhibition sites by the government and owned by the government in some countries.
2- Providing international diplomatic assistance to exhibition experts abroad.
3. Allocation of exhibition subsidies, which are sometimes paid up to seventy percent to private sector units for the purpose of export development in foreign international exhibitions.
4- Assistance of embassies to the executive management of exhibitions and participants in international and world exhibitions.
5. In some cases, the embassy's business associates visit the booths of their country to assist participants in concluding commercial contracts.
6. Governments pay up to 100 percent in subsidies for exhibitions about national progress and government promotion.
7. Governments use national and international fairs and private fairs abroad for the highest level of publicity.
8. Governments fund the funding of state-run international exhibition organizations each year.
9- Exhibition organizations are the most important factor in the development of foreign trade of their respective countries.
10. The exhibition is an industry, an industry that, using high human thinking, provides the highest services to the leaders of the public, private and cooperative sectors and makes the economy prosperous.
11- Exhibition is a knowledge-based phenomenon. The knowledge-based nature of the exhibition industry is at the highest level of scientific discussions in other industries, and the subtle point is that the elites of the societies work in the management of international exhibitions.
12. Exhibition is a factor to increase the level of production and increase public revenue.
13. The exchange of information and technical knowledge takes place in exhibitions.
14. The exhibition is a place for creating domestic and international competitions and dealing with supply and demand.
15. The exhibition is the most important factor in international relations, trade development and export of goods and services.
16. The International Exhibition knows no borders and belongs to the whole world from birth.
On the other hand, private sector exhibition companies also enjoy government benefits in various ways, such as allocating land at low prices, government grants by buying a small portion of their shares through some governmental and quasi-governmental organizations such as municipalities.
* Shahrokh Modarres - Veteran of the exhibition industry - Samat
