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NATIONAL Package to SSIs for facing global competition The Government is aware of the challenges of globalisation and liberalised imports faced by the Small Scale Industries (SSI) under the WTO regime, and have taken appropriate measures for preparing them to meet these challenges. The Government has specific schemes for encouraging upgradation of technology to meet global challenges to SSIs. It has already announced a “National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme”. A comprehensive “Package for the Promotion of Micro and Small Enterprises” has also been announced on 27.02.2007. More... Union
Textile budget clearly lacks growth direction - N Reddy This budget lacks clear ‘growth’ direction, despite the talk of inclusive growth. These words are merely used to fill the gaps in ideas. To take a critical view the budget is a less than honest exercise as by a sleight of hand, it completely works against the interests of handloom sector. More… Package
for small scale industries announced Making a statement in the Rajya Sabha, Minister for Small Scale Industries and Agro and Rural Industries Mahavir Prasad said, the package fulfilled the requirement defined in National Common Minimum Programme to promote employment-oriented economic growth. More… NABARD launches silk-reeling cluster The launch ceremony of a Silk-reeling and twisting `cluster' was held on Thursday, at Saranpara of Kaliachak-I block of Malda district. The occasion for ceremony was launching of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development’s (NABARD) Cluster Development Programme. More… Made in India, tag from Italy - Auto giants makes beeline for Adityapur clusters Small and medium (SME) auto component manufacturers of Adityapur Industrial Area (AIA) will now be a part of the Italian auto giants. The National Resource Centre for Cluster Development (NRCD), which has coordinated with the Italian industry, has confirmed the selection of Jamshedpur as an auto component cluster in India for a project. The official declaration of the cluster formation would be given by delegates of the Italian industry ministry, who are all set to visit the steel city at the end of this month. “This is a huge project. Jamshedpur has been chosen over close competitors, Gurgoan and Chennai,” said S.R.K. Reddy, technical advisor to NRCD. More… Textile industry to meet global challenge: J.N.Singh Textile industry will meet the global challenge. Twenty six parks have been approved so far out of the 30 sanctioned under the Scheme for Integrated Textiles Parks (SITP); textile commissioner J. N. Singh said here on March 03. In the budget 2007-08 it was proposed to increase the provision for these parks from Rs 189 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 425 crore in 2007-08. The Technology Upgradation Fund (TUF) scheme will be continued during the Eleventh Plan. The increase in the capital outlay for textile park projects and higher budgetary allocation for the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) will benefit hi-tech weaving parks being promoted in India. More… SME clusters report to be tabled soon Reports on 20 small and medium industries clusters in West Bengal would be submitted soon by the agency set up by Centre, GD Gautama, Secretary, state Cottage and Small Scale Industry Department, said Thursday. The central government provided Rs3 lakh for the study being prepared by the agency and work is likely to start once the report is placed, said Gautama while delivering his address at seminar on cluster development organised by Federation of Small & Medium Industries (FOSMI) here. More… KVIC approves five clusters in AP The statutory body, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has approved five clusters under its newly introduced Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI). The approved cluster accorded by KVIC, State KVIB and the State Government is set to provide employment to 500 artisans in the state. More… SAP eyes SME
segment SAP India, having consolidated its market especially in small and medium enterprises segment in India in 2006, has announced new initiatives to tap the huge potential in the SME ERP market in India and globally, as part of its vision 2010. As part of its initiatives, SAP is planning to launch an SOA-enabled new solution in March 2007, to address the lower- and mid-market. Further, it is planning to invest an additional €300–400 million over eight quarters to build the new business model, according to Stephen Watts, senior vice president, SME and Business Development Asia Pacific. More… Evalueserve, is the winner of the prestigious NASSCOM IT Innovations Awards 2006 Evalueserve, the global research and analytics firm, is the winner of the prestigious NASSCOM IT Innovations Awards 2006. Evalueserve has won this award in the Business Model innovation category and has been recognized for its business intelligence services, customized reports and value-added research to clients in different industry verticals. Evalueserve is one of the 7 finalists (from the short listed 18 companies) who have been felicitated by the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh at the NASSCOM 2007 India Leadership Forum, on the 9th of February in Mumbai. More… INTERNATIONAL Implementation of Export Plan by Pakistan In a meeting held here on Monday chalked out a programme of implementation of the recommendations regarding Export Plan approved by the Prime Minister on March 3. The meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Mushtaq Ali Cheema, Minister for Textile Industry here today. More… SME’s Encouraged to Embrace ICT in Brunei Malaysia's ICT delegation, comprising officials from 14 MSC Malaysia Status Companies, is currently in Brunei Darussalam to seek partnerships with the Sultanate's ICT sector. The business delegation, which is being, led by Malaysia's Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC), also hopes to build stronger ties with their counterparts in Brunei by learning more about the country's ICT development and initiatives. More… ARTICLES Investment in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and global value chains The production of garments may involve many interrelated trade and investment activities located in different countries, such as designing in Milan, fabric sourcing in China, trimming in India, assembly in Mauritius, and retailing in New York. Global value chains generate value-added activities in different locations that develop a product or service from conception to production and delivery to final consumers. More… Union Textile budget clearly lacks growth direction - N Reddy D. Narasimha Reddy says the budget for 2007-08 shows the government's failure to present any solution-driven agenda to handle the colossal crises the handloom weaver faces on the growth front and the unfair competition in the textile sector. This budget lacks clear ‘growth’ direction, despite the talk of inclusive growth. These words are merely used to fill the gaps in ideas. To take a critical view the budget is a less than honest exercise as by a sleight of hand, it completely works against the interests of handloom sector. More… The Importance of Cluster-Based Economic Development Strategies - Larry Gigerich Increasing numbers of economic development organizations throughout the world are using cluster-based economic development strategies to determine the best ways to invest resources for economic growth. Regions, states and nations that target and invest in specific industry clusters tend to have greater focus, utilize resources more effectively and deliver better results. More… Disclaimer: This newsletter is published by clusters.org , a portal dedicated to Cluster Development Professionals. It aims at creating a platform and a resource for networking of Cluster Development Professionals. This email and the attached newsletter are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the members who have subscribed to it. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and primary and secondary data sources and do not necessarily represent those of ‘Clusterkraft.' If you are not the intended recipient of this email and the newsletter, you must take no action based upon them, nor must you copy or show them to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email by mistake. If you want to unsubscribe from our mailing list, you can do so by replying to this mail with the subject as “unsubscribe”. Or click on the link below. |