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e-Newsletter (Vol. 5)
National
INTERNATONAL
NATIONAL SIDBI cuts bank rates for SME Clusters.
SIDBI plans to offer concessions to the various SME Clusters to set
an alternative-financing mode for the development of the sector. SIDBI
to step up micro finance for SME Cluster development. China to make new investments in the Indian Footwear Clusters. The
Council of Leather Exports claims to join hands with China as the two
nations are planning to enter into an agreement for the development
of their leather trade. The Chinese counterpart is therefore setting
up funds for investment in the Indian Leather industrial Clusters. Tamil Nadu leather cluster is in an upbeat mood off late.
Tamil Nadu boasts to posses a great infrastructure backup in terms of
its natural location as well as the string of foreign investors who
are getting attracted because of its great export potential. Waste management in the Industrial Clusters: Chennai.
TNPCB has allotted a land site in the Gummudipoondi region of Chennai
for the proper disposal of the industrial wastes of the various industrial
clusters round the state. This project claims to ensure a safer environment
for the habitants of the region. AP state government commits capital for SME Cluster Development. The state government of Andhra Pradesh appeals the central government to offer low cost financing alternatives to meet the requirements of the SME Clusters. ATAMMA to initiate Cluster Development programme round the country.
ATAMMA to implement Cluster development programme for the textile industrial
Clusters jointly with NID around the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh,
Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Europe to put funds in Indian SME Clusters.
Europe is planning to enter into an agreement with its Indian counterpart,
ITSMA Bangalore, to implement research projects for the development
of the various SME clusters round the country. Development for SME Clusters requires a cross-cutting strategy: EXIM Bank.
In the latest study made by the EXIM Bank it has been clearly mentioned
that an extensive financial strategy is needed to be implemented for
enhancing a competitive environment among the various SME Clusters. Automobile Clusters still making waves in Pune.
Irrespective of the fact that Pune is emerging as a major IT hub in
the country, the traditional automobile industrial clusters remain and
most importantly continue to invest and offer excellent alternative
employment opportunities. Top IT Companies to offer marketing initiatives for SME Clusters.
The hardware and software companies of the nations in the likes of Microsoft,
HP, Wipro, Red Hat, Oracle and TrendMicro have announced new products
and marketing initiative for SME Clusters. Three Cluster development schemes for Haryana.
The center plans to invest in the textile and automobile sectors. In
its agenda the center is looking at putting funds in three cluster development
schemes in Panipat textile industry Faridabad textile industry and Gurgaon
automobile cluster. INTERNATONAL
Economic Development officials seek for Clusters Approach: North Kentucky Fortune 500 companies to invest in 100 plus SME Clusters in China.
TEDA, a joint venture between Toyota Boshoku and Aisia Seiki. TEDA has
approved a total of 4,031 foreign invested companies, with an accumulative
investment of USD28.49 billion. US to help Thailand in industrial Cluster capacity in China.
The US plans to support Thailand in its efforts to upgrade the various
SME Clusters in the region. Both sides had agreed on key issues like
the regulation of the sector by the National Telecoms Commission and
also the focus is on the freeing up of satellite services. Financing in SME Clusters will spur Development: Kuala Lumpur.
SME Bank and CIMB-BCB in Kuala Lumpur fasten their belts for a better
commitment to assist the SME Cluster sector. The coming together of
these two financial institutions would prove to be a success because
of their expertise in the sector. $3 billion investment in Abu Dhabi Industrial Cluster.
The Emirate is now planning to focus on the building of industrial clusters
mainly in steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, automotive components, pharmaceuticals
and oil and gas services sectors. Events
Geographical Indication is a marker that helps one to understand how
agricultural, natural or manufactured goods originate from a particular
geographical territory with a unique quality that makes it stand out.
This was followed by a plenary discussion.
The International Centre of Indian:NID held a seminar on Indian Crafts:
The Future in a Globalizing World on November 25 and 26, 2005.The seminar
focused on the following major areas:
Articles
ICT, a boon for Artisan Clusters.
There are 100 such artisan clusters in the country with a similar set
up. So the is a need to create a sustainable intermediation of the cluster
level due to poor communication infrastructure since quality, standardization
and time are the main constraints in case of supply of these artisan
products. Awareness and training is the answer to this question. Proper implementation of ICT can take SME Clusters to great heights. This article highlights upon the issue that developing countries need to prioritize these investments, reduce the learning costs and collapse the time needed to master the new technologies. More than 50 heads of state and over 15,000 policy makers, business and civil society leaders have come to Tunisia for a second World Summit on Information Society, known as WSIS. Developing countries are anxious not to miss this technological revolution. The stakes are high since it demands substantial investments and learning costs. Developing countries are ready to invest hundreds of billions of dollars annually on information and communications technologies (ICTs). The outcomes of such growing investments are by no means certain. Rate of failures in applying ICT in both the public and private sectors has generally been high. Developing countries need to prioritize these investments, reduce the learning costs and collapse the time needed to master the new technologies. Information technology has yet to be mainstreamed into the core business of aid: at the country, sector and project levels. A key issue facing such integration is whether to build a critical mass of core competencies in ICT application across sectors in a central location, or in each sector. A related issue is whether to develop hybrid experts who would have substantive knowledge of both a specific sector and of the potential of generic applications of ICT. Aid agencies may develop new modalities for ICT experts to work with substantive sector experts in key fields like education, governance, public sector reform, and private sector development.
This is a major area where global knowledge and best practices are evolving
rapidly, and the risks of slow learning and ad-hoc response are quite
high to both developing countries and aid agencies. The forthcoming
World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) should provide an opportunity
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