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Projects On Going Projects 2012-2013 S.no Name of the Project Client Thematic Area 1 Promoting Innovative Clusters in India (Phase II, 2009 onwards) Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India Innovation 2 Marketing of Handloom and Handicrafts Products Sutra Handicrafts Pvt Ltd Marketing 3 BMO Capcity Building Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Productivity and Competitiveness 4 Skill Mapping in Barmer District CAIRN Energy India Private Limited Skill 5 NInC- Training Programme for Innovation National Innovation Centre Skill 6 Evaluation and Raod Map for EDI Involment in CDP The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India  Information 7 Employment Intensity of output of Non Agriculture Sector (Planning Commission) Institute of Applied Manpower Research Information 8 Design Clinic (Need Assessment Survey) National Institute of Design Productivity and Competitiveness 9 Preparing a discussion paper & holding a roundtable for discussing the draft report as per the NRLM project of the poverty unit of UNDP United Nations Development Programme Skill 10 EU Switch Asia-Sustainable Consumption and Production European Commission Energy & Environment Projects Completed 2011-2012 S.no Name of the Project Client Thematic Area 1 Support to Project Management Division (PMD) of SIDBI- To monitor, evaluate and provide strategic direction to Business Development Services (BDS) implementation in 18 clusters Small Industries Development Bank of India Productivity and Competitiveness 2 Training for doing DSR and action plan for 2 clusters in North East United Nations Industrial Development Organization through Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC), Guwahati Skill 3 Samalkha MSECDP Conduct DSR (MSECDP) Micro & Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme Skill 4 To edit assignment for PPCP plan framework and PPCP legal framework document United Nations Development Programme Skill 5 Training of CDEs & Organizing Preparation of DSR (2010 onwards) Govt of West Bengal Skill 6 Training Programme at South Africa United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)- Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) Skill 7 Montenagro Training Programme United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Skill 8 Training Programme in Arthur Lack University Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies Skill 9 Vienna Training Programme United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Skill 10 Edible oil and value chain enhancement - Uganda United Nations Industrial Development Organization Skill 11 Development and application of a new technical assistance product “ One Village Industrial Clusters “ as a vehicle for economic growth and poverty reduction ) United Nations Industrial Development Organization Skill 12 Preparation of DPR for Proposed CFC in Vijayawada Gold Ornaments Cluster Sri Viswakarma Gold Ornaments Manufacturers Gold Smith Industrial Co-Op Society Ltd Productivity and Competitiveness 13 Exposure Visit of Indian Clusters ILO, Ethiopia Skill 14 Program Regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung 'Green Belt' Siem Reap Provinz II Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Skill Projects Completed 2010-2011 S.no Name of the Project Client Thematic Area 1 Unleashing the Potential of MSME in Ethiopia United Nations Industrial Development Organization Skill 2 EDI-CDEs Training Programme Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India Skill 3 A 2-day training program on Cluster Development Birla Institute of Management Technology Skill 4 The promotion of Cluster based creative industry project for Poverty Reduction & Community Vitalization United Nations Industrial Development Organization Poverty 5 International Expert on Cluster Development United Nations Industrial Development Organization Skill 6 Training Programme Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India Skill Projects Completed 2009-2010 S.no Name of the Project Client Thematic Area 1 Kabeer project Sharmik Bharti Social Responsibility 2 Handholding support to Nuapattna IHDS (2008 onwards) Department Of Handloom, Govt. of Orissa Skill 3 Provide advisory and handholding support to ASSIT for promotion of Handloom Cluster of Chirala (2008 onwards) ASSIST Marketing 4 To organize a training for the officers of an integrated projects that promotes "Twining of Clusters" ‘Mutual credit Guarantee Facility’ and ‘Investment promotion’(2008 Onwards) United Nations Industrial Development Organization Skill 5 Exposure visit for Isfahan Clusters of Stones Iran Small Industries & Industrial Parks Organization Information 6 To undertake mapping of marketing information for 6 artisans clusters Confederation of Indian Industry Information 7 To undertake research in the area of MSME Clusters and CSR German Technical Cooperation Social Responsibilities 8 To develop a strategy for undertaking a cluster based development International Finance Cooperation Information 9 GTZ-PIC-FICCI-Aggregate Reporting Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Energy 10 Training of NABARD officers on cluster development Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India Skill 11 To provide strategic inputs for cluster development programme in Bangladesh United Nations Industrial Development Organization Information 12 Workshop on GMP and Factory Audit for AYUSH units of Indore (2008 onwards) Department of Ayush Information 13 Unleashing the Potential of MSME in Ethiopia United Nations Industrial Development Organization Skill 14 Global Value Chains Industrial Clusters & Corporate Social Responsibility United Nations Industrial Development Organization Social Responsibilities 15 EDI-CDEs Training Programme United Nations Industrial Development Organization Skill 16 UNIDO-Training Programme - Ethiopia ( II) United Nations Industrial Development Organization Skill 17 A 2-day training program on cluster development BIMTECH Skill Projects Completed 2008-2009 S.no Name of the Project Client Thematic Area 1 Technical Support in Training , Monitoring & Evaluation and Preparation of Strategic Action Plans for SFURTI (2006 onwards) Khadi & Village industries commission (KVIC) and coir based, Ministry of Agro & Rural industries, Government of  India Skill 2 Benchmark Studies of Seven clusters in Kerala (2007 onwards) Kerala Bureau of Industrial Promotion Information 3 Technical Assistance for an International workshop on Cluster Development Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting Information 4 Technology Up gradation of SMEs, in preparation of National Innovation Project: India Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Control (TIFAC) Information 5 Promoting Innovative Clusters in India (2007 onwards, Phase I) Department of Science and Technology Skill 6 To provide handholding support to GoO for organizing marketing exhibition for various handloom and handicrafts products Department Of Handloom, Government of Orissa Marketing 7 Provide Technical Support to initiate CSR activities in two blocks of Orissa Bonai Block Sponge Iron Industry Ass. Social Responsibility 8 Cluster Level Training on Handloom officers The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India Skill 9 Organize a training programme for the officers of various export councils Department of Trade & Industry , republic of South America in association with UNIDO Skill 10 Training programme on clusters in Iran United Nations Industrial Development Organization Skill 11 To compile all the Scheme of assistance for cluster up gradation in India United Nations Industrial Development Organization Information 12 Preparation of “District Public Private Community Partnership Plan” and capacity building of local governance to develop strategy to implement it United Nations Development Programme Skill 13 Learning on Buddhist circuit cluster for Religious Tourism Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Information 14 Technical Assitance for 3 clusters Small Industries Development Bank of India Productivity and Competitiveness 15 Expert Group Meeting on the Promotion of SME Export Consortia United Nations Industrial Development Organization Information 16 Program for the Financing and Development of Small & Medium Enterprises Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Information 17 To assist production groups of artisial products undertake marketing of thie cluster products Self Initiated Marketing Projects Completed 2007-2008 S.no Name of the Project Client Thematic Area 1 Policy and Status Paper on Cluster Development in India Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation Productivity and Competitiveness 2 Technical and Handholding support in implementing action plan in 19 clusters of West Bengal approved under MSECDP Directorate of Micro Small Scale Enterprise, Government of West Bengal Skill 3 Training of Trainers Programme Iran University of Science and Culture Skill 4 CDA Training Program in Iran Iran University of Science and Culture Skill 5 Training programmes for Cluster Development Agents Iran University of Science and Culture Skill 6 Introductory Workshop on Cluster Development Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting Information 7 Training of officers of Dc DC(MSME) Ministry of MSME , Government of India Skill 8 Implementing Business Development Services (BDS) for SMEs in identified clusters Gasellschaft for Technische Zasammenarbeit (GTZ) Skill Projects Completed 2006-2007 S.no Name of the Project Client Thematic Area 1 Policy Paper on ‘Cluster Development and Poverty Alleviation’ United Nations Industrial Development Organization Poverty 2 Cluster Development Methodology to achive the objectives of Poverty Alleviation United Nations Industrial Development Organization Poverty 3 Cluster Mapping and Strategy of Light Engineering Clusters in Bangladesh South Asia Enterprise Development Facility, Bangladesh( Part of International Finance Cooperation/world Bank) Information 4 Mapping of chennai Auto Component United Nations Industrial Development Organization Information 5 Workshop for 'Dil Se' on Skills Up gradation of field functionaries BASIX Skill 6 Mapping of Clusters And Business Development Services( BDS) therein across 2 regions in India ( Jointly with EDI) Gasellschaft for Technische Zasammenarbeit (GTZ) Information 7 Training programme for Cluster Development Agents (CDAs) Iran University of Industries and Mines Skill 8 CDA Training Programme And Training Of State Government Officers Government  of West Bengal Skill 9 Capacity Building of Panchayati Raj Institutions for Sustained Economic Growth and Social Development United Nations Development Programme Social Responsibility Projects Completed 2005-2006 S.no Name of the Project Client Thematic Area 1 National Convention on MSME Clusters Ministry Of SSI Information

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