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SME Clusters and Responsible Competitiveness

SME_clusters

A study by UNIDO - This report examines the convergence of three important issues: cluster development, responsible business practice, and business and national competitiveness.

Innovation policy for Asian SMEs

Innovation_policy

A study by Lund University and Copenhagen Institute of Technology. The paper focuses on Asian clusters to highlight significant industrial differences in the cluster soft and hard infrastructure.

Enhancing Competitiveness of the Bottom of the Pyramid

Innovation_policy

A paper on Enhancing Competitiveness of the Bottom of the Pyramid, focusing on the Role of Small and Medium Enterprises and Rural Artisan Clusters In India.

Empowering through cluster development

empowering

An India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) paper on empowering through cluster development.

SME Clusters in India

cluster

A report sponsored by the Planning Commission Identifying Areas of Intervention for Inclusive Growth for SME clusters in India.

Industrial Clusters and Networks

industrial_clusters

This paper reviews some cases of SME successes from the South and explores how clustering and networking can enhance economic growth and spur technical progress in SMEs.

Uncovering Excellence in Cluster Management

uncovering

The report examines cluster management excellence as a process rather than an output. It suggests that focusing on cluster management alone is not enough, and that the notion of cluster governance needs to be brought onto the stage.

Media

Anil Gupta: India's hidden hotbeds of invention


Anupam Mishra: The ancient ingenuity of water harvesting


Brian Cox: Why we need the explorers


Carne Ross: An independent diplomat


Charles Leadbeater on innovation