Clusters in Developing Countries
Articles
Clusters and corridors in Andhra Pradesh, India.
A short report on the region Andhra Pradesh in India on how they are trying to create economic opportunities for the region.
Development of Clusters and Networks of SMEs - The UNIDO Programme
The Programme "Development of Clusters and Networks of SMEs" is one of the programmes implemented by the UNIDO Private Sector Development Branch. This report of 2001 describes the methodologies the programme's approach and gives some examples from experience.
Indian blacksmiths await cluster
Blacksmiths and iron-mongers (locally known as lohars) from Baghraji, near Jabalpur, India, shall become small-scale industrialists if a cluster proposal of the regional government gets clearance from a national level.
Innovation clusters for regional development in Latin America and the Caribbean
This paper by Carlos Quandt, Lucio Marcio Spinosa and Fernando Pacheco from the Ponticifal Catholic University of Parana.
Knowledge, Technology, and Cluster-Based Growth in Africa - a paper from the Worldbank
Just recently the World Bank published a new report on cluster activities in Africa, showing the potential fo economic growth in the region through the right use of knowledge, human capital and technology.
Public-Private Partnerships for economic development and competitiveness
This paper, in cooperation with UNIDO, discusses public-private partnerships as a tool for economic development and competitiveness with specific reference to the African continent.
Small industry clusters, accumulation of technological capabilities and development: A conceptual fr
A paper by the Eindhoven Centre for Innovation studies on the accumulation of technological capabilities.
Ukraine: competing in the global economy. Strategies for success
This 2005 report was supported by USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) and the report itself was carried out by international and Ukranian experts.
Weaver clusters in Andhra Pradesh (India)
'Clusters and corridors in Andhra Pradesh' and 'Creating entrepreneurs and forming networks in the weaver cluster of Pochampalli' are two articles by Sameer Sharma about the weaver cluster in the Indian state Andhra Pradesh.
Files
- The Jordan Medical Services Cluster (2002)- Hana Dajani, in collaboration with Chemonics International Inc., prime contractor to the U.S. Agency for International Development for the AMIR Program in J
- Jordan-medical cluster-512 Final Report.pdf
- Alec Hansen: The Role of Leadership in Developing Countries, Ottawa 2004
- AHansen- Leadership in Developing Countries.pdf
- Ahmad Al Haywan & Rashid Bibars: Jordans efforts toward Clustering (2002)
- Jordan s Clustering Strategy.pdf
- Dias Iskakov, Lyon 2006: Kazakhstan Cluster Initiative - Defining the National Agenda
- H1-Iskakov-Kazakhstan.pdf
- Bilal Ahmed Sethi, Lyon 2006: Competitiveness Development of Selected Pakistani Sectors - "The PISDAC Experience".
- H3-Sethi-Pakistan.pdf
- Ted Lyman, Lyon 2006: Launching a Hides, Skins and Leather Cluster in Ethiopia.
- H4 Lyman Africa.pdf
- Thomas Winther, Lyon 2006: Cluster-based Competitiveness Initiatives in Ghana
- H4 Winther Ghana.pdf
- Ulrich F W Ernst, Lyon 2006: Morocco - a case of arrested cluster development?
- H4-UErnstAfrica.pdf
- Julio Barahona - Strategy for the Replantation of the Atlantic Coast of Honduras with Coconut Trees tolerant to the LYD, Ottawa 2004
- JBarahona-Replantation Atlantic Coast.pdf
- Ken Lanza - Cluster Competitiveness in Developing Countries: USAID approaches and considerations, Ottawa 2004
- KLanza-USAID.pdf
Links
- Afghanistan Carpet Cluster
- An international trade consulting & training firm based in Kabul , Afghanistan for SME's to connect them to international markets. Parent company : GLOBAL NETWORK INDIA has led 69 trade delegations from 8 countries to all 5 continents. Hosted 21 trade delegations into India. Also involved in cluster development programs of USAID & UNIDO.
www.afghancarpetconsortia.com / www.afghanrugs2usa.com - Asian Drivers: Typology and questions
- Article by Hubert Schmitz. About the fast rise in China's and India's economic power, and the major effects it has on other developing economies. The article is meant to provide a structure for future research.
blds.ids.ac.uk/cf/opaccf/detailed.cfm?RN=251186 - Center for Middle East Competitive Strategy
- Center for Middle East Competitive Strategy (C-MECS), an U.S. non-profit organisation which endeavours to bring stability, prosperity and peace in the Middle East.
www.cmecs.org - Chemin du Sud
- All NPCC activities are specifically geared towards identifying, reducing and eliminating muda in Mauritian life so as to make Mauritius a pleasant place to live, work and play.
http://www.npccmauritius.com/ - Cluster Initiatives in Developing and Transition Economies
- This report by Christian Ketels, Göran Lindqvist and Örjan Sölvell stresses the need for CIs to be individually adapted to the local context, and it is based on a survey of 1400 cluster initiatives, incloding comprehensive data from 450 CIs that completed the Global Cluster Initiative Survey (GCIS 2005).
www.cluster-research.org/devtra.htm - Clustering for collective efficiency helps small firms compete
- Article based on research on industrial clusters in developing countries, showing that clusters of small firms can overcome well-known growth constraints and sell to distant markets, nationally and abroad.
www.id21.org/society/3a3cMA1.html - Dairy Pakistan
- Dairy Pakistan is a Public-Private sector joint initiative to bring about structural long term change in the dairy industry in Pakistan. With a vision to turn Pakistan into one of the top five dairy manufacturing countries in the world, Dairy Pakistan is embarking on a phased plan targeting all the key players in the dairy business. Dairy Pakistan is chartered to coordinate, manage and facilitate all initiatives leading to the development of the dairy industry in the country.
www.dairypakistan.com/ - Davao Region ICT Cluster
- Philippines IT Cluster development.
www.emindanao.ph/ - Does local co-operation matter?: Evidence from industrial clusters in South Asia and Latin America
- Paper to order, presented at the International Research Conference: Business in Development: local companies between social embeddednes and globalization on November 18-19, 1999. Author: Hubert Schmitz.
blds.ids.ac.uk/cf/opaccf/detailed.cfm?RN=210000 - Jewish-Arab economic development.
- CJAED High-Tech Workshop
The Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development in cooperation with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation held a workshop on June 27th, with the aim of promoting possible solutions to the lack of Arab citizens in Israel's high-tech industry.
www.cjaed.org.il/ - Rebuilding the local innovation system of the south-central region of Bulgaria
- Framework for innovation in Bulgaria
http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/ECA/ecspfExt.nsf/docbyid/64472BF1136EFF0985256E5700659885/$FILE/1D%20Bulgaria.ppt
