Global Cleantech innovation Programme 2016 (GCIP) - Last date 15th May 2016

The United Nations Industrial Development organization (UNIDO) runs a Global Cleantech Innovation Programme in India in association with world's largest clean technology accelerator (Cleantech Open USA) under the aegis of the ministry of MSME. The Ministry of MSME in partnership with UNIDO launched the GCIP Programme in 2013 for promoting Innovations in the Indian SMEs in clean technologies. Achievements of the 2015 
programme:

•  Out of the twenty semifinalists, investors screened six for advanced stage of funding. 
• The national winner and the runners up got the opportunity to showcase their product in international investor summit in California last year. 
• Four participants got the opportunity to showcase their product in 'Festival of Innovations' organized in Rasptrapati Bhawan by the presidential secretariat. 
• An e-book and film detailing the innovations mentored under the programme in last two years has been released and uploaded on the MSME website.

E-book: http://www.dcmsme.gov.in/CLEANOVATORSr.pdf  

Film:  http://www.dcmsme.gov.in/GCIP.html 

Invitations open for 2016:

he programme is now inviting applications from all SMEs in India with Innovative products under the following eligible categories:

•   Energy efficiency

•   Waste to Energy

•   Renewable Energy

•   Water Efficiency

SMEs, emerging startups and entrepreneurs with an innovative technology can submit an online application at the MSME ministry website link http://dcmsme.gov.in/GEFunido.html 

Contact person:

Rishabh Goel

Project Associate

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

Global Cleantech Innovation Program

National Project Office

O/o DC MSME, Ministry of MSME

East Block 7,Level 5,Sector 1, R.K.Puram

New Delhi 110066

Phone/Fax - 011-26167806

Mobile - +91-9599490997

Creation of Common Research and Technology Development Hubs (CRTDHs)

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) has initiated a programme aimed at setting up of Common Research and Technology Development Hubs (CRTDHs) to encourage research and technology development activities by Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs). Partial financial support would be provided as grant-in-aid for development of infrastructure and equipment to facilitate MSEs undertake new/improved product/process development and skill enhancement activities. Proposals are invited from National laboratories, Public funded bodies or Institutions having a distinct legal entity for setting up of CRTDHs in the following three sectors: 

1. Electronics/Renewable Energy 
2. Low Cost Machining 
3. New Materials / Chemical Process 

The prescribed guidelines and application formats are available on the DSIR website: www.dsir.gov.in. The proposal is to be submitted in the prescribed format in a soft copy, along with all annexure and enclosures, formats as MS Word/PDF file before 22-04-2016 to: Shri G.M. Bagai Head and Scientist ‘G’, Hall-B, Room No. 6, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi – 110 016 Phone: 011 – 26602185, 26590382, E.mail: gbagai@nic.in

Professional Training of Cluster development executives

Promoting MSMEs through clusters has become a dependable tool for policy makers around the globe. Over 50 countries have taken up this initiative with encouraging results. A background on the same is available at our 2012 Cluster Conference website (http://clusterconference.in/pdf/ThemePaper-International-Conference.pdf)

Success of this programme pivots around an entity called the Cluster Development Manager (CDM), also known as a Cluster Development Agent/Executive, who plays the role of an informed and trustworthy broker and links the MSMEs present in clusters to GVCs and also enhance their capacity at an affordable cost through “joint actions”.

Foundation for MSME Clusters (FMC), Delhi  have fine tuned a methodology to train the CDMs to carry out this challenging task and conducted over 50 such training programmes globally. The cluster development methodology documents for promoting competitiveness, sustainable production, poverty alleviation and innovation are available at  (www.fmc.org.in/Msme_Publications.aspx).

Invitation to Management Institutes

FMC invites Management institutes to offer cluster management as an optional subject to students and also include this in short duration training programs for SME. FMC will provide complete backup including  presentations, case studies and reading materials.

Contact:

Neetu Goel

Senior Manager

Head: Training and Capacity Building Cell

Foundation for MSME Clusters <neetu.goel@msmefoundation.org

ISSME World Conference 2013

ISSME is organizing a four-day World Conference on Best Practices in Promoting SMEs with the main theme of “Fostering International Linkages for SMEs Development" being held in Gurgaon, Delhi NCR, India, from 18-21, October 2013. 
For more details on Conference, log on to http://www.iwc13.org
Contact person:
Sunil D Sharma, Secretary General, ISSME, Email: sg@issme.org

Foundation for MSME clusters

The Foundation for MSME Clusters was conceptualised to contribute towards the process of cluster based development of MSMEs and thus enhance their competitiveness, generate sustainable employment and alleviate poverty. At the suggestion of the Ministry of Small Scale Industries, Government of India, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) conceptualised and initiated the process of creating the Foundation for MSME Clusters. Subsequently, the Foundation was legally constituted as a non-government, non-profit registered trust under the auspices of the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI), Ahmedabad, in the year 2005.

The institute has been awarded a project by DST to develop sustainable model for Innovation clusters. Under Phase-2, proposals are invited from entrepreneurs, academic and research institutes.
Details: http://innovationclusters.org/proposals.html