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UNIDO's comprehensive resource for policymakers, brokers, and enterprises involved in cluster development. Includes practical tools and modules for sustainable and efficient policy implementation, with an emphasis on human resource development.
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Instruments for Cluster Development programs UNIDO’s resources Giovanna Ceglie UNIDO-IADB-MIF International Meeting on Competitiveness of Small Enterprises: Clusters and Local Development October 29 - 30, 2007 Washington, DC
Human Resource Development For: • Efficient and effective policy / project formulation and implementation • Sustainability • Diffusion Actors: • Policy makers • Brokers or Cluster Development Agents • Support Institutions • Enterprises
Actors: Policy makers Brokers or Cluster Development Agents Support Institutions Enterprises Tools: Training kit and policy tool box Outsourced (UNIDO, other international org., private sector) TOOLS
The Training Kit Target: Cluster Development Agents (and institutions, service providers acting as CDAs) Use: TA projects Regional and global training courses Franchising Background : Project teams developed their manuals and training material Case studies, project documents and project reports Conceptual framework and peer review with external expert team
The Training Kit The Training Kit has been developed according to the following principles: • Practical know-how based on the hands-on experience of UNIDO’s field staff and supported by illustrative case studies • Action-oriented: entails tools for project formulation and implementation • User-friendly outline and methodolgy that facilitate learning through individual exercises and group activites; includes operational tools (formulated in collaboratin with Training centre of ILO) • Facilitates cross-project comparison
The Training Kit UNIDO - Outline MODULE 1 – CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT: CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND MODULE 2 – THE UNIDO APPROACH TO CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT MODULE 3 – CLUSTER SELECTION MODULE 4 - THE ROLE OF THE CDA MODULE 5 – THE DIAGNOSTIC STUDY MODULE 6 – VISION BUILDING AND ACTION PLANNING MODULE 7 – IMPLEMENTATION AND SUSTAINABILITY MODULE 8 – MONITORING AND EVALUATION
SENSITIZATION AND SELECTION TRAINING AND STRUCTURING SELF DIAGNOSTIC PILOT PROJECT STRATEGIC PROGRAM AUTONOMY Parameters COHESION First contacts First exchanges First collective decisions Commitment in pursuing joint action Commitment to a long-term collaboration program Self-managed and self-funded coordination Participation* Cooperation GROUP STRUCTURE Organization* Formalization Leadership* Efficiency of meetings Performance assessment – horizontal networks
STRATEGIC ANALYSIS CAPABILITY STRATEGIC PLANNING CAPABILITY PRODUCTION CAPABILITY JOINT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE LINKAGES WITH BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT INTEGRATION IN THE CLUSTER