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Fostering Global Skills through • Cluster Development Executives’ (CDEs) Programme

ITEC Supported Programmes The programme was held from August 6th to 19th, 2025, with 33 participants from 18
countries, including Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana,
Guatemala, Guyana, Iraq, Kiribati, Maldives, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri
Aligning with the vision of promoting entrepreneurship across sectors and sections of Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
people, Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of External Affairs,
Government of India has roped in EDII to strengthen the capacities of professionals from The participants acquired understanding of clusters and their significance, the
developing nations. Specialized training programmes are undertaken by equipping them dynamics of MSMEs working in clusters and the role of trust building & CDE. It
with entrepreneurial skills, knowledge and global perspectives. Over the past two months, emphasized the consortium approach for enhancing holistic business performance,
some of the significant programmes conducted include: role of Business Development Services (BDS) and Private-Public-Partnership (PPP)
mode in developing Common Facility Centres (CFCs) to improve global
• Circular Economy, Sustainability and Enterprise Development (French Language) competitiveness of the cluster firms and MSMEs.

From September 3rd to 16th, 2025, 29 professionals from 16 ITEC partner countries Expressing his opinion on the programme, Dr. Rajeev Sharma, Course Director, said,
attended the programme to derive comprehensive understanding of circular economy “The training programme helped participants gain a deep understanding of the
concepts and their relevance for sustainable businesses. The course was divided into three critical dynamics of clusters and their contribution to the local economy. It equipped
modules, each focusing on a key aspects of circular economy, sustainability and enterprise them with the knowledge and skills to implement Cluster Development Programmes
development. that enhance global competitiveness and promote holistic development.”

Dr. Lalit Sharma, Course Director, explained, “The programme enabled participants to
understand circular economy principles and their practical applications in enterprise
development.” The participants endorsed to have gained learning on skills necessary to
seamlessly integrate circular economy strategies into their existing or future enterprises.
Their action plans reflected how the course served as a platform for collaborative
interventions and knowledge sharing, fostering effective implementation of circular
economy projects.

Participants of Cluster Development Executives’ (CDEs) Programme at Gandhi
Ashram during their filed visit.

August 21, 2025: On the occasion
of World Entrepreneurship Day,
EDII Library & Information Centre
organized an exhibition on
s e l e c t e d b o o k s o n
entrepreneurship and also
featured selected issues of the
Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General, EDII and Dr. Lalit Sharma, Course Director with the Journal of Entrepreneurship (JoE)
participants of Circular Economy, Sustainability and Enterprise Development (French to encourage entrepreneurial
Language). learning and research.

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