Useful Links The Cluster Initiative Green Book www.cluster-research.org The Cluster Policies White Book www.iked.org The Competitiveness Institute www.competitiveness.org Global Value Chain Initiative www.ids.ac.uk Centre for Regional Competitiveness www.cric.com.au Clusters Linked Over Europe www.clusterforum.org Khadhi & Village Industry Commission (KVIC) http://www.kvic.org.in Small Industries Development Organisation (SIDO) http://www.smallindustryindia.com National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) http://www.niftindia.com National Institute of Design (NID) http://www.nid.edu Coir Board http://www.coirindia.org Department of Science and Technology (DST) http://www.dst.gov.in/ Office of the Development Commissioner for Handicrafts http://handicrafts.nic.in/ Textiles Committee http://textilescommittee.nic.in/ National Resource Centre for Cluster Development www.nisiet-cluster.org Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India http://www.ediindia.org/ National Small Industry Extension Training (NISIET) Institute http://www.nisiet.gov.in/

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