DTI conducts NICCEP Workshop for CV Industry Clusters

A workshop for stakeholders of the National Industry Cluster Enhancement Project (NICCEP) will be held in Cebu City on March 6 to 7 this year.

Organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the activity aims to assess performance of the four industry clusters in Central Visayas, namely Information and Communications Technology (ICT); Gifts, Decors and Housewares (GDH); Health and Wellness (H&W); and Tourism.

The workshop will entail evaluation of what has been done and update the project activity plan for better performance in the succeeding periods. 

NICCEP is a three-year joint project of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Japan international Cooperation Agency (JICA) that aims to enhance the capacity of selected industry clusters to plan, implement, facilitate service delivery, evaluate projects and improve industry competitiveness and business environment.

With the adoption of the project, SMEs in the industry and services sectors are expected to be more globally competitive.

The DTI is positive that the NICCEP will help the Philippine government in achieving its goal of inclusive growth and poverty alleviation. Through the cluster approach, the economic growth being experienced by the country will be felt by a broad spectrum of the Filipino population.

The Philippine SME sector comprises about 99.6 percent of all registered firms nationwide, it employees 69.9 percent of the labor force and contributes 32 percent to the country’s economy. (ends)

 



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