Information Centre

The various Activity Centers and their initiatives need to trickle down to the community in general, and to the various stake holders. The Information Centre at the Institute is an institutional arrangement to facilitate such trickle-down.

 

The flow of information is channelised under two heads:

 

Broad Areas and Theme Areas

 

The Broad Areas are of the following: 

*     Women Studies

*     Employment
*     Enterprise/Entrepreneurship

*     Job quality

*     Decentralization

*     Globalization

*     Responsible Business

*     Education

*     Environment

*     Public Health

*     Public policy

The major constituents of the Information Centre are the following.

1. Data Bases: Over a period of time, the Institute has created a strong data base broadly on the industrial sector. Such data base takes a variety of forms, such as electronic data bases, news clippings, and occasional reports.

2. Literature: The Institute has a wealth of relevant literature on industry and enterprises. The institutional coverage of such literature include, organizations such as:

*        International Labour Organisation

*        Reserve Bank of India

*        UNCTAD

*        UNDP

*        World Bank

*        Institute of Development Studies, Sussex

*        Institute of Social Studies, The Hague

*        World Institute of Development Economic Research (WIDER),

*        Central Statistical Organization, New Delhi.

*        Planning Commission, New Delhi.

*        UNICEF

*        UNIDO
*        International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility

*        Nottingham Business School

*        ESCAP
*        Institute of International Development, Copenhagen

*        Ministry of MSME, Government of India

*        International Trade  Centre

*        World Intellectual Property Organisation

*        International Migration Organisation

*        Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)

*        Asian Productivity Organisation