Facility for International Cooperation for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of India, jointly launched the Facility for International Cooperation for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (FIC-ISID) in April 2021.
Our objective is to initiate, direct and support the inclusive and sustainable transformation of policy and practice for industrial development in India, particularly for the manufacturing and allied sectors. We do this by disseminating knowledge, facilitate focused learning, developing projects and facilitating strategic partnerships.
These efforts are aimed at supporting India’s achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 9 (SDG9), in particular to increase manufacturing added value (MVA) as a proportion of GDP and per capita.
The inclusive and sustainable transformation of manufacturing and industry will be knowledge- and data-driven and manifest itself through adoption of improved management practices and techniques by manufacturing firms that increase economic competitiveness (e.g. improved productivity, trade performance, innovation, etc.), better safeguard the environment (e.g. energy, water and materials conserved and waste, effluents and emissions avoided) and more equitably share the created wealth from manufacturing (through better conditions of employment and improved occupational and community health and safety).
To this end, we collect, customize and amass ISID knowledge, methods, practices, techniques and policies and support their practical application in India and possibly elsewhere, with India.
We support inclusive and sustainable transformation of policy and practice for industrial development in India through two interrelated functions:
Improving knowledge, awareness and understanding on inclusive and sustainable industrial development.
Initiating, developing and supporting projects and partnerships to meet the needs and requirements of the Indian manufacturing sector.
We engage with relevant line ministries, states, districts, industry associations and civil society to promote inclusive and sustainable industrial development. We do this by contributing to their initiatives and events, and conducting high-level dialogues on issues pertaining to inclusive and sustainable industrial development.
In addition, we’ve also developed a comprehensive knowledge and e-learning platform on inclusive and sustainable industrial development in India, which provides training and capacity building programmes to key stakeholders.
We work to initiate, develop and support technical cooperation projects and partnerships focusing on different sectors, topics and regions. These projects are tailored programmes to meet the needs and requirements of the Indian manufacturing sector across UNIDO’s three thematic priorities of creating shared prosperity, advancing economic competitiveness, and safeguarding the environment.
The projects' portfolio includes DPIIT-funded projects as well as other projects funded by other entities of the Government of India. We contribute to achieving synergies between projects initiated under FIC-ISID as well as other UNIDO projects in India for greater impact.
Industrialization drives economic growth, creates job opportunities and thereby reduces poverty. However, it is important to consider that the full potential of industrialization can only be realized when industry's environmental footprint is minimized and the creation of decent jobs and incomes and livelihoods for all that contribute to or are affected by industry is supported.
Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development can be conceptualized as establishment of a thriving manufacturing sector that works for markets, the environment and climate as well as for people and communities.
The three facets of inclusive and sustainable industrial development are:
The concept of inclusive and sustainable industrial
development has been recognised as a core part of the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in
SDG 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote
sustainable industrialization and foster innovation, but
is also inextricably linked to other SDGs related to
water, energy, employment and economy, cities,
environment and climate, and partnerships and
governances (included under SDGs 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13,
14, 15 and 17).
Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID)
is the mission of the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO). UNIDO is the
specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes
industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive
globalization and environmental sustainability. The
organization's programmatic focus is structured in four
strategic priorities: (i.) Creating shared prosperity; (ii)
Advancing economic competitiveness; (iii) Safeguarding
the environment; and (iv) Strengthening knowledge
and institutions.
The concept of ISID is very much aligned with the strategic priorities of the Government of India. Policies, missions and initiatives of the Government of India, such as Make in India, Skill India, Smart Cities, Swachh Bharat (Clean India Mission), Start-up India and Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-reliant India), among many others, represent the need for establishing a dynamic manufacturing sector that contribute to economic growth, generate employment and preserve the environment, by providing an enabling ecosystem that makes industries more competitive and innovative.
