AccountAbility, the German Development Agency (GTZ) and the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) will be conducting a one year engagement process to empower government, business and civil society stakeholders to progress the responsible competitiveness agenda in India.

The project will focus on one sector of importance to India's growth and sustainability futures, and a theme of importance to the sector.

Through engagement via workshops and interviews, micro-, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs), as primary beneficiaries of the project, will identify challenges for their sector and develop actionable recommendations for themselves and other stakeholders including business associations.

Competitiveness and sustainability experts will be brought together; high level industry and thought leaders will contribute essays on the topic of responsible competitiveness, the sector's performance, and key development challenges facing India. The outcomes of the engagement will be published in a report that will be presented at a well profiled event in late 2010.

For further information or any queries please contact Kate Ives or visit www.responsiblecompetitiveness.org to learn more about AccountAbility's Responsible Competitiveness work.