Investment Opportunities in Bangladesh – a critical evaluation on " Ceramics Industry in Bangladesh (original) (raw)
XXI Century, LeNS Conference, held in Bangalore, India, 29/09-01/10/2010., 2010
The InEDIC project (2009-2011) is an EU Life Long Learning – Leonardo da Vinci funded project, which aims at developing training materials and ecodesign tools to support the integration of environmental considerations in the design of ceramic products, thus contributing to the innovation and competitiveness of this longstanding industry in Portugal, Spain and Greece. Ecodesign is a concept that receives considerable attention from environmental specialists in all participating countries but specifically in the case of the ceramics sector partners report that there is a lack of know how and training materials to support the systematic integration of environmental considerations in the development and design of ceramic products during the whole life cycle. To support this presupposition by concrete evidence, the InEDIC project included a situational analysis to identify existing materials on the subject and the needs experienced by companies and by vocational education and training institutions. The results will be used to inform the development of the innovative InEDIC ICT-based training materials and tools, ensuring high quality, relevance and appropriateness. The identification of offers was based on data and information collection and analysis, including previous projects carried out by the partnership and other available sources and training courses from reference institutions. The analysis of needs was carried out by interviews with ceramic com