NATIONAL INDUSTRY CLUSTER CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

NICCEP: A brief backgrounder*

Sources: - Cruz, Merly. Industry Clusters: Building capacities in the regions: A sustainable development model. OTOPreneur Magazine. September 2011 (p. 4-9). - Record of Discussions on NICCEP in the Republic of the Philippines. Manila, 22 November 2011.

What is NICCEP?
Stands for National Industry Cluster Capability Enhancement Project Nationwide replication of the Davao Industry Cluster Capability Enhancement Program (DICCEP) JICA and DTI project Officially approved on October 28, 2011 during the DTI-JICA meeting at DTI-RODG, Makati Indicative project implementation and arrival of Japanese experts April 2012

What is NICCEP?
Overall goal: Industry cluster approach replicated nationwide as a tool of industry development Project Purpose: To develop a national capacity of DTI to intensify and extend industry cluster approach that is sustainable and replicable for the purpose of industry development

What is NICCEP?
Outputs
Practical & sustainable operational workflows for promoting/ mainstreaming the industry cluster approach Pilot models of industry cluster approach are established within Luzon and Visayas Models of upgraded industry cluster approach are established in Davao to provide lessons and best practices for other regions

What is NICCEP?
Project Sites project will be implemented nationwide with special focus on the sites of the target/ priority clusters shown in the following framework Beneficiaries:
staff & members of DTI RODG, DTI R3, DTI RIVA, DTI-R7, DTI 10, DTI 11, members of the target clusters (including regional line agencies directly impacting on the clusters)

NICCEP FRAMEWORK OF IMPLEMENTATION

Abaca R10 Banana R10 Mango R10

Tourism R10

DTI-Region 10

Seaweeds R10 Poultry R11 Rubber R10

Poultry R3

Poultry R4A

Poultry R10 Bamboo R10

THE NICCEP
The project envisions to mobilize the twenty-seven (27) industry clusters nationwide. It intends to facilitate increase in the contribution of the selected priority industry clusters to the national economy particularly in terms of creation of jobs, development and strengthening of SMEs, increase in value-adding and improvement in the business environment and more importantly impact in the poverty and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction for the Philippines.

THE NICCEP
Region 10 / Northern Mindanao enrolled the following clusters under NICCEP:
Poultry Banana Rubber Bamboo Seaweeds Coconut/ Coir Tourism Pangasius Coffee Fresh/ Processed Food Mango Pineapple

Region 10 was designated as the industry manager or project manager of the Poultry Industry for the entire country. As such, the Region is tasked to come up with a 3-year work and financial plan for the implementation of the Poultry Industry Development under NICCEP

The DICCEP Story

DICCEP stands for Davao Industry Cluster Capability Enhancement Program In 2006, the capacity building project for industry clusters called (DICCEP) was formalized with the signing of the Records of Discussion between the Government of Japan through the JICA and the Philippine Government through the DTI in April 2007 (Project scope 2007 to 2010)

The DICCEP Story

It aimed to address the cluster issues and concerns in Davao thereby significantly impact in each cluster teams performance and in the successful implementation of the Plan not only involved in the training of cluster members but more importantly, in the process of activating the Davao Industry Cluster Teams through the updating and/or formulation of their respective Cluster Action Plan and the implementation of selected projects

The DICCEP Story

Phase 1
intensive training on industry cluster approach,its advantages, and how the cluster maximizes the benefits of the cluster initiatives through team management and business planning Workshops on updating of the cluster plan, with emphasis on specific actions for immediate undertaking This phase was capped by the adoption of an improved cluster action plan and the selection of priority projects for implementation

Phase 2 involves the implementation of selected projects for the period May 2009 to June of 2010.

The DICCEP Story: Its Outcomes

The project was able to facilitate the preparation of 69 action plans/project implementation plans, reaching out about 4,700 beneficiaries upon implementation Projects that became models not only for the entire region but nationwide as well:
Pilot project for the enhancement of Banana Industry Cluster in Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte, Model Cooperative Seaweeds Farming of Samal Island Mango dwarfing (rejuvenation) project Tourism databank

The DICCEP Story: Its Outcomes

Positive economic impact for the farmers and SMEs (especially Banana Farmers) positive influence of farmers coops on banana pricing on growership scheme and price was fixed by large exporters until the contract is expired Cooperative of small and individual banana producers has developed an export market in Japan by doing the business collaboratively, increasing productivity by bulk buying of inputs, and producing themselves organic fertilizer.

The DICCEP Story: Good Practice Award

DICCEP was recently conferred by NEDA the 2010 Overseas Development Assistant (ODA) Good Practice Award for Strategies for Achieving Outcomes The DICCEP implementation strategy entitled, Industry Clustering Approach with Capacity Enhancement to Achieving Regional Economic Development was selected good practice based on the criteria which includes the achievement of results, innovativeness, replicability, sustainability and social acceptability

 The Davao experience showed the critical role of capability building initiative such as the JICA-assisted DICCEP project for the cluster stakeholders in pursuing the cluster strategy. It facilitated the cluster activation and implementation of few but high impact projects. The DICCEP experience triggered the interest of DTI to embark into its replication nationwide, thus the NICCEP was proposed to JICA

NICCEP Mindanao Convergence Workshop

When: March 14-16,2012 Where: Davao City Purpose: to explore possible complementation/ cooperation with other development partners and stakeholders and firm up industry plans Target participants: key stakeholders/ cluster members, NGAs, development partners (JICA, CIDA, GIZ, etc.), GFIs, private sector organizations

REGION 10 PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES*

PROPOSED ACTIVITIES PROPOSED SCHEDULE

 Schedule initial meeting with DA-10 RED Ramos re: Poultry and agriculture-based priority clusters  Poultry Industry Search conference/ stakeholders meeting  Resource Mapping for Poultry Industry  Value Chain Analysis Orientation

 2nd week of February 2012  Within 2nd wk or 3rd wk of February 2012  Within February 2012  1st or 2nd week of March 2012

In preparation for the NICCEP Mindanao Convergence Workshop on March 14-16, 2012 in Davao City