ICT new tools for a sustainable textile and clothing industry

China’s Textile and Clothing Industry

This study presents an analysis of China’s textile and clothing industry. Textile and clothing has been one of China’s traditional industries since 1949 and has remained one of the key industries in modern China. This industry has experienced dramatic reforms and reached high growth for a long period of time. China is the world’s largest exporter and producer of many products in this industry. ...

Export Performance a Vital Indicator for Measuring Industry Competitiveness: Evidence from Pakistan Textile and Clothing Industry

Federal Bureau of Statistics Pakistan is regularly collecting and maintaining data for exports for industrial sectors (textile, food and other manufacturing commodities) and Service Sector. Export performance is a vital indicator for measuring any industry competitiveness. Pakistan Textile and Clothing Export data from 20052006 – 2009-2010 was explored for competitive performance analysis. Sect...

The Case of the Danish Textile and Clothing Industry

Outsourcing and job losses to countries with lower wage costs are common to many Western countries, and are issues of great public concern due to their economic and social impact. This paper looks at the impact on labor of a dramatic change in the Danish textile and clothing (T&C) industry, causing large reductions in the total level of the employment. This development, which is well known in m...

ICT for Sustainable Development of the Tourism Industry in Cambodia

E-textile tooling: new tools—new culture?

Background: The maker movement in recent years has shed light on the blurring boundaries between crafts, creativity, and technology. Tools are a key part of the creation process, shaping both our process of making and the objects we make. They do so through their form and material influence, the matter they can handle, as well as the skills needed to utilize them. Often, tools also evoke stereo...