<h1>Academia, industry and government launch 15 live projects to boost MSME competitiveness, governance, infrastructure and sustainability</h1> A management institute, state industrial infrastructure and area development authorities, a national investment promotion agency and a consulting partner launched 15 live projects under a state industrial policy lab to strengthen governance, infrastructure, MSME competitiveness and sustainability. Thirty student teams will work on policy and strategic reforms through an elective and live-projects program with structured supervision and periodic reviews. The initiative integrates academic research with government policymaking, aiming to create reusable knowledge repositories for capacity-building, improve the state's investment ecosystem and operationalize practical reforms via academy-government-industry collaboration.