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... The Automotive Cluster of Macedonia is a networking association of companies from the automotive industry, technical faculties and similar organizations in FYR of Macedonia. Established 2008 as a joint initiative of GTZ, the USAID Macedonia Competitiveness Project and companies from the Macedonian Automotive Industry, the main objective of the Automotive Cluster of Macedonia is to increase the competitiveness of its companies in order to foster growth and development of the automotive industry. To this end, the ACM pursues various activities ranging from representation and promotion ...

... knowledge, technology and resources which are essential for the implementation of an innovation. The services of the i2b are the following: Matchmaking between domestic innovators and investors, facilitating the commercialization of innovation, analysis of the present situation relevant for innovations and their commercialization; Locating innovators and innovations in FYR of Macedonia and their turn into profitable businesses; Offering support to innovators for attracting potential investors; Training for innovators for commercialization of innovations; Implementation of educational programs in business, attracting investors, structuring investment deals etc.; Locating potential investors for Macedonian innovations; support to investors in locating favourable opportunities to invest; Support in ...

... Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (FEEIT), University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, developed a model for offices for international technology transfer 2002-2004 and established a Centre of Technology Transfer. The Centre’s main scope of activities is in research activities and technology transfer to interested companies within FYR of Macedonia, but the Centre is also open for wider (international) collaboration. Within this centre there are: • Distance learning centre • Project management centre • Engineering mathematics centre Contact Persons: Prof. Dr Vlatko Stoilkov, Deputy Manager of CTT E-mail: stoilkov@feit.ukim.edu.mk Mile Stankovski, Dean of FEEIT E-mail: milestk@feit.ukim.edu ...

... Invest Macedonia is the primary government institution supporting foreign investment in the FYR of Macedonia. The agency’s main goal is to win new investment projects into FYR of Macedonia and to support the expansion of the existing base of overseas companies in the country. The Agency assists investors in every way it can help to objectively evaluate FYR of Macedonia as a location for ...

... Professor, UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, UK) Industrial upgrading in Western Balkans and policy implications: pointers for discussion Country Report presentations: Strengths and weaknesses of the National Innovation Systems of the Balkan countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina (Anto Domazet, Almir Pestek) Croatia (Zoran Aralica, Denis Redzepagic) FYR of Macedonia (Slavica Roceska, Gjorgji Mancheski, Olivera Kostoska, Marjan Angeleski) Serbia (Djuro Kutlaca, Marija Mosurovic Ruzicic) As a part of the project Innovation Policy Learning from Norway in Western Balkans (WBinNO), the workshop: "From National Innovation System to Innovation Policy Learning in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, and Serbia" was successfully held ...

... Professor, UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, UK) Industrial upgrading in Western Balkans and policy implications: pointers for discussion Country Report presentations: Strengths and weaknesses of the National Innovation Systems of the Balkan countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina (Anto Domazet, Almir Pestek) Croatia (Zoran Aralica, Denis Redzepagic) FYR of Macedonia (Slavica Roceska, Gjorgji Mancheski, Olivera Kostoska, Marjan Angeleski) Serbia (Djuro Kutlaca, Marija Mosurovic Ruzicic) As a part of the project Innovation Policy Learning from Norway in Western Balkans (WBinNO), the workshop: From National Innovation System to Innovation Policy Learning in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, and Serbia was successfully held ...

TEMPUS promotes institutional cooperation between the European Union and Partner Countries, which focuses on reform of higher education systems and universities. Under Action 3, the EU supports national teams of Higher Education Reform Experts (HEREs) in the Tempus Partner Countries. HEREs are usually Rectors, Vice-Rectors, Deans, senior academics, Directors of Study, International Relations Officers and students. They provide a pool of expertise, promoting and enhancing progress toward ...

... all living aspects, creating modern and efficient citizen and business services. National strategy for developing electronic communications with information technologies6: The basic challenge of the strategy is to enable the aggressive implementation and massive, efficient utilization of electronic communications and information technologies, which will assist the involvement of FYR of Macedonia in the global net economy and the achievement of leap frogging in the economy. The main projects of this ministry which may impact the innovation in the business sector are: • E-Infrastructure (http://www.mio.gov.mk/?q=taxonomy/term/5); • Е-Government (http://www.mio.gov.mk/?q=taxonomy/term ...

This document includes basic information about the national road transport sector, infrastructure and industry, and information about national road transport research, including objectives, strategies, resources, RTD programmes and research themes. It further provides an excellent use of comparing national activities with EU activities and ERTRAC’s research priorities, and to draw conclusions for reducing fragmentation and increasing harmonisation of funding programmes. Initial input for this ...

... Objectives The contribution of universities and public research organisations in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia to economic development is not yet fully recognised, and knowledge transfer is just beginning to gain importance: Universities need to develop concepts for joint research with industry, intellectual property management, and university spin-offs. Research personnel and students need to be trained in knowledge transfer issues. Companies need ...

Two other important events took place in Tirana on June 12–13: the WBC-INCO.NET Innovation Dialogue Forum focusing on the Action Plan to increase innovation capacities in the region, and the Knowledge Transfer Study workshop, which is part of a workshop series covering 39 European countries in 2011 and 2012. This workshop was intended to discuss the status and challenges of knowledge transfer from universities and public research institutes, as well as good practices which are visible. It was ...

... of the OECD and will contain insights about conditions and needs in the field of innovation as well as measures and recommendations for its promotion. The government of the FYR of Macedonia pursues also an active cluster policy. In January 2010, a Programme for the development and support of cluster association in the FYR of Macedonia was adopted. Its main objectives were to prepare a guide for clusters, conduct awareness-raising seminars for clustering and provide support for projects of cluster association. There ...

... Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine, Biotechnology and Food Production, Informative technology, Water resource management and Earthquake Engineering. FYR of Macedonia maintains scientific and research cooperation with more than 35 countries. With some of them, FYR of Macedonia has concluded inter-ministerial protocols, memoranda of understanding and other forms of official cooperation. It has also established intergovernmental cooperation in terms of umbrella agreements on educational, cultural and scientific research cooperation. There is ...

... department also participates in the implementation of the annual programmes for support of entrepreneurship, competitiveness and innovation of SMEs. During 2010, the Ministry of Economy, through its department for Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness of SMEs, implemented the European Innovation Scoreboard, a pioneer research in the area of innovation in FYR of Macedonia. The department was also in charge for the introduction of a craft strategy. There is a yearly program (open call competition) that financially supports business start-up centres and business incubators. The department is also involved in the preparation of innovation policy (2012-2020) in cooperation with OECD. Contact persons: Imerali Baftijari ...

... incentives, accelerating commercialization and deepening collaboration with the business sector Increasing business R&D and facilitating innovative start-up companies, linking research and innovation with business and society Contributions from stakeholders 28 contributions from the following countries: 8 from Serbia 5 from Germany 5 from Croatia 4 from FYR of Macedonia 4 from Netherlands 3 from BiH 3 from Albania 1 from each of Romania, Greece, UK, Spain and France 11 contributions were not taken into account as they were in essence either: R&D and demonstration project proposals or tools with no indication as to how they could be ...

Every 6 months, high level political dialogue meetings are organised linking the EU Member States, Associated Countries and the Western Balkan countries. The meetings are co-chaired by the European Commission, the EU Council presidency country (currently Denmark) and a country from the region (for this meeting: Albania). The invitation to the meeting as well as the draft agenda are attached. Please find the presentations attached below.Please see also the link to the progress reports. The 12th ...

... Break 11:20 Panel Discussion: Innovation policy learning from Norway in Western Balkans. (Leader: Slavo Radošević, Professor, UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, UK) 13:00 Lunch 14:00 Country Report presentation: Strengths and weaknesses of the National Innovation Systems of the Balkan countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia. 16:00 Coffee Break 16:20 Panel Discussion: Innovation policy learning in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Leader: Josef Pöschl, economist, WIIW Vienna, Austria) 17:30 Concluding comments There is no cost to attend the seminar. To confirm your participation, please send an e-mail to nadja.salihovic@efsa.unsa.ba or ...

On this page you can find progress reports on recent developments regarding S&T cooperation in/with/for the Western Balkan Countries for download. These reports have been provided by the members of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries in preparation of the Platform Meeting taking place in Tirana on June 12/13, 2012. The previous reports can be accessed at http://www.wbc-inco.net/object/document/112933.html and ...

... having impact on the national competitiveness in the regional and global economy. Innovation systems in small, landlocked developing countries are, inherently problematic, characterized by poor business and governance conditions, low educational levels and meritocratic infrastructure. This raises particular challenges for introducing structured innovative models in small developing countries such as Macedonia. The aim of this paper is to touch upon certain anomalies of the Macedonian innovation system and, at the same time, to entice the much needed debate on the triple helix innovation system formation in Macedonia. http://www.merit.unu.edu/MEIDE/papers/2011/1298800599_MT.pdf Mirjana Todorovska, Bratislav Stankovic

This paper studies the variable impact of the global economic crisis on the post-communist countries of South East Europe and Turkey. The central question is whether the institutional reforms introduced in the former group of countries during the transition period have improved their ability to cope with external shocks. The transmission mechanisms of the crisis to the region are identified as contractions of credit, foreign direct investment, remittances, and exports, and their variable ...

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