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Contents - The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 4 1.1 General Environment for Setting Up Innovation Infrastructures...................... 4 1.2 Strategic Documents ...................................................................................... 6 1.3 Specific Programmes and Instruments ........................................................... 8 1.4 Financing ........................................................................................................ 9 2 Existing Innovation Structures in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ... 9 2.1 Key Government Players................................................................................ 9 Ministry of Economy (MoE)................................................................................... 9 Ministry of Education and Science (MoES)......................................................... 10 National Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness Council (NECC) ..................... 11 Agency for Promotion of Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Macedonia (APERM) ............................................................................................................ 11 Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MANU)......................................... 12 2.2 Key Innovation Infrastructures ...................................................................... 13 Lamb and Cheese Cluster .................................................................................. 14 Tourism Cluster .................................................................................................. 14 IT Cluster ............................................................................................................ 15 Digital Technology Cluster (Sub-group of the IT Cluster) ................................... 15 Wine Cluster ....................................................................................................... 16 Apparel Cluster (AC)........................................................................................... 17 Technology Transfer Centre for Chemical and Textile Engineering at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje ....... 18 Technology Transfer Centre at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies (FEEIT), Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje 19 Centre for Applied Research and Continuing Education in the Field of Agriculture at the Faculty of Agriculture, Skopje ................................................................... 20 Centre for Research, Development and Continuing Education (CIRKO) at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FME), Skopje ............................................. 19 Euro - Regional Technological Centre at the Faculty of Technical Studies - Bitola (ETC Bitola) ........................................................................................................ 20 Bitola Technology Park (BTP) ............................................................................ 22 Business Start-Up Centre Bitola (BSC Bitola) .................................................... 24 Ss. Cyril and Methodius University Business Start-Up Centre (UKIM - BSC)..... 25 Deni Incubator Veleš .......................................................................................... 26 GICA Incubator Ohrid ......................................................................................... 26 Inkubator Strumica ............................................................................................. 27 Biljana Incubator Prilep....................................................................................... 27 Incubator Delčevo............................................................................................... 28 Turtel Incubator Štip ........................................................................................... 28 Incubator Saša Makedonska Kamenica ............................................................. 28 Agency for Foreign Investments of the Republic of Macedonia.......................... 28 3 Conclusions / Recommendations ....................................................................... 29 4 References ......................................................................................................... 32 5 Further sources .................................................................................................. 33 6 List of Acronyms / Definitions ............................................................................. 36 page 3/MKD
1 Introduction This thematic report is produced by the “Information Office of the Steering Platform on Research for Western Balkan Countries” and reviews the situation of Innovation Infrastructures in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The report is based upon desk research, interviews and questionnaires with main stakeholders. The objective of this study is to enhance our understanding of the national innovation system in the Former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) of Macedonia. An overview of the situation as regards “Innovation Infrastructures” such as clusters, technology and innovation centres, technological and science parks, business-start-up centres/ technology incubators and some further related organizations is given. The general environment is described as well as important strategic documents and the main programmes and instruments for support. The report concludes with a list and description of the main infrastructures. The report was compiled in summer 2007. 1.1 General Environment for Setting Up Innovation Infrastructures This first section deals with rules and regulations, describes the national framework and the specific funds available. Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), key driving forces for competitive knowledge-based economies have been marginalised with an insignificant amount of GDP being devoted to STI in FYR of Macedonia (e.g. The percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) devoted to the R&D in Macedonia was 0.44% of GDP in 2000, 0.32% in 2001, 0.26% in 2002, 0.22% in 2003 and 0.25% in 2004). The innovation capacity of SMEs in the country is very limited and insufficient resources are invested to use and exploit technologies by SMEs. Linkages between universities and the business sector are weak, there is a lack of awareness about the benefits of STI and the absorptive capacity of SMEs is low. There is no venture capital available for innovation activities of entrepreneurs. There are no financial stimuli or incentives for investments in new technologies and innovations, and the institutions (innovation centres, technology transfer agencies, research centres, labs, etc.) that are supporting SMEs in the area of new technologies and innovations are on the early stages of development or do not exists. As indicated in the National Development Strategy for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (2002 – 2013), by way of promotional activities the awareness of SMEs of STI-related issues will be increased, contributing to a higher absorptive capacity. Increased resources will be provided through innovation-oriented programmes and projects and the science-business interface will be strengthened. The legal environment will be further enhanced to explicitly influence the environment for page 4/MKD
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INFORMATION OFFICE OF THE STEERING
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Information compiled by: Jana Macha
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1 Introduction This thematic report
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Task Force to ease market entry bar
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United Nations Development Programm
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1.3 Specific Programmes and Instrum
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- IFC/PEP Southeast Europe is part
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Name: Ministry of Labour and Social
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government sector. The first to ini
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Name of initiative: Specialty Touri
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favouring international cooperation
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• Demise of Business Incubator en
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investments. Since its establishmen
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3 Conclusions/Recommendations In ov
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• Properly evaluate the existing
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5 Further Sources ACIT (2007). ALBA
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World Bank, International Finance C
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OECD - Organisation for Economic Co
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1 Introduction This thematic report
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• Central Bosnian Economic Develo
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provides consulting, training, anal
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stakeholders, and provided assistan
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2 Existing Innovation Structures in
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Name: Federal Ministry for the Deve
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• Establishment of a single infor
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Name of initiative: Wood Processing
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Name of initiative: Contact person:
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C) Technological and Science Parks
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Name of initiative: Business Start-
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The Business Incubator in Mostar wa
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There is no universal model or stru
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• Prioritise the support to SMEs
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5 Further Sources Alagić I. (2007)
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Uvalić, M. (2004). Science, Techno
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Page 95 and 96: Name of initiative: Metallurgic Clu
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Page 153 and 154: Meshko, V. (2006). Technology Trans
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Page 161 and 162: given the rather complicated legal
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B) Technology/Innovation Centres Wh
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The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign
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• Defining strategy development a
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data processing in the field of tra
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• Proprietary and managerial rest
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3 Conclusions / Recommendations Eve
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4 References Belada, L. (2007). Fin
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Investment Compact. Available from:
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SMEDA - Directorate for Development
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Business Incubator Belgrade (Rakovi
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y leading international development
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• increase in the standard of liv
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- Enterprise Development and Entrep
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- Vojvodina Investment Promotion Fu
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- SPARK (formerly ATA - The Academi
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Activities of RASME in 2006: • Me
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In UNMIK/Kosovo, the Ministry of Ed
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people considering going into busin
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This Cluster is working on waste ma
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B1) Technology/Innovation Centres i
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The major target of the Innovation
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As highlighted at the 1st IT STAR W
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• Cooperation with banks and othe
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engineering sciences. As it grew, i
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D1) Business-start-up Centres/ Tech
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The Business Start-Up Centre - Krag
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setting up business incubators can
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The Memorandum of Understanding (Mo
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Name of initiative: Business & Tech
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dramatically increase the yield and
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• Identifying locations for Green
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3 Conclusions/Recommendations Serbi
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4 References Business Technology In
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Government of Serbia (2003). A Stra
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USAID/MEGA (2007). Municipal Econom
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IRDP - Integrated Regional Developm
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