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The Ministry of Economy has prepared the Programme for Stimulating Investments in
the Republic of Macedonia 2007 - 2010, which was adopted by the Government on
June 3, 2007. The Programme contents recommendations and directions for
reducing the remainder barriers, which limit investments and recommendations for
harmonization of regulations with international accepted standards.
Name: Ministry of Education and Science (MoES)
Contact person: Dimitrie Cupovski no. 9, 1000 Skopje, FYR of Macedonia
Email: Not available
Website: http://www.mon.gov.mk
The Ministry of Education and Science (MoES) performs the activities referring to:
• Upbringing and education of all kinds and degrees;
• Organization, financing, development and promotion of upbringing, education
and science;
• Upbringing and education of children of workers, temporary working and
residing abroad;
• Verification of vocations and profiles in education;
• Student standard;
• Technological development, informatics and technical culture;
• Information system;
• International scientific-technical cooperation;
• Supervision within its competencies; and
• R&D projects.
The MoES is responsible for policy development and monitoring of implementation of
activities relating to science and R&D, however, it is evident that it has failed to assist
the Government of Macedonia to recognize that science and R&D as being among
the key strategy priorities essential for to long-term economic development of the
country.
The MoES’s activities are currently largely restricted to co-financing activities such as
(Polenakovik and Pinto 2007):
• Developmental and innovation projects (up to 30% of total cost);
• 45 scientific journals per year;
• Publication of cca 200 scientific books per year;
• Participation in cca 50 domestic scientific conferences;
• Participation in international conferences and seminars (500 participants);
• International study visits for cca 100 young scientists; and
• Approximately 300 research projects in 2003 and some 186 projects in 2004.
The effects of these scientific and R&D related activities on the national economy are
not clear since there is no direct relationship between investment and economic
impacts, hence the reason for independent evaluation.
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