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6 List of Acronyms / Definitions<br />

AC - Apparel Cluster<br />

ADA - Austrian Development Agency<br />

APPRM - Agency for Promotion of Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Macedonia<br />

ASE - Agency to Support Entrepreneurship<br />

ATA - Academic Training Association<br />

BAS Programme - Business Advisory Service Programme<br />

BDS - Business development services<br />

BSC Bitola - Business Start-Up Centre Bitola<br />

BSCs - Business Support Centers<br />

BTP - Bitola Technology Park<br />

CARDS - Community Assistance Reconstruction Development Strategy<br />

CBI - Dutch Agency for Promotion of Imports from developing countries<br />

CEC - Council for Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness<br />

CEI - Central European Initiative<br />

CIP - EU Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme 2007 - 2013<br />

CIRKO - Centre for Research, Development and Continuous Education<br />

CLC - Apparel Cluster Leadership Council<br />

CMT System - Cut, Make&Trim System<br />

COST - ‘Co-operation in Science and Technology’ Programme<br />

DFID - Department for International Development, UK Government<br />

DIHK - German Chamber of Commerce for International Cooperation<br />

EAR - European Agency for Reconstruction<br />

EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development<br />

EC - European Commission<br />

ERA - European Research Area<br />

ESAs - Enterprise Support Agencies<br />

ETC Bitola - Euro-Regional Technology Transfer Center Bitola<br />

ETF - European Training Foundation<br />

EU - European Union<br />

EUR - Euro, currency<br />

FDI - Foreign Direct Investment<br />

FEEIT - Technology Transfer Centre at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and<br />

Information Technologies, Skopje<br />

FME - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering<br />

FP6 - Sixth EU Framework Programme for R&D<br />

FP7 - Seventh EU Framework Programme for R&D<br />

FYRoM - Former Yugolav Republic of Macedonia<br />

GDP - Gross Domestic Product<br />

GTZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit<br />

HOTAM - Hotel Association of Macedonia<br />

IBRD - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development<br />

ICE - Italian Office for Trade Promotion<br />

ICT - Information and Communications Technology<br />

IFC - International Finance Corporation<br />

IPA - Pre-Accession Assistance<br />

MANU - Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts<br />

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