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2 Existing Innovation Structures in Montenegro
2.1 Key Government Players
Name: Ministry of Economy Development
Contact: Rimski trg 46, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Email: minprivrede@mn.yu
Website: http://www.vlada.cg.yu/eng/minekon/
Name: Directorate for Development of Small and Medium-sized
Enterprises (SMEDA) - formerly National Agency for
Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Contact: Bulevar Revolucije br. 2, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Email: zarko.djuranovic@euroinfo.cg.yu
Website: http://www.nasme.cg.yu
The Directorate for Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises is
responsible for SME policy elaboration. The Agency prepared the Strategy for
development of small and medium enterprises in the course of 2006, which is in
Governmental procedure.
Government of the Republic of Montenegro (GoM), on the session held on December
1, 2000 brought a Regulation about the annex of the Regulation on Organization and
Way of Working of the State Administration, which predicts the establishment Agency
for Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. Based on this Bylaw, the
Agency for development of small and medium-sized enterprises was renamed into
Directorate for Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.
Tasks of the Directorate for Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises are
the following:
• Defining the strategy for SMEs development;
• Preparing the implementation of SMEs support programs and projects;
• Coordinating the programs, measures and activities related to SMEs
development;
• Observing realization of financial support programs for SMEs development
including financial support from abroad;
• Providing and expert assistance and participating in definition of rules related
to SMEs development, especially in purpose of realization of the aims
prescribed by European Union for SMEs development;
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