S&T Country Report - Albania - WBC-INCO Net

As highlighted at the 1st IT STAR Workshop on R&D in ICT, which was held in
November 11, 2006, in Bratislava: There are several Techno-Parks as well as
innovation centres, which are only in a setting-up procedure (feasibility studies,
expression of interests etc.) and only some of them have started to operate recently.
Most of them are still not in the operation.
Recognized, planned, sites are (JISA, 2006):
• Belgrade – Mihajlo Pupin Institute;
• Belgrade – Institute Vinča;
• Belgrade – University of Belgrade -Technical faculties;
• Belgrade – Institute for Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy;
• Novi Sad – Technical University;
• Niš – University of Niš;
• Kraljevo; and
• Technological Park in the Region Podrinje-Kolubara.
Name of
initiative:
“Mihajlo Pupin” Institute – Science and Technology Park
(STP MPI)
Contact person: Jovan Kon (Director)
Email: Not available
Website: http://www.imp.bg.ac.yu/
“Mihajlo Pupin” Institute – Science and Technology Park (STP MPI) was established
as part of transformation process of one state-owned R&D institute into a network of
new dynamic, highly profitable, efficient and highly qualified companies, integrated
within STP MPI. These companies are a source of new small and medium sized
(SME) incubating spin-of companies in the field of ICT.
The STP MPI was established December 20, 2006 and covers the City of Belgrade.
STP MPI, after the ongoing transformation of the MPI (Mihajlo Pupin Institute), will
provide member companies, in economic terms, strengthening of entrepreneurial
activities as well as enhancing the synergy between enterprise – university –
research – governments.
Specific policy issues:
• Promotion of innovation policy: innovation activities and innovation culture;
• Promotion of development of ICT;
• Small business infrastructure development,
• Enterprise creation and new well-paid jobs, increment value of GDP;
• Support to existing companies (outreach services) within MPI;
• Taxes for the state,
• Improved productivity, quality and exports by diversification of technologybased
products and services.
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