S&T Country Report - Albania - WBC-INCO Net
S&T Country Report - Albania - WBC-INCO Net
S&T Country Report - Albania - WBC-INCO Net
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2 Existing Innovation Structures in BiH<br />
2.1 Key Government Players<br />
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH (MoFTER), MoFTER<br />
Department for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship (SME and RED<br />
Department) plays a crucial role in the SME development. There are also other BiH<br />
ministries, which are implementing SME related activities, e.g. Ministry of Finance<br />
and Treasury, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees and<br />
Ministry of Civil Affairs. Detailed description of each Ministries responsibility can be<br />
found in the Mapping and Analysis of Existing BiH - SME and RED Institutional<br />
Framework, issued in August 2006.<br />
There is no fully operational national SME agency (or the equivalent) responsible for<br />
implementing SME policies which enjoy full political support in Bosnia and<br />
Herzegovina. There is the Republic Agency for Development of Small and Mediumsized<br />
Enterprises, which was created in 2004 in Republic of Srpska.<br />
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, due to the complexity of the administrative structure and<br />
related governmental levels, several institutions are responsible for SME policy.<br />
Already indicated, the SME and RED Department is responsible for state level policy<br />
co-ordination with the entities and Brčko District. Co-operation is still limited, but a<br />
future agreement on the state level SME strategy and agency could lead to<br />
improvements in co-ordination. In the Republika Srpska there is a Department for<br />
SME and production craftsmanship in the framework of the Ministry of Economy,<br />
Energy and Development, which is responsible for SME policy elaboration, along with<br />
the operational Republic Agency for Development of SME, which is responsible for<br />
SME policy implementation. In the Federation of BiH (FBiH) and the Brčko District<br />
there are relevant departments for SME development within the Ministries, but no<br />
established leading institution in charge of SME policy elaboration (OECD and EC<br />
2007).<br />
As stated in the report of Pohl Consulting&Associates, published in 2004, the<br />
institutional framework to support SMEs is complex and under-developed but is<br />
improving over time mainly due to the efforts of international community. Since the<br />
situation differs dramatically, the following discussion differentiates between the BiH<br />
State (BiH), Federation of BiH (FBiH), Republic of Srpska (RS) and District of Brčko<br />
(DB) whenever possible (Pohl Consulting&Associates 2004).<br />
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