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Annex 4
SWOT Analysis on the Regions in
Montenegro
The following SWOT analysis was prepared within the Regional Development
Strategy for Montenegro. These include the North Region (including Pluţine
and Šavnik) and the Central Region (Nikšić). The Coastal Region is not shown
below.
Table 17
SWOT Analysis for the North Region (Plužine, Šavnik), strengths and
weaknesses
Human
resources
Environment
Economic
activities
Traffic and
public
infrastructure
Strategic
and
development
plans and
programs,
policy
Strengths
Available human resources;
Relatively good opportunities for
education;
Educated population;
Biological diversity, existing and
potential protected areas
water and forest resources,
agricultural land;
The interest of local
government and population in
solving environmental problems;
Cooperation with the civil sector.
The potential for rural tourism;
Strategic Tourism Development;
Development of entrepreneurship
and business centres; The potential
for forestry development; Industries
based on agriculture;
Developmental communication
network;
There is awareness of the need to
pass Local government development
strategies;
Urban plans of local governments
are in the process of development.
Weaknesses
Unemployment;
Non-harmonized supply and demand
in the labour market;
Depopulation;
High outflow of educated people;
Inadequate waste management and
Wastewater - undeveloped utilities;
The absence of effective mechanisms
for sustainable management of
natural resources
Insufficient capacity (in general, and
for development projects for the EU
funds);
Low energy efficiency;
Under developed economic infrastructure;
Complicated administrative procedures;
Unorganized purchase of agricultural
product;
Underdeveloped Sector of Information
technology;
Travel and rail infrastructure;
Access to basic services in rural areas
The lack of spatial planning documents;
The lack of sectoral strategies;
The absence of plans for development
of utility services
Lack of local environmental plans
The absence of a database of local
government;
Lack of funds.
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