Volume 1 Cedric - revised luca Final - RUIG-GIAN

Longer-term SME developmentBesides the above priority areas for the short to medium term, clearly private sectordevelopment strategies need to be considered in a long-term perspective. The followingaxes of work need to be considered in this respect:• build up an entrepreneurship culture in the educational curriculums;• improve the functioning of employment service centers in terms of registrationprocedures, job-matching and vocational counseling;• develop labour market information systems and needs assessment surveys;• upgrade educational, training and vocational programmes based on a demand-drivenstrategies at national and local levels;• promote collaboration among industry, academia, and public departments for SMEdevelopment;• implement managerial reform projects (consultation and advice on general matters ofmanagement such as finance and accounting, labour administration, and technology),and infrastructure facilities projects (establishment and operation of facilities thatcontribute to joint business management in commerce and industry).86