SWOT Report I - Central Europe

accordance with the detailed research agenda from the first meetings of the academic work
group in České Budějovice (CZ) and Zwickau (D). There the research partners agreed to
draft a basic information data set (see Annex 4.1.), which served as a common guideline for
the following research steps. The results of “Regional Opening Workshops” and the
“Regional Profiles”, as well as the interviews conducted in the course of these two research
steps, all contributed to this “SWOT I Report”.
A first draft of the methodology for this document was discussed between all partners at the
scientific meetings in Křtiny (CZ) and Salgótarján (HUN). This led up to the compilation of the
complete report by the IOER in August 2010.
1.3. Methodology
(1) Single SWOT analyses
A SWOT analysis is a research method to analyse a certain status-quo. It is based on two
tiers of analysis, which are conducted separately:
First step is the analysis of internal factors (local analysis), which contains the
discussion of Strength and Weaknesses according to the aims of the SWOT
Second step is the analysis of external factors (global analysis), which contains the
discussion of relevant Opportunities and Threats (positive/negative framework
conditions - potential chances and risks)
The IOER has drafted a detailed and comprehensive methodology for this research step.
The academic partners from the UPIRS and the University of Graz contributed in drafting this
paper and a final discussion of the document took place at the academic meeting in
Salgótarján (HUN). In Hungary all partners agreed on the methodology for this work step. In
accordance with the project application, the analysis centres on the following 3 core
questions:
Status-quo of utilisation of post-mining potentials in defined regions
Research question: What potentials are currently used in the region?
Management + innovative strategy development
Research question: How does the region organise the utilisation of potentials?
Regional development options in general
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