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1. Albanian Investment Development Agency (AIDA)
2. Business Relay and Innovation Centre (BRIC)
3. Innovation Fund
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Albanian Investment Development Agency(AIDA)
Public owned Agency (Board of Directors)
• Supports private sector development
• Improves the business climate
• Follows SMEs in all their economic activities
• Collaborates with investors and public institutions
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AIDA
Mission:
• To assist and accelerate the inflow of foreign investment
into the Albanian economy
• To improve the competitiveness of Albanian exporters
• To enhance innovation and assist the growth amongst
the Albanian SMEs
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• Promote and develop a culture of innovation for businesses in Albania
•Support businesses in Albania to adopt a process of innovation
• Increase competitiveness of SMEs both in domestic and foreign markets
Vision of BRIC
Business Relay and Innovation Centre (BRIC)
Implementing arm for
Business Innovation Technology Strategy (BITS) which
aims to:
•Assist and stimulate firms to innovate and upgrade technologically.
•Enable the SMEs to develop more competitive products.
•Improve products and services.
•Support SMEs to adopt new ICT systems and technology through
technological upgrading and positioning in their supply chains. 7
BUSINESS INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY (BITS)
Programmes
1. Innovation Fund
2. Business Innovation Services
3. Business Incubators
4. Business Clusters
INNOVATION FINANCING
INNOVATION FUND
MEASURE 1.2
INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
MEASURE 1.1
INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY AUDIT
PRIORITY 1
ENABLING COMPETITIVENESS
PRIORITY 2
DEVELOPING COMPETITIVENESS
MEASURE 2.4
INTERNATIONAL-ISATION
MEASURE 2.2
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
MEASURE 2.1
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
MEASURE 2.3
ICT ADOPTION
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• Targeted diagnosis enabling SMEs to assess their current positions and options regarding innovation.
• Analytical information about development options.
• Support learning process within the firm.
• Effective decision making support tool.
Strategic Innovation Technology Audit (SITA)
Time
Function
Tools
Process
Strategic Innovation and Technology Auditing Process
QAQuick
Appraisal
Clientwantsmore?
Client wantsto apply toIF- M1.1?
IDDIn-DepthDiagnosis
IOInnovation
Options
Decisionon areas
to analyse
Application
yes
yes
no
END
Evaluation
positive
negativeno
1 hour 2 hours 2 hours
3 hours
maximum 1 working day
5-10 days 5-10 days
maximum 20 working days
QAquestio-nnaire
QAgraphreport
Personal interviewsDeskwork
Appli-cationform
Site visits & desk work
QA quest.+ Diag.Templ .
IDDgraph +
DiagReport
Strat.Table
Expand.
IOReport
Investmentdecision
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Quick Appraisal (QA)
A tool to interview with the entrepreneur.
1+ hour.
Self-assessment performed by the entrepreneur and the auditor.
Free of charge marketing tool serving to sell the full auditing process.
Microsoft Excel Sheet to assess the 5 dimensions.
QA Graphic Report.18
In Depth DiagnosisOverview & Patterns
2nd part of the SITA process.
Company staff has to be interviewed.
Provides further insight to the firm's 5 dimensions.
Provide further detailed analysis for the 5 dimensions and sub-dimensions.
The IDD is a static process and not a dynamic one.
It tells/describes the “what is” and “how it is” in a company.
It does not aim to do the “what might be”, “how it might be” question.
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PROCESS of IDD
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Minimum staff to be interviewed should be three. (3)
Maximum staff to be interviewed should be six. (6)
Staff interviewed should not be within the entrepreneur’s inner circle.
In Depth Questionnaire with the company’s staff.
Microsoft Excel Sheet to assess the 5 following dimensions:
QA Graphic Report
− bar chart and pentagon
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%Sipermarrja dhe Strategjia
Zhvillimi i produktit dhe/osesherbimit
Proceset dhe Organizimi Marketingu
Te mesuarit dhe Kultura
IDD Consolidated Graphic Report
INNOVATION OPTIONS PROCESS
• Last phase of the SITA process.
• A prospective activity/report to help the firm to develop/improve.
• Provides a maximum of 3 (three) investment options which the audited firm wishes to pursue.
• Serves as a mini prospective investment plan for the entrepreneur.
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