CAPACITY BUILDING TOWARDS KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY

Project financed by Austrian Development Cooperation

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CAPACITY BUILDING TOWARDS KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY

Project financed by Austrian Development Cooperation

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SESSION 7 SESSION 7 Friday 20Friday 20thth November 2009 November 2009

15:00 - 16:30h15:00 - 16:30h

CAPACITY BUILDING TOWARDS KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY

Project financed by Austrian Development Cooperation

Consultants Association Focus Services Lobbying Networking and Promotion MIS Training Funding

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CAPACITY BUILDING TOWARDS KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY

Project financed by Austrian Development Cooperation

Set up Macedonian Export Association

To provide consultancy services to exporting companies 

To lobby Government and Agencies

Experienced Consultants and Exporting Companies

Funded by Annual Fee to cover secretariat costs 

Work with Government Agencies

CONSULTANTS EXPORT CONSULTANTS EXPORT ASSOCIATIONASSOCIATION

CAPACITY BUILDING TOWARDS KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY

Project financed by Austrian Development Cooperation

Small Numbers, 50/100 companies, exports 50%+

Existing Exporters

High Potential Startups

Experienced Export Consultants, 20

Service Providers, 20

FOCUSFOCUS

CAPACITY BUILDING TOWARDS KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY

Project financed by Austrian Development Cooperation

Market Research, markets and trends

Promotional Materials, web, brochures, power point

 

Overseas visits, C2C, trade shows, ministerial visits

 

Data Base of exporters and potential partners

 

Training

SERVICES TO COMPANIESSERVICES TO COMPANIES

CAPACITY BUILDING TOWARDS KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY

Project financed by Austrian Development Cooperation

Legislation Initiatives

Access to IM overseas network of Economic Promoters

 

Existing Programmes, MOE (export fairs), APPRM (vouchers), Accreditation

 

Identify Funding Gaps, travel, promotion materials

 

Streamlined Administration

LOBBYING TO GOVERNMENTLOBBYING TO GOVERNMENT

CAPACITY BUILDING TOWARDS KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY

Project financed by Austrian Development Cooperation

InvestMacedonia at home and abroad

Regional Development Associations 

Central Government 

Chambers of Commerce 

Successful Exporters and FDI

NETWORKING AND PROMOTIONNETWORKING AND PROMOTION

CAPACITY BUILDING TOWARDS KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY

Project financed by Austrian Development Cooperation

Data Base

Exporters 

Potential Partners 

Integrate with IM CRM 

Integrate with Regional data bases

MISMIS

CAPACITY BUILDING TOWARDS KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY

Project financed by Austrian Development Cooperation

Workshops

Seminars 

Materials 

Twinning 

Case Studies

TRAININGTRAINING CONSULTANTS AND CONSULTANTS AND COMPANIESCOMPANIES

CAPACITY BUILDING TOWARDS KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY

Project financed by Austrian Development Cooperation

Donor to kick-start Association 

Donors to fund specific events 

Coordinated Approach to donors 

Expert inputs 

Fees

Government

FUNDINGFUNDING

CAPACITY BUILDING TOWARDS KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY

Project financed by Austrian Development Cooperation

Q: How to Eat an Elephant?A: One Bite at a Time

Thank You – Things Take TimeThank You – Things Take Time