Positive Macedonian Experiences with foreign funded project

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Positive Macedonian Experiences with foreign
funded project

• Cases of USAID and ADA
• funded projects

Dr. Atanas Kocov Dr. Radmil Polenakovik Mr.
Tasko Rizov Mr. Bojan Jovanoski
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Content

• Current status in Macedonia
• I Project Business Start-up Centre
• II Project CIRKO-MES CE

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Current status - Macedonia

• Not developed National Innovation System
• RD investment for 2004 0.25 of GDP
• Business sector participation - lt 6 !!!
• Only 2 small, 21 medium and 31 large enterprises
  invested in RD activities amounting to Euro 1.7
  million (in 2003) and Euro 1.24 million (in 2004)
  
• Low interest among SMEs for RD activities
• Low level of collaboration between knowledge
  creators and knowledge users
• Problematic absorption capacity of Macedonian
  knowledge users
• Only few bright examples of good practice

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Current status - Macedonia

• Lack of technology parks
• Lack of hi-tech business start-up center
• Low level of promotional activities related to
  increasing Science, Technology and Innovation
  awareness
• Low level of entrepreneurial education and
  mentality
• Lack of data and instruments to measure
  innovation trends and STI policies
• Decreasing of capacities of RD human resources
  (brain drain, etc.)
• Low level of investment in RD infrastructure

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Current status - Macedonia
RD investment as of GDP
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Current status - Macedonia
Structure of RD expenditure by sectors for
selected countries in 2000
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Current status - Macedonia

• Decreased government support for science and
  research projects
• Direct links between Faculties and industry
  almost lost
• New established companies are small or medium
  enterprises and they are not aware for need of
  expertise from faculty members
• Foreign companies bought best Macedonian
  capacities new owners are oriented to bring know
  how from abroad

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Current status - Macedonia

• Ministry of education and science has major
  responsibility for activities related to RD
• Co-financing developmental and innovation
  projects up to 30 of total amount of the
  project,
• Co-financing of 45 scientific journals per year,
• Co-financing of more than 200 scientific books
  per year,
• Co-financing of more than 50 domestic scientific
  conferences,
• Co-financing of participation of international
  conference, seminars, etc., of more than 500
  scientific workers,
• Co-financing of study visit of more than 100
  young scientists abroad,
• Financing of 294 research projects for 2003, and
  186 projects for 2004

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Our experience with IO

• Austrian Development Agency
• US Agency for International Development (eBIZ
  project)

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I Project
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University Ss Cyril and Methodius - Skopje
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering - Skopje
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Objectives

• To serve as a creative incubator of innovative
  technology based and service oriented solutions
• To improve entrepreneurial spirit among students,
  recent graduates and University staff
• To provide entrepreneurial and small business
  management training
• To assist students and recent graduates to start
  their own businesses
• To increase students and recent graduates
  employability

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• Project Duration 01/04/2006 - 31/03/2008
• Project Total Costs 508.342,00 Euro
• Target group University students and young
  graduates (for phase I)

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Economic environment of the centre

• Mainly engineering, but other knowledge based and
  service oriented ideas are also welcomed
• The centre is in phase of establishment and will
  get its new tenants in June 2007

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FUNCTION

• to train
• to found
• to support

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Main Outcomes

• Established BSC
• Trained 120 students
• Founded 10 new companies
• Increased awareness about self-employment
• Developed on-line course for Entrepreneurship and
  Small Business Management for all UKIM students

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Feel free to contact us

• University Ss Cyril and Methodius
• Business Start-up Centre
• Skopje, Macedonia
• ukim-bsc_at_mf.edu.mk
• www.bsc.ukim.edu.mk

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II Project
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CIRKO-MES CE
Center for Research, Development and Continuing
EducationMechanical Engineering Systems Center
of Excellence
Tashko Rizov Project Manager, CIRKO MES CE
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CIRKO MES CEs co-investors
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Type of services offered

• Die design
• CAD, CAM, CAE
• Industrial design
• Training (C, JAVA, SolidWorks)

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Organized events (1)(seminars, conferences,
workshops, trainings)

• Advanced engineering technologies
• for the Macedonian tool and die design shops
• one day seminar with international participation
• experts from Slovenia
• September 23-24, 2005
• 3D digitalization and 3D CAD model creation
• 14 days training program in TECOS Celje, Slovenia
• for 4 participants from CIRKO MES CE
• Improvement of the marketing skills
• of the Macedonian tool and die design shops
• 7 days seminar with international experts from
  TECOS - Celje, Slovenia
• University of Ljubljana and Austrian Cluster of
  Plasticity
• October 23-29, 2005

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Organized events (2)(seminars, conferences,
workshops, trainings)

• 4. Solid CAM training
• for practical experience for Macedonian tool and
  die design machine tool shops
• Skopje-Ohrid
• May 23-25, 2006
• 5. Conference on Clustering and Networking
• Rogla, Slovenia, September 6-9, 2006
• 4 participants sponsored by e-BIZ and CIRKO MES
  CE
• 6. Numerical Simulation as advanced engineering
  technologies for improvement of the
  competitiveness of the Macedonian tool and die
  design machine shops
• Ohrid, Macedonia, July 6-8, 2006

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MEVnet Macedonian Engineering network

• MEVnet is designed for Macedonian SMEs from the
  field of mechanical engineering industry
• Provider of organized and meaningful mechanical
  engineering communication
• Resource center to disclose resources,
  organizations, research activity, educational
  initiatives and scientific events
• Link between Macedonian SMEs and similar world
  wide networks
• Advisor to members regarding specific
  professional issues in the field of activity

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SCM- Pilot project sponsored by e-BIZ USAID
Project

• Project Aim
• Maximize profitability of SMEs in Macedonia
• Improve the competitiveness of SMEs in Macedonia
• Technology transfer
• Creating young professionals
• Project Activities
• eSCM (Electronic Supply Chain Management)
• sharing product description catalogue (over the
  Internet)
• order status information
• inventory data
• demand projections
• Organizing events
• Workshops Seminars
• Education and training
• Research and publications
• Networking
• Consultancy
• Target Group
• Machine tool industry (in pilot phase)

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Technology Park - RITC Macedonia

• Aim of the project is
• To build technological city, which will create
  longterm conditions for development of creative
  class
• To develop conditions for global entrance of the
  region in the field of technologies and
  competitivenss
• Prepare background for inflow of technological
  companies in the region
• To create knowledge (international university)
  and co-operative network based on strong
  development, research and education for the
  demands of Johnson Control Inc. and other
  investors in MKD

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S_TIGER

• Scientific and Technological Innovation
• for Greater Economic Revitalization
• Regional Conference
• March 21-23, 2007 Skopje Macedonia
• More info
• www.maaa.org.mk
• or
• www.cirko-mes.com

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Member of

• The SPICE GroupScience Park and Innovation
  Center Experts Group

SPICE Group is a joint initiative of
professionals from technology and science parks,
business incubators and innovation centers as
well as finance, industry economic development
promotion and governmental institutions. The
principle of SPICE Group is to work on a basis of
mutual personal trust, in an open, creative
atmosphere.
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Thank you for your attention
Center for Development Research and Continuing
Education - Mechanical Engineering Systems
Center of Excellence Phone [phone] Fax
389 2 3099408
www.cirko-mes.com info_at_cirko-mes.com