The Balkan Cluster Day conference was held in Nis on March 25, 2016. It gathered 48 clusters and cluster initiatives and 100 participants from public, academia and business sector from 7 countries: Italy, Montenegro, Macedonia, BiH, Turkey, Bulgaria and Serbia. It has been promoted by the Global TCI Cluster Network Barcelona, European cluster network ECCP Brussels, Bulgarian Dnevnik, Izmir Cluster Development and all Serbian media. Participants had opportunity to meet each other, set up partnerships for future cross border IPA and other EU and bilateral business development projects.
The event was focused on clusters in tourism, textile, agro, energy efficiency, construction and urban planning, old crafts and youth entrepreneurship. It was opened by Dr. Danka Milojkovic, a director of the Global TCI Board of Directors responsible for clusters in SEE and The Balkan Cluster project manager. It had been supported by the General Consulate of the Republic of Bulgaria with the aim to boost the CBC BG-SER economic cooperation and a high representative of the Republic of Serbia Assembly Mr. Milija Miletic in order to promote investment in the South Serbia.
Special guests from Macedonian Ministry of Economy Prof. Dr. Nikolina Trajanovska and the University ‘Cirilo and Metodije’ Prof. Dr. Radmil Polenakovik introduced participants with Macedonian cluster policy and community and announced the leading cluster event in the SEE, the 7th Balkan and Black Sea conference DAYS OF CLUSTERS at Ohrid Macedonia from 22-24 September 2016.
The Balkan Cluster Project is co-funded by EU through the Bulgaria-Serbia IPA Cross-border Programme, aiming at creating a platform for collaboration of clusters, SMEs and support institutions in the cross-border region of Bulgaria and Serbia.
The project duration is 12 months. The project activities started in May 2015 and will be implemented by two project partners: the Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development, Sofia and the Cluster House, Nis.
Key project activities include: cluster mapping and survey of clusters’ needs; cluster capacity building training through joint workshops and seminars; networking and introduction of EU models of cluster development for creating a better environment for clusters’ and SMEs’ development in Bulgaria and Serbia; drafting of a Strategy for the development of a Balkan clusters networking; promotional and information activities.
The development of the project website http://balkancluster.clusterhouse.rs/ will contribute to increasing the efficiency of the exchange of information and knowledge, and the effectiveness of the business networking.
An International conference “Days of Clusters” in Nis and a Closing conference in Sofia will mark the end of the project.
BILJANA AVRAMOVIC, CLUSTER MANAGER OF CONSTRUCTION CLUSTER DUNDJER, HAS PRESENTED EXAMPLES OF EUROPEAN CLUSTER GOOD PRACTICE
MODELS OF CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT IN EU On September 25, in the House of Clusters in Nis, within the realization of the project of the cross-border cooperation of the regions of Serbia and Bulgaria” Balkan Claster” the seminar “Presentation of the Models of Clusters Development in EU“ was held. The models of clusters in EU, their development and their contribution to the entire economic development, as well as some successful examples were presented by Biljana Avramovic, a lecturer and director of the Construction Cluster “Dundjer“.
For the successful cluster development, as well as the development of economics in general, it is necessary to establish the adequate communication among the representatives of economy, institutions of development and representatives of government, thus, the economic, not administrative regionalization must be of a greater priority – this was emphasized at the seminar. The state makes efforts to keep its dominant role, and the entrepreneurs are considered to be a source of profit for the state. Actually, it should be opposite. The state should have the private entrepreneur in focus, it should provide the adequate business environment and it should systematically encourage the creativity and entrepreneur spirit. Biljana Avramovic emphasized that the enormous number of people is employed in small and medium-sized enterprises, and this is of great importance for social stability and peace.
To better promote “Belt and Road Initiative” and deepen the cooperation between China-CEEC, China Smart Expo is launched as a platform, to introduce China brands and products to CEEC countries.
Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone, the official/governmental China national-level trade and economic cooperation zone in EU, has been the main organizer of China Smart Expo
Since 2010, China Smart Expo has been held yearly in Budapest, Hungary
Hosted by Ministry of Commerce of People’s Republic of China
Organized by Trade Development Bureau of Ministry of Commerce of China
Co-organized by China Center for International Economic Exchange, Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone
Supported by Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Hungary, Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency, ChinaCham Hungary
Supported by departments of commerce of different provinces and cities in China
All Chinese exhibitors are authorized by Chinese government and can be 100% trusted
300 Chinese exhibitors are endorsed by departments of commerce of certain provinces
12 industries, thousands of available goods
4300+ registrants
2000 match-making points booked and implemented
Visitors came from Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Czech Republic etc…
300 Chinese exhibitors authorized by departments of commerce of certain provinces and cities
12 industries including electronics, home appliance, building materials, furniture, hardware, LED & Lighting, machinery, textile, agriculture product, chemicals, etc.
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Ciljevi China Smart Expo
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Zona Centralne Evrope za trgovinu i logistiku, zvanična / vladina kineska trgovinska i ekonomska saradnja na području EU u EU, bila je glavni organizator China Smart Expo
Od 2010. China Smart Ekpo održava se godišnje u Budimpešti, Mađarska
Hostuje Ministarstvo trgovine NR Kine
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U organizaciji Kineskog centra za međunarodnu ekonomsku razmjenu, Centralnoevropske zone trgovine i logistike
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300 kineskih izlagača podržali su odeljenja za trgovinu pojedinih provincija
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“Cluster Network of Institutions for Drought Effects Reduction“
o Mladen Milanovic, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Nis, RS
11:50 – 12:15
Discussion
12:15 – 12:30
A PROFILE OF THE CLUSTER NETWORK
12:30 – 13:30
Buffet Lunch
13:30 – 16:15
FOURTH SESSION:
Good Practices of Cluster Development (continuation)
Session Moderator:
Slavenka Dinic, Cluster House Nis Coordinator
13:30 – 13:40
“Cluster Excellence Initiative“
o Zorica Maric, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Finance and Economy, RS
13:40 – 13:50
“Cluster House Training Center“
o Nevena Stanisavljevic, Cluster House Training Center Coordinator
13:50 – 14:10
FILM – „The LEDIB Cluster Success Stories“
14:10 – 14:20
“Women’s Entrepreneurship Network Serbia”
o Vera Veljanovski, Project coordinator, partner Serbian Chamber of commerce, Consortium of WENS project (NARD, Serbian Chamber of commerce, Assosiation of Business Women, SIEPA) and Female Entrepreneurship Ambassadors
14:20– 14:30
“Design for Growth and Prosperity (Recommendations of European Design Innovation Initiative)“
o Tatjana Kalezic, Cluster of creative industry of Vojvodina, Novi Sad
14:30 – 14:40
“Cluster support in brand develoment”
o Natasa Sivevska, Executive Director, Association of Textile producers of Macedonia – Textile cluster, Macedonia
14:40 – 14:50
“Automotive Cluster of Serbia – AC-SERBIA“
o Igor Vijatov, Cluster Manager, Automotive Cluster of Serbia – AC-SERBIA, Belgrade
14:50 – 15:00
“Spreading out of cluster infrastructure to the southest of Europe in the sector of aeronautics and cosmonautics“
o Velibor Vukasinovic, Director, Cluster of Serbian Aeronautical Industry-UVIS, Belgrade
15:00 – 15:10
“ ICT Clusters in Serbia – New Synergy“
o Goran Mladenovic, Cluster Manager, NiCAT – Nis, Cluster of Advanced Technologies, Nis
15:10 – 15:20
“Cluster DUNDJER as a partner at 2 FP7 innovation projects“
o Biljana Avramovic, Cluster Manager, Construction Cluster DUNDJER, Nis
15:20 – 15:30
„Development of transport and logistics in AP Vojvodina“
o Milan Vučinić, Advisor to the Gen. Director Serbian Railways and Cluster Manager of Cluster of transport and logistics of Vojvodina, Apatin, RS
15:30 – 15:40
“ Presentation of Association Green Build – operational work “
o Milan Gocic, Cluster Manager, Association Green Build Cluster , Nis, RS
15:40 – 16:15
Discussion
16:15 – 16:30
Closing Remarks
o Carsten Lund, MSc, LEDIB Programme Director
o Danka Milojkovic, MSc, President of SCC Council for Clusters
16:30 – 17:30
Closing Cocktail
Biljana Avramovic, cluster general manager of Construction cluster Dundjer speaks at DAYS OF CLUSTERS 2012 at Tammy Residence
Registration of participants, The Regent club, TPC GORCA, Obrenoviceva 10 St.
Opening 10:30 – 11:00
Performance
Opening remarks by Conference partners:
Mr Carsten Lund, LEDIB Programme Director and LEDIB Cluster House Union Assembly President
Ms Ana Zegarac, Assistant Director, Head of Direction for Regional Development, National Agency for Regional Development
Mr Aleksandar Gracanac, SME Coordinator, Serbian Chamber of Commerce
Mr Dejan Gojkovic, Consultant, Government of Republic of Serbia, European Integrations Office
Mr Milos Simonovic, City of Nis Mayor
Mr Miroljub Grozdanovic, University of Nis Rector
Mr Aleksandar Mitic, Regional Chamber of Commerce Nis President
Ms Danka Milojkovic, International Conference DAYS OF CLUSTERS Project Director
Performance
First Session 11:15 – 12:45
Role of Local and International Organization in Cluster Development in Serbia
Serbian Chamber of Commerce – Cluster Council, Strengthening Cluster Policy Cooperation in Europe: looking ahead to a new policy agenda , Ms Vesna Rusic 10 min
City of Nis Department for Agricultural Development, Ms Aleksandra Brzakovic, Head of Department 10 min
PROGRESS EU Programme, Economic Aspects of PROGRES Programme, Mr Dobrivoje Stancic, Municipal Management and Development Planning Component Manager 10 min
SECEP EU Programme, Project SECEP’s Support to Cluster Development, Mr Andrzej Schafernaker, Team Leader 10 min
LEADER EU Programme, LEADER Initiative in Serbia with Focus on Local Action Groups , Mr Predrag Markovic, LEADER National Coordinator 10 min
Danish Programme for Local Economic Development – LEDIB, Cluster Competitiveness Analysis,10 min
Session Moderator:
Ms Danka Milojkovic, SCC Cluster Council President
Break 14:45 – 13:00
Second Session 13:00 – 14:15
Institutional Networking Contribution to Cluster Development in Serbia
Institute of Economy, Small and Medium Enterprises in Macro-economic Outline of Serbia, Mr Borko Milosavljevic 10 min
Regional Chamber of Commerce Nis, Role of RCC Nis in Development of Cluster Organizing, Mr Aleksandar Popovic 10 min
Institute of Intellectual Property, Support of Institute of Intellectual Property to SME Sector, Mr Nikola Radovanovic 10 min
Regional Chamber of Commerce Leskovac, Adriatic Economic Cluster Club, Mr Jovica P.Djordjevic, RCC Leskovac Secretary General, Project Communications Manager 10 min
Ministry of Finance – Free Trade Zones Department, Benefits of Serbian Free Trade Zones Operations, Mr Dragan dr. Kostic 10 min
Danish Programme for Local Economic Development – LEDIB, Innovational Networks or Cluster Development, Ms Danka Milojkovic 10 min
Session Moderator:
Professor Milan Vemic, PhD, Consultant for Small and Medium Enterprises
INFO HOUR OF CLUSTERS – Clusters promotion on info stands in the Regent Club garden 14:15 – 15:30
Lunch (buffet) 14:15 – 15:30
Third Session 15:30 – 16:30
Examples of Good Practice in Neighbouring Countries
Bulgaria / Bulgarian Furniture Cluster, Ms Genoveva Christova 10 min
Slovenia / Role of GOSPODARSKA ZBORNICA DOLENJSKE in Strengthening of Public-Private Partnership and Applying for EU Funds, Mr Franci Bratkovic 10 min
FYROM / Sojuz na stopanski komori na Makedonija as a Partner for Your Business in FYROM, Mr Mitko Aleksov 10 min
Slovenia / Presentation of Leader Projects in Slovenia, Mr Matjaz Pavlin 10 min
Hungary / Presentation of Partnership Center for Clusters and enterprises from Subotica, founded within PACCLE Project, Mr Laszlo Samu 10 min
Session Moderator:
Mr Goran Zlatkovic, LEDIB Cluster House Board of Directors President
Fashion Show of Textile Cluster from Nis 16:45 – 17:30
Nis Sightseeing Tour 17:45 – 19:15
Official Dinner 100 guests 20:30 – 23:00
Friday, October 28, 2011
DAY 2
Fourth Session 10:00 – 15:30
Examples of Good Practice in Serbia 10:00 – 11:15
DUNDJER Nis Construction Cluster, Ms Biljana Avramovic, Cluster Manager, SCC Cluster Council Member 10 min
Opeka – Brick Construction Cluster, Mr Zoran Zlatkovic, Cluster Manager, LEDIB Cluster House Member 10 min
Touristic Clusters of Subotica – Palic Micro-region Fund Fond, Mr Dejan Zakic, Manager 10 min
Regional Chamber of Commerce Kragujevac, Regional Car Cluster of Central Serbia 10 min
Chamber of Commerce Beograd, Cluster manufacturers and retailers ornamental plants “Plants United”, Ms Milijana Tomanovic, adviser 10 min
Session Moderator:
Mr Goran Zlatkovic, LEDIB Cluster House Board of Directors President
Examples of Good Practice in Serbia – part 2 11:15 – 12:15
Start-up Clusters, Ms Nevena Stanisavljevic, Cluster Facilitator, LEDIB Cluster House Member 10 min
NICAT Nis Cluster of Innovative Technologies (supported by SECEP Programme), Mr Goran Mladenovic, Cluster Manager 10 min
Nisava District Textile Cluster, Ms Jelena Vuckovic, Cluster Facilitator, LEDIB Cluster House Member 10 min
Serbian Furniture Cluster (supported by SECEP Programme), Ms Milica Dimitrijevic, Cluster Manager 10 min
Show Room – Union of Start-up Clusters Pilot Project, Ms Jasna Stevovic, President, LEDIB Cluster House Member 10 min
Session Moderator:
Ms Slavenka Dinic, LEDIB Cluster House Office Manager
MoU SIGNING CEREMONY of Clusters – Conference Participants
BREAK – Lunch (buffet) 12:15 – 13:00
Examples of Good Practice in Serbia – part 2 13:00 – 14:00
RECIKLAZA JUG Cluster, Mr Boban Jankovic, Cluster Manager 10 min
Textile Cluster – LZOTEKS, Mr Radovan Ivanovic, Board of Directors President 10 min
JUG Cheese Cluster, Mr Ivan Pavlovic, Cluster Manager 10 min
The Danube Tourism Cluster – ISTAR 21, Ms Biljana Mačeta, Cluster Manager 10 min
Session Moderator:
Mr Goran Zlatkovic, LEDIB Cluster House Board of Directors President
BREAK 14:00 – 14:15
Examples of Good Practice in Serbia – part 3 14:15 – 15:15
Association of Business Women Nis, Ms Vesna Jeftovic, President 10 min
Union of South East Serbia Associations of Businesspeople and Clusters, Mr Sasa Lukovic 10min
BEST – Association of Technical Sciences Students of Europe, Mr Mladen Milosevic 10 min
HOMO TURISTICUS Academy, Function of Media in Business Community and Cluster Operations, Mr Dusan Sencanski 10 min
Session Moderator:
Ms Danka Milojkovic, SCC Cluster Council President
Građevinski klaster DUNĐER na četvorodnevnom seminaru “The Week of Innovation, Science and Technology” 21- 24. septembra 2010. u Novom Sadu u organizaciji INFORMEST-a
The week of Innovation, Science and Technology in Novi Sad
September 21-24, 2010
Participants’ list
DAY 1 – Working Table on Energy efficiency and Renewable energy
Savet postoji godinu i po dana i beleži značajne rezultate u oblasti pozicioniranja koncepta razvoja klastera u Srbiji.
Na drugoj sednici u decembru 2011.godine usvojen je Akcioni plan Saveta za klastere u 2012.godini.
U skladu sa planiranim Savet u periodu januar – septembar 2012.godine uradio sledeće:
Dve sednice od planiranih četiri. Preporuka je da u narednom akcionom planu budemo realniji i planiramo maksimalno tri sednice jer praksa pokazuje da je to optimalan broj sastajanja klastera.
Sednice su organizivane u Бeogradu iako postoji predlog da mogu biti organizovane u drugim mestima Srbije. Zato pozivam prisutne da na vreme proslede predlog Koordinatoru Saveta i Kuce klastera o nameri da budu domacini sledece sednice Saveta.
U vezi veb strane Saveta, nedavno je uspostavljena stranice u okviru oficijelnog sajta PKS, opcija PRIVREDA SRBIJE / SAVET ZA KLASTERE.
Pokrenuto istrazivanje mogucnosti I potreba klastera u cilju organizovanog lobiranja.
Urađene dve obuke za klaster fasilitatore I jedna radionica za partnere razvoja klastera
Urađene dve studijske posete – Kolding, Danska i Grac, Austrija
Uradjen Trening trenera za program edukacije klaster fasilitatora
Međuklastersko povezivanje unutar Srbije
Radi se na konferenciji DANI KLASTERA 2012.
Promocija srpskih klastera:
Izdata dva broja INFOCLUSTER-a, u pripremi spec. broj nakon konferencije.
Uradjena veb strana Saveta.
Linkovana veb strana saveta sa Kucom klastera.
Emitovane 12 TV emisije Klasteri u Srbiji I 12 TV emisija Kuca klastera.
Uradjen casopsi NAUKA+PRAKSA *19 strucnih radova o klasterizaciji
Potpisan sporazum o saradnji PKS, LEDIB, KK
Redovno informisanje clanica preko servisa Kuce klastera.
U vezi učešća na konferencijama – koordinator u Splitu, vise klastera u Vukovaru, na Evropskoj konf. klastera u Becu, na Mediteranskoj konferenciji klastera u Izmiru i na godisnjoj konferenciji TCI u Spaniji.
U okviru saradnje sa Informest-om iz regije FVG, Italija, kompanija Friuliparchet, vodeća kompanija za prozvodnju parketa u regiji FVG, posetila klaster Dundjer, predstavila svoj proizvodni program i ugovorila neposredniju saradnju sa niškim građevinskim firmama.
Vlasnik kompanije Elia Bolzan je izrazio veliko interesovanje za postavljanje showroom-a u Nišu sa njegovim proizvodima, kako bi potencijalni kupci mogli da se uvere u kvalitet parketa koji je pogodan za ugradnju u rezidencijalne objekte i velike poslovne zgrade.
The Balkan Cluster Day conference was held in Nis on March 25, 2016. It gathered 48 clusters and cluster initiatives and 100 participants from public, academia and business sector from 7 countries: Italy, Montenegro, Macedonia, BiH, Turkey, Bulgaria and Serbia. It has been promoted by the Global TCI Cluster Network Barcelona, European cluster network ECCP Brussels, Bulgarian Dnevnik, Izmir Cluster Development and all Serbian media. Participants had opportunity to meet each other, set up partnerships for future cross border IPA and other EU and bilateral business development projects.
