During a workshop held on October 4th and 5th at the ‘Čardaci’ Ethno Village in Vitez, with the aim of better preparation for planning and implementing support in situations characterized by unpredictability and complexity, new conceptual frameworks and tools for SME development were presented.
The workshop was attended by over 30 representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Ministry of Economy and Entrepreneurship of Republika Srpska, the Department for Economic Development, Sports, and Culture of Brčko District BiH, the Federal Institute for Programming Development, Zenica Development Agency (ZEDA), East Sarajevo Development Agency (RAIS), Trebinje Development Agency (TREDEA), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Banja Luka, teams from the ‘EU4DigitalSME’ project (GIZ), ‘Local Economic Development’ (Caritas Switzerland), and ‘SBA in BiH2EU’ (Eda and SERDA). as well as representatives of the Embassy of Switzerland in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Participants showed significant interest in the new approach, while the entire story and a more detailed description of the conceptual frameworks and tools can be found in a new blog post by Mr. Zdravko Miovčić: (Un)Expected High Interest in New Conceptual Frameworks and Tools.