On 17th and 18th of March a two day event including the Regional cluster conference and the 3th Meeting of Modern Housing sectoral working group were organised in Banja Luka (Srpska Republic, Bosnia Herzegovina), hosted by Republic agency for the development of small and medium enterprises. Partners from 7 regions attended the event.
The Regional cluster conference was opened by Mr. Zeljko Kovacevic, minister of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of the Republika Srpska (BIH), Mr. Slobodan Marković, director of the Republic agency for the development of small and medium enterprises and by the representative of EU Delegation to BiH. On the event ADC project partners have presented the project activities and cluster development activities in the EU. Second part of the event was dedicated to the presentation of cluster development activities in the region and followed by a panel discussion about vision of cluster development activities..Nearly 100 participants from regional clusters, SMEs, different ministries and institutions attended the event.
On the 3th Meeting of Modern Housing sectoral working group partners have analysed the implemented activities and further steps necessary for the successful implementation of the working group activities. A Transnational Partnership A proposal of transnational partnership agreement has been discussed which is expected to be signed during the partnership event in Maribor (Slovenia) between 31st of May and 1st of June 2011. Partners have also discussed the actual situation about involvement of clusters, cluster supporting institutions and SMEs in proposed activities as well as proposal of activities of ADC local offices which will be open in ERDF participating countries. Maribor Development Agency has presented the overview and the objectives of the ICT platform and activities to be implemented by individual project partners and the situation concerning the development of ADC management services. Project meeting was concluded with the proposal and the discussion about the programme of the final Partnership event in Maribor.
After the meeting a study visit to the construction fair GRAMES was organised by local partner institution.
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