Metropolitan Innovation Systems (MIS) of Capital Cities in Western Balkan Countries and Moldova – Baseline Assessment and Potential Capacity Building in the EU-Context

Practice details

Name	Metropolitan Innovation Systems (MIS) of Capital Cities in Western Balkan Countries and Moldova – Baseline Assessment and Potential Capacity Building in the EU-Context
Country	The whole region
Programme Component	BACID Fund for Know-how Transfer Actions"BACID Fund for Know-how Transfer Actions" is not in the list (Danube Governance Hub, LOGON, BACID Fund, Quality of Public Administration, Regional Quality Management Centre (RQMC) of ReSPA, NALAS Decentralisation and Digitalization) of allowed values for the "Programme Component" property.
Year	2017
Priority Theme	Smart City
Topic	Smart City - Governance
Implementing Organisations	EUPro, Bureau für Europäische Projekte (Bureau for European Projects)
Partner Organisations	NALAS - Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South East Europe
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Last update	6. 4. 2018 by Sosic

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Status

IMPLEMENTED

Objectives and results

The action aims at providing a baseline assessment of Metropolitan Innovation Systems (MIS) in the capital cities of Montenegro, Moldova and Albania.

The expected results of the action are:

• Overview of currently used instruments, programmes and financial structures (municipal service delivery areas) in the selected metropolises (LGA) compared to Ljubljana (Slovenia) and Vienna (Austria);
  
• Overview of foreign direct investments (FDI) from EU, USA, Asia (China) and other countries to be invested in infrastructure and innovation on metropolitan/municipal level;
  
• Initial recommendations for reform in the selected municipalities (LGA).

Implemented activities

1. Baseline assessment of MIS in the capital cities of beneficiary countries;
   
2. Comparison with MIS of Ljubljana (Slovenia) and Vienna (Austria);
   
3. Initial recommendations for reform initiatives towards a pragmatic approach for municipal governments and other stakeholders of the innovation system.

Further information and contact

Mag. Alexander G. Welzl
EUPro, Bureau für Europäische Projekte (Bureau for European Projects)
email. mailto:alexander.welzl@eupro.at