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Tisa Catchment Area Development
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Centre for Strategic Economic Studies
“Vojvodina CESS” – selected projects
Valentina Ivanić
International conference
Tisza Hotel
Szeged
24-25 March, 2011
www.southeast-europe.net/en/
Content
 About CESS:
mission
vision
 Activities:
 macreconomic research
 project management
 Selected projects:
 Promoting Coherent Cross-Border Development of the
Tisza River Economy
 Study: “Competitiveness of the Economy of Vojvodina”
Centre for Strategic Economic Studies “Vojvodina CESS”
An empirical and social research institute using quantitative and formal methods for
solving policy and business related tasks.
Two sectors
Macroeconomic research:
-Empirical research in the field of socioeconomic development
-Modeling of economic and regional
development of the region
-Forecasting instruments
-Realization of sectoral and regional analysis
-Evaluation of economic development in APV
Project management:
-Generating project proposals for organs of the
regional government and for own purposes
-Implementation of EU projects
-Trainings for municipalities on generating
project proposals
-Evaluation and impact assessment of EU
funds for economic and regional development
Since 2007 CESS is one of the measures supported by the donation of ADA which
resulted in cooperation with the Institute for Advanced Studies – IHS and the Vienna
Institute for International Economic Studies – WIIW
Macroeconomic research
Number of
delivered
documents: 8
Number of
delivered
documents: 3
Number of
delivered
documents: 3
- Updated ex-post
analysis of IRDP
- Analysis of the
SME sector in APV
- Analysis of large
industrial systems
2005-2006
Number of
delivered
documents: 5
- CESS Magazine
- Development
strategies for Senta,
Zitiste, Nova Crnja,
Sid, Temerin
2007
- Operative
Programme for the
Development
strategy of Zitiste
- Overview of EU
programmes and
funds for Serbia
- Overview of the
implementation of
priority measures
of the IRDP
2008
Number of
delivered
documents: 5
- Study:
Competitiveness
of the economy of
Vojvodina
- Economic
forecast for
2010/11
- Guide for planning
local development
- Socio-economic
profile of Vojvodina
- Economic mirror
2009
-Strategy of
regional
development
- Strategy of
business incubators
of Vojvodina
-Strategy of export
of Vojvodina
-Stabilization and
association process
- Labor market in
Vojvodina
- Business
barometer
-Guide for
municipalities in the
process of joining
the EU
- Economic
forecast 2010/11
2010
Project management Projects under implementation:
Total number of projects: 6
Total budget of projects: 1 177 423
Total number of projects: 3
Total budget of projects: 965 179 EUR
Total number of projects: 3
Total budget of projects: 2 639 000
Implemented projects:
1. MATRIOSCA – in kind
partner (2005-2007)
Total budget: 854 000 EUR
Programme: INTERREG IIIB
Implemented projects:
1. Promoting Coherent Cross-Border
Development of the Tisza River
Economy – project partner (2007-2008)
Total Budget: 101 709 EUR
Programme: CARDS
2. SMART Region – in kind
partner (2005-2008)
Total budget: 1 050 000 EUR
Programme: INTERREG IIIB
2. Health Insurance Without Borders –
external management (2007-2008)
Total budget: 44 452 EUR
Programme: CARDS
3. Strategic partnership in
support of the IRDP –
beneficiary (2007-2012)
Total budget :735 000 EUR
Bilateral donation
3. Higher Education Learning
Partnership – project partner (20092011)
Total budget: 819 018 EUR
Programme: TEMPUS
2005-2007
2008-2009
1. Absorption Capacities of Vojvodina for
EU Funds – beneficiary (2010-2011)
Total budget: 6 500 EUR
Donator: FOS
2. Food Production and Renewable
Energy Sectors Clustering Potentials in
the Cross-Border Area – project partner
(2010-2011)
Total Budget: 127 804 EUR
Programme: IPA CBC
3. Through Training to Employment –
project partner (2010-2012)
Total Budget: 715 289 EUR
Programme: IPA RSEDP II
Projects under evaluation:
1. Improving Trade Cooperation in the
Cross-Border Area – project partner (20112012)
Programme: IPA CBC
Total budget: 128 815 EUR
Programme: IPA CBC
2. Joint Urban and Agglomeration
Network – project partner (2011-2012)
Total budget: 99 565 EUR
Programme: IPA CBC
3. Coordinated Development and
Knowledge Exchange on Spatial Planning
Methodology – project partner (2011-2012)
Total budget: 99 450 EUR
Programme: IPA CBC
2010-2012
Activities in 2011
- Economic mirror (monthly)
- CESS Magazine (5 issues)
- Business barometer (quarterly)
- Macroeconomic model (2 times per year)
- Strategy of rural development (occasionally)
- Strategy of industrial development of Vojvodina (occasionally)
- Project: Absorption capacities of Vojvodina for EU funds
- Project: Food Production and Renewable Energy Sectors Clustering
Potentials in the Cross-Border Area
- Project: Through Training to Employment
Project
Promoting Coherent Cross-Border
Development of the Tisza River
Economy
Framework for the project
- The project has been approved in the framework of the Second Call for Proposals of
the Hungary – Serbia Neighbourhood Programme 2004 – 2006.
- The Tisza catchment area is a specific European region with its northern part in
Hungary and its southern part in Vojvodina.
- The need for the project has been identified according to the priorities of:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Integrated Regional Development Plan of Vojvodina
Spatial Plan of the Republic of Serbia
DKMT Strategy
Local development strategies of municipalities along the Tisza
Strategy of Development of the Tisza River Region in Hungary (Vásárhelyiterv)
6. Strategy of Development of South Plain 2007 - 2013
Territory encompassed by the project
The project was aimed at an integrated development of the Tisza catchment area,
which incorporates four Counties in Hungary and ten municipalities in Vojvodina.
Encompassed municipalities in Vojvodina: Kanjiža, Novi Kneževac, Čoka,
Senta, Ada, Bečej, Novi Bečej, Žabalj, Zrenjanin, Titel
Encompassed counties in Hungary: Bács-Kiskun, Csongrád, Hajdú-Bihar,
Szobolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Main idea of the project
Identifying priorities and possibilities for cross-border
economic cooperation with the aim to enhance
sustainable development of the Tisza region based on
a Socio-economic Development Plan and an Action
Plan for Tourism Development in the Tisza area.
Main target groups
1. SMEs in the Tisza region;
2. Municipalities in the Tisza region;
3. Business associations;
4. Local non-profit organizations.
Project Partners
Partners in Serbia:
Partners in Hungary:
Applicant:
Provincial Secretariat for
Privatization, Business and SMEs
Partner:
Centre for Strategic Economic
Studies “Vojvodina-CESS”
In kind partner:
Municipality of Kanjiža.
Applicant:
Tessedik Sámuel College
SWOT analysis of the Tisza region
Strengths
- Developed regional cooperation
- Multiculturalism and urban tradition
- Good conditions for agricultural production
- Rich water endowments
Opportunities
- Available funds for the development of
SMEs
- Development of a multifunctional production
- Foreign investment into infrastructure,
agriculture and tourism
- Better cooperation of universities and
business
- Better cooperation between business and
non-government organizations
Weaknesses
- Depopulation and ageing population
- High unemployment
- Frequent floods
- Low entrepreneurial spirit
- Old infrastructure
- Absence of sustainable development
strategies
- Insufficient exploitation of tourism resources
Threats
- Slow economic development, unstable
political situation and poverty
- Lack of availability of Structural Funds
- Lagging behind neighbouring regions in
Hungary and Romania
Recomendations for the development of the Tisza river region
1.
Development of the road infrastructure
2.
Improved water management
3.
Protection of nature and the environment in settlements
4.
Development of agriculture – production of healthy foods
5.
Development of touristic activities and receptive tourism
6.
Cross-border cooperation and development of the SME sector
Areas of action for the sustainable development of
tourism in the Tisza region
1.
Regular monitoring of touristic heritage and environment
2.
Defining touristic markets
3.
Touristic content (accommodation, nautical tourism, hunting and
fishing, manifestations, spas, rural tourism)
4.
Local communities and citizens
5.
Marketing approach and promotion
Results of the project
1.
Socio-Economic Development Plan of the Tisza Region (500 copies in
Hungarian and Serbian languages) distributed to municipalities, NGOs,
regional governments
2.
Action Plan for the Development of Tourism in the Tisza Region (500
copies in Hungarian and Serbian Languages) distributed to municipalities,
tourist organizations, NGOs
3.
Bilingual project web site project activities. The web site was transferred for
administration by the ICR in Kanjiza
4.
Centre for River Based Business Development in Kanjiza. The Centre
functioned as part of the ICR in Kanjiza, financed be the local government,
which later became the Centre for Information and Development of the
Tisza Region (ICR Tisza Region).
Effects and sustainability of the project
ICR Tisza Region:
In harmony with the official development strategy of the municipality of Kanjiza
and the overall development strategies of the region aims to help and facilitate
the development of the municipality.
Services of ICR Tisza Region:
-Grant monitoring and information dispersal
-Professional advisory services
-Writing projects
-Trainings, workshops and presentations
-Translations (English, Serbian, Hungarian)
-Other professional services (accountancy, writing business plans…)
Effects and sustainability of the project
ICR Tisza Region activities overview:
- Encompasses 7 municipalities (Kanjiža, Novi Kneževac, Senta, Ada, Čoka,
Bečej, Novi Bečej representing more than 160.000 citizens)
- 5 full time employees and 14 external employees (2 from each municipality)
- Financed by the Municipality of Kanjiza and from project activities
- Over 607 partners from the region to whom it serves information about open
calls for proposals, EU funds, public procurements, national development
programmes
- Organizing training for SMEs
- Preparing and implementing IPA CBC projects
- Organizing ECDL and EBCL training
- Coordinating efforts of Kanjiza, Novi Knezevac and Coka regarding energy
efficiency
- Coordinating a tourism development project of Kanjiza, Novi Knezevac,
Becej and Novi Becej
Study:
Competitiveness of
Economy of Vojvodina
Structure of the Study
Investment
Energy
Foreign trade
Economic entities
Demography
Survey on competitiveness
factors
Agriculture
Legal framework of APV
Findings and recommendations
The competitiveness of Vojvodina was analyzed both in relation to the economy
of Serbia as a whole and in relation to other countries and certain regions up to
the extent possible in terms of available data.
Objectives and target groups
The objective of the Study was to determine cometitive advantages
of Vojvodina, its unused or insufficiently used potentials and production
resources, as well as to determine measures of economic policy which could
influence an increase in competitiveness of the economy of Vojvodina.
Target groups
Policymakers on
regional level
Enterprises in
Vojvodina
Policymakers on local
level
Most of the observed data covers the period from 1990 up until 2008, before the
economic crisis. Official statistical data presented the basis for the analysis.
Foreign trade
Commodity exchange of AP Vojvodina with foreign countries
8,000
6,599
6,000
3,563
4,000
Export
2,000
Import
948
430
Deficit
0
-518
-2,000
-3,036
-4,000
Import has been rising a lot faster than export after re-integration of the country into the
international community.
Foreign trade
Specialization index of import and export of APV
Izvoz
Uvoz
0.15
.13113
0.1
.08511
.08165
.07599
.05912
.08247
0.05
.02933
.02533
.02385
.02301
2007
2008
0
1990
1998
2006
Smaller countries should have a lower level of import specialization and a higher level of export
specialization.
Foreign trade
EU
70
60
50
The share of selected countries in foreign trade of APV in %
CEFTA
61.2
54.953.1 55
46.8
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
45 44.1
42.8
39.9
38.7
40
30
20
10
41.7
29.3 30.2 28.5
0.8
0
Export
0
Export
Import
Import
1990
1990
6.1 7.7 7.7 6.6
1998
2006
2007
1998
2006
2007
2008
2008
OTHER COUNTRIES
70
55
60
50
49.8 52.3 49.5
54.7
38
40
30
20
11.6
15.8 16.7 16.5
10
0
Export
1990
Import
1998
2006
2007
2008
The EU is by far the most important market for conducting foreign trade exchange of Vojvodina
Foreign trade
Degree of openness of the economies of Serbia and Vojvodina
(import + export) / GDP
80%
66.5%
70%
67.7%
69.3%
60.2%
60%
52.1%
50.9%
50%
67.2%
59.1%
58.6%
52.0%
50.9%
40%
30%
20%
10%
20.9%
0%
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Srbija
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010*
Vojvodina
There is a noticeable increase in the openness of the economy after 2000 which represents a
positive trend.
Economic subjects
Structure of enterprises in Vojvodina and Serbia according to size, 2007
100%
95%
95%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
4%
4%
0%
Small
Mala
Medium
Srednja
Srbija
1%
1%
Large
Velika
Vojvodina
In the structure of enterprises according to their size, small companies dominate while there is
a clear insufficiency of medium size enterprises.
Agriculture
Real potentials for accelerated development of agriculture in Vojvodina and
strengthening of its competitive position are seen in the multifunctional
development.
Multi-functionality denotes total non-conventional agriculture (manufacture
of healthy food – organic production) and conventional agriculture
(agriculture carried out in a traditional manner and for traditional purposes
– manufacture of food and inputs for manufacturing sector), and nonconventional purposes (biomass for energy generation).
Different quantitative restrictions are more and more in use – in the form of
technical barriers – implementation of ISO standards and HACCP methods
for determining quality, quantitative and other restrictions as basic
instruments of the agrarian protectionism measures.
Agriculture
Export of agricultural products from Vojvodina 2001-2005 in mil. USD
450
404
400
364
350
300
250
218
196
200
150
110
100
50
0
2001
2002
2003
original data
2004
2005
trend
line
linija
trenda
Average annual export in the period 2001-2005 reached 254.8 million USD, showing a positive
trend, at an average rate of 36.8% per annum.
Agriculture
Comparative advantages of Vojvodina agro-industry must be fully utilized in the
forthcoming period:
-Favorable agro-ecological conditions for production of wheat, oilseed crops,
fruit and vegetables
-Available manufacturing sector capacities (edible oil plants, sugar plants,
dairy plants, abattoir plants, industries for cereal grain, fruit and vegetable
processing)
-Skilled personnel in both production facilities and research institutions
Export potentials of Vojvodina agriculture include:
-Sugar and confectionary products
-Edible sunflower oil
-Wheat and corn, mercantile and seed
-Soya and sunflower seed
-Quality fruit, raw and processed
-Quality vegetable, mostly raw
-Beef cattle for slaughter, beef meet, lambs for slaughter, lamb meet
-Beer, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, wine
Factors of competitiveness
The analysis was conducted by a survey method on 301 companies from
the entire territory of Vojvodina.
Business climate in Vojvodina in 2009, based on the attitudes of entrepreneurs
Potpuno
povoljna
Entirely favourable
14.3%
14,3%
Entirely
Entirely
unfavourable
unfavourable
6%
06%
Unfavourable
6.6%
Nepovoljna
6,6%
Partially nepovoljna
Delimično
unfavourable
20,6%
20.6%
Favourable
24.9%
Povoljna
24,9%
Delimično povoljna
Partially
27,6%
favourable
27.6%
Most of the entrepreneurs consider the business climate in Vojvodina to be favourable.
Factors of competitiveness
Competitiveness factors of APV, based on the attitudes of entrepreneurs (%)
Good geographic position
92.400
Qualified labour force
89.400
Developed telecommunication infrastructure
86.700
Cheap labour market
86.00
Developed transport infrastructure
83.400
Subsidies for inflow of FDI
80.400
Network of free trade contracts
78.400
Security of ownership
76.800
Regulation of foreign exchange trade and capital…
76.400
Low level of corruption
74.800
Regulation of land property
73.800
Quality of judiciary system
73.800
Macroeconomic stability
73.700
Political stability
71.800
Quality of state administration
71.100
Stability of tax system
70.400
Low enterprise income tax
69.800
Size of domestic market
65.700
Low taxes and income contributions
65.500
0
20
40
60
80
100
Entrepreneurs believe that geographical position of Vojvodina is the main competitive
advantage, since 92.4% of entrepreneurs agree with that thesis.
Factors of competitiveness
Competitiveness factors at the company level (%)
Quality
61.500
Ability to adapt to the needs of clients
93.400
44.900
93.400
Reputation
41.200
Price (cost) advantage
41.500
Modern technologies
Agree
73.00
18.900
Knowledge on foreign markets
64.100
28.200
Specialized expertise or products
62.100
19.600
Product diversity
61.700
12.600
0
20
Completely agree
65.700
23.900
Design
90.00
73.800
28.900
Marketing and promotional skills
93.700
40
60
80
100
The market of Vojvodina is at a low level of sophistication because quality is looked at as the
main category that needs to be achieved and secured.
Factors of competitiveness
Competitiveness factors at a branch level (%)
Ability to adapt to the needs of clients
40.9
Price (cost) advantage
41.9
Reputation
40.9
Quality
92.7
91.4
90.4
89.4
51.2
Marketing and promotional skills
78.4
26.6
Updated technologies
Agree
76.4
29.2
Knowledge on foreign market
71.1
31.9
Design
66.4
27.6
Diversification of products
62.4
15.6
Specialized expertise or products
60.2
22.6
0
20
Completely agree
40
60
80
100
Even at the branch level, we can see that the important factors are the ones that are self
evident in developed national economies.
Thank you for the attention!
Centre for Strategic Economic Studies
“Vojvodina CESS”
www.vojvodina-cess.org
[email protected]
March 25, 2011.