1. SERBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (SCC) IN VIENNA ECONOMIC FORUM Zoran Novakovic m.sci.ecc Senior Advisor

2. WHY SCC ? Independent professional business association, established by the Low of Chambers. Promoting interests of enterprises, entrepreneurship Other forms of organizations involved in the economic activity on the territory of the Republic of Serbia bound by common business interests Euro continental type of chambers of commerce Networks of regional chambers, which covers the entire territory of the Republic of Serbia (17 Regional Chambers, Vojvodina Chamber and Belgrade Chamber) With a long tradition of 150 years More then 350 employees

3. SCC BASIC PRINCIPLES public-private partnerships on : local, district, regional and national levels. linking with international programs of support to business local economic development Education and services Export promotion Environment protection Eu integrations

4. MOST IMPORTANT PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES  Education and training  Best Technical Innovation 2005,2006,2007  Clusters – coordination of operations 29 registered clusters in Serbia  Franchising center  IRU Academy  E-Chamber. Portal of Serbian economy and issue of digital certificate for e-business (SMEs portal)  EU integration  Regional cooperation – CEFTA  Infrastructural development  Agriculture  Tourism  Environmental protection and CSR

5. Partners NATIONAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION  Serbian Investment and Promotion Agency  Republic Agency for SMEs  Ministry of economy and regional development  Ministry of trade FOREIGN DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS FOR TEHNICAL SUPPORT  GTZ ( Germany)  SIPPO ( Swiss)  USAID ( USA)  CBI ( EU)  Partnership organizations  EAR  WORLD BANK  and others

6. International membership ICC Eurochamber Amcham ASCAME ABC BSC CEI IRU, FIATA Danube tourist commission

7. CHALLANGES technology and knowledge transfer transposition of innovation knowledge education in sme sector innovations in sme sector industrial design and packaging Environmental protection marketing strategy Branding

8. Dear friends, it is our great pleasure and honor that we have become members of Vienna Economic Forum. We believe that participation of SCC will contribute to the cooperation with serbian companies and entrepreneurs and also to the overall development of our economy. We hope that this will give a great contribution to the integrations of Serbian society in the European Union.

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