{"id":1600,"date":"2021-02-15T16:42:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T14:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwestregion.mk\/about-us\/priorities\/"},"modified":"2022-01-27T14:29:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T12:29:31","slug":"priorities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/southwestregion.mk\/en\/about-us\/priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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SWPR TO PROMOTE ITS ECONOMY AND GENDER PARITY BY USING COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES OF HUMAN AND MATERIAL RESOURCES, IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE, INVESTMENT ACTIVITY IN SMEs WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES, KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION, ACCESS TO FINANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Priority 1.1 – Increasing the competitiveness of the regional economy<\/p>\n

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  • Measure 1.1.1 – Encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit of the young and especially the female population through trainings and support for ICT and start-up businesses<\/li>\n
  • Measure 1.1.2 – Creation an information system for development of innovations in the region\u00a0<\/li>\n
  • Measure 1.1.3 – Encourage association and cluster formation<\/li>\n
  • Measure 1.1.4 – Encouraging opportunities for utilization of domestic and foreign sources for financing the SMEs\u00a0<\/li>\n
  • Measure 1.1.5 – Branding of goods and services recognizable for the region<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Priority 1.2 – Strengthening and modernizing the SME sector<\/p>\n

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    • Measure 1.2.1 – Encouraging initiatives for structural changes in the SME sector in the region<\/li>\n
    • Measure 1.2.2 – Encouraging smart specialization and development of businesses in rural areas\u00a0<\/li>\n
    • Measure 1.2.3 – Preservation of traditional crafts and development of businesses in rural areas<\/li>\n
    • Measure 1.2.4 – Encourage the exchange of experiences and knowledge between entities from the country and abroad,\u00a0<\/li>\n
    • Measure 1.2.5 – Encourage female entrepreneurship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Priority 1.3 – Increasing investments in the region<\/p>\n

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      • Measure 1.3.1 – Mapping investment potentials in the region<\/li>\n
      • Measure 1.3.2 – Encourage meetings of the business community with potential investors\u00a0<\/li>\n
      • Measure 1.3.3 – Organizing events for promotion of the business sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Priority 1.4 – Improving the space through infrastructure development<\/p>\n

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        • Measure 1.4.1 – Construction and reconstruction of road infrastructure in the region<\/li>\n
        • Measure 1.4.2 – Encourage and development of ICT infrastructure in the region\u00a0<\/li>\n
        • Measure 1.4.3 – Constructing and modernization of the communal infrastructure in the region\u00a0<\/li>\n
        • Measure 1.4.4 – Preparation of technical documentation for infrastructure\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Priority 1.5 – Agriculture and rural development<\/p>\n

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          • Measure 1.5.1 – Creating a modern and productive agricultural sector in the region<\/li>\n
          • Measure 1.5.2 – Overcoming the current problems in the agricultural sector in order to modernize it<\/li>\n
          • Measure 1.5.3 – Encouragement and development of organic food<\/li>\n
          • Measure 1.5.4 – Promotion of recognizable agricultural and livestock products from the region and their branding<\/li>\n
          • Measure 1.5.5 – Measures to overcome the consequences of climate change in the agricultural sector<\/li>\n
          • Measure 1.5.6 – Incentives for raising indigenous agricultural plantations and breeding indigenous breeds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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            Education, social and health care<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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            COMPETITIVE EDUCATION ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES, BUSINESS AND LABOR MARKET, PROMOTION OF GENDER EQUALITY AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES OF CITIZENS, IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE DEPARTURE OF YOUTH AND DEPOPULATION, WITH PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL CARE FOR CHILDREN, WEAKENED AND SOCIALLY DEPENDENT PEOPLE AND VULNERABLE CATEGORIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

            Priority 2.1 – Improving the quality\u00a0 of education and adjusting the needs according to the requirements of the labor market<\/p>\n

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            • Measure 2.1.1 – Initiation of teaching programs based on the needs of business sector, ie the labor market<\/li>\n
            • Measure 2.1.2 – Equipping the high schools with appropriate modern laboratories and cabinets<\/li>\n
            • Measure 2.1.3 – Encouraging innovation in secondary education<\/li>\n
            • Measure 2.1.4 – Increasing the capacity of the teaching staff in the secondary schools, and inclusion in EU education programs, and<\/li>\n
            • Measure 2.1.5 – Introduction of career orientation in gender-free high schools stereotypes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Priority 2.2 – Encourage cooperation between education and business sector<\/p>\n

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              • Measure 2.2.1 – Encouraging compulsory practical classes in high school<\/li>\n
              • Measure 2.2.2 – Visits to technical and technological fairs intended for secondary vocational schools<\/li>\n
              • Measure 2.2.3 – Creating bases of necessary profiles from the secondary education in ESRNM and their mediation in the process of supply and demand<\/li>\n
              • Measure 2.2.4 – Retraining, lifelong learning according to the needs of the business sector, and<\/li>\n
              • Measure 2.2.5 – Mentoring and internship program especially for girls in STEM (engineering, technology, industry), and for boys in education, social protection and social care.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Priority 2.3 – Preventing the outflow of young professionals from the region<\/p>\n

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                • Measure 2.3.1 – Creating opportunities for employment of young educated people through state incentive measures to be implemented by the municipalities<\/li>\n
                • Measure 2.3.2 – Creating incentive measures for employment of young people in rural areas<\/li>\n
                • Measure 2.3.3 – Incentive measures for employment and solving the social conditions for persons returnees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Priority 2.4 – Equal opportunities for all in the labor market<\/p>\n

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                  • Measure 2.4.1 – Incentive measures for employment of the female population<\/li>\n
                  • Measure 2.4.2 – Creating conditions for availability of jobs for socially vulnerable categories<\/li>\n
                  • Measure 2.4.3 – Social inclusion as a challenge in EU integration<\/li>\n
                  • Measure 2.4.4 – Supporting the principle of solidarity for the most vulnerable categories in society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Priority 2.5 – Equal availability of services for all citizens in the region<\/p>\n

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                    • Measure 2.5.1 – Increasing the quality of social services and accessibility for all categories of citizens<\/li>\n
                    • Measure 2.5.2 – Improving primary health care in rural areas in the region<\/li>\n
                    • Measure 2.5.3 – Social inclusion of the frail elderly<\/li>\n
                    • Measure 2.5.4 – Social inclusion for socially excluded categories of citizens by opening day care centers<\/li>\n
                    • Measure 2.5.5 – Creating conditions for acceptance of children in kindergartens and kindergartens<\/li>\n
                    • Measure 2.5.6 – Increasing the coverage of pupils and students in organized accommodation facilities – dormitories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                      Tourism, cultural development and protection of environment<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                      ADVANCED TOURISM, NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES ARE FACTORS FOR RECOGNIZABLE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SWPR<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      Priority 3.1 – Improving the availability and orderliness of tourist sites<\/p>\n

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                      • Measure 3.1.1 – Preparation of urban-planning documentation for arranging the tourist sites in the region<\/li>\n
                      • Measure 3.1.2 – Mapping of natural and cultural rarities in the region<\/li>\n
                      • Measure 3.1.3 – Road infrastructure to tourist sites adapted for people with special needs<\/li>\n
                      • Measure 3.1.4 – Providing information, signaling and visualization of tourist attractions<\/li>\n
                      • Measure 3.1.5 – Revitalization of important sites of natural and cultural heritage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        Priority 3.2 – Overcoming the seasonal character of tourism in the region<\/p>\n

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                        • Measure 3.2.1 – Creation of regional tourist packages<\/li>\n
                        • Measure 3.2.2 – Redistribution of visitors from well-known tourist centers in the rest of the region<\/li>\n
                        • Measure 3.2.3 – Attracting domestic and foreign investments for development of accommodation capacities in the interior of the region<\/li>\n
                        • Measure 3.2.4 – Development and promotion of local events, attractive to domestic and foreign visitors throughout the year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          Priority 3.3 – Encouragement and development of alternative forms of tourism activities and services<\/p>\n

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                          • Measure 3.3.1 – Development of mountain tourism in the region<\/li>\n
                          • Measure 3.3.2 – Promotion of speleological tourism in the region<\/li>\n
                          • Measure 3.3.3 – Development and promotion of opportunities for winter activities in the region<\/li>\n
                          • Measure 3.3.4 – Development and promotion of agro-tourism in the region<\/li>\n
                          • Measure 3.3.5 – Development of local businesses in support of inland tourism activities in the region<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                            Priority 3.4 – Improving the management of tourist destinations<\/p>\n

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                            • Measure 3.4.1 – Creation of plans by the LSGU for destination management<\/li>\n
                            • Measure 3.4.2 – Training of staff required for management of tourist destinations<\/li>\n
                            • Measure 3.4.3 – Attracting funds for arranging local tourist destinations<\/li>\n
                            • Measure 3.4.4 – Marketing strategies to promote local tourist destinations<\/li>\n
                            • Measure 3.4.5 – Creating local offers for visiting tourist destinations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                              Priority 3.5 – Environmental protection<\/p>\n

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                              • Measure 3.5.1 – Establishment of an integrated regional waste management system<\/li>\n
                              • Measure 3.5.2 – Measures to address the problem of stray dogs in the region<\/li>\n
                              • Measure 3.5.3 – Protection of biodiversity in the region<\/li>\n
                              • Measure 3.5.4 – Measures for protection against ambient air pollution<\/li>\n
                              • Measure 3.5.5 – Measures for protection against water pollution<\/li>\n
                              • Measure 3.5.6 – Measures for protection against soil pollution<\/li>\n
                              • Measure 3.5.7 – Take measures to overcome the problems of climate change<\/li>\n
                              • Measure 3.5.8 – Measures for dealing with natural disaster risks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                Priority 3.6 – Improving energy efficiency and utilization of renewable energy sources<\/p>\n

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                                • Measure 3.6.1 – Incentives for the use of renewable energy sources<\/li>\n
                                • Measure 3.6.2 – Reduce the use of fossil fuels as energy in industry and households<\/li>\n
                                • Measure 3.6.3 – Improving the energy efficiency of public buildings<\/li>\n
                                • Measure 3.6.4 – Incentive measures for energy efficiency in households<\/li>\n
                                • Measure 3.6.5 – Support for initiatives for production of alternative ecological energy sources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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