Request For Expressions Of Interest For Consultancy Services Enterprise Acceleration Advisor Competitiveness And Jobs Project

Request For Expressions Of Interest For Consultancy Services Enterprise Acceleration Advisor Competitiveness And Jobs ProjectThe Main Goal Of The Project Is To Improve The Efficiency And Coordination Of Select Public Programs To Mitigate The Constraints For Competitiveness And Job Creation Including Investment And Export Promotion Innovation Active Labour Market Programs And Employment Mediation The Project Involves Three Ministries The Ministry Of Economy Moe Plus Its Development Agencies Ministry Of Education Science And Technological Development Moestd And Ministry Of Labor Employment Veteran And Social Affairs Molevsa And The Public Policy Secretariat Pps In The Implementation And Coordination Role Under Project Framework The Three Ministries And Participating Agencies With Leadership And Support From The Pps Are Responsible To Set Performance Targets On Competitiveness And Jobs Monitor And Evaluate Progress Conduct Analysis And Contribute To Policy Development In The Republic Of Serbia The Project Is Expected To Lead To Better Designed And Coordinated Policies Since It Is Anticipated That Through The Project Implementation They Will Become Part Of A Clear Strategic Framework With A Robust Monitoring And Evaluation M E System The Public Policy Secretariat Is Responsible In Close Cooperation With The Institutions Participating In The Project For Coordinating The Project Implementation Including Gathering And Processing Of Results Of The Monitoring Reporting Fiduciary Functions And Safeguard Procedures The Project Implementation Unit Piu Is Established In The Public Policy Secretariat As A Technical Coordination Unit Of The Project The Competitiveness And Jobs Project Is Structured In Two Interconnected Parts 1 Part A Includes A Results Based Financing Modality For The Results Achieved In Three Thematic Components A 1 Investment And Export PromotionA 2 InnovationA 3 Work2 Part B Includes Technical Support In Project Management And Implementation Including The Procurement Of Goods Consulting Non Consultant Services Training And Operating Costs The Moestd Is Responsible For Achieving Results For Component A 2 Innovation This Component Supports Programs For Innovation Through A Supporting Operations Of The Innovation Fund And Its Grants Programs B Supporting Technology Transfer Facility Service Lines At The Innovation Fund AndC Strategic Planning And Institutional Reform Of The Public Research And Development Sector The Government Of The Republic Of Serbia Supported By The World Bank And The European Union Delegation To The Republic Of Serbia Eud Has Committed And Initiated Significant Reforms Of The Country S Research And Innovation System The Reforms Aim To Reduce Challenges Recognized In The Research For Innovation Strategy 2016 2020 The Strategy Also Envisions A Series Of Measures To Boost Innovative Entrepreneurship In The Country Including Through Improved Access To Financing And Knowledge Necessary For Enterprise Founding And Growth This Work Builds On The Decade Long Cooperation Between The Government The World Bank And The Eu On Improving The Innovation Sector In Serbia And Its Outcomes The Competitiveness And Jobs Project Has Provided Continuity In Financial Support For Enterprise Innovation And Facilitates Technology Transfer And Commercialization Piloted By The Innovation Fund If And Has Supported Design Of Public Research Sector Reforms Including The Above Mentioned Strategy To Continue The Mission And The Work That Is Currently Supported By The Project And To Build On The Momentum Of Reforms The Government Has Requested From The World Bank An Additional Loan Which Is Now In Preparation Serbia Accelerating Innovation And Growth Entrepreneurship Saige Project The Saige Project Will Include Support To The Serbian Science Fund Reform Of R D Institutes Rdis A Diaspora Facility And Establishment Of An Enterprise Acceleration Facility At The Innovation Fund In Support Of That Mission The Innovation Fund Is Launching An Enterprise Acceleration Facility Pilot To Support Growth Oriented Entrepreneurs In Serbia And Help Them Build Links To Wider Value Chains Enter New Markets Secure Finance And Build Teams To Reach Scale By Showcasing The Best High Growth Globally Competitive Serbian Startups To Active Investors The Accelerator Seeks To Validate The Assumption That Serbian Technology Startups Are Profitable Scalable And Investable The Moestd Innovation Fund Now Need The Services Of An International Consultant Enterprise Acceleration Advisor Hereinafter The Advisor The Objective Of This Assignment Is To Assist And Advise The Innovation Fund In Defining The Operational Details Of The Enterprise Acceleration Facility At The Innovation Fund Including But Not Limited To The Design Of The Enterprise Acceleration Program Mentoring Of Companies And Coordination Of Other Mentors Monitoring Etc

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