U.S. Ambassador to Open Local Economic Development Office in Kruševac, October 2, 2006

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October 2, 2006
Embassy of the United States of America
Belgrade

From the American People

U.S. Ambassador to Open Local Economic Development Office in Kruševac

On Tuesday, October 3, U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Michael C. Polt and Mayor of Kruševac Dragan Azdejković, will officially inaugurate the Local Economic Development (LED) Office in Krusevac, established as part of the Municipal Economic Growth program (MEGA), funded by the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

The LED office will be charged with the implementation of the strategic municipal economic development plan, attracting new foreign and domestic investments and serving and retaining current investors. The active involvement of the private sector and the local government in the strategic local economic development planning process has singled Kruševac out as one of the best municipalities in Serbia and resulted in a truly comprehensive, community-based LED strategic plan for the municipality.

MEGA, a $24.5-million, five-year program, develops the skills of local governments and local business groups to foster economic growth and job creation and to enhance opportunities for cooperation between the public and private sector to create a business-friendly environment where the local private sector can flourish. It started in October 2005 and is being implemented in cooperation with The Urban Institute.

For more information about this event please contact Ana Brnabić, Senior Program Coordinator, Urban Institute, at (011) 2071-900, 063 215 480 or ana_brnabic@ui-serbia.org. For more information about USAID programs please visit serbia-montenegro.usaid.gov

Journalist interested in covering the event are kindly invited to be at the Kruševac municipality building, Trg Kosovskih junaka 1, Kruševac on Tuesday, October 3 at 11:00 am

From left to right:: Ambassador Polt, interpreter, Vladeta Gajic, Krusevac BID Manager; Zoran Nikolic, President of BID Steering Committee and Dragan Azdejkovic, Krusevac Major.

From left to right: Ambassador Polt, interpreter, Vladeta Gajic, Krusevac BID Manager; Zoran Nikolic, President of BID Steering Committee and Dragan Azdejkovic, Krusevac Major.

S leva na desno: Ambasador Polt, prevodilac, Vladeta Gajić, manadžer Zone unapređenog poslovanja, Zoran Nikolić, predsednik glavnog odbora Zone unapređenog poslovanja i Dragan Azdejković, predsednik opštine Kruševac

Ambassador Polt with the participants of the Junior Achievement Program at the Krusevac High School

Ambassador Polt with the participants of the Junior Achievement Program at the Krusevac High School

Ambasador Polt sa učesnicima programa "Dostignuća mladih" u Kruševačkoj gimnaziji

Ambassador Polt with the participants of the Junior Achievement Program at the Krusevac High School

Ambassador Polt with the participants of the Junior Achievement Program at the Krusevac High School

Ambasador Polt sa učesnicima programa "Dostignuća mladih" u Kruševačkoj gimnaziji

2. oktobar, 2006
Ambasada Sjedinjenih Američkih Država
Beograd

From the American People

Ambasador SAD otvara Kancelariju za lokalni ekonomski razvoj u Kruševcu

U utorak, 3. oktobra, ambasador SAD u Srbiji Majkl K. Polt i predsednik opštine Kruševac Dragan Azdejković, zvanično će otvoriti Kancelariju za lokalni ekonomski razvoj u Kruševcu, osnovanu pod pokroviteljstvom programa za Podsticaj ekonomskom razvoju opština (MEGA), koji finansira američki narod kroz Američku agenciju za međunarodni razvoj (USAID).

Kancelarija za lokalni ekonomski razvoj će biti zadužena za implementaciju opštinskih strateških planova za ekonomski razvoj, privlačenje novih stranih i domaćih investicija, kao i pružanje usluga postojećim investitorima. Aktivan angažman privatnog sektora i lokalne vlasti u procesu strateškog planiranja lokalnog ekonomskog razvoja opštine Kruševac rezultirao je donošenjem jasnog, lokalno utemeljenog strateškog plana za ekonomski razvoj. Model zajedničkog rada na donošenju strateškog plana koji je Kruševac primenio, postao je uzor i drugim opštinama kojima ovaj rad još predstoji.

Program MEGA je petogodišnji program vredan 24,5 miliona dolara koji razvija veštine zaposlenih u lokalnim upravama i preduzećima radi podsticanja lokalnog ekonomskog razvoja, stvaranja novih radnih mesta i obezbeđivanja dodatnih vidovi saradnje između javnog i privatnog sektora u cilju stvaranja povoljne klime za razvoj privatnog sektora.

Za dodatne informacije o ovom događaju molim vas kontaktirajte Anu Brnabić, Višeg koordinatora Programa Urban Instituta, na (011) 2071-900, 063 215 480 ili na ana_brnabic@ui-serbia.org. Za više informacija o USAID-ovim programima, molimo posetite serbia-montenegro.usaid.gov

Mole se novinari zainteresovani za izveštavanje sa ovog događaj da dođu u zgradu opštine Kruševac, Trg kosovskih junaka 1, Kruševac u utorak, 3. oktobra u 11:00 časova.