Under the project “SME Development and DCFTA in Georgia”, small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) can receive up-to-date practical and legal information about the DCFTA on a single platform. Entrepreneurs can refer for the benefits, opportunities and advantages provided by the DCFTA, also EU grants and other financial aid programmes that are carried out within the DCFTA. The platform enables SMEs to submit their comments or proposals regarding the legislative acts and projects to be adopted under the framework of the DCFTA that will be responded by the relevant authority.
In the framework of Strengthening Georgian Accreditation System with the Focus on EU Technical Regulations Project, SMEs can refer to a single platform incorporating a full-fledged coverage of services and information about certifying goods in complience with EU stardards. Entrepreneurs can apply online for the certification procedure.
The project works with the government and local entities to develop and operate clusters and enhance entrepreneurship and business sophistication by supporting companies directly with strategic investments and better connections to diaspora groups, while also demonstrating the effectiveness of these strategies to businesses.
Under the EU project “EU Innovative Action for Private Sector Competitiveness in Georgia”, packaging producers can refer for the access to technology and support services, including needs assessments; periodic information dissemination and trend-scouting, periodic reporting on the industry condition; workshops for knowledge sharing and periodic value chain assessments; the access to capacity building services, support programs and promotion tools.
The project provides local businesses and producers in the fields of sustainable mountain tourism and organic agriculture with a better understanding of the new EU organic regulations and capacity development measures to result increased competitiveness of the organic sector.
The project supports Georgian Accreditation Centre to meet the EU best practice to perform accreditation in the field of EU technical regulations approximated by Georgia. The project aims to advance Georgian legal Framework on Accreditation with relevant EU regulations, standards, metrology; to build the capacity of Georgian Accreditation Centre (GAC) in fulfilling its tasks in accordance to the best EU practices enhanced, and to strengthen the cooperation of GAC with the EU relevant community.
The objective of the Structural Reform Facility is to contribute towards the development of sustainable and equitable economic growth models in Georgia, which can generate more investments and improve socio-economic conditions and employment opportunities for citizens. To this end, the Facility supports the design and implementation of structural reforms in the following areas: Business and investment climate and financial infrastructure; Human capital, including labour market and social protection; Economic governance and sustainability of public finances; Reinforcing the rule of law and good governance.
The project helps small and medium-sized enterprises to take an advantage of the opportunities provided by the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA). Through the access to finance for DCFTA-related investments SMEs comply with new standards implied by DCFTA implementation. It also provides technical assistance to help businesses better define those investments and improve their international competitiveness. Investments can take a wide range of forms, from upgrading equipment and technologies to introducing new quality, health or safety standards.
The project aims to support consolidation of evidence-based, clustering-related policy and implementation capacities. It works with the government and local entities to develop and operate clusters and enhance entrepreneurship and business sophistication by supporting companies directly with strategic investments and better connections to diaspora groups, while also demonstrating the effectiveness of these strategies to businesses.
The project supports the elaboration of key policies and documents, including the national Sustainable Mountain Tourism Strategy and National Quality Standards and Control System. It provides the assessments of compliance of Georgian legislation with EU requirements and drafts recommendations, also supports institutionalising organic certification and registry of organic farmers.
The specific objective of the project is improve the macro-economic framework and better define public policies to strengthen the investment climate in Georgia; to enhance governmental design and implementation of structural reforms to support women & men entrepreneurs in establishing and running their businesses.
The project assists the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia (MRDI) and other stakeholders in regional policy formulation and implementation in the context of better approximation of Georgia with applicable EU policies. EU’s best practice for enhancing the MRDI’s and stakeholders’ capacities is shared to improve their competences in monitoring and evaluation in the field of regional policy. The project, according to the EU best practices, is guiding MRDI in setting up Regional Development Agencies, including capacity building activities.
Within the Mayors for Economic Growth EU initiative, SMEs and entrepreneurs from Rustavi may refer to C Bot, a Rustavi City Hall ChatBot, to receive the guidance on where to find out about state regulations and restrictions applied to their economic activities. C Bot simplifies the dialogue between the city and those starting a business and going through various procedures, including registration and construction permits. This innovative tool handles more than 1,000 questions about municipal services such as public information, social programmes, architectural services, and more.
The project encourages the creation of local partnerships and networks based on public-private dialogue in order to implement actions to promote growth, development and jobs. In order to result the design and implementation of local economic development plans and strengthen the capacity of local authorities, the initiative supports the creation of business support councils and staff exchange programs, engagement with civil society actors to unleash local economic potential, bottom-up actions to facilitate growth and sharing know-how and best practices to motivate local stakeholders demonstrate new approaches at work.
The project connects the government and businesses to develop and operate clusters so that policy makers, including the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture and the Diaspora Relations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and local entities, businesses and entrepreneurs, general and sectoral business associations, educational institutions, professional associations, trade unions work together on private sector development.
The project enhances the coordinated access to capacity development measures for people and institutions active in the fields of sustainable mountain tourism and organic agriculture so that a system of knowledge management is in place, enabling joint learning among public, private and civil society. It works together with local stakeholders – authorities, businesses, producers – to facilitate an improvement of the business environment and the creation of new income opportunities in sustainable mountain tourism and organic agriculture.
The project cooperates with the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia (MEPA), including its field agents – Regional Information Centres (RIC) and Information and Consultation Service Centres (ICCs); the policy implementing arms, such as APMA and ACDA - and the Local Action Groups, farmers, farmers’ associations, cooperatives, rural enterprises and entrepreneurs, rural families and other stakeholders in order to result greater competitiveness of Georgian agriculture sector through enhanced public-private dialogue practices.
The project supports the partnership and cooperation between a wide range of stakeholders, including the Government of Georgia, Government of Adjara Autonomous Republic, regional and municipal authorities, civil society and community organizations, local activist groups, academic institutions and the private sector to improve rural development policy and governance, diversification of rural economies, sustainable environmental practices, and increase engagement of all stakeholders in rural development of all regions of Georgia.
The project strengthens the co-operation between the ministries of economy and finance, key line ministries, central banks, business associations, development partners and private sector representatives to support the design and implementation of structural reforms across Georgia in the areas of business and investment climate as well as financial infrastructure.
The Project strengthens the partnership with stakeholders, especially the representatives of regional and local authorities, social partners, economic interest groups, non-governmental organizations, etc. to enhance the quality and effectiveness of regional development policy. The project suppors these stakeholders to effectively take part in the policy process, develop and represent their own proposals.
Under the Increasing Institutional Capacity for Innovation Project, Georgian research organizations can refer to Technology Transfer Pilot Program to detect their innovative ideas are promising to be elaborated into business. To support commercialization of Georgian scientific results that respond to market needs, capacity building for scientists and the commercialization team will be delivered via on-the-job training.
The project supports Georgian Innovation and Technology Agency (GITA) to transform into a framework for Georgia’s coordination of its innovation and entrepreneurship policy and practice. This technical assistance supports GITA to increase capacity to develop and implement innovation and entrepreneurship policies and programs with medium- and long-term strategies and results; test and demonstrate the viability of technology transfer between educational institutions and the private sector in Georgia; improve the deal flow of innovative start-ups ready for investment, and fund availability for early-stage companies.
The project assists the government in preparing strategies and action plans and proposing key performance indicators to assess results; strengthens the policy making process by introducing public-private stakeholder processes; supports the government monitoring progress in the implementation of competitiveness reforms and targeted policy roadmaps and helps in the production, analysis and dissemination of harmonised business statistics.
The project closely works with the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture and the Diaspora Relations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs so that policy makers better identify and develop clusters.
The project works with local authorities in the fields of sustainable mountain tourism and organic agriculture to provide policy makers with better understanding on the new EU organic regulations and increase their capacity to develop relevant legal and policy frameworks for sustainable and inclusive development.
The project closely works with the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture (MEPA) to support in effective policy-making and facilitate implementation of the national Strategy for Agricultural Development 2015-2020. It provides improved capacity, management practices and technical knowledge to (MEPA) and its agencies to enhance sustainable policies and make the country’s agricultural sector more competitive.
The project focuses on the improvement of rural development policy and governance, diversification of rural economies, sustainable environmental practices, and on the increased engagement of all stakeholders, including local communities, in rural development. The project coordinates with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia (MEPA) and Rural Development Agency (RDA) for institutional reforms that support effective governance to plan, implement and enforce agriculture and rural development policy, national Rural Development Strategy, Rural Development Action Plan, and other related programmes of Georgia in accordance with EU regulations and best practices.
The Project supports Government of Georgia in creating a favorable environment for the socio-economic development of the country and its territorial entities to overcome its regional disparities. The project assists the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia (MRDI) and other stakeholders in regional policy formulation and implementation in the context of better approximation of Georgia with applicable EU policies; it also supports the efficient implementation of the strategies for regional development and increase stakeholder capacities to implement, monitor and evaluate an integrated regional development policy framework throughout the country. The project is guiding MRDI in setting up Regional Development Agencies.