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Innovation Centre Kosovo (ICK) is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NFMA)

Innovation Centre Kosovo (ICK) is a part of the Norwegian Business Development Program 2011-2013 – KOS-11/0004 – financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA) – and managed by Athene Prosjektledelse AS. NMFA has accepted the program content with concrete, practical business development measures which will create and fortify jobs, with focus on youth and women, in different places in Kosovo - and through different methods and instruments.

For the sustainable growth of the Kosovo small and medium-sized enterprises represent high importance since the company structure is primarily structured out of micro enterprises. This sector is under continuous growth and employs 65% of total employees in Kosovo. Raising problem is the lack of skilled labour and training often has to start right from the basics. Supporting development of the small enterprises along with their staff is crucial to every enterprise to ensure quality and efficiency. Business incubation model along with consulting and training has been recognized as suitable model for supporting business viability of the SME sector.

To create a suitable instrument the Foundation “Innovation Centre Kosovo” has been established by the Athene Prosjektledelse AS, Norway and STIKK – Kosovo Association of Information and Communication Technology, Kosovo as founders. Crimson Capital LLC, Pristina is the main cooperating project partner. Within the joined efforts to boost the economic activity in Kosovo partners have come to a mutual agreement that ICK will serve as a hub in connecting new ideas and technology with commercial competence and market opportunities primarily within the ICT and Green energy sectors. For the reason specified, desktop research in the current market potential has been provided within this paper.