SEEStat Workshop III: South East European Investment Opportunities in the Global Offshoring Market, 12-13 December 2006

The third workshop under the SEEStat Project was held on 12-13 December 2006 at the Andel's Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic. The workshop was held in collaboration with the Czech Investment and Business Development Agency, CzechInvest, and dealt with improving SEE investment opportunities in the global offshoring market and ensuring that investment promotion agencies and ministries of economy are best poised to take advantage of it.

Workshop Documents and Presentations

• Agenda
• Participants List
• Questions to Target Open Discussions

Session 1: Defining and Strengthening Sector Specific Sources of Competitiveness in the Western Balkans

• The OECD IC/EIOP Programme

Session 2: Offshoring in the Manufacturing Industry

• Discussion paper on the Garment Industry
• Presentation on the Garment Industry
• CzechInvest Supplier Development Programme
• FORMPLAST Purkert Presentation
• EcoGlass Presentation
• LUX Presentation

Session 3: Offshoring in the Services Industry

• Plant Relocation Decisions in the Services Industry
• Supplemental materials:
  • Global Trends in Location Selection - IBM-Plant Location International report outlining recent relocation trends throughout the world.
  • "Making the Right Offer" - article written by Mr. Roel Spee of IBM-Plant Location International highlighting key areas Investment Promation Agencies should consider to ensure their countries and regions maximise inward investment.
• Experience in Offshoring Software Development
• CzechInvest's Experience in Attracting Business Services
• InvestBulgaria Presentation
• Romanian Agency for Foreign Investment Presentation
• Croatian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency Presentation

The summary record of the workshop is available upon request. For more information on the SEEStat Project or the content of Workshop III, please contact Erin Hengel (tel: +33 (0)1 45 24 97 02; erin.hengel@oecd.org).