2nd Meeting of the Working Group on Human Capital

Sarajevo, 3-4 July 2008

The 2nd Meeting of the Working Group on Human Capital saw participants discuss the industry dynamics and competitiveness in the Western Balkans of the automotive components, business process outsourcing, information and communication technology, and textile and garment sectors.

Participants also reviewed solutions to reduce policy barriers hindering further growth in these sectors, short- to medium-term responses to perceived sector-specific skills gaps, and the assessment framework of the Human Capital dimension of the Investment Reform Index 2009 evaluation.

The workshop was organised in co-operation with Bosnia and Herzegovina's Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA).

Further information:

Information on the complete report onSector-Specific Sources of Competitiveness

Meeting documentation

Agenda

Participants List

Summary Record

Meeting presentations

Session 1

Investment Promotion in the Western Balkans, Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS)

Regional Investment Strategy: Key Findings of the Sector Specific Study, the OECD South East Europe Investment Compact

Session 3

Labour Market Monitor, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency of Croatia

Human Capital Policy and Evaluation, Professor Ging Wong, Queen's University, Canada

Human Capital: Assessment Framework and Indicators for the Investment Reform Index 2009, the OECD South East Europe Investment Compact

The Education Reform Initiative of South Eastern Europe - Objectives and Cooperation in SEE, Education Reform Iniviative of South Eastern Europe (ERISEE)