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TREK to design and co-ordinate a 26Meuro Global Grant initiative for Regional Competitiviness

In June 2006 TREK proposed to a number of Local and Governmental Authorities a Regional Development Plan for the Thessaloniki greater area, under the Global Grant Intitiative funded by the E.C. and the Hellenic Government. The 26M euro plan is the creation of a "Network for International Cometitiviness in Thessaloniki" exclusively to the Markets of U.S., Western Europe and the Far East developed economies. On Jan the 31st the Strategic and Operational plan submitted for approval. Besides modeling and project co-ordination, TREK is the Technical Advisor to the consortium consisting of: Prefecture of Thessaloniki, Ministry of Macedonia-Thrace, Region of Central Macedonia, National Employment Organization(OAED), National Organization for Export promotion, The Athens Stock Exchange, National Syndication of Agriculture and the Center for Research & Technology Hellas. 
The plan foresees research and development of 4 economy sectors, namely: Information Technology, Tourism, Value Add Agriculture services and financial Instruments in the form of Financial Structures & tools. Within the plan framework a Business Observatory is to be established in order to measure trends in the aforementioned industries. Following Markets observation, a focused structure of subsidies will promote the develoment of products and value add services for those developed Markets only. At the same time there will be a large scale initiative for the attraction of "super star" International companies in the region. For that reason a free service Zone is to be set within the area of the greater Thessaloniki. It is expected that a couple of hundred local firms will surround those International giants, creating a critical mass for development and International competitiviness. 

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