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INTERVIEW

Guruduth Banavar is the speaker that causes the most anticipation – he
leads the world team of scientists who are working on the most famous
system of artificial intelligence Watson. Within the IBM corporation, the
Research Center Thomas J. Watrson builds the foundations for connec-
tion between people and machines. The guru this year was the speaker
of Nobel Week Dialogue, and in October we will listen to him in Skopje

These investors are not included in its, difficulties for obtaining documents
the institutional support for servic- such as a driving license, citizenship,
ing investors or they are not informed passport, residence permits, problems
about the opportunity or they consider with construction permits, cadastral
that they should realize the investment services, land concessions, problems
themselves. Usually they are faced with with the local infrastructure, as well as
problems at a municipal level with the frequent change of laws and lack of staff
ability of the administration to perform in the municipalities which will be able
its job professionally. Although it is a to implement these laws. Often the in-
matter of small companies, they are im- vestors do not know the documentation
portant for the transfer of knowledge which is requested from them, and they
and import. If they face problems, they have the impression that every inspec-
transfer this negative experience to the tor interprets the laws differently. All
potential investors. The investors from important documents should be trans-
the diaspora usually open companies lated to English language, and each pro-
in the region where they come from, cedure should be explained in writing in
whereby they contribute for the devel- a clear and unambiguous manner.
opment of the rural environments.
What was also indicated is the lack
For this reason we consider that they of staff with craft qualifications, people
should be informed about the oppor- with IT skills, and staff with managerial
tunity during realization of the invest- abilities. The attendants requested not
ment, for the agency Invest Macedonia to promote this country as a destination
to be included. Second, within every mu- with cheap workforce, but rather as a
nicipality and governmental institution country with quality employees. In order
we asked for one person to be complete- to keep young people in this country, in-
ly dedicated to answer the requirements vestments in smart industries should be
of the foreign investors in the most ex- attracted, for which higher educational
peditious and professional way. Third, staff is required.
we asked the institutions to introduce a
transparent system of escalation of the In the diaspora there is a vast, howev-
problem so that the investors can know er unused intellectual and financial po-
the next level that they can address. We tential. National strategy should be pre-
also spoke about trainings of the admin- pared for their mapping, information
istration and promotion of the profes- and attraction. All embassies, promot-
sional skills and changes in the employ- ers, agencies and appropriate ministries
ment and valuation system. should act in a synchronized manner in
the conducting of this campaign for mo-
Specific cases were pointed out, about tivation of the diaspora. Our success as
officials who block the investment pro- a country shall be estimated according
cess and who should not be tolerated to the number of young people we shall
in our opinion. Some of the problems return back.
which were indicated include difficul-
ties in taking subsidies for tourist vis- We shall deliver all recommendations
from the investors to the relevant in-

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