Social and economic development leveraging in the R&D and Innovation capabilities

An overview of the Italian scenario has been developed considering the driving role SMEs play in the economic structure of the country and the pioneering function they have played in R&D and Innovation of Italy and of the whole Union in general. Through secondary data provided by various sources, such as the Cordis1 database, Istat and CIS 20182 we have done the analysis of regional disparities, which is also evident in the access to the European funds for research and innovation of SMEs. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the position held by Italy in relation to the opportunities offered by the European Union in the field of R&D and innovation, reflecting the changes that can be undertaken by the Italian national policy to serve as a bridge between the European institutions that offer these types of funds and SMEs and to better guide the latter towards the appropriate resources based on their distinctive characteristics which constitute a great development potential

Spreading and using Internet Banking by businesses in Vlora district.

The purpose of this study is to show the spread of using Internet Banking by businesses in Vlora region. Internet Banking is relatively a new service in Albanian market. It has started in 2002, firstly offered by Intesa San Paolo Bank Albania, but only nearly a decade ago started to be offered by the main banks of our bank system. In 10 years of activity, the main focus of Internet Banking and the first users was businesses, not individuals. Only recently it is concentrated to individuals too. This is because of the spread of Internet by cellular companies to individuals during the last decade. To better understand the actual situation, it is formulated a questionnaire which is spread to administrators/owners of 30 businesses located in Vlora region, with legal form of limited liability company, contacted through phone and e-mail during the period November 2018-February 2019. After data processing, results that all businesses included are registered at least at one account of Internet Banking services, regardless the level of use. This is the first quantitative result of bank campaigns that operates in Albanian market, motivated by the competition with each other and technological development, for Albanian business to access deeply in Internet Banking. Businesses included in the study use mostly Internet Banking for transactions that are considered by most of them as safest and simplest. Whereas transactions such as international transfers, tax payments, salaries and contributes of employees continue to execute by most of businesses only at bank counters. Businesses are facing difficulties using Internet Banking, such as not understanding the financial concepts by users which haven't an economic background. The main profit valuated by businesses it is not cost reduce as might be expected. Businesses see as advantage the time they earn by avoiding the crowd and especially the possibility of doing the transactions out of official timetable of banks. We are far away of using Internet Banking in all transactions of businesses during their day to day activities because of restrictions of the offers of this service (banks) and restrictions of their consumers (businesses), even thought in base of businesses responses of this study, the ice is broken. Businesses in Vlora region can serve as representative sample for all Albanian businesses

An Italian preview of evidences in accessing EU funds by the SMEs. Social and economic development leveraging in the R&D and Innovation capabilities

An overview of the Italian scenario has been developed considering the driving role SMEs play in the economic structure of the country and the pioneering function they have played in R&D and Innovation of Italy and of the whole Union in general. Through secondary data provided by various sources, such as the Cordis1 database, Istat and CIS 20182 we have done the analysis of regional disparities, which is also evident in the access to the European funds for research and innovation of SMEs. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the position held by Italy in relation to the opportunities offered by the European Union in the field of R&D and innovation, reflecting the changes that can be undertaken by the Italian national policy to serve as a bridge between the European institutions that offer these types of funds and SMEs and to better guide the latter towards the appropriate resources based on their distinctive characteristics which constitute a great development potential

Albanian' s case: The Covid-19 economic and health impact of disease.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2), posed a global health threat. The Covid-19 crisis was accompanied with health and socio-economic consequences in societies. The Covid-19 pandemic found the world unprepared to face the unexpected consequences it brought directly and indirectly into every human life. Difficulties were felt especially in poor countries, where their populations due to the low standard of living faced additional difficulties in managing everyday life in fight with the virus. Albania reported the first Covid-19 case in March 2020 and since then, the daily cumulative incidence has been varying over the months. An evaluation of the economic and health impact of the disease helps to identify possible strategies for reducing the cost of disease with the appropriate preventive action or treatment strategies. A mixed methodology research was developed in order to evaluate the impact of Covid-19 in the economic and health status of the Albanian population. Literature review of similar researches in national and international level was selected as the secondary source of data collection. In addition, a cross- sectional survey was designed and conducted to quantify the in-depth Covid-19 is urging a long-term crisis in different aspects of the Albanian society’s development. This pandemic exposed the crucial need for early interventions and sustainable policies in major momentums of the disease: prevention, treatment, recovery/reintegration in society. On the other hand, the world economy is in a stagnation point conditioned by government policies oriented by experts in the field to suspend a series of commercial and productive activities, which have brought as never before the consequences assessed deeper than the Great Depression of the period 29`-33` such as: unemployment, business bankruptcy, declining domestic production (GDP) and trade exchanges, reduced investment, difficulties in repaying debts, etc

SMEs’s potentials of Research and Development and the European Union Prospective. A Literature Review

SME-s role in the economic development and economic structure is changing drastically, as it is gaining new dimensions the role they have as social agents. This becomes particularly present in the paradigm shift of the EU funding schema and priorities, for member and candidate states, indicating that from catalysts of development they are now considered as important and active agents of Innovation by their R&D potential. The article provides a comprehensive literature review on different aspects of R&D processes in SMEs under the support of the funding programs of European Union collected from the reputed publications. The purpose is to provide an outline on the structure and dynamics of R&D in SMEs to highlight its role in the performance of these businesses in particular and in national and regional economies at the macro level. This paper aims to contribute to current discussions within the field of innovation by further exploring how EU R&D funding policies work in practice

Macroeconomic factors influencing unemployment in Albania

The aim of this paper is to analyze and better understand some of the main macroeconomic factors that affect unemployment in Albania. In Albania Unemployment is no longer at extreme levels of recent years, but it is still at a high level and a problem for the Albanian economy and society. We have used data for some of the main macroeconomic indicators obtained from the World Bank for the period 1991-2020, processed by EViews statistical program. The empirical results show that the link between unemployment and economic growth and link between inflation and unemployment is weakly positive, meanwhile trade has a negative impact on unemployment

The 6th Albanian Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

After a three-year quarantine from the deadliest global pandemic of the last century, ASTES is organizing to gather all health professionals in Tirana, The 6th Albanian Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery(ACTES 2022) on 11-12 November 2022, with the topic Trauma & Emergency Surgery and not only...with the aim of providing high quality, the best standards, and the best results, for our patients ...ACTES 2022 is the largest event that ASTES (Albanian Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery) has organized so far with 230 presentations, and 67 foreign lecturers with enviable geography, making it the largest national and wider scientific event.The scientific program is as strong as ever, thanks to the inclusiveness, where all the participants with a mix of foreign and local lecturers, select the best of the moment in medical science, innovation, and observation.The scientific committee has selected all the presentations so that the participants of each medical discipline will have something to learn, discuss, debate, and agree with updated methods, techniques, and protocols.I hope you will join us on Friday morning, and continue the journey of our two-day event together