Regional development strategy - RDA South

3REGIONAL SWOT ANALYSISStrengthsWeaknessesREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR THE ECONOMIC REGION SOUTHS1. Favourable position of the south region (traffic,geographic location at the crossroads ofhighway Prishtina – Durres which is becomingincreasingly important).S2. Resources related to natural environment,agricultural arable land, abundant watersupplies, forest wealth.S3. Relatively educated workforce by competitiveratesS4. Rich historical and cultural heritage monumentsregistered and protected.S5. Possibilities for further development of tourism(winter, cultural, mountain, eco tourism, agrotourism)S6. Industrial and craftsmanship traditionS7. Local production, particularly agriculture,lends itself to import substitution and exportdevelopmentS8. Favourable agro-climate conditions and highpotential for few sectors of agriculture(Horticulture, viticulture, dairy)S9. Appropriate regional infrastructure all over theregionS10. Significant and growing role of SMEsS11. Hospitality of local peopleS12. Good transport accessibility with importanttransport routesS13. Agriculture products using natural resourcesthat can be certifiedS14. Availability of inexpensive labour forceS15. Good opportunities to develop local wine brandsS16. Development of traditional crafts for tourismpurposesW1. Long - term unemployment, significantimbalance of economic structure and inabilityto transfer labour force among sectors,W2. Lack of consistent and balanced developmentstrategy,W3. Institutions of local government inadequatelyprepared for supporting entrepreneurialactivitiesW4. Railway system non-functionalW5. Insufficient coordination between educationalinstitutions and the regional developmentneeds, and inadequate education with marketrequirementsW6. Farmland inadequately used (mostly smallplots owned by each individual)W7. Inadequate treatment and disposal of wastewaters and solid wasteW8. Low level of production of agriculturalcommodities and underdeveloped foodprocessingW9. Lack of strategy for the exploitation ofagricultural resourcesW10. Privatization of agricultural land has not yetbeen completedW11. Inadequate ties of small and medium- sizedbusinesses with larger business systems, andretail chains with local productionW12.Unevenly developed and insufficientlycoordinated economic sectorsW13.High percentage of industries of lowtechnological levelW14.Underdeveloped rural infrastructureW15.Lack of strategy and incentives to drawinvestmentsW16.Low level of skills in tourism related servicesW17.No regional promotional strategy and activitiesW18.Lack of tradition and good experience withinter-municipal cooperationW19.Lack of experience in public – privatedevelopmentW20.Difficult access to credits24