Regional development strategy - RDA South

REGIONAL PROFILE 22. RegionalProfileThe strategy development processstarted with the collection of socioeconomicdata relevant to the region.This data has been presentedto the Core Partnership WorkingGroup (CPWG) and subsequently published bythe RDA South as ”The Socio-Economic Profileof Economic Region South” which constitutesthe current description of the region expressedin economic terms. This status of the regionlends itself to further analysis of the regionalpotential. The purpose of this section is tosummarize the regional profile as well as identifythe key issues related to current conditionsand needs of the region that need to beaddressed by the strategy.Subsequently, the regional potential andneeds assessment (expressed as Strengths andWeaknesses) combined with the external factors(Opportunities and Threats) constitutesthe SWOT inventory which has been the startingpoint for further SWOT analysis carriedout by the CPWG or the Thematic WorkingGroup’s established by the partnership.This sub-section of the document is focusedon those facts and preliminary conclusionswhich can be used as a good basis for strategicorientations of the Regional Economic DevelopmentStrategy for Kosovo Economic RegionSouth. Data collection, their refinement andanalysis is a continuous task of RDA South.Additional data and further analysis of datawill be used for various phases of the strategybuilding process and for other purposes regardingthe assessment of different economicand social issues in the region, particularly atthe Programming Phase.REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR THE ECONOMIC REGION SOUTH7