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Awards and prizes

 

EPSA 2011

The Knowledge Based Economy Project has received a new certification of Good Practice at the 2011 „European Public Sector Awards” (EPSA) within the European Institution of Public Administration.

The Best Practice Certificate has been received upon three evaluation steps made by an experienced jury, comprising a shortlist of 58 nominees from a total of 274 projects from 33 participating countries. The Ministry of Communications and Information Society, through the Project Management Unit, competed  in the EPSA 2011 Awards at the „Smart Public Service in a Cold Economic Climate”category. This Best Practice distinction rewards and certify the outstanding results that KEP Project has had until now.

 

The COMPUTERWORLD Honors Program

The Project Management Unit, within the Ministry of Communications and Information Society, has been named a Laureate in the 2011 ComputerWorld Honors Program.

The „Knowledge based Economy Project” joins 254 others from 23 countries as Laureates in this year’s program, from more than 1000 applicants world wide.

The Awards Ceremony will be held in June, 20th 2011, in Washington D.C., USA.

 

National Agency of Public Servants

1st Prize at the National Competition of Best Practices in Public Administration, , for "Improving public services through quality management and organizational performance" category, organized by the National Agency of Public Servants in 2010.

Knowledge based Economy Project is considered to be an example of good practice in Romania's public administration due to its remarkable results, its proven efficiency and its disseminated practices.

 

THE HIGHEST HONOR IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Finalist, at the International Project Excellence Awards 2010, in "Project Excellence in Medium-Sized Projects" category, organized by the International Project Management Association (IPMA).

The solid implementation and success of the IT&C Training Program in school and business and the eCommunity.ro Portal, both part of the KEP Project, have impressed the IPMA jury (Project Management International Association), who recommends them as one of the most important achievements in project management.

 

e-Inclusion 2008

Medal at the e-Inclusion Competitionorganized by the European Commission, at the section “Geographic Inclusion” section, Vienna, 2008. The Knowledge based Economy Project is considered an example of good practice for effective use of IT&C and digital technology to tackle social disadvantage and digital exclusion.

 

Romanian IT&C Awards 2006

Knowledge Based Economy was considered to be the "Project with the best informational content" at the Romanian IT&C Awards – Bucharest, 2006, for contributing to the extensive process of expanding access to information technologies and modern communications to rural communities.

Locals in Ştefan cel Mare want to grow medicinal plants

19.01.2012


After receiving training at PAPI regarding the cultivation of medicinal plants, locals in the commune of Ştefan cel Mare (Călăraşi County) are seriously considering starting their own businesses in organic farming. Their model is Aurel Petruş, an engineer experienced in cultivating plants which have beneficial effects on human health.

Aurel Petruş has been a farmer for more than 10 years; in his farms, it’s not just the plants specific to the Romania’s Baragan region that grow, but also medicinal plants. First, he cultivated fenugreek, which he sold in great quantities to the Netherlands, as the plant is very appreciated for its therapeutical qualities.

“I like cultivating medicinal plants for a while now. In 2003, I cultivated some 150 hectares with fenugreek. It’s a plant with miraculous results for people having issues with glycaemia and cholesterol. Back then, I was part of a project financed by the Netherlands Government, which promised to buy the entire production”, Petruș explains.

This year, engineer Aurel Petruş joined the MedPlaNet project, taking place in the Călărași area, which received financing worth 1,425,660 Euros from the European Regional Development Fund and the Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism, in their quality of Management Authority and co-financer.

He won the tender and, at the same time, the money necessary to grow an experimental lot of medicinal plants. There were 16 types of plants, each planted on 250 square metres.

PAPI offered support for information sessions

Engineer Aurel Petruş wanted other people in his village to learn about the benefits of medicinal plants; he asked help from RECL manager Gina Vasilescu and organised information session at Public Access Point to Information (PAPI).

After listening to specialists at the National Institute for Research and Development in Biological Sciences and visiting the experimental lots cultivated by Aurel Petruș, locals had tons of questions. Many want to follow his lead and starting growing medicinal herbs.

„I get questions every day and everyone would like to do something like this. But there is a problem. It’s difficult to find buyers. I have a very active presence in fairs and markets in Germany but still don’t find it easy to sell. Maybe next year I will be more successful, especially since I got very good recommandations from a German partner and I’m hoping to open their business towards us”, Aurel Petruș says.

Even if the MedPlaNet project will end in April next year, Aurel Petruș will not stop here. He says one can make a profit from growing medicinal plants, so he will use his own funds to continue the business. He wants to keep growing plants like lemon balm, mustard, thyme, artichoke, milk thistle, lavender or oregano.

Online resources:

PAPI Cătina, Viișoara and Sânger promote organic farming

Eco-agriculture leaves Jijila inhabitants out of bankruptcy’s way

Green farming in Bucovina

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Keywords: Ştefan cel MareCălăraşiorganic farmingmedicinal platnsMedPlaNetPAPI services