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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.

Steps to follow to establish a firm

This section provides a collection of useful information on a constructive approach to business. Consulting advice and recommendations summarized here, entrepreneurs can gain a level of knowledge of the business satisfactory relief such valuable time for analysis and documentation.

Initiation stages of a business are usually the following:

Preliminary Procedures established company

  • Preparing documentation
  • The registration Trade Register
  • Authorization functioning company.

Choosing the legal form of company

  • Type company
  • Motivation choice domain
  • The company Setting
  • Principal activity and secondary activities.

Analysis of business environment that will work

  • Internal business environment
  • local economic environment.

Analysis advantages and disadvantages of business (SWOT)

  • Strengths
  • Weak points
  • Opportunities
  • risks.

Strategy organization (company)

  • Mission company
  • The basic objective
  • Strategic Options (targets)
  • company resources (human, material and technical, financial).

Company policy

  • Company business plan for the first year of activity (all operational objectives, structure and volume of resources allocated, the main actions carried out with those responsible and their executanţii specifying deadlines for the start and completion of them)

Competitive advantage

  • Items relating to their products and services that show that they are superior products and services offered by the competition

Company financial analysis

  • Prospecting revenues, expenses and profits new business.

Basic rules for setting up a business

  • Identify motivation to want to develop a business

An idea, however innovative, is not enough to start a business. Therefore, the entrepreneur needs a clear motivation for what he wants to achieve. Thus, it is not likely to implement things unrealized, will know that they are permanent options and will act wittingly.

Desire to make money

The biggest difference between working as an employee and his company have concerns money. How strong is your desire to earn more money?

Desire to become your own boss

If you want to stay away from work obligations, you must know that the entrepreneur may be even more applicants than employee status. Ready to take your ideas and initiatives, without you who to throw the blame in case of failure

Attractiveness of a flexible work schedule

Idea entrepreneur is associated, as a rule, independence and the free choice. But this contradicts the reality of bias. An entrepreneur working on average 50% more than a full-time employee.

Wish to gain appreciation of others

One who launches into a business advantage is not just material. He wants, at least as much out of the anonymity of being a mere employee. If you want to get known and appreciated for your work and qualities, you will need to be different from others, to have initiative and entrepreneurship gives you this opportunity.

  • Not go out without money

Before you start a business, make sure you have capital you need. Newly created company must be financially supported at least in the first year, when, theoretically, take it. Underestimation of capital required can cost you dearly and may even compromise the business.

  • Rate your correct business idea

Any business idea can be awarded, provided they are properly evaluated and implemented. For this, we require in depth knowledge of all aspects of business:

  • have a viable business idea
  • it can generate revenue
  • a team of specialists to implement the idea
  • resources are needed for materialization of the project
  • market demand exists for the product and services
  • which is direct competition in this segment
  • advantage that competition can bring new business to the attention of consumers
  • how you business credibility
  • properly weigh the advantages and disadvantages to life ahead

A new business involving money, time, energy and much dedication. Business success depends in good measure availability entrepreneur to organize life in accordance with its business intereresele.

  • the developer takes decisions alone

Employee, your rights are restricted. Someone thinks, speaks and acts in your name. However, as an employee, you have the same responsibility as when you run a business yourself destinies.

  • the developer can choose people to work

As employee, working alongside people who may not have anything in common. As an entrepreneur, you work with professionals recruited by your criteria. In addition, you can call for help apropiaţilor, you can associate with whom we consider necessary and can impose their views in the team.

In conclusion, if you want to go beyond self, to learn every day something new and permanent answer to the challenges of competition, it is possible to have the coordinates of a businessman successful.