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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.

Profile of a successful entrepreneur

Human personality business

Entrepreneurs presents a unique behavioral style, defined by a series of personality attributes:

  • Ambition to rise to the highest standards, often self-imposed
  • Flair in anticipating economic trends
  • Imagination, creativity and passion in identifying opportunities
  • Discernment in making decisions
  • Rational behavior in relation to the threats
  • Capacity guidance and tenacity in achieving goals
  • Trend towards differentiation and originality in all aspects
  • Power of anticipation and flexibility measures critical
  • Motivation and perseverance desire to succeed in business
  • Total dedication to the interests of business
  • Ability to learn from previous experiences and desire for self-overcoming
  • Natural slope towards the assumption of risks
  • Spirit of initiative and responsibility in solving
  • Ability to tolerate change and good adaptation to situations of crisis and uncertainty
  • Guidance for results.

Training

Entrepreneurs may belong to any professional group. There are no jobs "predestined" to produce entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs may have to cut almost any profession, but have not necessarily need specialized knowledge and skills to enable them develop and launch a business.

The new approach to the training aims to cultivate entrepreneurial skills of diverse training in knowledge and attitudes of a general nature relating to entrepreneurship, to strictly specialized skills related to business.

Entrepreneurs prefer work involves persuasion, influence and directing others. Often, they are interested in economic issues off the field for which they prepared. Which enchant and what motivates them is essentially solving problems.

Regardless of their profession based entrepreneurs, are naturally inclined to, the activities of the type:

  • supervision
  • coordination
  • business management
  • project management.

    Budget

    Financial resources are an essential component of a business, but not the most important. Business provides enough examples of businesses that were sold, in whole or in part, from the development phase. So "business idea" has in itself the financial capital observable.

    Did you know ...

    • At the inauguration of a business, profit does not appear immediately. In the first year of operation, is expected to use their savings to support and boost business.
    • Gradually, however, business will become self-sustainable. This may happen sooner or later, depending on several factors:
      • experience of entrepreneur
      • area business
      • pace of development of the economic branch to which business
      • financial strength of the developer
      • degree of access to sources of funding
      • the promotion business.
    • The money you earn an entrepreneur is, in general, dividends from profits made by the company. Of this amount, a good part will reinvest to increase business.
    • Only when company obtain stable monthly income, business people start to think about your own salary.
    • Entrepreneurs starting their first business usually with minimal resources for subsistence. In these circumstances, becomes almost mandatory for the contractor to seek expertise outside the company to use consultants to business and to access sources of funding to enable it to develop.

    May be my own servant?

    According to legal provisions, the contractor who is a single limited liability company may be its employee. He will be placed with individual work on their own company and will have all rights and obligations under the labor law for employees. The situation also applies in circumstances where the sole is firm and the manager.

    How do I know what business is right for me?

    To succeed in business, the entrepreneur must have a global vision of business and understand where the company wants to position the medium and long term. Well you must know which markets to be addressed and what kind of offer can bring the best results:

    • Production

    • Businesses in production involving the purchase of raw materials and specialized equipment, and development of processes for making products for sale.

    • Commerce

    • Businesses in the trade put emphasis on developing channels and points distribution, the development of partnership relations with suppliers, and providing storage space and means of transport.

    • Services

    • The service is based on essentially the labor force, the quality of services and effective communication with customers.