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The Conference is organized by the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ANUBIH), Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU), University of Bologna, School of Economics and Business Sarajevo University Sarajevo, Institute of Economics Sarajevo, Faculty of Political Sciences University Sarajevo, Centre for development local and regional self-government. This is third conference about local and regional development after 1995, and reflected specific interest and tradition Academy in local, urban and regional development research. Academy, Department of Social Sciences has long tradition, more than six decade, in research problems local, urban, city and regional development. Conference will start on September 20, 2013, and will finish September 21, 2013. Conference will be first day, September 20, 2013. Forum mayors WB will be second day, September 21, 2013. The main conference topic is local economic and infrastructural development SEE in context EU accession. This topic sublimes and reflects economic and political approaches to four specific and important themes for local development (communities and cities): first, management and strategic planning of local economic development; second, financing of local economic and infrastructure development; third, the role of civil society in local economic and infrastructure development and fourth, local communities and territorial organization. In context constitutional and legal aspects of local economic and infrastructural development, authors discuss: constitutional and legal role local governments in economic and infrastructural development municipalities and cities, role of municipal prefects and majors in the local economic and infrastructural development; institutional forms and shapes in the implementation of regional development; local economic development and modernization of local governance; constitutional and legal position of municipal and city governments in strategic planning and promoting local economic development and infrastructure development Next part is local economic and infrastructural development with following themes: framework for sustainable local development strategy; situation and perspectives for economic development of city; integrated methodological framework for formulation and implementation of local development strategy; influence of tertiary activities on local and rural development; linking of the urban and rural tourist dimension for the purpose of increase in economic effect of tourism; opportunities and responsibilities of local self-government in environmental aspects of the EU integration process; competitiveness local government units; European union regional policy; the effect of capital construction of power facilities on the economic development of local communities Local communities and reform of territorial organization and economic and functional efficiency of territorial organization; and convergence of local government units consists third part focusing on connections local economic development and infrastructural development with state territorial organization. Financing of local economic and infrastructural development is very important part on the Conference and consists following themes: importance of the EU pre-accession assistance in financing of local economic and infrastructure development: experiences; the base methodology to safe implementation of public private partnership on the emerging market of the south east Europe; the role and importance of the public-private partnership in financing local economic development; innovation and entrepreneurship – investment in people and skills; the role of R&D and innovation in local economic development; PPP tools as an innovation element for the qualification of the public procurement sector in the EU policy framework from a regional point of view, fiscal federalism and possibility for borrowing. In the end, but not least, last part is non-government organization (NGO) and their position or role in economic and infrastructural local development focusing on civil society: an inevitable partner in the development of local communities in young democracies. Mayors of capital city (Ljubljana, Zagreb, Belgrade, Podgorica, Skopje, Sarajevo, Priština) new state on the Western Balkan, part of the Adriatic macro region invited to present experiences about city development, infrastructures, legal framework, financing, and other important question city (urban) development. We hope, with support Delegation EU in Bosnia and Herzegovina and City of Sarajevo, Forum city mayors should be organize each years and should be place for exchanging experiences and searching answers for the most important questions of local, city and regional development in context EU accession, new development framework, and new approaches. Proceeding contains papers authors from Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Number of papers submitted is of great importance for this conference. Papers were subjected to a blind reviewing process of international team reviewers. Proceeding indexed in EBSCO and CEEOL (Central and Eastern European Online Library), and has CIP cataloging, ISBN and COBISS number. Keynote speakers for first day Conference “Local economic and infrastructure development SEE in context EU accession” are: members of Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ANUBIH), Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU), University of Bologna, Unit Forward Studies and Cross-sector policies of Region Emilia-Romagna, Faculty of Economics University of Zagreb, etc. Keynote speakers for second day (Forum mayors) are: mayors of Ljubljana, mayors of Zagreb, mayors of Belgarde, mayors of Podgorica, mayors of Sarajevo, etc. Prof. Komšić, Mayors of Sarajevo City is host of Forum mayors this year. Conference participant are: academicians, professors, member of university, researchers, policymakers on the local, city, regional and state level, city mayors, community mayors, member of associations municipalities and cities in region, prime ministries and ministries, representatives NGO, international communities, development agencies, PhD students, etc. The Conference was supported by Ministry of environmental and tourism, Elektroprivreda BiH, BH Telecom d.d. Sarajevo, Sarajevo City, Canton Sarajevo, Municipality Centar Sarajevo, Municipality Novi Grad Sarajevo, Municipality Ilidža, Delegation EU in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We would like to thank the authors, reviewers, the members of committees, supporters and others for their efforts toward making this Conference a success.
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