The Government of Republic of Slovenia nominated the Inter-Ministerial Working Group to implement the Memorandum on Cooperation (MoC) between The Government of Republic of Slovenia and International Center for Promotion of Enterprises (ICPE)

At its 40th regular session, The Government of Republic of Slovenia nominated the Inter-Ministerial Working Group to implement the first Memorandum on Cooperation (MoC) between The Government of Republic of Slovenia and International Center for Promotion of Enterprises (ICPE) which was signed in September 2011 for the period of five years. MoC defines several areas of mutual cooperation between ICPE and various ministries/agencies and other governmental institutions, with Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport as the contact point. Based on this MoC, annual action plans for each year are prepared and implemented, in accordance with the interests and possibilities of all parties involved.

Members of the Inter-Ministerial Working Group (IMWG) are:

-       Dr. Borut Rončević, Acting Director General, Directorate for Higher Education and Science, Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport,  presiding to the working group,

-       Dr. Stanislav Raščan, Ambassador, Director General, Directorate for Economic Diplomacy,  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, co-presiding to the working group,

-       Mr. Tone Kajzer, Ambassador, State Secretary, Cabinet of the Prime Minister of RS,

-       Mr. Tomaž Kunstelj, Ambassador, Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

-       Dr. Janez Šumrada, Ambassador, Directorate for Economic Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

-       Mr. Janez Podobnik, MD, Acting Director General, International Center for Promotion of Enterprises, ICPE,

-       Mr. Tomaž Rozman, Acting Director General, Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport,

-       M.Sc. Tea Glažar, Secretary, International Cooperation and EU Office, Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport,

-       Mr. Mihael Zupančič, Minister Counsellor, Head, International Law Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

-       M.Sc. Mitja Mavko, Secretary, Head, International Financial Relations Department, Directorate for Public Property and Financial System, Ministry of Finance,

-       M.Sc. Janez Rogelj, Secretary, Directorate for Tourism and Internationalisation, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology,

-       Ms. Klaudija Koražija, Under-Secretary, International Cooperation Office, Ministry for Justice and Public Administration,

-       Ms. Janja Kokolj-Prošek, Secretary, Head, Office for Food-Processing and International Inter-Institutional Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Tasks of the Inter-Ministerial Working Group are as following:

-       To monitor the implementation of the Memorandum on Cooperation between the Government of Republic of Slovenia and International Center for Promotion of Enterprises (ICPE),

-       To coordinate and monitor jointly agreed action plans of the projects between the Government of Republic of Slovenia and International Center for Promotion of Enterprises (ICPE) from the areas of education and trainings, development aid and cooperation, economic diplomacy and others, in accordance with the interests and possibilities of all parties involved,

-       To evaluate the operational work of ICPE in a short and a long-term period.