Soča Valley Development Centre
Public institution Soča Valley Development Centre (Posoški razvojni center) was founded with decree in 1999. Its mission is to stimulate the development of business, human resources and countryside in three Soča Valley municipalities: Bovec, Kobarid and Tolmin. It also connects development projects of individual municipalities and operates the Development program of Soča Valley 2007–2013 (Soča 2013), prepares and implements priority projects in regional and state development plans and candidates for European and home development help.In cooperation with three local development agencies in 2000, it has connected in Regional Development Agency of north Primorska, which covers 13 municipalities of the north Primorska (the Goriška statistical region).
Fields of operation of Soča Valley Development Centre:
* Business development
Soča Valley Development Centre coordinates different activities and executes projects with the intention of accelerating business in the area of municipalities Bovec, Kobarid and Tolmin. It informs businessmen, offers them help with preparation and signs them up for tenders for financial and other encouragements. It stimulates development of business zones, development of local groups and development partnerships.
* Human resource development
In the field of human resource development, Soča Valley Development Centre coordinates different activities and implements projects that are linked to social and economic development of upper Soča Valley.They are oriented mainly in gradual stopping of negative trends that were present in this area in the past decades. The matter is depopulation of the area, leaving of young people, which consequentially leads to shortage of appropriate cadre, ageing of population etc.
* Rural development
Soča Valley Development Centre coordinates different activities with the purpose of accelerating rural development. It offers help with preparation of documentation for application to different tenders to individuals, associations and other non-government organizations. It cooperates with municipalities, professional and other institutions in the upper Soča Valley and widely with implementation of activities and projects that are connected with countryside development.
* Regional development
We wish to establish a model of sustainable development in the region, which enables balanced improvement of economic, social and environmental prosperity of people. It includes spatially and regionally compliant development, which means stimulation of economic development, creating new workplaces, reducing social exclusion, social cohesion with access to employment and quality life for all inhabitants, reducing development differences
inside the region and increasing and maintaining environmental capital, which is a must for life.
Business premises: Tolmin, Slovenia