When established, the Centre for Sustainable Rural Development Kranj set its goals for operation in 4 key areas. In the first year we mostly worked on fostering the development of entrepreneurship and employing people in the countryside. In the following years 2004 and 2005, we have gradually expanded our activities to the support of technology, organisation, innovation and market as well as lifelong learning. We will perform the activities on promotion of sustainable development gradually and if financial sources are available. However, the interest of local environment seems to be growing significantly.


1. Fostering the development of entrepreneurship and employing people in the countryside
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Realisation and expanding the project "Rural Development Core" - leading the 4-level approach with three or four interest groups
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Preparation and leading the projects of development of entrepreneurship and employment opportunities in the countryside, project "PRJ 2005-2006" (Rural Development Core 2005-2006)
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Support in entrepreneurial restructuring of agriculture and public services in the countryside

2. 2. Technological - organisational - innovational - market support
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Counselling and organising countryside people working in production activities, processing, development and products marketing as well as services from the countryside
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Promotion, organising and fostering the sale of products, developed in the project "Rural Development Core"
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Support in innovations and development of new products and services
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Establishment of joint treatment facilities or services: development centre, incubator - a small treatment facility or joint purchase/sale points
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Development of tele-centres, informational technologies and joint support servicing services

3. Lifelong learning
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Development that meets the needs of education and training, adjusted to the countryside, especially from the fields of entrepreneurship, human resources development and marketing
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Development of human resources from countryside and for the development of countryside, oriented on special target groups
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Development of certification training for typical traditional knowledge of central Gorenjska

4. Promotion of sustainable development
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Development of civil society partnerships in the field of environmental development
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Spreading public awareness of sustainable use of resources and multifunctional role of the countryside
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Preparation of programmes for the development of the countryside and an approach to the local Agenda 21
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Developmental realisation of natural and cultural heritage of this area