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Efficiency and Cost Optimisation - The process of optimisation Advertorial In this column we continue with the Process of Optimisation, as a follow-up to the last column on Principles of Optimisation 15 Mar 2010

CONECO and RACIOENERGIA fairs Locked

The largest construction fair in Slovakia, CONECO, will be held at Bratislava's Incheba exhibition centre between March 23 and 27. The 31st such fair, it will provide a comprehensive offering of 15 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

Association of Construction Entrepreneurs of Slovakia (ZSPS) Locked

ZSPS is an independent, voluntary and non-political organisation uniting about 150 member companies from all aspects of the construction industry, including large, medium and small-sized companies as well as self-employed construction workers, hand craftsmen and producers and sellers of construction materials as well as companies publishing magazines and textbooks focused on the industry. Its members account for approximately 50 percent of construction production within Slovakia. ZSPS is a member of the National Union of Employers (RÚZ) and participates in tripartite negotiations as well as negotiations for higher-level collective agreements. 15 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

Big construction companies in Slovakia Locked

Ranking based on sales in 2008 15 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

Construction institutions in Slovakia Locked

Ministry of Construction and Regional Development 15 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

Construction output shrinks Locked

THE OUTPUT of Slovak construction companies continues its decline. After consecutive shrinkage over all months of 2009, except in August when output increased by a mere 0.1 percent year-on-year, the downward trend continued in January 2010 with construction output recorded as 8.1 percent less than January 2009, at €257.5 million, the Slovak Statistics Office reported on March 9. The poor development is ascribed to low demand for almost all kinds of construction projects, financing limitations and unfavourable weather conditions as well as some other persisting effects from the financial crisis. 15 Mar 2010 Jana Liptáková The Slovak Spectator

Highway PPP projects go on, despite complications Economic crisis presents new hurdles for project financing SLOVAKIA is placing a lot of hope in its public-private partnership (PPP) projects to build highways. Not only are these intended finally to link the east and west of the country with an unbroken multi-lane highway and hence bring new business opportunities eastwards, but they should also provide orders for construction companies, thus helping to keep them afloat and their workers employed. However, the economic crisis has slowed down and complicated the whole process. 15 Mar 2010 Jana Liptáková The Slovak Spectator

Thermal insulation becomes trendy Locked

THE CHANGING look of many Slovak towns and cities shows that the trend towards thermal insulation of buildings is spreading all across Slovakia. Making living more comfortable and cheaper as well as being more environmentally-friendly are the main driving forces behind exchange of old windows for new energy-efficient ones, covering exterior walls of buildings with thermal insulation, and other energy-saving improvements. But a lack of funds to finance such projects remains the biggest obstacle to even greater improvement in the thermal qualities of older, and sometimes obsolete, residential properties in Slovakia. 15 Mar 2010 Jana Liptáková The Slovak Spectator

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Investment for the future is not only a phrase Educated and experienced people bring orders and work to their companies Locked

THE GLOBAL economic crisis is crushing the construction sector in Slovakia, with more bad times still expected to come. But Zsolt Lukáč, the President of the Association of Construction Entrepreneurs of Slovakia (ZSPS) sees some positive features in the current situation. Fewer orders have cleared the market and construction firms cannot take new orders for granted any more, increasing respect for quality work. Lukáč also suggests the industry can use the current crisis to improve the skill levels of current and future construction workers. 15 Mar 2010 Jana Liptáková The Slovak Spectator

Focus on eGovernment SLOVAKIA is aiming to make the country more ‘internet-ised’ and turn paper shuffling between state offices, citizens and businesses into online efficiency. It is doing so via its Operational Programme Informatisation of Society, co-financed by EU funds. In November, the European Commission revealed its study about Smarter, Faster, Better eGovernment, the 8th benchmark measurement of eServices across Europe. 8 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

Some internet providers in Slovakia GTS Slovakia – manages a network infrastructure covering all of Slovakia including fixed wireless access (FWA) networks and an optical network in Bratislava. 8 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

Some online shopping sites in Slovakia www.artforum.sk – an online branch of the brick-and-mortar shop Artforum. 8 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

IT organisations in Slovakia ITAS – IT Association of Slovakia 8 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

Digital literacy keeps rising DIGITAL literacy in Slovakia has climbed to what has been described as the ‘medium-level’ over the past four years but the gap between people mastering digital technologies and those lacking literacy as well as access to these services has been widening. These are the main findings from a research project called Digital Literacy in Slovakia conducted by the Institute for Public Affairs (IVO). Marián Velšic, an IVO analyst, introduced the results of the third cycle of the biennial project in mid November 2009. 8 Mar 2010 Jana Liptáková The Slovak Spectator

ČTK

Slovaks getting connected DSL, FWA, WiFi, FTTH, FTTB, LTE – these are all internet connections INTERNET and online services have been an important part of life in Slovakia for several years. Most Slovak companies are online and the number of households with internet access is also increasing. Slovakia can more than facilitate this as it has all the most highly-developed technologies for internet connections at its disposal. 8 Mar 2010 Jana Liptáková The Slovak Spectator

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