Abbreviations and acronyms

ARMSTANDARD

National Body for Standards and Metrology (Armenia)

ASAN

Azerbaijani Service and Assessment Network

BDS

business development services

CA

conformity assessment

CAERC

Center for the Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communications

CM

comparable methodology

DigComp

EU Digital Competence Framework

EaP

Eastern Partnership

EBRD

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EEPO

Entrepreneurship and Export Promotion Office (Ukraine)

EIF

Enterprise Incubator Foundation

FDI

foreign direct investment

GNI

gross national income

GVC

global value chain

HEI

higher education institution

HPSU

high-potential start-up (Ireland)

IAF

International Accreditation Forum

ICA

Investment Council of Armenia

ICT

information and communications technology

IDDA

Innovation and Digital Development Agency

ILAC

International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation

KOBIA

Kiçik və Orta Biznesin İnkişafı Agentliyinə, or SME Development Agency (Azerbaijan)

KPI

key performance indicator

M&E

monitoring and evaluation

MoHTI

Ministry of High-Tech Industry (Armenia)

MoJ

Ministry of Justice

MoU

memorandum of understanding

MSMEs

micro, small and medium-sized enterprises

ODA

Organisation for the Development of Entrepreneurship (Moldova)

PPD

public-private dialogue

PPL

Public Procurement Law

R&D

research and development

RIA

regulatory impact assessment

SEDS

Socio-economic Development Strategy of the Republic of Azerbaijan 2022-2026

SMEs

small and medium-size enterprises

STEM

science, technology, engineering and mathematics

VET

vocational education and training

y-on-y

year on year