Ref # 1

EuropeAid/127559/C/SER/BA– Technical assistance to Public Broadcasting System of Bosnia and Herzegovina in establishment of the 4th legal entity (Public corporation) July 2009 - June 2010 538,000 EUR

Partners: BBC World Service Trust, Kronauer

The EC-funded project is aimed at helping the state-owned broadcasting services of Bosnia and Herzegovina to restructure and reorganize themselves into a genuine, financially and editorially independent Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) for all citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina . Bosnia and Herzegovina has seen many of its institutions falling apart during the civil war and difficult rebuilding period took place with difficult negotiations with the three constituent nations over how to build the future joint institutions of this war-thorn country.

This project has an aim to rebuild all three broadcasters within the PBS in a single and functional PBS system around the project of establishing the PBS Corporation or the so-alled 4th Entity and ensure smooth restructuring of this important public institution in Bosnia and Herzegovina.


This project is being implemented by the team leader, Goran Sumkoski, helped by a team of 6 renowned international experts on restructuring and media and team of around 10local experts and support staff.

Type of services provided
Organizational Restructuring
Executive Coaching
Institution Building
Capacity Building
Human Resources
Restructuring big state organizations
Mediating between beneficiaries and legislative powers


Ref # 2

Strategic Advisor, International Business Council of Kyrgyzstan 200,000 EUR Nov 2006 – Nov 2009

Partners: GTZ

 Providing strategic and operational guidance to the only state-wide organization representing interests of all Kyrgyz-based local and foreign businesses.
 Lobbying and influencing government and parliament for adoption of business-friendly laws.
 Regular reporting and contacts with donors, partners, government officials.
 Managing a team of around 10 local experts and support staff.
 Managing complex negotiations between all stakeholders, such as big and local businesses, government citizens etc.
 Conducting massive public opinion campaigns in order to galvanize support for the goals of the organization.
 Strategic, organizational, operational, financial management of the complex project involving numbers of stakeholders.
 Member of Supreme Economic Council advising the Kyrgyz Prime Minister
Member of Investment Council advising the Kyrgyz President Human Resources
Restructuring big state organizations
Mediating between beneficiaries and legislative powers

Ref # 3

Marketing Strategy for CANS in Central Asia 1 March 2008 / 1 August 2008 15,000 EUR Eurasia Foundation AKIPRESS

Partners: Media Consulting Group


The Eurasia Foundation sponsored project to help CANS develop revenue and marketing strategy in their efforts to become financially self-sustainable organization providing information to public and commercial consumers.
Project involved organizational and content review of CANS for 5 Central Asian countries, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Type of services provided

• Revenue increasing strategy
• Marketing Analysis
• Business plan for 3 years.

Ref # 4

EuropeAid/123670/C/SER/BA PBS – ESJ News Production and Archiving Project 1 October
2007 / 1st of April 2009 , 585,000 EUR

Partners: Lille School of Journalism, Media Consulting Group

The EC-funded project is aimed at establishing joint News Production and Archiving system in the Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) for all citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina has seen many of its institutions falling apart during the civil war and difficult rebuilding period took place with difficult negotiations with the three constituent nations over how to build the future joint institutions of this war-thorn country. The project aim was to improve the quality of the programme production and promotion of internal cooperation in this area between all segments of the PBS of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This News production and archiving project was implemented by the team leader, Goran Sumkoski, helped by a team of 20 renowned international experts on restructuring and media and team of around 15 local experts and support staff.

Type of services provided


• Quality of News Production
• Organizational Restructuring
• Executive Coaching
• Institution Building
• Capacity Building
• Restructuring big state organizations
• Mediating between beneficiaries and legislative powers