European Union
Strategy, governance & frameworks
WBC-RRI.NET fosters the application of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) at the territorial level in five Western Balkan Research and Innovation (R&I) ecosystems and promotes a multi-level governance framework for steering R&I in the Western Balkans (WB).
09.2020 - 08.2023
Achieved results
- The WBC-RRI.NET project has already begun setting the scene for co-creation of ‘anchor’ activities in the Republic of Serbia.
- On July 9, 2021, Andjela Pepic and Dragana Radulovic as representatives of the University of Banja Luka, the implementing partner in this territory, met with the Advisor to the Minister for Scientific-Technological Development, Higher Education and Information Society (MNRVOID) of the Republic of Serbia, Nikola Dragovic, who is involved in the development of the Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) for Republic of Srpska and also Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Mr. Dragovic confirmed the importance of UNIBL’s (and thus WBC-RRI.NET) engagement in the S3 development process at different stages, by providing our own contributions for incorporating the RRI keys within S3 for Republic of Srpska, which would afterwards be embedded in its implementation.
- Mr. Dragovic indicated that the Ministry and he personally, see the Ministry’s engagement in the co-creation process as quite important for later implementation of both strategies mentioned above.
Strategy & approach
Activities planned for Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
In the Skopje planning region in North Macedonia, Science Education and awareness raising for educators with a focus on STEAM (Science, Technology, Arts, Mathematics), and in particular Information Technologies, is in focus. Particular importance is put on the encouragement of female students (Gender Equality).
Based on results from the development of the Smart Specialisation Strategy, there is a lack of experts in Information and Communication Technologies in Skopje while digitalisation is a challenge. The shortcomings from digital challenges concurrently need to be addressed, mainly by employing a multidisciplinary approach.
Based on results from the development of the Smart Specialisation Strategy, there is a lack of experts in Information and Communication Technologies in Skopje while digitalisation is a challenge. The shortcomings from digital challenges concurrently need to be addressed, mainly by employing a multidisciplinary approach.