The Accelerating Innovation and Growth Entrepreneurship Project in Serbia aims to enhance the quality and relevance of scientific research and foster innovative entrepreneurship while improving access to finance for business expansion, thereby boosting Serbia's growth and competitiveness. The project consists of three components, with the first focusing on research sector reforms, which includes the Serbia Science Fund subcomponent that will finance selected competitive research programs.
Name in original language
Пројекат акцелерације иновација и подстицања раста предузетништва у Републици Србији
Initiative overview
The project's development objective is to improve (i) the relevance and excellence of scientific research, and (ii) innovative entrepreneurship and access to finance for enterprise growth, as a way of contributing to Serbia's growth and competitiveness. Relevance of research refers to the potential of research results to be commercialized on the market, thus contributing to the economy, while excellence refers to international recognition of the quality of the research.
Name of responsible organisation (in English)
Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development