Join Conference on Smart Specialisation in Skopje
Join the conference Implementing the Western Balkan Agenda on Innovation, Research, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport - Support to Smart Specialisation in the Western Balkans and Turkey in Skopje and online on 18 and 19 October.
The conference will bring various stakeholders from the region and the EU to discuss the progress made by the Western Balkan economies in Smart Specialisation. The particular focus will be on the implementation stage and the contribution to the Western Balkan Agenda on Innovation, Research, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (Western Balkan Agenda).
The Western Balkan Agenda advances efforts undertaken in the region and seeks to facilitate necessary socio-economic transformation processes, encouraging creative solutions to foster economic growth and stability across the region.
The overall objectives of this Agenda are to:
- Transform research and innovation ecosystems of all economies in the region,
- Stimulate a sustainable economy (post COVID-19),
- Counteract climate change,
- Nurture knowledge-based societies,
- Enhance quality of education and training,
- Boost human capital development and encourage citizens engagement,
- Improve mobility, connectivity, and brain circulation;
- Create prosperous Western Balkans inside Europe, and
- Foster regional cooperation.
Smart Specialisation represents the approach that has the capacity to support reaching these objectives.
The panels will present the advancements and success stories from the Smart Specialisation processes of the Western Balkan economies. Such success contribute to meeting the goals of the Western Balkan Agenda.
Particular emphasis will be given on promoting potential collaborations in innovation priorities across the Western Balkan region.
The event will be also used to showcase the progress made by North Macedonia in the Smart Specialisation process.
To learn more about Smart Specialisation and the conference agenda click here.
To register to attend the conference please follow this link.