Minister without portfolio in charge of innovation and technological development Nenad Popovic and Director of the European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT) Martin Kern signed today the Letter of Intent for the establishment of the European Regional Innovation Hub (EIT Community RIS Hub) in Serbia.
Intensification of cooperation with EU in field of innovation, high technologies
On that occasion, Popovic pointed out that the signing of the aforementioned document intensifies the very successful cooperation between Serbia and the European Union in the field of innovation and high technologies.
The European Regional Innovation Hub will be the umbrella institution for engaging a large number of Serbian participants in the activities of the EIT community in Europe, the Minister explained.
Kern expressed satisfaction with the strengthening of cooperation with Serbia in supporting startups, entrepreneurs and students to implement their innovations faster.
According to him, the EIT community is already present in the Serbian innovation ecosystem and by the end of 2020, it directed more than €1.2 million of support to local businesses and innovation projects in the past years, which resulted in an increase of over €9 million in investments.