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Damjanović: We have some extraordinary people in Montenegro

Sanja Damjanović

Our community shows openness and competitiveness and that is why we are on the world map of science. I’m so happy to see Montenegro on that map. You cannot see Slovenia there, for example, or some other country, but you do see Montenegro. We possess capacities, we have extraordinary individuals, but we have to develop winning teams, Montenegrin Science Minister Sanja Damjanović told Dnevne Novine daily.

She reminded of the fact our country took part in the EU programs for research and innovation Horizon 2020, COST, EUREKA, and underlined Montenegro’s cooperation with CERN and EMBL.

“We have become a member of the European Social Survey. We have our own community that shows readiness and competitiveness, and that’s why today we are on the world map of science,” Minister Damjanović stressed.

She also explained about the Smart Specialization Strategy …

“The Smart Specialization Platform (S3) represents an integrated strategic planning for the EU member states (and candidate countries as well) and includes a focus on identifying niche areas where research, development and innovation are key factors ensuring competitiveness. In other words, it’s a strategy for mapping potentials that would bring you benefits, that is, economic progress, if you use them smartly.”

According to her, the priority areas that Montenegro has recognized in the Strategy are sustainable agriculture and food value chain, sustainable and health tourism, energy and sustainable environment alongside information and technology support.

Drafting process of the Smart Specialization Strategy for Montenegro has lasted for 2 years and Minister Damjanović said the document was prepared in line with the EU methodology, including different phases.

The Ministry of Science has coordinated the process of developing the Smart Specialization Strategy for Montenegro with the help of the Ministry of Economy, while 300 individuals were involved in the drafting process.

 

 

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