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Serbia, Croatia face several challenges in field of science
Belgrade/Zagreb,
13 May 2010
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Technological Development Bozidar Djelic met with Croatian Minister of Science, Education and Sports Radovan Fuchs in Zagreb today. They discussed bilateral cooperation and joint scientific projects.
Djelic, who is visiting Croatia, stressed that regarding the fields of education and science Croatia is struggling with problems similar to those that Serbia has. He said that both countries have many challenges before them in the field of science.
There are 21 joint scientific projects, mainly related to biotechnology, he said.
Djelic said that a series of workshops will be organised in the coming months to examine the results of joint initiatives.
Future meetings will be held at ministerial or state secretary level and over the next 12 months Serbia and Croatia will organise a science day for examining results achieved and areas where it is possible to improve cooperation, he said.
Bilateral cooperation will support scientific development in Serbia and Croatia, he said.
Djelic said that the two countries have been working on the opening of a regional technological fund, which would have capital of €100 million and would be supported by the EU and other European financial factors. Its main goal would be to attract appropriate financing for scientific companies.
He explained that a number of scientists see emigration as the only solution. Thus, they take away ideas, patents and associates from their mother countries and take them to countries where they can get stable financing. This is a common problem for all countries of the region and it requires joint action in order to be resolved.
Fuchs said that today’s meeting with Djelic is a continuation of talks that were started several months ago in Belgrade.
He said that he and Djelic exchanged opinions and identified additional fields in which it is possible to establish cooperation. That is, first of all, joint application of scientists for EU funded projects.
The Croatian Minister of Science, Education and Sports added that ways of obtaining loans through the World Bank and EBRD for areas that fall within the competence of the two ministries were also looked at.
There are 21 joint scientific projects, mainly related to biotechnology, he said.
Djelic said that a series of workshops will be organised in the coming months to examine the results of joint initiatives.
Future meetings will be held at ministerial or state secretary level and over the next 12 months Serbia and Croatia will organise a science day for examining results achieved and areas where it is possible to improve cooperation, he said.
Bilateral cooperation will support scientific development in Serbia and Croatia, he said.
Djelic said that the two countries have been working on the opening of a regional technological fund, which would have capital of €100 million and would be supported by the EU and other European financial factors. Its main goal would be to attract appropriate financing for scientific companies.
He explained that a number of scientists see emigration as the only solution. Thus, they take away ideas, patents and associates from their mother countries and take them to countries where they can get stable financing. This is a common problem for all countries of the region and it requires joint action in order to be resolved.
Fuchs said that today’s meeting with Djelic is a continuation of talks that were started several months ago in Belgrade.
He said that he and Djelic exchanged opinions and identified additional fields in which it is possible to establish cooperation. That is, first of all, joint application of scientists for EU funded projects.
The Croatian Minister of Science, Education and Sports added that ways of obtaining loans through the World Bank and EBRD for areas that fall within the competence of the two ministries were also looked at.
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