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Four ministries present results of the past year
Belgrade,
1 March 2005
Representatives of the Serbian Ministry of Education and Sport, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection, and Ministry of Diaspora presented today the results of their work during the first year of the current government.
Minister of Science and Environmental Protection Aleksandar Popovic told a press conference at the main government building that science will be the first segment of Serbian society to enter the European integration.
According to him, a reform of the scientific system in Serbia will be completed this year after the adoption of four laws: on scientific research, on innovation, on the Dictionary of the Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences, and on the Serbian encyclopaedia. He recalled that that the Law on electronic signatures, which paved the way for the development of e-business, has already been passed.
Popovic added that five billion dinars have been earmarked for science in the 2005 budget, compared with 3.7 billion dinars in 2003. He also recalled that salaries at scientific institutions have been raised by 28 percent.
Minister of Diaspora Vojislav Vukcevic said that the Law on Citizenship has enabled the heirs of Serb ancestors to gain citizenship as well as the heirs of ethnic communities living in the territory of Serbia.
According to him, a law on Diaspora has not yet been passed because the ministry wants to study the experience of other countries. As for the census of the Diaspora, we have filed a request to Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Pavle to help us obtain data through Serbian priests abroad, said Vukcevic.
Minister of Culture Dragan Kojadinovic said that the ministry has invested more than it spent over the past 12 months and that funding for culture institutions has been increased four times.
Minister of Education and Sport Slobodan Vuksanovic said that the ministry has been trying to bring domestic education up to European standards and to encourage outstanding results in sports.
He said that this year, parents will be allowed to attend their children’s entrance exams for secondary schools, one of the latest novelties the ministry has introduced in line with European practice.
Vuksanovic recalled that this year, sports have been introduced in Serbian schools as an optional subject and he added that an additional guidebook for civic education has been approved.
According to him, a reform of the scientific system in Serbia will be completed this year after the adoption of four laws: on scientific research, on innovation, on the Dictionary of the Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences, and on the Serbian encyclopaedia. He recalled that that the Law on electronic signatures, which paved the way for the development of e-business, has already been passed.
Popovic added that five billion dinars have been earmarked for science in the 2005 budget, compared with 3.7 billion dinars in 2003. He also recalled that salaries at scientific institutions have been raised by 28 percent.
Minister of Diaspora Vojislav Vukcevic said that the Law on Citizenship has enabled the heirs of Serb ancestors to gain citizenship as well as the heirs of ethnic communities living in the territory of Serbia.
According to him, a law on Diaspora has not yet been passed because the ministry wants to study the experience of other countries. As for the census of the Diaspora, we have filed a request to Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Pavle to help us obtain data through Serbian priests abroad, said Vukcevic.
Minister of Culture Dragan Kojadinovic said that the ministry has invested more than it spent over the past 12 months and that funding for culture institutions has been increased four times.
Minister of Education and Sport Slobodan Vuksanovic said that the ministry has been trying to bring domestic education up to European standards and to encourage outstanding results in sports.
He said that this year, parents will be allowed to attend their children’s entrance exams for secondary schools, one of the latest novelties the ministry has introduced in line with European practice.
Vuksanovic recalled that this year, sports have been introduced in Serbian schools as an optional subject and he added that an additional guidebook for civic education has been approved.
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