UNDP Serbia has announced a Public Call for innovative solutions for decarbonization contributing to the just green transition in Serbia in partnership with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Mining and Energy within the “Just Green Transition and Decarbonization in Serbia” financed by the Government of Japan.
For that occasion, the Second Info Day was held in STP Niš, realized in a hybrid format, with the goal of presenting this Public Call. Attendees were able to find out which goals need to be accomplished, as well as what benefits there are and what they can expect in the further realization of the project itself.
The suggested solutions need to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and the reduction of environment pollution, encourage the development of new branches of economy, and enable the retraining of workers from sectors based on the use of fossil fuel. 🌿
The ones who can apply for the Public Call are public and private companies registered in the Republic of Serbia individually or as a consortium. If it is a consortium, companies from Japan and the European Union doing business in Serbia can also take part, as well as scientific research organizations, institutions, and companies from the private and the public sector in Serbia.
You can find more information about the Public Call on the UNDP Serbia website.
Today we hosted Mr. Nikola Bertolini, the head of the Cooperation Department of the EU Delegation in Serbia in the Science and Technology Park Niš. We were honored to present our community, introduce them to the members and their projects, and discuss further plans for cooperation.
A significant number of STP Niš member companies are recipients of Innovation Fund grants supported by the European Union, and some of the representatives had the opportunity to present their realized projects which arose precisely because of this king of support.
As an example of good practice, we presented the “Gaming Center” – a program supported by the EU and successfully implemented within the Startup Center Niš, and announced some new ideas we will be working on.
The City&Me app, made by the STP Niš member company JustStart, has created a sticker pack inspired by our city in cooperation with Viber.
Famous Niš locations and Niš phrases will enrich communication and evoke the southern spirit on this popular digital platform, while everyone who downloads this sticker pack will also become users of the first City&Me chatbot on Viber.
The City&Me app is envisioned as a digital virtual assistant intended for the citizens of Niš and all visitors, who can use it to receive current service information, information about a location with recycling spots, latest news on covid, as well as a trivia quiz about Niš.
If you have not downloaded these fantastic stickers yet, you can do that on this link.
Within the “Better Energy” USAID Serbia project, the “How to Achieve an Energy Efficient Residential Building” Workshop – one in a series of workshops organized for registered building managers, energy managers, and interested municipality administration representatives, was held in STP Niš.
The “Better Energy” project is directed towards the improvement of energy efficiency at the municipal level and the increase of the use of renewable energy sources.
The workshops are conducted within the “Introducing Modern Energy Efficiency Technologies/Measures into Residential Buildings” activity, with the goal of informing and strengthening the capacities of every involved party, and defining their role in residential building retrofitting programs.
The Innovation Fund has published a new Public Call for participation in the acceleration program Katapult. The condition for participation is to be an innovative company in the early stages of product development and market conquering, or even a company with proven market traction.
Katapult offers an intensive three-month mentorship and financial support by means of grants ranging from 20.000 euros (for the Ideation enterprise category) to 50.000 euros (for the Scale-up enterprise category).
Additionally, startups that provide a qualified investment within nine months since the end of the acceleration will be provided with financial support in the form of a grant of up to 300.000 euros.
The deadline for applying is September 15 2022.
The applications of companies from all fields of science and technology, as well as from the industrial sector, are to be submitted via the Katapult portal until September 15 2022 at 15:00.
As a reminder, the Katapult community started forming after the first public call from last year, when 19 innovative startups have been selected for support. After a three-month acceleration program, the startups are currently in the investment gathering phase.
