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STP Niš and City&Me bring exciting benefits to everyone who joins us at the Startup Breakfast in the coming period!

Understanding the importance of environmental protection, STP Niš joined the fight for a greener and more sustainable city of Niš, becoming part of the Green Heroes initiative that reminds us all of the importance of individual contributions to the community.
Within the services that STP Niš provides to its members – Living Lab, as well as the support it provides to its startup companies, an opportunity arose to focus together on innovations that contribute to ecology and smart solutions for city living. Therefore, in the coming period, everyone who visits the Startup Breakfast will have the opportunity to win C&M tokens!
This way, you support the growth of domestic startups together with us!

In order to secure tokens, which you can exchange for specific products and services at the city or community level, you need to:

• Install the City&Me app
• Come to the Startup breakfast
• Win your token and exchange it for a prize!

Using the C&M application, as part of the Startup Breakfast, STP Niš will reward its members, as well as all other citizens who visit this event that promotes innovation and entrepreneurship, with tokens.

Out of a total of 18 applications received for the Public Call, six companies are the winners of non-reimbursable support, in the form of small value state aid, for the development of innovative activities, with the obligation to employ unemployed persons.

The allocated funds will be designated for innovation development costs (proof of concept and/or prototype, implementation and commercialization of the innovation), which will further include professional and infrastructural support, which will be reflected in business model development consulting, legal and administrative consulting, trainings, intellectual property protection, investment preparation, mentoring, visibility, and promotion, which will be provided by the Science and Technology Park Niš.
It is possible to direct the funds towards the costs of wages and/or compensation costs, costs related to the procurement of equipment, as well as costs related to research and testing.
Some criteria that the expert committee looked at during the application process for this Public Call related to the structure and dedication of the team, market potential, as well as how innovative the service or product is.
The Science and Technology Park member companies that are recipients of non-reimbursable support are:

• Canandi,
• Metaware,
• Nais Robotics,
• ByTech Company,
• Qreadable,
• A-Company

The goal of allocating funds is to support the development of innovations and new innovative and high-tech products, services, processes, and the creation of knowledge-based innovative companies, increasing the competitive ability of companies through the financing of innovative market-oriented projects.

As part of the “Venture an Idea” project, which the Digital Serbia Initiative conducts jointly with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a free guide “Green, Sustainable Technologies and Innovations” was created, which is intended for everyone who is interested in sustainability, ecology, and technological innovations. The guide was designed with the aim of supporting companies, organizations, and individuals in adopting innovative technologies that contribute to the preservation of our planet.

This free guide was created in cooperation with the Science and Technology Park Niš and the Faculty of Occupational Safety in Niš, with the aim of providing readers with basic knowledge, inspiration, and practical guidelines, in order to help them understand what this field encompasses, actively engage in sustainable development and contribute to building a better future for all.
“Such initiatives and events are an extraordinary opportunity for us, researchers and authors, to interact with a wider audience and further communicate our views on new green technologies. I sincerely hope that the spectators shared our enthusiasm and left the event full of energy to further explore the many possibilities that sustainable technologies constantly bring”, said Prof. Srđan Glišović, PhD, one of the authors of the Guide for Green, Sustainable Technologies and Innovations.

“In Serbia, the largest number of startup companies and teams operate in the field of information and communication technologies. Digitization of processes enables rapid product development and provides many opportunities to create innovative solutions based on ICT. However, on a global scale, many successful startups come not only from the IT sector, but also from the fields of biotechnology, mobility, sustainable and green technologies. Serbia already has institutions, researchers, and companies in these sectors, and by focusing on the development of an innovation ecosystem directed towards green and sustainable technologies, we can achieve diversification and increase the number of startup projects in these fields. Our guide is a step towards the popularization of innovative entrepreneurship and opportunities in these sectors, with a special emphasis on green and sustainable technologies”, said Milan Ranđelović, PhD, managing director of the Science and Technology Park Niš.

“The aim of this guide is to understand the importance of green technologies and the benefits they bring, encouraging multidisciplinarity and interaction between different sectors, including science, technology, engineering, and entrepreneurship. This interdisciplinary collaboration opens the door to innovative solutions that combine technology, ecology, and social responsibility”, said Tadej Kurepa, program director of the “Venture an Idea” project.

The “Green, Sustainable Technologies and Innovations” guide is free and available to everyone who wants to contribute to the preservation of the environment and the creation of a sustainable future.

The “Science and Innovation Day” was held in STP Niš as part of the national project “Serbia, the Land of Science, the Land of Innovation”

The “Science and Innovation Day”, which was launched by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation as part of the national project “Serbia the Land of Science, the Land of Innovation”, was held yesterday in the Science and Technology Park Niš. This project aims to raise awareness about the importance of investing in science, technological development and innovation, as well as the potential they carry for our country.

During her address, Minister Jelena Begović, PhD, emphasized the importance of the development and promotion of science in every segment of society. “Serbia, the Land of Science, the Land of Innovation” is not just a slogan, but a vision that we should share as a society, pointing to the necessity of constant education, research, and innovation. This is exactly what should be the foundation for the future of the country.
Those present were given the opportunity to be informed about the latest initiatives from the world of science and innovation, and during the panel discussion in which the director of the Innovation Fund, Ivan Rakonjac, PhD, the director of the Science Fund, Milica Đurić-Jovicič, PhD, and acting the director of the Center for the Promotion of Science, Marjana Brkić, PhD, presented various opportunities and support programs, sources of financing, and they could also hear more about tax benefits from a tax advisor. Also, the event was an opportunity to hear practical tips, such as those on tax credits, which can be useful to everyone involved in innovation and research. Through the demonstration of supported innovative solutions and scientific results, from Zoran Perić, PhD, full professor of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Niš and manager of the Com-in-AI project and Milan Banić from the company Coming – Computer Engineering from Niš.

This event was realized with the desire to inspire, motivate, and connect different actors in the field of science and technology. Science and Innovation Days represent a common platform for all those who believe in the power of knowledge and innovation as key factors for the development and prosperity of Serbia.
Finally, it is important to emphasize that the project “Serbia, the Land of Science, the Land of Innovation” is not only a reflection of the current vision, but also of the long-term strategy of the country that strives to put science and technology at the epicenter of its progress, growth, and development.

 

The Government of the Republic of Serbia has announced a tender for the construction of science and technology parks in Kruševac, Niš and Čačak.
This initiative significantly improves the national infrastructure in the field of innovation, emphasizing the importance of the technological and innovative domain in Serbia. With an investment of over 20 million euros, allocated for the Science and Technology Park Niš (STP Niš) capacity expansion, the plan is to build about 18,000 m2 of modern space in less than two years, of which about 9,000 m2 will be office space and about 1,000 m2 of laboratory space. After the construction of the new facility, the total capacity of STP Niš will be over 30,000 m2, with over 15,000 m2 of office and laboratory space, which will have the capacity to receive about 1,500 experts dedicated to the development of innovative projects.

The planned facility will be built in the northwestern part of the STP Niš complex, between the multi-purpose building of the Faculty of Electronic Engineering and the Student Center restaurant.
In the previous period, starting from its establishment, STP Niš became recognized as a regional center of innovation, with over 50 member companies, employing over 500 employees, who work on the development of their own innovative products and services, in the existing facility of STP Niš.

The extension and expansion of STP Niš will not only significantly improve conditions for existing members of the park, but will also open doors for numerous new companies, as well as attract and launch new development centers of technology companies that want to join and contribute to the growth of our innovation ecosystem together. At the same time, this initiative represents a new strategic direction for strengthening the competitiveness of the Southern and Eastern Serbia Region.
The implementation of this project will make it possible to increase the competitiveness of the Southern and Eastern Serbia region, through the creation of conditions for the creation of a greater number of startup companies, the development of existing companies and to attract global development centers, which will contribute to the retention of experts in the region, self-employment and the employment of young highly educated people and change the structure of the economy towards a knowledge-based economy.

With the construction of a new facility, in addition to the above, conditions will be created for the development of the community and the development of new projects, in addition to the ICT sector as the fastest growing in Serbia, measured both through exports and the number of employees, and in fields and functions of STP Niš that are not sufficiently represented, or for which there is potential and interest but no spatial capacity. More intensive work is planned on the function of technology transfer and commercialization of scientific research projects, the development of joint research projects and laboratories between several scientific research organizations and the economy, the development of startups and innovative projects in the fields of green economy and energy efficiency, biotechnology, cyber security, robotics, high-tech projects in the field of automotive industry and mobility.

The start of work on expanding the STP Niš capacity is planned for the beginning of 2024 at the latest.