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Get ready for two days of innovation, networking, and inspiration!

TechMomentum – The 9th Forum of Advanced Technologies awaits us on June 11 and 12 at STP Niš, bringing together leading experts, entrepreneurs, and innovators from the region and the world. If you want to learn more about the latest trends in digital transformation, network with potential partners and hear the experiences of successful startups, this is an event you must not miss!

We are organizing the event in collaboration with the Startup Center Niš, the City of Niš, the Regional Innovation Startup Center Zubin Potok, and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, with the support of the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation.

The goal of the Forum is to encourage innovation, connect the local community with international partners, and strengthen the entrepreneurial spirit. In the long term, we want to contribute to the development of an economy based on knowledge and innovation.

📅 Reserve your dates – June 11 and 12 in Niš!
Interesting speakers, panel discussions, interactive workshops, and lots of networking opportunities await you.

More details and the application form will be available soon at the website www.fnt.rs.

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The Economic Council, a permanent working body of the City Council, which plays a key role in creating and implementing strategies for economic development and improving the business environment, has been formed in Niš.
Milan Ranđelović, PhD, managing director of the Science and Technology Park Niš, was elected president of the Council. The members of this body are prominent businesspeople – directors, co-owners and owners of companies that have been successfully operating in Niš for years, as well as the rector of the University of Niš and representatives of domestic and foreign companies.

The main task of the Council is to contribute to the development of the economy in Niš through cooperation with institutions, businesspeople, and the professional community. It is the competent authority for:

• Launching initiatives for economic development
• Reviewing strategies and plans for economic growth
• Monitoring the implementation of local development programs
• Identifying the comparative advantages of Niš in the economic sector
• Improving the business climate through making conclusions and recommendations

The process of forming the Council included consultations with business associations and entrepreneurs, representatives of the professional public, institutions, and prominent individuals from the economic sector.

Milan Ranđelović, PhD, has over 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship, local economic development, attracting investments and managing development and infrastructure projects. He is a Doctor of Economics and the author of more than 30 scientific papers and publications in the field of economic modeling and decision theory.
He has been the Managing Director of the Science and Technology Park Niš since 2020, a key institution for the development of the regional innovation and startup ecosystem.

According to him, with the formation of this Council, the City of Niš gains an important body that will, through a professional and analytical approach, contribute to strengthening the economy and creating an even more favorable business environment.

The Science and Technology Park Niš presented a new four-year project Serbian European Digital Innovation Hub on AI – S4AI_HUB, which will be implemented in cooperation with 22 key partners from various institutions in Serbia, which will work together on the process of digitalization and application of artificial intelligence in business.
In addition to project partners, the event was attended by the State Secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technological Development, Prof. Miroslav Trajanović, PhD, and Nikola Bićanin, Acting Assistant Minister for Information Society and Information Security of Innovation at the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications. In their address, they emphasized the importance of digitalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups, as well as the application of artificial intelligence in that process.

“Thanks to exceptional proactivity and a well-designed project, together with the formed consortium, STP Niš managed to obtain funding worth 1.7 million euros from the Digital Europe program. It should be noted that STP Niš has already developed an innovation hub that, in addition to startups, brings together 9 regional innovation startup centers and 4 academic incubation centers. This project will be a huge step towards a digital innovation hub, which will enable broader cooperation, especially in the field of artificial intelligence,” said Trajanović. As an initiative supported by the European Commission, this hub will provide support in understanding, integrating, and applying AI technologies, so that the business sector in Serbia can remain competitive and sustainable in the era of accelerated technological development. “Our goal is to provide SMEs, startups, and the public sector the means to understand, integrate, and implement solutions based on artificial intelligence and Industry 5.0, helping them to improve their products and services, increase competitiveness, and ensure long-term sustainability in conditions of accelerated technological development,” said Ivan Pavlović, Assistant Director at STP Niš and Project Manager of S4AI_HUB.

Assistant Minister of Information Nikola Bićanin pointed out that this project is part of a broader initiative launched in 2023, when Serbia became a full member of the Digital Europe program – “In cooperation with other institutions, the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications is working intensively on further improvement, on further digitalization; we are expanding the services that are available to our citizens through the e-Government portal, and this only shows that we are paying attention to the services that we can provide to citizens in this manner, because consequently, their lives are made significantly easier,” added Bićanin.

S4AI_HUB will provide four key services: connectivity and collaboration, capacity building, test before invest, and securing investments. This way, users will be able to complete the entire cycle – from the initial idea to the final implementation – which has not been possible in our ecosystem so far.
The project is funded through the Digital Europe program (Project: 101191029 — S4AI_HUB — DIGITAL-2023-EDIH-04), with the support of the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation and the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications. By implementing this project, Serbia will take a significant step towards digital transformation and strengthening the domestic innovation ecosystem.

*The project “Serbian European Digital Innovation Hub on AI – S4AI_HUB” is co-financed by the European Union. The views and opinions expressed in this document are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

 

The Science and Technology Park Niš presented a new four-year project: Serbian European Digital Innovation Hub on AI – S4AI_HUB, which will be implemented in cooperation with 22 key partners from various institutions in Serbia, who will work together on the process of digitalization and application of artificial intelligence in business.

In addition to the project partners, the event was also attended by the State Secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technological Development, Prof. Miroslav Trajanović, PhD, and Nikola Bićanin, Acting Assistant Minister for Information Society and Information Security of Innovation at the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications. In their address, they emphasized the importance of digitalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups, as well as the application of artificial intelligence in that process.

“Thanks to exceptional proactivity and a well-designed project, they (STP Niš ed.) managed to obtain funding worth 1.7 million euros. This is a huge step towards a digital innovation hub, which will enable broader cooperation, especially in the field of artificial intelligence,” said Trajanović.

As an initiative supported by the European Commission, this hub will provide support in understanding, integrating and implementing AI technologies, so that the business sector in Serbia can remain competitive and sustainable in an era of accelerated technological development. “Our goal is to enable SMEs, startups, and the public sector to understand, integrate, and implement solutions based on artificial intelligence and Industry 5.0, helping them to improve their products and services, increase competitiveness, and ensure long-term sustainability in the conditions of accelerated technological development,” emphasized Ivan Pavlović, Assistant Director of STP Niš and Project Manager of S4AI_HUB.

Assistant Minister of Information Nikola Bićanin pointed out that this project is part of a broader initiative launched in 2023, when Serbia became a full member of the Digital Europe program – “The Ministry of Information and Telecommunications, in cooperation with other institutions, is working intensively on further improvement, on further digitalization, we are expanding the services that are available to our citizens through the e-Government portal, and this only shows that we are paying attention to the services that we can provide to citizens in this way, because on the other hand, their lives are significantly easier,” added Bićanin.

S4AI_HUB will provide four key services: connectivity and cooperation, capacity building, pre-investment testing and securing investments. In this way, users will be able to complete the entire cycle – from the initial idea to the final implementation – which has not been possible in our ecosystem so far.

The project is funded through the Digital Europe program (Project: 101191029 — S4AI_HUB — DIGITAL-2023-EDIH-04), with the support of the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation and the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications. By implementing this project, Serbia will make a significant step towards digital transformation and strengthening the domestic innovation ecosystem.

*The project “Serbian European Digital Innovation Hub on AI – S4AI_HUB” is co-financed by the European Union. The views and opinions expressed in this document are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.