The Science and Technology Policy Research Centre is an organizational unit within the “Mihajlo Pupin” Institute, established in 1987 in response to the growing recognition of the essential role of science and technology in overall socio-economic development. CIRNT specializes in implementing projects in research and development, innovation management, entrepreneurship, the green agenda, and sustainable business practices. In these areas, it carries out projects funded by the ministry responsible for science, and the European Union through programs such as Horizon, Erasmus+, Single Market, Adrion, and others.

BUILDING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAPACITIES ACROSS SERBIA AND THE REGION

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DEVELOPMENT OF STUDIES AND ANALYSES

PROJECT MEETINGS

A team meeting for one of CIRNT’s EU projects

Our mission is to contribute to a better understanding of the importance of science, technology, and innovation for socio-economic development and to assist in formulating appropriate strategies for scientific and technological development.
In the last decade, the Center has focused on:
  • Building research and development capacities in the business, academic, public, and civil sectors, with an emphasis on connecting the economy and science, and smart specialization.
  • Innovation management in small and medium-sized enterprises and the development of their competitiveness, including approaches tailored to the development of women’s entrepreneurship, as well as digital and green transformation.
  • Analyzing sustainable business practices with a focus on gender and green aspects of sustainable development.

The Center’s activities include:

  • Studying the principles of science and technology development and researching technological progress.
  • Researching and analyzing the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem and their context.
  • Providing consulting support to stakeholders in the academic, business, governmental, and civil sectors in the areas of research and development, innovation management, and smart specialization.
  • Developing and mapping strategic documents, studies, and analyses.

Current Projects

For more details about the Center for Research in Science and Technology Development, please visit www.pupin.rs/cirnt.