Autonomous Province of Vojvodina Provincial Secretariat for Science and Technological Development ht

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Autonomous Province of VojvodinaProvincial
Secretariat for Science and Technological
Developmenthttp//apv-nauka.ns.ac.yu
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Serbia and Montenegro in Europe
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AP Vojvodina

• Province of The Republic of Serbia
• The Republic of Serbia, together with the
  Republic of Montenegro, is a constituent part of
  The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
• The State Union institutions
• President
• The Council of Ministers ( Foreign Affairs,
  Defence, Foreign Economic Relations, Internal
  Economic Relations, Human and Minority Rights )
• The Assembly of Serbia and Montenegro
• The Court of Serbia and Montenegro

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Vojvodina in Serbia and Montenegro
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AP Vojvodina

• Area of 21,506 km2 ( 24.34 of the area of the
  Republic of Serbia)
• Population of 2,024,487 (Census of 2002)
• Favorable geo-political position (pan European
  main road E-10, international river Danube )
• Belongs to middle European regions
• Multicultural, multinational, multiconfessional
  (27 nationalities)
• Most prosperous part of the Republic with great
  potential for developing many economic branches

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AP Vojvodina

• Institutional status
• Autonomous province of Republic of Serbia
• Provincial Parliament
• Provincial Executive Council
• Local governments (districts, municipalities)
• Provincial Executive Council
• Highest executive agency with 16 secretariats
• Provincial Secretariat for Science and
  Technological Development

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Secretariat legal scope

• Structure of RD sector
• International cooperation in RD
• RD potential and RD technical infrastructure
• Strategic RD Programs
• Technology transfer and cooperation with industry
• System of RD information

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Secretariat - organization
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Structure of RD sector in AP Vojvodina

• University of Novi Sad
• 13 faculties
• About 2100 researchers
• Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops Novi Sad
• Scientific Veterinary Institute Novi Sad
• Matica Srpska,
• Serbian Academy of Science and Arts - branch in
  Novi Sad,
• Strong research potentials in agriculture,
  engineering and ICT

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International cooperation in RD

• Supporting intrenational cooperation of RD
  institutions
• Direct cooperation with institutions
• Contacts, Conferences, Meetings, Lectures

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International cooperation in RD

• Supporting international cooperation of RD
  institutions
• Organizational support
• Co financing international conferences
  participation

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International cooperation in RD

• Direct cooperation with institutions
• Parliament of European Regions
• Bavarian National Center for Research in
  Agriculture
• UNIDO
• UNDP
• GTZ
• ...

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International cooperation in RD

• Contacts, Conferences, Meetings, Lectures
• International conference Governmental and Public
  ICT infrastructure in the Danube-Tisza-Maros-Körö
  s Euroregion (Participants from Hungary,
  Austria, Romania and Serbia And Montenegro)
• Workshop FP6 related Graduate theses at
  University of Novi Sad
• Work group of Province Jilin, PR China,
• Minister of Science of Israel
• International Center for Science and High
  Technology from Trieste
• Fraunhofer Institute from Germany
• Region Emilia Romanja
• Association of Central European Initiatives
• Djordjija Petkoski, World Bank Institute, lecture
  Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable
  Competitiveness
• ...

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RD potential and technical infrastructure

• Systematically monitoring RD human resources
  (working and living conditions)
• Improving laboratory resources at RD
  institutions
• Developing communication infrastructure for RD
  community

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Strategic RD Programs

• Information-Control Network of Geospatial Systems
  in AP Vojvodina (agriculture, forestry, water
  economy, food industry, energy, survey and
  construction engineering, traffic control,
  environment protection, etc. )
• E-Government for AP Vojvodina (ICT support to
  provincial government PAN Project)
• E-School in Vojvodina (ICT infrastructure for
  elementary and second level schools in APV)
• National Programme in Energy Efficiency
• National Programme in Water Resources Management

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Technology transfer and cooperation with industry

• Joint projects with local industry co financed by
  Ministry of Science and Technology
• Regional center for energy efficiency in
  cooperation with the Secretariat for Energy
• Cooperation with the Chamber of Economy of AP
  Vojvodina
• Innovation center, incubator, High-Tech Park at
  University of Novi Sad,
• INNTEREG III C, Neighborhood Programme Hungary
  Romania- Serbia (2004 - 2006)
• FP6 Programme
• ...

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System of RD information

• Service Mrena digitalna biblioteka doktorskih,
  magistarskih i diplomskih radova - digital
  networked library of PhD Dissertations, MSc and
  graduate Theses. (Contract between Secretariat
  and University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Natural
  Sciences and Faculty of Technical Science)
• This project is a member of Networked Digital
  Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)
  connecting over 180 libraries of universities,
  faculties and other educational institutions from
  all over the world

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System of RD information

• VORIS Vojvodinian Research Information System
• Web based service (RD institutions, projects,
  researchers, compliant to European standards)
• Financial support to technical improvement of
  Academic Computer Network of University of Novi
  Sad

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Some planned activities

• Global
• Defining programs for regional priorities in
  science and technological development of AP
  Vojvodina
• Improving international cooperation in RD sector
• Searching for international partners in strategic
  programs
• Joining the relevant programs offered by foreign
  partners

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Some planned activities

• Regional
• Activity for establishing the body in advisory
  capacity, aimed to help adjustment to the
  developmental directions of EC
• Establishing communication with the office of the
  Stability Pact of Southeast Europe in Belgrade
• Establishing the Danube Office in Novi Sad, as
  information point for coordination of all fields
  of cooperation in Danube region
• Establishing UNIDO Regional center
• Establishing UNDP Regional Office
• .......

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Some planned activities

• Local
• Improving cooperation with the Chamber of Economy
  of Vojvodina and regional Chambers of Economy
• Permanent work in order to improve working and
  living conditions of junior researchers in AP
  Vojvodina
• ....

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Economy growth of Vojvodina

• Center for Development and Transfer of New
  Technologies
• Usage of endogenous potentials
• Development of MSP sector
• Strengthening of the domestic development in the
  field of information-communication technologies
• Center which assemblies the most qualitative
  staff in the region in the field of new
  technologies. SME capable for work in one of the
  most perspective technological fields. Opening of
  new working places for high profiled staff.
  Export opportunities of the products from the
  field of software.
• Center for standardization of production and
  quality control of food products
• Usage of endogenous potentials
• Stabilization and widening of agro-complex
• Strengthening competitiveness of the domestic
  food industry at the world market
• Harmonized laws in the field of food production
  and food market

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Economy growth of Vojvodina

• E - Vojvodina
• Removal of the economy growth barriers
• Improvement of communication network in the
  region
• Creating the environment for e-business and e-
  administration
• Standardized system of e-service supporting the
  functions of e-government and e-business
  harmonized with EU countries models
• Improvement of cross border exchange
• Removal of the economy growth barriers
• Improvement of communication network in the
  region
• Creation of infrastructural bases for use of
  modern methods for automatic control in the
  inter state traffic of persons and goods
• Infrastructural system of border crosses
  compatible with European standards

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Economy growth of Vojvodina

• Networked infrastructure of geospatial data in
  Vojvodina
• Removal of the economy growth barriers
• Improvement of communication network in the
  region
• Creating the environment for location based
  services implementation
• Infrastructural system compliant to European
  standards and connected to European system
• Permanent education system in new technologies
• Improvement of human resources in the region
• Reform of high school vocational education
• Establishment of the system for permanent
  education in various new technologies
• Flexible system of permanent education in the
  field of technical-technological branches
  capable to adapt to technology changes

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Center for Development and Transfer of New
Technologies

• Priority Usage of endogenous potentials
• Strategy Development of MSP sector
• Sub strategy Strengthening of the domestic
  development in the field of information-communicat
  ion technologies (selection of technological
  fields and programmes, providing space,
  equipment and financial funds for research staff
  financing, defining production programmes for
  ICT oriented SMEs on the territory of APV)
• Connected Institutions University of Novi Sad
  Scientific and research institutes from APV
  Regional Chamber of Commerce Secretariat for
  economy Secretariat for privatization,
  entrepreneurship, small and medium enterprises
  banks from APV foreign centers for the
  development and transfer of modern technologies
• Measures (target group restrictions)
• 1.Young, highly educated experts from the field
  of biotechnologies, ICT modern technologies
  dealing with technical system management, SMEs
  and other enterprises which are implementing new
  technologies enterprises and institutions,
  users of modern technologies.
• 2.Harmonization with priorities of the region in
  the field of ICT possibilities of marketing of
  the proposed solutions out of the region, and
  especially out of the country
• Expected quantitative results The effect of the
  center for the development and transfer of new
  technologies should be 2-5 qualitative solutions
  from the field of new technologies per year
  5-10 SMEs, experts in application of new
  technologies and, especially, in the development
  of modern software solutions within the period of
  5 years About 200 new working places for high
  profiled staff in the period of 5 years
• Expected qualitative results Center which
  assemblies the most qualitative staff in the
  region in the field of new technologies. SME
  capable for work in one of the most perspective
  technological fields. Opening of new working
  places for high profiled staff. Export
  opportunities of the products from the field of
  software.
• Success indicatorsCorrelation between the Center
  programmes and successful enterprises from the
  field of, biotechnologies ICT and modern
  technologies in the region

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Center for standardization of production and
quality control of food products

• Priority Usage of endogenous potentials
• Strategy Stabilization and widening of
  agro-complex
• Sub strategy Strengthening competitiveness of
  the domestic food industry at the world market (
  implementation of the food quality system through
  technical production possibilities and control,
  legislation and system of inspection control
  according to international market demands,
  providing for financial funds for financing of
  the implementation of the European standards in
  the fields of food production and quality
  control)
• Connected Institutions University of Novi Sad
  Scientific and research institutes from APV
  Regional Chamber of Commerce Secretariat for
  economy Secretariat for privatization,
  entrepreneurship, small and medium enterprises
  bancs from APV UNDP
• Measures (target group restrictions)
• 1. Food production enterprises, system of
  inspection control, enterprises for trade of food
  products.
• 2. Harmonization with priorities of the region
  in the field of food production laws from
  respect field connection with systems for food
  quality control from abroad.
• Expected quantitative results Harmonization of
  laws within 3 years Establishment of inspection
  service harmonized with the demands of the
  international market within 3 years
  mplementation of technical conditions of the
  production and control in 5 enterprises per year
  About 50 new working places for high educated
  people within 3 years (inspections, factories)
• Expected qualitative results Harmonized laws in
  the field of food production and food market
• Success indicatorsCorrelation between the Center
  programmes and successful enterprises in food
  production in the region

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E- Vojvodina

• Priority Removal of the economy growth barriers
• Strategy Improvement of communication network in
  the region
• Sub strategy Creating the environment for
  e-business and e- administration ( communication
  infrastructure, creation of the center providing
  core services for e-business and e-government for
  province and local government, economy and public
  sector)
• Connected Institutions University of Novi Sad
  Scientific and research institutes from APV
  Executive Council of APV Regional Chamber of
  Comers Secretariat for economy Secretariat for
  local government and intermunicipality
  cooperation institutions of local governments,
  national provider of telecomunation services
  banks from APV foreign donators
• Measures (target group restrictions) 1.
  Public institutions, local and provincial
  government bodies, schools, SMEs dealing with
  development of software e-business service
  providers e-business and e-government users
  (enterprises , citizens) consortiums for system
  development in the field of regional and local
  e-government which developed systems of municipal
  e-government (E-MunlS).
• 2. Users access to local communication
  infrastructure users capacity for use of
  Internet technologies in business laws in the
  related fields users (institutions and citizens)
  capacity for usage of e-service.
• Expected quantitative results Agency for the
  development of information society established
  within 3 months Built communication network
  connecting municipal and provincial bodies within
  1 year Implemented software nucleus for
  standardized Web based e-services creation within
  2 years Implemented Web based services for
  citizens (tax pays, personal documents, list for
  elections etc.) within 3 years in all
  municipalities in Vojvodina About 50 new working
  places for highly educated staff in ICT in
  general and in development and usage of e-based
  systems in business and administration in
  particular within 3 years (local government,
  provincial executive bodies).
• Expected qualitative results Standardized system
  of e-service supporting the functions of
  e-government and e-business harmonized with EU
  countries models
• Success indicatorsCorrelation between the
  project activities and number of service users

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Improvement of cross border exchange

• Priority Removal of the economy growth barriers
• Strategy Improvement of communication network in
  the region
• Sub strategy Creation of infrastructural bases
  for use of modern methods for automatic control
  in the inter state traffic of persons and goods (
  building ICT and automatic control infrastructure
  of border crosses, implementing automatic control
  techniques and devices in transport facilities
  and the roads network in cross border regions,
  personal control in border crosses)
• Connected Institutions University of Novi Sad
  Scientific and research institutes from APV
  Ministry of Interiors Executive council of APV
  Ministry for traffic and Telecommunication of the
  Government of the Republic of Serbia Secretariat
  for architecture, urbanism and construction
  banks from APV foreign donators
• Measures (target group restrictions)
• 1. Governmental institutions responsible for
  cross border traffic organizations dealing with
  transport of people and goods 2. Technical end
  financial capacity to consume automatic control
  of vehicles and roads Existence of data base of
  transport network and citizens
• Expected quantitative results Defined technical
  standards for communication-control segment of
  border crossing within 3 yearsDefined technical
  standards for communication- control segment of
  road system within 3 years Built
  communication-control infrastructure at border
  crossings and road network within 10 years
  Infrastructural system of border crosses
  compatible with European standards within 10
  years
• Expected qualitative results Infrastructural
  system of border crosses compatible with European
  standards
• Success indicatorsCorrelation between the
  project activities and border traffic effects
  related to security and economy

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Networked infrastructure of geospatial data in
Vojvodina

• Priority Removal of the economy growth barriers
• Strategy Improvement of communication network in
  the region
• Sub strategy Creating the environment for
  location based services implementation (
  designing and building infrastructure for
  acquisition, transformation and distribution of
  geospatial data)
• Connected Institutions University of Novi Sad
  Scientific and research institutes from APV
  Executive Council of APV Regional Chamber of
  Comers Secretariat for urbanism, architecture
  and construction Secretariat for agriculture
  water and forestry Secretariat for the
  environment protection Secretariat for
  privatization entrepreneurship, small and medium
  enterprises banks from APV foreign donators,
  EUPOS
• Measures (target group restrictions)
• 1. Governmental institutions and SME from the
  field of space planning, geodetics and
  construction public communal enterprises
  organizations dealing with transport of goods and
  people agricultural and forestry sectors
  environmental protection sector 2.Technical and
  financial capacity for consuming location based
  services by local users related legislation
  local users skills (institutions, citizens) to
  consume geospatial services.
• Expected quantitative results Regional centre
  for the development and usage of location based
  services established within 3 months Built
  networked infrastructure providing basic
  geospatial services within 2 years Implemented
  networked infrastructural system providing
  location based services in compliance with
  European system EUPOS covering the whole
  territory of Vojvodina within 3 years Over 70
  SMEs dealing in geodetic sector included as a
  system users within 5 years Infrastructural
  system connected to European system EUPOS within
  5 years
• Expected qualitative results Infrastructural
  system compliant to European standards and
  connected to European system
• Success indicatorsCorrelation between the
  project activities and number of users

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Permanent education system in new technologies

• Priority Improvement of human resources in the
  region
• Strategy Reform of high school vocational
  education
• Sub strategy Establishment of the system for
  permanent education in various new technologies
  (definition of technological fields of interest,
  definition of training plans and programmes,
  providing technical and staff prerequisites)
• Connected Institutions Secretariat for education
  and culture, University of Novi Sad Scientific
  and research institutes from APV Provincial
  secretariat for employment and gender equality
  foreign donators
• Measures (target group restrictions)
• 1. Labor force available at labor market
  Governmental institutions responsible for the
  employment issues SMEs and other enterprises and
  potential employers
• 2. Existence of staff resources for creating
  and carrying out training programmes Technical
  preconditions for the use modern educational
  technologies (distance learning)
• Expected quantitative results System of
  institutions for permanent education/training in
  the field of new technologies (plans, programmes,
  educational tools and technologies) Organized
  process of permanent education and
  prequalification capacity of 5.000,00 users per
  year within 2 years
• Expected qualitative results Flexible system of
  permanent education in the field of
  technical-technological branches capable to
  adapt to technology changes
• Success indicatorsCorrelation between the
  project activities and number of users (students)
  who find job after the educational process
  amount of the salaries of the students after
  consuming training

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Conclusion

• Vojvodina is the geopolitical entity within the
  Republic of Serbia, with solid tradition in
  administrative infrastructure
• Parliament and Executive Council can make
  decisions, carry out contracting and give
  financial guarantees
• Provincial Secretariat for Science and
  Technological Development is ready to lead
  activities in RD sector in Vojvodina

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Conclusion

• At this moment
• Provincial Secretariat has a clear vision about
  development directions of Vojvodina in RD sector
  
• There are strategic programmes in RD sector
  defined by the Secretariat
• Secretariat recognizes needs for international
  cooperation in RD sector and is inviting all
  foreign institutions to cooperation