This three-day interactive workshop will launch a two-year Research and Development (R&D) Strategy for Innovation in the Western Balkans.  The event has been organized by the World Bank, the European Commission and the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretariat, with support of Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Serbia.

The event will gather decision-makers from relevant ministries of science, technology, and/or education, representatives of public and private sector agencies dealing with R&D and innovation policy, as well as representatives of research and higher education institutes.