Enhanced Policy Dialogue on R&I system in Slovenia
Ljubljana, March 17, 2023 - In collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, we hosted a discussion as part of the Enhanced Policy dialogue with the European Commission in the field of science and innovation. The discussion was attended by high-level representatives of the European Commission, relevant Slovenian ministries and some other organizations and universities.
The European Commission started to conduct enhanced dialogs with Member States at the end of 2022. The goal of these dialogues is to create a country-tailored approach to foster research and innovation in the participating Member States.
The following topics were in the foreground this time: reform of the system and management of research and innovation, provision of financial and general support for innovation, management of intellectual property and valorization of knowledge, potentials in the field of hydrogen and other green innovations, as well as possible contributions from measures of the European Research Area and the European Innovation Agenda, attraction of talent, research careers and a label of excellence.
High-level guests on the European Commission side included representatives from the Directorate General for Research and Innovation Anna Panagopoulou, Joanna Drake, Julien Guerrier, Magda de Carli, Bence Boercsoek, Panagiotis Sevdalis, Ivar Staffa, Rosalinde Van der Lies, Doris Schroecker, Angelo Wille, Dario Capezzuto and the European Commission representative in Slovenia, Barbara Jermol Marcinčak.
Guests on the Slovenian side included representatives of the Permanent Representation of Slovenia to the European Union in Brussels, the Ministry of Economy and Environment and the Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development, the University of Ljubljana and the University of Nova Gorica, the Strategic Development and Innovation Partnership - Networks for the Circular Economy (SRIP - Circular Economy), the Center of the Republic of Slovenia for Mobility and European Education and Training Programs (Cmepius) and representatives of the company Cosylab.
Program of the event > HERE