Building shared consensus on data - €3million in CEF grants for Blockchain Building shared consensus on data - €3million in CEF grants for Blockchain The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) is making €3 million grant funding available for projects looking to contribute to the European Blockchain Service Infrastructure (EBSI). Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies have
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Innovation project against CoVID19 in Montenegro
Innovation project against CoVID19 in Montenegro. How a higher education and innovation project is helping COVID-19 (coronavirus) response On March 17, Montenegro became the last European country to record a positive COVID-19 test. Since then, the virus has been identified in 201 patients (as of April 4), resulting in two deaths. Over
EU Response to CoVID19 – Western Balkans
EU Response to CoVID19 - Western Balkans EU Response to CoVID19 - Western Balkans As part of the global response to the coronavirus outbreak, the European Commission has announced up to €38 million in immediate support for the Western Balkans to tackle the health emergency caused by coronavirus and reallocation of €374
What 5G will bring to the global economy?
It is not an easy time to be an internationalist, to seek global solutions to global problems amid what feels like one of history’s periodic inclinations toward divisiveness. Yet, ironically, we’re on the verge of a new age of inter-connectivity, when the daily lives of people across the planet will be
The most innovative economies – Global Competitiveness 2020 report
Cancer research, quantum internet and smart home technologies are among the major developments of our time. But which countries are world leaders in research and development, patent activity, high-tech density and everything that comes with fostering innovation? A recent Bloomberg ranking shows the most innovative countries by index value. Germany ranked highest in 2020,
PPF Group visits Montenegro: 5G, Digitalization and Fiscalization in focus
PM Marković hosts representatives of PPF Group: Cooperation on telecommunications infrastructure and digitization of Montenegrin economy is in mutual interest. 5G, Fiscalization, Digitalization Prime Minister Duško Marković hosted earlier today representatives of the PPF Group, headed by Director of Telecommunications at the PPF Group Ladislav Bartoníček. The meeting confirmed that further technical and technological improvement
International Property Rights Index 2019
The International Property Rights Index (IPRI) is the flagship publication of Property Rights Alliance. The IPRI scores the underlining institutions of a strong property rights regime: the legal and political environment, physical property rights, and intellectual property rights. It is the world’s only index entirely dedicated to the measurement of intellectual
Smart Specialisation Strategy of Montenegro 2019-2024
Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) of Montenegro 2019-2024 Smart Specialisation Strategy - S3 is a tool providing instructions on how to most effectively stimulate economic and social development, relying on research and in- novation as the dominant development drivers in the global economy Introductory words by Duško Marković, the Prime Minister of Montenegro Ever
Which countries spend most on university research
The United States is continuing to fall behind other developed nations in funding for university research according to The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation. That's despite the U.S. being home to world-leading research universities that have played an important role in driving American technological supremacy since the Second World War. In 2013, the
Countries with the most PhD Graduates
Education is key to economic growth. And tertiary education in particular, is at the heart of the innovation that we see around us. New discoveries such as MP3 and GPS technology would never have happened were it not for PhD research. Countries are investing in their higher education systems, and more
South Eastern Europe Economy in Focus
When leaders of the EU’s current 28 members gathered last month to discuss membership applications from Albania and North Macedonia, there was optimism that the accession process would be given a green light. But a small group of countries, led by France, objected to starting detailed talks with the Western
Critical thinking – a key skill of the future
Three-quarters of US companies say they have difficulty recruiting the right people, with critical thinking among the top requirements, according to the Society for Human Resource Management. That begs the question: can these 'soft skills' be taught. “It’s time to reject the notion that critical thinking is either an innate gift