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Friday, 16 October 2009
Thirteenth Sitting of the Committee on Science and Technological Development
At the sitting held on 16 October, the Committee on Science and Technological Development considered the Draft Strategy of scientific and technological development of the Republic of Serbia in the period from 2009 to 2014. The sitting was chaired by Srboljub Zivanovic, Committee Chairman.
At the sitting held on 16 October, the Committee on Science and Technological Development considered the Draft Strategy of scientific and technological development of the
Presenting the Draft Strategy, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Technological Development Bozidar Djelic said that the document expresses a vision of
Minister Djelic stated that the Draft Strategy defines seven priorities - biomedicine, new materials and nanoscience, environmental protection and climatic change, energy production and energy efficiency, agriculture and food, information and communication technologies among others. Research and improvement of relations between scientists from the domain of humanities and political decision makers are also among the priorities. He said that, so far, scientific knowledge has not been used enough to improve social policy, adding that science should contribute to affirm
Djelic stressed that the science budget is insufficient and that funds from international scientific institutions, primarily the European Investment Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and World Bank, shall be used to implement the planned projects in the next three to five years,.
Minister Djelic reminded that the Draft Strategy was released at the end of June and the document has been subject to public discussion ever since.
Accepting the Draft Strategy of scientific and technological development of the
Committees related to this activity
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8.00 - sitting of the Committee on Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, library)
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8.30 - sitting of the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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8.30 - sitting of the Committee on Spatial Planning, Transport, Infrastructure and Telecommunications (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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8.30 - sitting of the Health and Family Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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8.30 - sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, Blue Salon)
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9.00 - sitting of the Committee on Finance, State Budget and Control of Public Spending (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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9.00 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, library)
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9.50 - press conference of the Ecological Uprising Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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11.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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12.30 - the PFG with Canada meets with the Canadian Upper House Parliamentary Friendship Group with Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)