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The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, the Innovation Fund, the EU Delegation to Serbia and the World Bank marked today the completion of the Project for Support to Research, Innovation and Transfer of Technology in Serbia, funded with EUR 2.5 million from EU pre-accession funds (IPA) for 2013, and implemented in cooperation with the World Bank.

Minister of Research and Innovation Nicolae Hurduc at the meeting of the European Union Council COMPET - Research - Innovation, which he presided in Brussels on Tuesday, pointed out that Innovation and Research are the first of the four pillars of the programme of the Romanian presidency of the Council of the European Union, namely the "Europe of Convergence" pillar.

For the 2014-2020 period, innovation in the Intelligent Specialization Innovation Strategy (ISIS) envisages EUR 1415.6 million in 4 priority areas where Bulgaria has the economic, scientific and technical capacity for smart specialization, reported Econ.bg

Technologies are increasingly entering the field of medicine. But when it comes to heart surgery, they can play a decisive role. See how in the United States a heart made with a 3D printer helps surgeons.

The green tramway rails around Russian Monument Square will be extended to Macedonia"Square, so a linear city park with a bicycle and recreation areas will form in the area, Yordanka Fandakova announced on Facebook. Meanwhile, parking spaces as well as local lanes will be preserved.

35-year-old Ivaylo Josifov was an active, healthy individual who thought he only had a case of tonsillitis when he went to the doctor recently. A chest X-ray, however, showed that he had a growth in the area of his fifth right rib. It was a congenital disease that could lead to the weakening of the chest and issues like difficulty breathing.

Its task is to create a society based on knowledge and innovation, whose foundation is creativity that cannot be limited, Brnabic said, according to remarks published by the government.

The Ministry of Education and Science will propose a national innovation promotion programme that will be open to all schools, Minister Krasimir Valchev said to reporters at the first National Innovation Forum, Focus News Agency reports.

In 2019, the municipality will launch a pilot programme to provide partial financial support for social innovation, with a budget of BGN 100,000, Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova said at the opening of a conference on social innovation, quoted by Focus News Agency.

Individuals and organisations will have three months to submit project proposals.

Istanbul Innovation Days have started on Nov. 27 to gather technology experts, academics and politicians to discuss global trends and innovative approaches impacting governance mechanisms.