The conference, titled “A Decade of Innovation – Building the Future Together,” brought together representatives of governments, scientific research organizations, the innovation sector and the business community from China and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

The programme included an official opening ceremony and plenary session, a ministerial meeting, thematic forums, a roundtable of research centers for innovation cooperation, as well as a conference dedicated to strengthening links between industry, academia and the research sector.

Ahead of the conference opening, the Serbian delegation met with Zhang Guangjun, Vice Minister of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China. The discussions focused on further strengthening strategic scientific and technological cooperation between the two countries, developing concrete joint projects, and enhancing cooperation between scientific research institutions and the business sector.

Of particular importance to Serbia was the Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation, at which the Republic of Serbia was represented by Assistant Minister Bojan Radović.

In his address, Radović presented Serbia’s scientific research and innovation capacities, as well as the results and examples of good practice achieved through the cooperation between Serbia and China to date.

Serbia also played an active role in the Roundtable of Research Centers for Innovation Cooperation, where the Assistant Minister delivered the opening remarks.

As part of the conference, the China–Central and Eastern European Countries Open Innovation Cooperation Index 2026 was presented, while a number of cooperation agreements and projects were signed between industry, academia and the research sector. A significant number of these initiatives involved partners from Serbia. The China–Central and Eastern European Countries Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition was also launched.

Source: srbija.gov.rs