The meeting focused on assessing the impact of the SAIGE Project on the institutional transformation of the Science Fund, particularly in the area of programme activities. The Science Fund presented its activities, with a particular focus on the support provided for the development of the Fund’s programmes implemented under the SAIGE Project. Discussions with the World Bank team responsible for monitoring and evaluating the SAIGE Project covered the financial, technical and institutional support provided through the project to strengthen the Fund’s capacities, as well as the results achieved and the experience gained during the implementation of programme activities.

The meeting was held as part of the World Bank team’s mission focused on supporting the SAIGE Project and ahead of its completion, with the aim of assessing the project’s contribution to the transformation of institutions within Serbia’s research and innovation ecosystem.

Source: Science Fund