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Kicking Off the First Workshop of the Policy Pilots for the NDS Operationalization Initiative  

Kicking Off the First Workshop of the Policy Pilots for the NDS Operationalization Initiative  

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In the past couple of months, SmartUp has been exploring ways to operationalize the National Development Strategy (NDS), which aims for inclusive and sustainable growth in North Macedonia. This initiative focuses on two key activities: developing policy pilots for the integration of migrants and refugees,

Call for High School Students – Addressing Everyday Social Challenges Through Media

Call for High School Students – Addressing Everyday Social Challenges Through Media

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The Mediathon is an exciting initiative aimed at empowering high school students aged 14-19 to create impactful media content addressing important social challenges.  With a focus on media literacy, storytelling, and teamwork, the event will bring together 30 students from six schools in Skopje to

SmartUp Launches Innovative Policy Pilot Development Project in North Macedonia

SmartUp Launches Innovative Policy Pilot Development Project in North Macedonia

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SmartUp – Social Innovation Lab is excited to announce the launch of our new project, “Operationalizing the NDS: Policy Pilots for Sustainable Development and Social Inclusion.” This initiative will develop innovative policy pilots aimed at improving the social and economic inclusion of displaced people and

Supporting the Local Government of BiH through new series of Public Sector Innovation Training

Supporting the Local Government of BiH through new series of Public Sector Innovation Training

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Following up on the impact we made last year through the public sector innovation training for representatives of the national and local government, we continue to support capacity building for innovation, this time working with the local government and communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina – BiH, through another

DigiBlog: Paving the way for public sector innovation in Bosnia & Herzegovina

DigiBlog: Paving the way for public sector innovation in Bosnia & Herzegovina

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How can Bosnia and Herzegovina’s public sector employees shape the future of public service through innovation? Authors: Sofija Bogeva and Milosh Sokolikj Introducing innovation, a concept that calls to mind open-ended thinking, creativity and a certain disregard for rules to an environment often regarded as strictly hierarchical and

How we created a community financial model to support the transition to renewable energy sources (InnoFinRES)

How we created a community financial model to support the transition to renewable energy sources (InnoFinRES)

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As a social innovation lab, we always have the indescribable need to create a solution for every challenge our society is facing. Therefore, within the ‘InnoFinRES – Innovative financial models to support the transition to renewable energy sources’ project, we had an opportunity to work

Enerbuild project partners will present the effectiveness of the energy optimisation system

Enerbuild project partners will present the effectiveness of the energy optimisation system

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With the price of kwh/h rising to unprecedented levels, energy saving is one of the Real Estate sector’s priorities. A urge that the development of innovative tools such as the energy optimisation system Enerbuild, a European pilot project financed 75% by the EIT Climate-KIC, the European