Conference “Strengthening of Cooperation with Business Diaspora”
Members of the MIGREC team Danica Šantić and Milica Todorović participated at the conference “Strengthening of Cooperation with Business Diaspora in Austria, Switzerland and Germany” organized by the Link Up! Serbia II Project, financed by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), through funds of the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC), and implemented by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD). The conference was held from June 16 to 18, 2021.
The conference was aimed at presenting results of the first year of the Link Up! Serbia II Project implementation, discussion of new modes of cooperation being developed between business diaspora and local self-governments and MFA in Serbia and the new Diaspora Business Hub, online platform – Business Atlas for Diaspora and Serbia. The discussion also included other topics related to enhancing cooperation with diaspora in the German-speaking countries. The list of participants included representatives of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, several embassies in Belgrade, higher educational institutions, media, local self-governments and business diaspora.
Prof. Danica Šantić participated as a moderator, whereas Milica Todorović, MA, was one of the panellist at the session devoted to steps for improving grants for successful realization of diaspora potentials. Participants at the session discussed projects and grant support schemes in the context of successful realization of diaspora potential, limits or challenges to its achievement and possibilities to overcome them. One of the session’s topic was how to lay the foundation or, if such foundation already exists, how to “scale up” the cooperation for yielding significant changes in broader eco-system in Serbia.
Prof. Danica Šantić also participated in the session dealing with business and research as developmental format of Diaspora Days. Within this session, the participants discussed important topics of cooperation with diaspora and challenges and obstacles at local and regional levels. The significance of the Diaspora Days was stressed as an opportunity and occasion for professional and academic communities from Serbia and diaspora to gather at an academic conference in order to offer ideas and solutions for all challenges accompanying local development.
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