{"id":3179889,"date":"2026-07-06T21:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/themes\/innovation-and-skills\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T10:18:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:18:34","slug":"innovation-and-skills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/bs\/themes\/innovation-and-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation and skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Innovation and skills<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Quality education, research and innovation are the foundations of a competitive and successful economy. While the Western Balkan economies have significantly improved in terms of innovation performance over the last ten years, the region still lags behind the European average.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Innovation-and-skills-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Innovation and skills\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>But the potential is there, and the talent is there! The EU is already behind many initiatives that support young researchers and enable cooperation between research and business, and across borders \u2013 and is increasing support and collaboration opportunities to unlock talents across the region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Education-and-training-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Education and training<\/h3>\n<div>Education is the backbone of a competitive workforce and economy. The EU is behind many initiatives to improve the skills base and support quality education in the Western Balkans.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/area-of-cooperation\/education-and-training\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Innovation-and-research.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Innovation and research<\/h3>\n<div>Investing in research and innovation is key to growth and job creation. 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