The Ministry of Education and Sports has presented the preliminary draft of the National Strategy for Scientific Research, Technology and Innovation, for the years 2023-2030.

Minister of Education and Sports Mrs. At the beginning of the presentation, Evis Kushi underlined some of the priority goals of this strategy. One of these priorities is the gradual increase of the budget for scientific research and innovation until 2030 to 1% of the Gross Domestic Product, including the contribution of all actors, the business sector, private higher education, non-profit organizations, ministries of various and municipalities.

Another priority is to increase the participation of institutions that deal with scientific research, in programs within the EU, such as Horizon Europe, etc.

Creating an environment that facilitates and promotes interaction and joint projects between research institutions and the business community is again the main focus of this strategy.

Meanwhile, the improvement of the capacities of scientific researchers and the creation of their network inside and outside Albania, to increase the performance in national and international programs, is one of the essential elements of the strategy, as well as the development of the infrastructural capacities of scientific research, the creation of suitable research environments, laboratories and research infrastructures.

Minister of Education and Sports Mrs. Evis Kushi thanked all the institutions that were involved in the drafting of this draft, which is already in public consultation and for which we are waiting for concrete suggestions that help to improve it.

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