Knowledge as a Driver of Innovation and Economic Development

Ms Tatjana Ćalasan, State Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation, participated in the conference “Skills for the Future: Education, Technology and the Economy in the New Industrial Era,” organized by the Chamber of Economy of Montenegro as part of the Erasmus+ DERHE project – Digital and Technological Readiness in Higher Education. Knowledge does not remain in the laboratory; it moves into production, and from production it returns as a new research question. She stated that the state is creating a framework for such cooperation through the Smart Specialization Strategy 2026–2031, as well as Innovation Fund programmes. “The Ministry is ready to recognize good solutions developed through projects and integrate them into the system.” She also emphasized that, through DERHE training sessions, courses and a multifunctional learning centre, students and company employees learned from one another. The conference also featured Tanja Radusinović (Chamber of Economy of Montenegro), Prof. Radoje Vujadinović, PhD (University of Montenegro Faculty of Mechanical Engineering), Vanja Drljević (National Erasmus Programme Office), Dr Tomaž Berlec (University of Ljubljana), and Prof.