[Think outside thebox] Innovation plays a central role in the EU's strategy to promote economic growth and employment. By 2020, Member States should spend 3% of their GDP on research and development (of which 1% of public funds and 2% of private sector investment), which would create 3.7 million new jobs in the EU and increase annual GDP by almost 800 billions of euros. Be a part of success stories also with positive results from the European funds. Follow us and join us on some of the events.

Here are the memories of the first meeting 

Maribor, June 5, 2018; The ABS Network project brings together a knowledge network of Slovenian and Austrian experts in the field of efficient solar energy utilization. On the first of the five ABS Network events, this time, the project partners presented a best-practice example of industry-academia cooperation and also spoke about the topic of how to obtain grants for research and development projects. More than 80 experts from the field of energy, mechanical engineering and other development-oriented companies formed a network of solid business links at the event.

In Slovenia, the topic of obtaining funds has reached a peak in recent years. At TIKO PRO, Kristina Kočet, the company's director, presented how in the last 9 years the value of all approved projects reached the total value of 102,936,598.64 EUR. They recorded as many as 800 approved projects, among which they did not work only in Slovenia, but also strive to contribute to international projects.