"ZONA – Knowledge, Education
and Science “
ZONA - The Association "Knowledge, Education and Science "
is non-profit organization focused on the development of a knowledge society through affirmation of education, science and technology, with the aim of improving the quality of life of citizens and creating a prosperous society.
ZONA is the first organisations in Montenegro that initiated informal technological entrepreneurship education. ZONA has proven expertise in project management and the generation of innovative ideas in the field of science and technological entrepreneurship. ZONA is focused on excellence and on the network of selected experts including other organizations to achieve common goals.
ZONA is the first organisations in Montenegro that initiated informal technological entrepreneurship education. ZONA has proven expertise in project management and the generation of innovative ideas in the field of science and technological entrepreneurship. ZONA is focused on excellence and on the network of selected experts including other organizations to achieve common goals.
Vision: Knowledge, education and science for the future
Mission: Development of the educational and research system with the aim to use the acquired knowledge into practice through innovation and technological entrepreneurship.
The goals of the Association are:
through the affirmation of education, science and technology, in order to improve the quality of life of citizens and create a prosperous society.
with other international, national and local organizations dealing with education, scientific work and innovation.
of the knowledge-based economy through the priority sectors of smart specialization of Montenegro.
The main areas of activity in the last couple of years are:
- Digital economy - application of ICT in all spheres of business, especially in tourism
- Education in the field of technological entrepreneurship and support for the development of start-ups.
- Responsible research and innovative activities
Project:
WBC-RRI.NET
WBC-RRI.NET is an international project funded by the Horizon 2020 programme, comprised of 13 partners from 8 countries.
WBC-RRI.NET fosters the application of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) at the territorial level in five Western Balkan Research and Innovation (R&I) ecosystems and promotes a multi-level governance framework for steering R&I in the Western Balkans (WB).
RRI principles act as enablers to the shared learning and diffusion of R&I.
WBC-RRI.NET fosters the application of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) at the territorial level in five Western Balkan Research and Innovation (R&I) ecosystems and promotes a multi-level governance framework for steering R&I in the Western Balkans (WB).
RRI principles act as enablers to the shared learning and diffusion of R&I.
Project:
Caravan of Technological Entrepreneurship –TeCa
Donor: Ministry of Education
The TeCa project is co-financed by the Ministry of Education of Montenegro. Its goal is to raise the awareness of high school students and other young people about the importance of lifelong learning for strengthening business capacities, ie encouraging the creativity of individuals to develop new business, as well as strengthening entrepreneurship competencies and encouraging personal and team development. Special emphasis in that sense was on technological entrepreneurship, as an activity focused on high-tech services and products. As such, it is in fact one of the important drivers of progress for individuals, businesses, regions and countries.
Education in the field of technological entrepreneurship is the basis for the development of the digital economy and for the change of digital business transformation in the economic sector.
The TeCa project is co-financed by the Ministry of Education of Montenegro. Its goal is to raise the awareness of high school students and other young people about the importance of lifelong learning for strengthening business capacities, ie encouraging the creativity of individuals to develop new business, as well as strengthening entrepreneurship competencies and encouraging personal and team development. Special emphasis in that sense was on technological entrepreneurship, as an activity focused on high-tech services and products. As such, it is in fact one of the important drivers of progress for individuals, businesses, regions and countries.
Education in the field of technological entrepreneurship is the basis for the development of the digital economy and for the change of digital business transformation in the economic sector.
Project:
Montenegrin information system for medical tourism
Donor: European Commission
The Montenegrin Medical Tourism Information System project had the global goal of participating in strengthening the innovative capacities of the Montenegrin economy in health tourism.
The main goal of this project is to create the first Montenegrin information system for medical tourism that would have all the information about medical tourism. Medical tourism provides patients with the opportunity to receive top medical services in Montenegro at lower prices than in their own country.
This project has made a significant step forward in the digitalization of the offer in the field of medical tourism and the first step towards the application of digital business transformation in this economic segment.
The Montenegrin Medical Tourism Information System project had the global goal of participating in strengthening the innovative capacities of the Montenegrin economy in health tourism.
The main goal of this project is to create the first Montenegrin information system for medical tourism that would have all the information about medical tourism. Medical tourism provides patients with the opportunity to receive top medical services in Montenegro at lower prices than in their own country.
This project has made a significant step forward in the digitalization of the offer in the field of medical tourism and the first step towards the application of digital business transformation in this economic segment.