The research team from CPME – Center for Project Management and Entrepreneurship of the Faculty of Economics, University of Banja Luka, led by Prof. Dr. Saša Petković, organized a focus group on November 15, 2024, with experts in the field of sustainable and responsible innovation. This qualitative research aimed to gain deeper insights into the challenges and opportunities in managing the innovation process, with a particular focus on sustainable and responsible innovations within an open innovation ecosystem. The goal is to foster the development of skills and knowledge (know-how) in innovation management, enabling young people to enter the labor market successfully, either through employment or the launch of their own innovative entrepreneurial ventures. Additionally, it supports the development of innovative solutions through collaboration between academia and the business sector (A2B – Academy to Business).

The findings of this research will be utilized for further implementation of the project “Up-skilling Researchers for Sustainable Entrepreneurship based on Innovation Process Management” – USE IPM.

The group of experts included: Mr. Dragan Vučić, Cyclossystems, https://cyclossystems.com/, Vladimir Ćorda, Vrbas Kapital and Virtuo, https://virtuo.global/sr, Nikolina Dorontić Alibabić, Center for Digital Transformation, Chamber of Commerce of Republika Srpska, https://komorars.ba/centar-za-digitalnu-transformaciju/, Borislav Mandić, GB3, https://gb3.ba/, Aleksandra Ivanković, Imaginarium Studio, https://www.instagram.com/studio.imaginarium/, Nemanja Vujanić, Dev Studio, https://devstudio.biz/.

Full time professor Saša Petković, PhD acted as the moderator, with participation from research team members: full time professor Milenko Krajišnik, PhD; assistant professor Branka Topić Pavković, PhD; assistant professor Mirjana Milijević, PhD; assistant professor Jadranka Petrović, PhD and teaching assistant, Milica Marić, ma.

This focus group is part of the project „Up-skilling Researchers for Sustainable Entrepreneurship Based on Innovation Process Management“ – USE IPM, supported by the European Union (HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-TALENTS-03-01).

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