The representation of PKS in Israel is a key point of connection between businessmen, institutes, faculties of the two countries. With the opening of the Representative Office of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce in Israel, on November 10, our country joined the most advanced countries, which systematically operate on high-tech networking.
In this way, the preconditions for Serbia to be built as a regional hub in the innovation sector are strengthened, as well as for the Serbian ICT sector to be presented in Israel.
Opportunities are also open for trilateral and multilateral projects with countries with which both Serbia and Israel have excellent relations, such as the UAE, points out Aleksandar Nikolic, director of the Representation.
The representative office has already imported institutes and companies, such as BINA (Bar Ilan’s Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials) and Eltel Technologistics, activities in other sectors are expected soon, and colleagues from the Israeli Federation of Chambers of Commerce are already submitting proposals and initiatives to Israeli companies, Nikolic added.
He notes that the interest in cooperation between the two economies is reflected in almost all industries, from the ICT sector and innovation through, cyber security to health, food industry, tourism, wastewater treatment …
The focus of the SCC Representation in Israel – innovation and high technology
For the representative offices of PKS in Israel, the focus of activities is the cooperation of companies in innovation and application of high technologies, scientific knowledge and research in the economy. The opening ceremony in Jerusalem was attended by the President of the Chamber of Commerce, Marko Cadez, the Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications in the Government of Serbia, Tatjana Matic, the Minister of Finance of Israel, Avigador Lieberman, and the Mayor of Jerusalem, Moshe Leon.
“Our goal is to rank Serbia, together with its Israeli partners, among the thirty most innovative economies in the world in the next few years,” Cadez said on that occasion.
This is the seventh PKS representative office in the world, and Serbian companies have, among other things, the opportunity to connect with Israeli partners and develop joint solutions and technologies for the implementation of a hydrogen strategy aimed at alternative and green energy sources, which should largely reduce the use of conventional fuels. GenCell, a leading Israeli manufacturer of hydrogen-based energy solutions, is interested in establishing cooperation with Serbian companies in all areas aimed at developing clean energy using hydrogen. Soon, with the support of the SCC Representation in Israel, a joint meeting with representatives of Serbian companies will be organized to discuss specific projects and jobs.
The SCC delegation also visited the large Tech7 startup center in Been Sheva, Yazamut 360 Ben-Gurion University Entrepreneurship Center in Israel, which networks startups, entrepreneurs, student researchers focused on innovation and high technologies, and sees opportunities for cooperation with science and technology parks in Serbia in the field of development of cyber security, smart cities and other “smart solutions” applicable in the economy.
Young professional innovators
Serbia has excellent young innovators, 100,000 people work in the ICT sector, and it has made great progress in the application of modern technologies in all areas. Our country has a lot of quality projects that can be implemented with Israeli partners. Among such projects, the BIO4 Campus for Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Biodiversity and Biomedicine stands out, Novosti reports.
