15 December 2016 National Assembly Deputy Speaker Marinkovic, the Chairman of the Committee on the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region Kostic and Lazar Stojkovic

15 December 2016 National Assembly Deputy Speaker Marinkovic, the Chairman of the Committee on the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region Kostic and Lazar Stojkovic

Thursday, 15 December 2016

To Boost Serbian Legislative Power’s Cooperation with Technology Experts from Diaspora

National Assembly Deputy Speaker Prof. Dr Vladimir Marinkovic and the Chairman of the Committee on the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region MA Ivan Kostic met today with MSc Lazar Stojkovic, serial technology entrepreneur and mentor of 500 Startups (most active startup accelerator in the world, based in San Francisco).


Stojkovic informed the attending about the state-of-play in the IT industry with a special focus on startup and technology entrepreneurship. Following a brief overview of the problems this strategic economic branch faces Serbia, he offered suggestions how to resolve them and improve the business environment in the area.

Marinkovic noted that there is ample room to develop close cooperation between the Serbian legislative power and technology experts in the diaspora, especially the Silicon Valley as the most advanced technological eco-system in the world. Kostic believes that whether experts from the diaspora decide to return and move their companies to the mother country in the coming period, depends on the regulation of the technology entrepreneurship environment.

The attending agreed to continue to work together toward improving the legislative framework for the further development of the technology industry in Serbia.


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wednesday, 17 december
  • 10.00 - continuation of the Fourth Sitting of the Second Regular Session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in 2025 (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)

  • 11.00 - sitting of the Committee on the Economy, Regional Development, Trade, Tourism and Energy (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)

  • 12.00 - the members of the PFG with Israel meet with the Israeli Mexican Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)

  • 12.00 - the members of the PFG with Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Island States meet with the Australian Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)

  • 15.00 - sitting of the Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)

  • 18.15 - opening of the exhibition “Combing Through Time” on the National Day of Remembrance of Roma victims of WWII (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)

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