Returning Point, a program for circular migration
UNDP and Accelerator Lab supporting the creation of Returning Point, a program for circular migration for highly-qualified and highly-educated members of the Serbian diaspora
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Radio Free Europe: “Digital Nomads Coming To Serbia For Life And Work”
Radio Free Europe coverage of digital nomads in Serbia featuring Kristina Jazinka Nikolic (Head of Experimentation) (Serbian only)
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Politika: “Belgrade Among Favorite Cities for Digital Nomads”
Article in the Politika daily on our research about digital nomads, profiling Belgrade as a desirable remote work destination among digital professionals on the European level (Serbian only)
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Conference: Young People, Migration, and the Demographic Challenge in the Western Balkans, Panel: “Leaving the region: facts, trends and challenges”
Video recording of a panel at the International Conference “Young People, Migration, and the Demographic Challenge in the Western Balkans” organized by the German Federal Foreign Office, the Southeast Europe Association, and the Aspen Institute Germany, with participation of the UNDP Serbia Resident Representative Ms. Francine Pickup
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BSF 2020: Technology, Trust and Legitimacy: An Uneasy Relationship
Video recording of a session at the 2020 Belgrade Security Forum organized by the UNDPA Accelerator Lab on Tech and Trust, with participation of: Niniane Paeffgen (Director, Swiss Digital Initiative), Jovan Kurbalija (Director, DiploFoundation, Geneva), Hannes Grassegger (Journalist, Das Magazin) and Marija Gavrilov (Head of Operations, Exponential View), moderated by Slobodan Marković (Digital Advisor, UNDP Serbia Accelerator Lab)
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What digital nomads have to teach us about emigration
Blog by Kristina Jazinka Nikolic (Head of Experimentation) on digital nomads, and other emigration trends related to Belgrade and Serbia
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Politika: “People Move Where It’s Better”
Article in the Politika daily on Accelerator Lab’s Linkedin analysis that brings new insights on out-migration (destination countries, skills and industries most affected with brain drain) (Serbian only)
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Deep demonstrations: the journey begins
Blog by Millie Begovic (Strategic Innovation Advisor) and Søren Vester Haldrup (Innovation Facility Fund Manager) on the launch of a new approach to supporting strategic innovation in UNDP
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BSF 2020: The Depopulation Challenge: Shaping The Future Social, Political And Economic Landscape
Video recording of a session at the 2020 Belgrade Security Forum organized by the UNDPA Accelerator Lab and UNFPA on depopulation as a strategic challenge for the region, with participation of: Darrell Bricker (CEO, Ipsos Public Affairs), Ivo Belet (Deputy Head of Cabinet to Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Democracy and Demography), Alanna Armitage (Director, UNFPA Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia) and Tim Judah (Journalist, The Economist), moderated by Mirjana Spoljarić Egger (UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States)
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BSF 2020: Fight Depopulation by Investing in Human Capital
Description of a session at the 2020 Belgrade Security Forum organized by the UNDPA Accelerator Lab and UNFPA on depopulation as a strategic challenge for the region, with participation of: Darrell Bricker (CEO, Ipsos Public Affairs), Ivo Belet (Deputy Head of Cabinet to Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Democracy and Demography), Alanna Armitage (Director, UNFPA Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia) and Tim Judah (Journalist, The Economist), moderated by Mirjana Spoljarić Egger (UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States)
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Two Things We Can Do to Prepare Our Societies for Changing Demographics
Op-ed by Francine Pickup (UNDP Serbia Resident Representative) for the Belgrade Security Forum on the strategic direction for addressing depopulation in Serbia
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Depopulation As A Policy Challenge In The Context Of Global Demographic Trends
Report by Wolfgang Lutz (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis), commisioned by UNDP and UNFPA to address depopulation from a multi-dimensional demographic perspective, not only looking at population size and age structure, but also differentiating by level of education and labor force participation.
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Returning Point Viber community
Accelerator Lab and Returning point collaboration creating a Viber community as a new communication channel with the Serbian diaspora, potential returnees and all the successful individuals who have already returned to Serbia to work and live (Serbian only)
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N1: “Digital Serbia Initiative: Belgrade among the most popular destinations for digital nomads”
Press release announcing the launch of the website BelgradeGets.digital, a joint initiative of the Accelerator Lab and the Digital Serbia Initiative to promote Belgrade as an attractive destination for the lifestyle and work of digital nomads and other digital professionals from around the world (Serbian only)
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Digital Nomad Scanner
Report by the Accelerator Lab and the Digital Serbia Initiative on digital nomads, who they are, why they choose this lifestyle, and how Belgrade compares to other digital nomad destinations globally
