Slovenian Business & Research Association
Budget
€500 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
4
1.75 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
- Encourage cooperation between Slovenia, the European Union and its Member States in the domains of business, research and regional/local policy. - Support members in their activities on the EU level and facilitate their successful participation in EU projects, community programmes, initiatives and strategies; - Facilitate communication with European institutions, associations and representation offices in the field of research, business and regional/local policy. - Consulting on relevant EU funding programmes and EU calls for proposals, mainly in the domain of research and innovation; - Informing on partner search and networking with potential partners; - Support in the preparation of project proposals; - Partnership building and project development; - Communication with relevant EU institutions and other organisations in the phase of preparing project proposals; - Dissemination of project (...)
EU Legislative Interests
- Co-creation of the policy paper on regional food protection – communicated to DG SANCO - Contributions to the advisory board of the H2020 programme – Science with and for Society - Communication and feedback to the S3 platform on Smart Specialisation Strategies – this was done through the Smart Spec project - Preparation of the draft working programmes for Horizon Europe – SBRA is involved through IGLO and ERRIN network - Co-creation of the position paper on European Affordable Housing Plan - Multiannual Financial Framework 2028 - 2034 - FP10 - SBRA helped their members with the preparation of position papers
Communication Activities
EURegionsWeek European Week of Regions and Cities is an annual four-day event during which cities and regions showcase their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement European Union cohesion policy, and prove the importance of the local and regional level for good European governance. The Slovenian Business & Research Association has been involved in Open Days/EURegionsWeek since 2009. Our members include some of the largest and most prominent Slovenian cities and regions. We – alongside our members - have been involved in organising workshops, showcasing good practice cases and presenting keynote speeches. Info Days in Slovenia Every year, we organize an EU information day event in Slovenia in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia and the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport. Over 300 participants attended the event to learn more about EU financing programmes and instruments (with a particular focus on Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe). The event gets extensive media coverage in the Slovenian press and is a useful annual platform for public and private participants. Additionally, SBRA also organises, together with the Slovenian Ministry of Defence, an information day every year for Slovenian stakeholders on the newest calls and topics related to the European Defence Fund. MOST publication Most is a quarterly news bulletin published by the Slovenian Business & Research Association. Most, literally meaning “bridge” in Slovenian, is an up-to-date information source about the Slovenian economy, R&D activities, policies, statistics and regional news. The publication is targeted at Brussels stakeholders and sent to over 4,000 addresses. Among the recipients are all members of the European Parliament. Slovenian Innovation Hub The Slovenian Innovation Hub (SIH) was officially inaugurated on the 21st of May 2015 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. SIH will actively encourage knowledge-based development in fields where Slovenia has comparative and competitive advantages. The Hub initiators were the Slovenian Business & Research Association and the University of Ljubljana, with the full support of the Slovenian government. So far, 23 members from the business and research sectors have joined. Business and Research delegations SBRA has actively promoted and organised since 2022 a business and research delegation for its Slovenian stakeholders in Belgium to exchange, meet, and connect with potential new partners on a yearly basis.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
ERRIN - European Regions Research and Innovation Network IGLO - Informal Group of RTD Liaison Offices KEN - Knowledge Economy Network UnILiON - Universities Informal Liaison Offices Network ENDR - European Network of Defence-related Regions | ENDR GOIS - Defence Industry Cluster of Slovenia
Organisation Members
http://www.sbra.be/en/members
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.