In the final episode of the first season, we delve deeper into steps needed to make a leapfrog to a knowledge-based economy and society. We invited Dragana Petkovic, Co-Founder of StartIt, Owner at Themis Consulting, as well as the co-founder and board member of the Serbian coworking association, who presented her main takeaways after years of building the innovation ecosystem in Serbia and in the region. Her answers may surprise you! 

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Since the outbreak of the pandemic started, stakeholders across the world have taken it seriously implementing different measures. But what about another ongoing crisis such as the climate one? What are some parallels between these two crises? Why do we need backcasting and call for evidence in planning future responses? To find out we talk to Damjan Bogunovic, Environmental Program Coordinator at the Heinrich Böll Foundation (Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo).

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The search for tech-based responses addressing climate change risks continues! In this episode, the Belgrade Open School team is looking for responses that have been developed using open data. A guide for the discussion is a BOS alumna, Sanja Arizanovic. Sanja works for the UNDP in Serbia as a project coordinator focusing on open data initiatives. Join us in mapping open data solutions across Europe! 

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While fintech is slowly taking over the traditional banking sector, it faces a new challenge. Therefore, on this episode in the conversation with Lav Odorovic, a BOS alumnus and a founder of Penta, the BOS team will light up fintech's response to ongoing climate change.

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One of the main post-COVID resolutions for many honker-downers is to get physically active. In the fourth episode, Tijana Popadic, director of trcanje.rs and marketing director of Sportit IT - Sports marketing and sponsorship, joined the BOS fellows to shed light on the importance of running, and the interplay between tech and people's well-being.

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Have you ever thought about digitalizing fire extinguishers? Our alumnus and co-founder of startups Nncord & Hilbert Space, Nikola Petrovic, has not just considered it but he actually has done it. 

In the third episode of the Fusing Futures: Light Them Up, you will have an opportunity to dive into digitalization and optimization of services around the globe and get practical insights into what is needed to build a product in the era of the digital economy. 

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How tech can help businesses in adapting to the new reality caused by the coronavirus pandemic and mitigating related risks? In the second episode, join us for a conversation with Predrag Topic, a Belgrade Open School alumnus and business developing manager and designer at ICT Hub in Belgrade. 

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Did you know that the total electricity usage of the internet will rise to more than 50 percent of the global usage beyond 2030?

In this episode, Belgrade Open School investigates what the notion of the Internet as a polluter means for Internet users, consumers, startups, and companies. 

Lav Kozakijevic, a BOS alumnus and a brand strategist, will share with you what good case practices are already in place worldwide and what we can do to be responsible towards the planet relying on technology. 

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