European Research Area (ERA) country report 2023 for Montenegro

Summary of the report

Montenegro is an Emerging Innovator according to the European Innovation Scoreboard 2023, performing at 47% of the EU-27 average. Its performance is improving at a rate just below that of the EU-27 (8.5 percentage points) and below
the Emerging Innovators’ average.

Despite not having committed to the ERA Policy Agenda actions, Montenegro is implementing several initiatives contributing towards the ERA priorities, with a key role played by the Smart Specialisation Strategy of the Republic of Montenegro 2019-2024.

The advancement of Montenegro towards ERA priorities is primarily determined by its internal capacity to reform its R&I system and mobilising resources to steer its development.

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