As part of the promotion of the Developing accelerators to provide better access to innovation finance for SMEs (Accelerator) project, Development Agency of Serbia (RAS) organized a meeting with representatives of accredited regional development agencies (ARRA) on May 25, 2018.

Beside presenting already conducted and current activities, RAS focused on the pilot as part of the  Accelerator project. After the presentation, the participants exchanged views on the possible replication of the pilot project, but also discussed cooperation in improving the support to SMEs and experiences on the local level.

A network of 16 accredited regional development agencies (ARDA) are RAS partners at the local level, and with their activities cover almost the entire territory of the Republic of Serbia. Together with RAS, ARDA participate in the implementation of programs and projects designed for SMEs support.