Living Lab In Serbia Widening Country in Continental region.

Description:

We are a Living Labin formation based in the Nišava Bioregion (Serbia – Widening Country), located in the Continental Biogeographical Region. We function as a multi-actor innovation hub integrating nature-based solutions with advanced digital tools.

We offer a ready-to-use "Quintupel Helix" ecosystem for your consortium:

• 🌲 Real-World Pilot Sites (Forest & Soil):

  • Scale: Access to diverse testbeds including managed forests, silvopasture systems, and regenerative agricultural land.

  • Partners: Operational partnership with the State Forestry Company and the Organic Shepherds Association (Stara Planina), enabling large-scale "Ground Truth" validation for biodiversity and soil health metrics. Local SMEs, NGOs, and University.

• 🏛️ Multi-Level Governance:

  • Policy Lab: Established collaboration with 5 Local Municipal Governments in the bioregion, allowing for rapid policy piloting and "Governance innovation" testing.

  • Social Inclusion: Deep community engagement through our "Green Hub" initiative (industrial-to-green urban regeneration).

• 🤖 Digital & AI Capabilities:

  • Digital Twins: We provide the physical "Ground Truth" data needed to validate AI/Earth Observation models for the Continental region.

  • Farmer Engagement (TRL 9): We bring Ecturia, a proprietary digital platform ready to onboard farmers/foresters, facilitate peer-to-peer learning, and drive market dissemination from Day 1.

Strategic Fit:

• Mission Soil: Ideal testbed for Continental Region Living Labs (Soil Health, Carbon Farming).

• Cluster 6 (Biodiversity & Forestry): Active sites for restoring degraded ecosystems and testing sustainable forest management.

• Digital/Space: Perfect validation partner for "Earth Intelligence" and "AI for Agriculture" due to our rich data access and varied terrain.

Organization Ambassador Type: SME/ Living Lab (Widening Country)

Status: Ready for Action / Active Network