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According to the Serbian government, Brnabic said that her cabinet will support the center, which will be "equally important for humanistic social sciences as the science-research station Petnica is for natural sciences."

VALJEVO - From an economy based on investments, we must move on to an economy based on knowledge and innovations, Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Friday, adding that Serbia was no longer a source of cheap labour.

She spoke at the Petnica Research Station near Valjevo, in western Serbia, at the opening of the 16th annual regional conference gathering young scientists, dubbed, "Step into Science."

According to her remarks published by the government, Brnabic also that "an economy based on innovations is an economy where we rely on our own resources."

BELGRADE - The 4th world conference of young ecologists, intended for students of master and doctoral studies that focus on environment protection, has started at the Petnica Research Station, near Valjevo, with 110 participants from 26 countries.

BELGRADE - High school graduate Nemanja Filipovic from the Thirteenth Belgrade High School managed to train bees to detect aromas of very slight intensity, and this achievement can be used in medicine, detection of cereal diseases and other purposes.

Filipovic carried out the project as the student of the Petnica Science Centre together with his colleague Andjela Donevic.

PETNICA - The 13th regional young scientists conference "A Step into Science", gathering around 200 participants from the former Yugoslavia who presented the findings of their latest science, society and technology research, took place at the Petnica Science Center (ISP), a non-profit organization engaged in the development of science culture and education.

BELGRADE - Four young programmers from Serbia won three medals at 26th International Olympiad in Informatics that closed in Taipei on Sunday , leader of the Serbian team Nikola Milosavljevic has stated.

The Serbian programmers scooped two silver medals and one bronze at this year's competition whić
brought together 311 participants from 82 countries.