SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 6,2007) – Bosnia has been spending only 0.05 per cent of the gross national income for science since 2004. The situation, which is alarming, has not changed over the years. This was stated by Bozidar Matic, President of the Bosnian Academy of Arts and Sciences at a meeting with the Bosnian President Zeljko Komsic.
Matic emphasized that Bosnia today does not provide an organized and systematic funding of the sector and that the higher education and development need to become priorities of Bosnia.
”Centralization is necessary at the state level. Today, decentralization, not centralization is a trend”, Matic said.
He added that the Bosnian Academy of Arts and Science is of the opinion that the principle in accordance with UNESCO 2006 recommendations should be adopted and implemented.
That means that every level of the state authority which is authorized to spend public means is obliged to participate at the research and development funds.
That is why the Academy is proposing formation of cantonal funds, entity and state funds for research and development, in accordance with their degree of participation in the budget.
Matic added that 2 per cent of the gross Bosnian national income should be ensured for the research and development projects.
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