{"id":3971,"date":"2026-02-05T12:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digigreen.ba\/uspjesna-prica\/boost-innovation-voucher-scheme-how-targeted-investment-in-innovation-strengthens-the-competitiveness-of-companies-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T16:46:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:46:01","slug":"boost-innovation-voucher-scheme-how-targeted-investment-in-innovation-strengthens-the-competitiveness-of-companies-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina","status":"publish","type":"uspjesna-prica","link":"https:\/\/digigreen.ba\/en\/uspjesna-prica\/boost-innovation-voucher-scheme-how-targeted-investment-in-innovation-strengthens-the-competitiveness-of-companies-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOST Innovation Voucher Scheme: How Targeted Investment in Innovation Strengthens the Competitiveness of Companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The first <strong>Innovation Voucher Scheme \u2013 BOOST<\/strong>, launched in 2023 with financial support from the European Union and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, demonstrated how targeted investment in innovation can deliver tangible results for companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Through this scheme, enterprises were awarded innovation vouchers worth up to <strong>EUR 5,000<\/strong> to implement innovative ideas in cooperation with experts from the academic community and digital innovation hubs.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"text-justify wp-block-paragraph\">A total of <strong>70 innovative solutions<\/strong> were implemented, and success stories from companies such as <strong>MEGASTIL<\/strong> from Banja Luka and <strong>BEMA BA<\/strong> from Gra\u010danica show how cooperation between industry, academia, and innovation hubs contributes to the improvement of production processes, digitalization, and increased competitiveness in domestic and EU markets.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"text-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Building on these results, <strong>BOOST 2<\/strong> has been launched, offering expanded support, including for micro-enterprises, with a strong focus on <strong>digital and green innovations<\/strong>. The project is implemented within the <strong>Private Sector Development Initiative in Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/strong>, co-financed by the <strong>European Union and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, and implemented by GIZ<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfa5 Watch the video and discover how innovation is becoming a driver of growth.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inovacijska vau\u010der \u0161ema BOOST: Kako inovacije ja\u010daju konkurentnost kompanija u BiH\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u_PmuwkK5Xs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<\/div><\/figure><br>\n\n<p class=\"text-justify wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This success story was developed within the Sustainable Economic Development and Employment Promotion Programme (SEDEP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, jointly financed by the European Union, the Government of Switzerland and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and implemented by GIZ.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first Innovation Voucher Scheme \u2013 BOOST, launched in 2023 with financial support from the European Union and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, demonstrated how targeted investment in innovation can deliver tangible results for companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 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