SCiDEV

The Center Science and Innovation for Development (SCIDEV) is a Tirana-based think tank working across the country, and in close collaboration with partners in the Western Balkans and European Union, to contribute to the country’s and region’s democratization, sustainable social and economic development. SCiDEV engages primarily in policy and action-oriented research that can inform decision making processes, influence policy development and drive advocacy efforts. Another core pillar of SCiDEV’s work is youth empowerment through debate programme, capacity development, mentoring and regional research mobility. In addition, SCiDEV facilitates the cooperation between research and other actors in society through science communication, knowledge brokering, engagement of diaspora, networking, project development, and fundraising. SCiDEV also works on media freedom and democracy at national and regional level on areas related to safety of journalists, media and civil society nexus, media development and ecosystem, media, and information literacy. Finally, SCiDEV works on innovation and digital transformation particularly focusing our actions on digital rights, digital skills and social and economic empowerment of girls and women through increased representation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). To achieve its goals SCiDEV works with academia, civil society, media, private and public institutions, in strengthening innovation and scientific research, advocating, and supporting use of evidence for legal and regulatory initiatives, and undertaking capacity building activities to empower diverse communities: youth, researchers, activists and informal groups as well as higher education institutions, government institutions, local CSOs and media. SCiDEV brings together a team of highly motivated professionals and a network of external collaborators with complementary competences and expertise.