On Thursday, May 28, the final of this year's Open Ideas for a Beautiful Montenegro competition was held in the Eco Building of the United Nations. In the first phase of the competition, as many as 279 teams applied, which competed in 5 candidate municipalities (Berane, Mojkovac, Ro\u017eaje, \u0160avnik and \u017dabljak), and in the end they reached 15 teams that entered the narrowest circle (3 finalists in each municipality).<\/p>\n
The finalists presented innovative solutions for the use of public spaces in five Montenegrin municipalities, after which five winning ideas were selected by a joint vote of the jury and the audience via the Internet, which were awarded cash prizes in the amount of 3,000 euros each.<\/p>\n
Introductory presentations were made by Ambassador Milorad \u0160\u0107epanovi\u0107, Director General for Multilateral Affairs and Regional Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Dijana Vu\u010dini\u0107, Head of the Department for Development Projects in Urbanism and Architecture, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism, Sanja Bojani\u0107, Head of the Department for Democratic Governance and the Sector for Economy and Environmental Protection, UNDP in Montenegro and Nikola Vuli\u0107, co-founder of the NGO DigitalizujMe.
\nThe expert jury consisted of:
\n\u2022 Tamara Brajovi\u0107, first adviser and head of the Department for Human Rights and Social-Humanitarian Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
\n\u2022 Dijana Vu\u010dini\u0107, head of the Department for Development Projects in Urbanism and Architecture in the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism
\n\u2022 Tomica Paovi\u0107, advisor for development policies at the Office of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
\n\u2022 Nata\u0161a \u0110ukanovi\u0107, co-founder of NGO Digitalizuj.me
\n\u2022 The fifth, rotating, member of the jury was a representative of the municipality: Neboj\u0161a Babovi\u0107, advisor to the president of the Municipality of Berana, Jelena Vu\u010deti\u0107, project manager in the Municipality of Mojkovac, Amela Kalender, advisor to the President of the Municipality of Ro\u017eaje, Milijana A\u0161anin - manager of the office of the President of the Municipality of \u0160avnik and Gorica Vukovi\u0107 - head of the office of the President of the Municipality of \u017dabljak.<\/p>\n
After adding the votes of the jury and the audience according to the 50\/50 system, five winners for all five municipalities were obtained. In situations where the teams had an equal number of points, the vote of the jury ruled, as defined by the rules at the very beginning of the competition.<\/p>\n
The winners of this year's Open Ideas for Montenegro competition are:
\n\u2022 For the municipality of Berane - the NGO URBAR team with the project "inhalation"
\n\u2022 For the municipality of Mojkovac - the Arhi3MK team with the project "Adventure Park 1916"
\n\u2022 For the municipality of Ro\u017eaje - the Galanz team with the project "Historical and Cultural Center of Gani\u0107 Kula"
\n\u2022 For the Municipality of \u0160avnik - ROSSA CANNIN's team with the "WILD ROSE" project
\n\u2022 For the municipality of \u017dabljak \u2013 team \u017dabljak 2015 with the project "Tourist Recreational Center \u017dabljak"<\/p>\n
The municipality of Ro\u017eaje received an excellent project solution for arranging the space around the local museum, "Kula Gani\u0107a". This solution will contribute to the quality arrangement of the location, the promotion of Ro\u017eaj's cultural heritage, the development of tourism and the reduction of unemployment through the employment of young people and people with disabilities.<\/p>\n
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Written by: Amela Kalender<\/p>\n\n\t\t