doprineti

1. (+ dat.) to contribute
   Njegov gol je doprineo pobedi tima. — His goal contributed to the team's win.
   Loše vreme je doprinelo saobraćajnoj nesreći. — The bad weather contributed to the car accident.
2. (+ da) to help bring about; to help make
   Svako od nas može da doprinese da grad bude čistiji. — Each of us can help make the city cleaner.

It takes the dative (doprineti razvoju), not the accusative; the imperfective is doprinositi.