"Regional Strategies for and with the Western Balkans"
Which strategy is being followed in research and innovation in the Western Balkan countries? Are there too many strategies and how well interconnected are they? Are they truly been followed or just pieces of paper?
The essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you're trying to accomplish. (Michael Porter)
"Regional Strategies for and with the Western Balkans" was in focus of the WBC-RTI.info newsletter in January 2016. Related article is available here. Please find below also a selection of the topic related articles.
News
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How do the characteristics of the labour markets and education systems affect migration flows, and vice versa? This study focuses on the impact of migration on the skills pool and utilisation in the Western...
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[Link Announcement] ETF has updated its country fiches
All partner countries from SEMED, EAP and SEET have been updated in 2021 and are now available online, clicking on the respective country. The main objective was to report about developments in education...
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This new Research for Education volume was shared for the very first time on 17.11.2021 at a dedicated session at the IEA International Research Conference. Authors and contributors came together to reflect...
Events
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This July, as part of a program to mark the 27th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, in cooperation with the Srebrenica Memorial Center, the Center for Post-Conflict Research (CPI) is organizing the...
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Political Regime Developments in Southeast Europe - International Conference
Despite democratic stagnation, the undermining of checks and balances and the attraction of support via ethnopopulism and clientelism in some cases, the ascendance of would-be authoritarian elites has...
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Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) in the Western Balkans – opportunities and obstacles
The war in Ukraine is pushing Europe to get out of fossil fuels’ import dependence as soon as possible which means building vast amounts of renewables has to become a reality now – and not tomorrow. Moreover...
Organisations
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WBF is an international organization established by the governments of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia. The governing bodies of the Fund are the Council...
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The Balkan Association of Science Journalists
The Balkan Association of Science Journalists (BASJ) is a regional association of journalists from the Balkan's printed and electronic media, which report and research on all scientific topics. Apart ...
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The Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group
The Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) is an open group of policy analysts, scholars and researchers, established as a joint initiative of the European Fund for the Balkans and the Centre...
Calls
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Call for Albania-Montenegro cross-border projects
The IPA Albania-Montenegro Cross-border Cooperation Programme has launched its third call for proposals. Through projects implemented under this call, the programme aims to strengthen good neighbourly...
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With the COVID-19 crisis, the world is experiencing unprecedented disruption to daily lives and to the social, economic, and governance systems that support them.
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Supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, through the Embassy of Japan in Tirana, the Call, aims to better comprehend the impact of COVID-19 to the activities and functioning...
Documents
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Identification of promising areas is among the main goals of economic and innovation policy development and a focal point of the Smart Specialisation approach. The economies of the Western Balkan region...
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How do the characteristics of the labour markets and education systems affect migration flows, and vice versa? This study focuses on the impact of migration on the skills pool and utilisation in the Western...
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Brdo Declaration, 6 October 2021
The EU-Western Balkans summit took place in Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia, on 6 October 2021. EU leaders agreed on the Brdo declaration, with which the Western Balkans partners have aligned themselves.
Links
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Foresight is the discipline of exploring, anticipating and shaping the future to help building and using collective intelligence in a structured, systematic and systemic way to anticipate developments...
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Common Regional Market - website
The Western Balkans Common Regional Market – a catalyst for deeper regional economic integration and a stepping stone towards EU Single Market At the Sofia Summit on 10 November 2020, the leaders of...
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Multi-country – financial assistance under IPA II
The page informs about the multi-country programme of the IPA II assistance provided to the enlargement countries by the European Union. The support includes the TAIEX instrument and technical assistance...
Projects
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The flourishing ecosystem of technology transfer and innovation in the Western Balkans EU4TECH PoC (Western Balkans Proof of Concept Scheme) is an EU-funded project supporting technology...
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WESTERN BALKANS AT THE CROSSROADS: WAYS FORWARD IN ANALYZING EXTERNAL ACTORS' INFLUENCE
"Western Balkans at the Crossroads: Ways Forward in Analyzing External Actors' Influence,” run by the PSSI, is a follow-up project that aims to build upon a knowledge base established in the...
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Western Balkans Enabling Project for Civil Society Monitoring of Public Administration Reform
Western Balkans Enabling Project for Civil Society Monitoring of Public Administration Reform – WeBER – is a three-year project funded by the European Union and co-financed by the Kingdom of the Netherlands...