Why Invest in Science in South Eastern Europe?
Science Policy Series. 5th volume. Proceedings of the International Conference and High Level Round Table 28-29 Sept. 2006, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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This volume is an outcome of the international Conference and High Level Round Table ‘Why Invest in Science in South Eastern Europe?’, held on 28 and 29 September 2006 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The conference was organized by the UNESCO Office in Venice, the Slovenian Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology and the Austrian Science and Research Office in Ljubljana. It gathered together ministers and representatives responsible for science and finance from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey, as well as a number of international experts and representatives from international organizations active in South Eastern Europe (SEE). Both events acted as an excellent platform, on the basis of which it was possible to evaluate current and potential initiatives in the SEE region in the field of science, research and innovation policies.

This volume provides the reader with a wealth of insights and analyses from the Conference regarding the state of S&T and innovation policy in SEE. Edited contributions of the speakers who participated in the conference sessions were submitted subsequent to the conference and are the bases for the papers in this volume. The book is structured into four parts based on the main topics of the conference, namely: science, innovation and growth; analytical perspectives on RT&D in SEE; international policy actions and assistance; and national policy challenges.

SCIENCE POLICY SERIES
Volume N°5. Why Invest in Science in South Eastern Europe? 254 pp. 2007

Director of Publication: Engelbert Ruoss
Series Coordinator: Iulia Nechifor, Slavo Radosevic