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The international conference “Why Invest in Science in South Eastern Europe” held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 28 and 29. September 2006, was followed by a high-level round table of ministers and representatives... read more
The Community has the objective of strengthening the scientific and technological bases of the Community industry, thereby insuring a high level of competitiveness at international level. To this end ... read more
The present document is aimed at facilitation of the procedures set forth by the EU-Balkan S&T Action Plan in 2003. The agenda set under the plan was very broad and ambitious which partially explains ... read more
The present document worked out by the Commission of the European Community sets up the background and measures aimed at simplification of the 7th Framework Programme (FP7).The roots of the simplification... read more
The paper prepared by a group of specialist of the Institut für Technologie- und Regionalpolitik addresses the priority-setting in the RTD-policy offering case-studies of 6 countries: Canada, Ireland, ... read more
Still not accepted, the purpose of the draft Law is bringing the higher education system in Bosnia and Herzegovina in line with European standards including the principles of the Bologna Declaration and... read more
The present paper is the address of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to the people of the country with regard to the problems in the educational system and the necessity of the education... read more
The short paper is the extract from report “Research and Development (R&D) in the Republic of Macedonia” covering only individual aspects of the matter in question. So, the policy framework... read more
The paper summarizes the conclusions of the International Seminar on Higher Education: the University of the 21st Century – Emerging models of Independence held 28 – 30 October 2005 held in Novi Sad. ... read more
The paper prepared by Prof. Duro Kutlača contains the key points with respect to the Republic of Serbia prepared for the discussion on “Research, Technology and Regional Policy in an Enlarging Europe... read more
The report prepared by the specialists of the Interuniversity Center Dubrovnik offers the hypothesis of the future, which the South-East European (SEE) countries face in terms of their research and development... read more
The present document offers the layout of activities for 2005 within the framework of the EU-Balkan Countries Action Plan in Science & Technology. The background of the issue consists in the fact that... read more
The report drawn up by the Commission of the European Communities contains the review of the political and economic situation in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as of 2004 and recommends the... read more
This report has been prepared by the Croatian National Competitiveness Council, an advisory body that brings together representatives of business, government, unions, science and education. The document... read more
In the report compiled by the National Competitiveness Council the Croatia’s competitiveness status as of 2004 is compared with that of other 10 countries (Italy, Austria, Ireland, Portugal, Slovakia, ... read more
In this document you find a set of concrete measures for the simplification of processes planned for FP7. read more
This document was provided at the Launch event of the Steering Platform in Vienna, 26 June 2006 by the European Commission. It was provided by Ms. Tania Friederichs as background document. read more
The document presents the investigation report by the Institute for International Relations (IMO) on the research and development system in Croatia. The report covers some legislative and institutional... read more
The report provides a general overview of Croatia as a new candidate of EU Accession within the framework of the current status of scientific and technological development. The document contains the general... read more
The paper throws light on the problems associated with the existing system of financing of higher education and science in Croatia.The paper offers preliminary results of the scientific research project... read more
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