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Sustainable development is the organizing principle for meeting human development goals while simultaneously sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services... read more
The Western Balkans have a critical role to play in meeting the EU’s objective of a climate neutral Europe by 2050 – the overarching objective of the European Green Deal. European Commission... read more
This infographic was recently released to inform on developments related to the funding of Western Balkan research projects within Horizon 2020. Funding of Western Balkan research projects... read more
The European Commission put forward a proposal to drive forward the EU accession process, by making it more credible, with a stronger political steer, more dynamic and predictable. read more
SiS.net has compiled and published a new policy brief which is focused on Science Communication. This is the 5th policy brief in a series of documents that all focus on the different dimensions of Responsible... read more
Abstract: Innovation in the European Union is called upon to increase competitiveness, to improve territorial cohesion, and also to address societal challenges. This challenge-driven innovation... read more
Abstract: The operation and economics of the power systems are constrained by the availability and temperature of water resources since thermal power plants need water for cooling and hydropower plants... read more
The Steering Platform (SP) on Research and Innovation for Western Balkans was established in 2006 to facilitate the interaction between the Western Balkan economies, the EU member states, the candidate... read more
The Western Balkans (WB) Steering Platform on Research and Innovation (SP) was organised in Brussels on September 23-24, 2019. The meeting was co-chaired by the European Commission (DG Research... read more
The Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) has released the fourth edition of the publication “Investing in Clean Energy in the Western Balkans”. Prepared with the support of the Energy Community... read more
The report and presentations from the Digitalisation and New Technologies in Agri-food and S3P Agrifood's International B2B meetings that were held in December 2019 in Malaga (Spain) are now available... read more
Factsheets for the Western Balkan Countries are now available on the MSCA Website. They contain facts and figures about Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions in the respective countries: key facts and... read more
On 22 January 2020, the European Court of Auditors published a new report on the SME Instrument. The SME Instrument was launched as part of Horizon 2020 in 2014 to support innovation in small and... read more
Becoming the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050 is the greatest challenge and opportunity of our times. To achieve this, the European Commission presented the European Green Deal, the most... read more
Research infrastructures (RIs) are those facilities, resources and related services that the scientific community use to conduct high-level research. They cover a range of research fields from engineering... read more
Smart specialisation strategies (RIS 3 or S3) are about enabling regions to turn their needs, strengths and competitive advantages into marketable goods and services. S3 aim to prioritise public research... read more
Highlighting the services and opportunities of RIs Research infrastructures (RIs) are the facilities, resources and related services which allow the scientific community to conduct high-level research... read more
On 16 January 2020, ESFRI published the Report of the ESFRI Working Group on Monitoring of Research Infrastructures Performance. The task of the group was to develop a set of Key Performance... read more
The Western Balkans (WB) Steering Platform on Research and Innovation (SP) was organised in Brussels on September 23-24, 2019. The meeting was co-chaired by the European Commission (DG Research and Innovation... read more
ESFRI has published the outcomes of its Workshop on the Future of Research Infrastructures in the European Research Area. The event was organised with a view to the next Roadmap of European ... read more
Western Balkan Countries Information Platform on Research Technology and Innovation is currently funded by the European Commission through the INT Service Facility for the Support of the Steering Platform on Research and Innovation for Western Balkan Countries (Specific Contract No. 30-CE-0864059/00-47). It builds upon the original platform WBC-INCO.NET.
