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This is an Education Sector Development Plan for the period 2005-2010, prepared by the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports. The plan is based on a comprehensive systemic educational framework... read more
This is a strategy of the development of science in Croatia written in Croatian language. It sets out that the scientific activity is very important for the development but also states that Croatia is... read more
This is a national strategy for the Development of the Intellectual Property System made by the Government of the Republic of Croatia for the period 2005-2010. The strategy has been prepared on the basis... read more
This is a presentation made by the Government of the Republic of Croatia. It presents several statistics on Croatian research capacity - number of researchers, average expenditure per researcher, R&D ... read more
This is a paper written by Zoran Aralica and Katarina Bacic from the Institute of Economics in Zagreb. The authors try to assess and evaluate the Croatian innovation capability through the framework of... read more
This is a yearly review of Patent Cooperation Treaty conducted by World Intellectual Property Organization. The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system offers inventors and industry a simplified and cost... read more
This document tries to describe the role of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Kosovo/UNMIK. It sets that these are: improve the quality of, and access to, the education system in Kosovo... read more
This document present the COBISS.Net project and its importance for countries participating. It is written in Croatian language. The document starts with some general data about this project. Then it ... read more
This is a statistical report conducted by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. It presents some statistical data about science research activities for the period 1990-2004. It focuses on ... read more
This is a report of a UNESO-ROSTE EXPERT MISSION. In this Report, after a brief introduction describing the present situation of the country ten years after the signature of the Dayton Peace Agreement... read more
This is a programme written by Alber Gajo, executive director of Centre for Research and Development in Tirana. This paper presents a short overview of CRD research agenda in the last two years, the main... read more
This is an edited version of a report prepared for UNESCO/UNDP as part of theirprogram of assistance to the Government of Albania. Published in 1996, it states that there are currently three main elements... read more
This is a country profile for Albania conducted by World Intellectual Property Organization. It names the Albanian laws in following areas: industrial property (patents, trademarks, industrial designs... read more
This is a paper presented at the Second Scientific Committee Meeting for Europe and North America in Paris in 2004. The paper first presents changing structures of the higher education systems. Then it... read more
This is a document conducted by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The national innovation systems approach stresses that the flows of technology and information among people, ... read more
This is a report Report presented by the Bologna Follow-up Group to the Ministerial Conference in London, May 2007. The report has three parts. Part 1 explains the background to the 2007 stocktaking exercise... read more
This is a report from a working group appointed by the Bologna Follow-up Group to the Conference of the European Ministers responsilbe for Higher Education in Bergen 2005. This report concludes that there... read more
This is a report made by the ministers of the countries participating the Bologna process that are responsible for Higher Education and have met in London. It makes a review on progress made since the... read more
This is a country report conducted by the ICBSS (International Centre for Black Sea Studies). In the beginning it gives some general information on Albania (area, population, GDP etc), then it focuses... read more
This is the Progress Report for Albania by the European Commission. The report briefly describes the relations between Albania and the Union; analyses the situation in Albania in terms of the political... read more
This is the 2006 Progress Report for Montenegro by the European Commission. The report briefly describes the relations between Montenegro and the Union; analyses the political situation in Montenegro ... read more
This is an reprot on science and research in the FYR Macedonia prepared by dr. Viktor Stefov, President of the Council for Science and Research; Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Macedonia... read more
This is a strategy prepared by the Government of the Republic of Serbia (written in Serbian language). It deals with questions connected to information society and its development in Serbia. It tries ... read more
The document presents basic information on BIHARNET - Academic and Research Network of Bosnia and Herzegovina. read more
This is the 2006 Progress Report for BIH by the European Commission. The report briefly describes the relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Union; analyses the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina... read more
This is the 2006 Progress Report for Macedonia by the European Commission. The report briefly describes the relations between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Union; analyses the situation... read more
This is a Microsoft Excel document that shows a list of TEMPUS Projects in SEE. It includes detailed project number, description of project subject area, project title, list of Balkan countries targeted... read more
This is the 2006 Progress Report for Serbia of the European Commission. The report briefly describes the relations between Serbia and the Union; analyses the political situation in Serbia in terms of ... read more
This is a strategy developed by USAID Serbia and Montenegro. The Strategy addresses the Republic’s development needs, while at the same time remaining in line with U.S. Government (USG) foreign policy... read more
This is an article written by Zorica Zarkovic, en editor of "Biznis i Finansije". It is written in Serbian language. The author writes, how according to the European Agency for Reconstruction the innovation... read more
This is a power point presentation conducted by dr. Jadranka Svarc from the Institute for Social Sciences “Ivo Pilar”, Zagreb and dr. Emira Becic from the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of ... read more
This is a power point presentation held by Sara E. Farley about enhancing science technology and innovation for development. In the presentation many themes are discussed: a framework for support to Science... read more
This is a power point presentation made by a Provincial Secretariat for Science and Technological Development of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. At the beginning it gives some general information on... read more
This document is written by prof. dr. Djuro Kutlaca from the Mihajlo Pupin Institute, Science and Technology Policy Research Center. It describes patent activity in Serbia from 1921 to 1995. It starts... read more
The document consists of two components: Strategy and Action Planfor Information Society Development, whereas the Strategy comprises of the basic development directions divided in seven pillars (Infrastructure... read more
NISP is a document which should be integrated with the other development strategies in the state, supported by all political entities by a consensus, in order to provide for the implementation of all ... read more
This is a document made by the Council of Minister of BIH. It presents visions and sets goals to create an informatic society. Then basic principles and commitments are presented, and areas of develoment... read more
Strategy for Information Society development in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a document that provides a strategic guidelines and plan of actions for develoment of information society in BIH for the period... read more
Action Plan of Information Society Development in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a document that provides specification of concrete actions for development of information society in BIH, for the period 2004... read more
This is an action plan made by the Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia. At first it presents information society development strategic priorities and initiatives... read more
A national ICT strategy aims to develop the information society both in stimulating competitiveness and in applying ICT for the benefit of the population. It supports more sustainable human development... read more
This is a report conducted by the BIH Ministry of Communications and Transport for the year 2005. It present an analysis of of BiH Society e-readiness. At first it presents e-readiness indicators and ... read more
This is a document by FIPA, the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency. At first it tries to describe why to invest in ICT in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It presents FDI opportunities and foundations for the... read more
This report represents an exceptional effort in supporting the coordinated development of the Information Society in South-Eastern Europe. It provides a common knowledge base in area of ICT for development... read more
This is a report about supply of services in monitoring of South East Europe - telecommunications madey by EC. At first it presents a summary of status and recent developments (mobile networks, broadband... read more
This is a strategy conducted by the Government of Serbia. It outlines that - given the profound promises and pervasive impacts of ICT on national economies and global competition - Serbia needs to embed... read more
This document anlyses the impact of the support provided by the IS2WEB consortium for the 6th IST Call, drawing on the feedback gathered by telephone interviews conducted in its aftermath. The conclusions... read more
This is a strategic document adopted by the Government of the Republic of Croatia for the period 2006-2010. It presents a vision of the development of the Science and Technology sector in the Republic... read more
This is a programme of the Government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for period 2006-2013. It is written in Macedonian language. It sets the basic goals of the Macedonian Government for ... read more
This is a report conducted by SBRA in the framework of the project GREAT-IST. It describes the ICT Sector in target countries and in the region of South Eastern Europe. It also includes results in ... 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.
