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Despite serious efforts deployed at national and European level, the Union sees significant internal disparities in terms of research and innovation performance. There is significant evidence pointing... read more
Summary of recommendations The following recommendations are aimed at maximising the impact of future EU research and innovation programmes. Each of them is exemplified by a key action. 1. Prioritise... read more
The 2017 edition of BALKAN BAROMETER (BB) is yet another instalment in the series of annual public opinion surveys commissioned by the Regional Cooperation Council. It collects and analyses data across... read more
The 19th Western Balkans Steering Platform on Research and Innovation* took place in Belgrade on September 27, 2017 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (... read more
The progress reports are collected in preparation of the meeting of the Steering Platform on Research and Innovation for the Western Balkans and are made available for the participants. Background... read more
Research has always had a wide impact on society, but this does not always come in the form of a clearly defined outcome, application, or effect. It frequently occurs as a more gradual development... read more
In response to the evolution of the world economy and its impact on Europe, the European Commission proposed a set of programmes to boost jobs, growth and investment across the European Union. The programmes... read more
Open Science is transformative to the research landscape, allowing research to be carried out with a high degree of transparency, collegiality, and research integrity. For Open Science to become a reality... read more
RI encompasses six fields relating to research and innovation: public engagement, science education, gender equality, ethics, open access to scientific results, and governance ... read more
Following the recommendation of the “Joint Science Conference”, which was jointly organised by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the French Académie des sciences, the Heads of State... read more
The 3rd Joint Science Conference of the Western Balkans Process / Berlin Process (JSC-WBP) convened at the French Académie des sciences – Institut de France in Paris to take further the process started... read more
Innovation policies seek to prepare an economy for the future by steering it on a transformation path to make it more competitive in increasingly global and interconnected markets. While most advanced... read more
COST is an EU funded programme that enables researchers to set up their interdisciplinary research networks in Europe and beyond. read more
The 3rd Joint Science Conference of the Western Balkan Process/ Berlin Process (JSC-WBP) convened at the French Acadèmie des sciences – Institut de France in Paris to take further the process started ... read more
Western Balkans Process - Joint Science Conference is a joint initiative of the 13 European countries. It aims to reconfirm the European commitment to the Western Balkans, consolidate the efforts to integrate... read more
The first Western Balkans Research and Innovation meeting was organised in Podgorica on June 12-13, 2017 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research... read more
The present Monitoring Report prepared by the Energy Community Secretariat, which was tasked by the Western Balkan countries “to take the lead to develop the regional energy market and to help implement... read more
The European Patent Office (EPO) has conducted a survey to find out how patent information ranks as a source of information in the innovation process, i.e. whether patent information supports innovation... read more
The conclusions and recommendations of the regional research “Youth Mobility in the Western Balkans – the present challenges and future perspectives” have been published. The research was realized during... read more
This year sees the publication of the second EUA Open Access Survey for European universities. Conducted between the end of... read more
Western Balkans Info Hub - powered by "Policy Answers" - is funded by the European Commission through the Horizon Europe project "R&I policy making, implementation and support in the Western Balkans", grant agreement: 10105887. The portal builds upon previous initiatives, such as for instance WBC-RTI.INFO and WBC-INCO.NET, which were funded under different Framework Programmes (FP) for Research and Technological Development (RTD) of the European Commission and other contracts.
