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The Staff Working Document sets out available experimentation tools (especially regulatory sandboxes, but also testbeds and living labs) and showcases existing examples from Europe and beyond on how the... read more
"Western Balkans: unleashing the potential of innovative start-ups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Western Balkans: investment readiness program 2.0" is a project aimed to increase investment... read more
In this document you find information about the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans and about the Western Balkans Investment Framework, and in particular the EIP Flagship Investments ... read more
Digitalisation is playing an important role in our everyday lives. It has become embedded in every aspect of our lives. The digital transformation has reshaped the way we think, create, and exist as human... read more
Open innovation Test Beds (OITBs) are one form of Technology Infrastructures that offer services for the development, testing and upscaling of advanced materials. The implementation of the New European... read more
Smart Specialisation in the EU Enlargement and Neighbourhood Region In the last seven years, following the success of Smart Specialisation implementation among the EU Member States and their regions... read more
Innovation Programme for the period 2023-2027, adopted by the Government of Montenegro on 6 July 2023. The Programme is available in local language below as attachment. read more
This 11th edition of the Regional Innovation Scoreboard (RIS) offers a comparative assessment of the research and innovation performance of 239 regions in 22 EU Member States, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland... read more
The annual European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) provides a comparative assessment of the research and innovation performance of EU Member States and selected third countries, and the relative strengths... read more
Institute for Albanian Municipalities published the status report of the local government in Albania for year 2022. This report is an evaluation document which aims to: • evaluate... read more
Environmental issues in the Western Balkans are at the centre of civic mobilisation against the negative effects of various types of pollution. In addition, during the post-socialist period, a dependent... read more
DRC Strategic Foresight The Danube Rectors' Conference (DRC) is a network of almost 70 universities in the Danube Region. By establishing and facilitating bilateral and multilateral contacts between... read more
The Sarajevo Declaration was adopted on 24 May 2023 by Representatives of the Governments of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, San Marino, Serbia and... read more
On 16 July 2021, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Council Recommendation on a Pact. The Pact proposal defines shared priority areas for joint action in support of the ERA, sets out the... read more
Information on the ongoing activities and projects at the Western Balkans in relation to the EU Mission: A Soil Deal for Europe. read more
The Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025-2027 Analysis provides a solid evidence base to underpin the development of the next Horizon Europe Strategic Plan, as set out in the legal basis. The analysis is... read more
This report is an output of the project ‘Analysing the skills dimension of technology transfer in the Western Balkans’, which is part of ENTRSD WP22 - 2.6 Engaging Enterprises in Skills Development. The... read more
POLICY ANSWERS publishes the visual summary of the report on Serbia's ERA integration. read more
ERAC Opinion on the European Research Area Roadmap 2015-2020 read more
POLICY ANSWERS publishes the visual summary of the report on North Macedonia's ERA integration. 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.
