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![[Presentation PA Conf. Sept. 2023] Supporting Digital...](24506/thumbnail/Festim_H.jpeg/maxwidth/100 "[Presentation PA Conf. Sept. 2023] Supporting Digital...")
Festim Halili, Director General, The Fund for Innovation and Technological Development (FITD), North Macedonia presented the topic above as part of the "Best Practice Highlights: Lessons and Success Stories... read more
![[Presentation PA Conf. Sept. 2023] Establishing a ...](24505/thumbnail/Dusan_P.JPG/maxwidth/100 "[Presentation PA Conf. Sept. 2023] Establishing a ...")
Dusan Polovic, Director General, Ministry of Public Affairs, Montenegro presented the topic above as part of the "Best Practice Highlights: Lessons and Success Stories" block of the first Plenary Session... read more
![[Presentation PA Conf. Sept. 2023] High-Speed Internet...](24504/thumbnail/Lulezon_J.JPG/maxwidth/100 "[Presentation PA Conf. Sept. 2023] High-Speed Internet...")
Lulezon Jagxhiu, Chief Technology Officer, Prime Minister Cabinet, Kosovo* presented the topic above as part of the "Best Practice Highlights: Lessons and Success Stories" block of the first Plenary Session... read more
![[Presentation PA Conf. Sept. 2023] Smart Cities Mission...](24503/thumbnail/Jasmin_A.JPG/maxwidth/100 "[Presentation PA Conf. Sept. 2023] Smart Cities Mission...")
Jasmin Ademovic, President, City Council of the City of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina presented the topic above as part of the "Best Practice Highlights: Lessons and Success Stories" block of the first... read more
![[Presentation PA Conf. Sept. 2023] e-Albania (Digital...](24502/thumbnail/Alban_B.JPG/maxwidth/100 "[Presentation PA Conf. Sept. 2023] e-Albania (Digital...")
Alban Binaj, Expert, Ministry of State for Service Standards, Albania presented the topic above as part of the "Best Practice Highlights: Lessons and Success Stories" block of the first Plenary Session... read more
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Marija Jevtic, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia presented the topic above as part of the "Key Highlights and Insights on Instruments and Opportunities for Aligning Priorities... read more
![[Presentation PA Conf. Sept. 2023] Overview of the...](24500/thumbnail/Miroslav_V.JPG/maxwidth/100 "[Presentation PA Conf. Sept. 2023] Overview of the...")
Miroslav Veskovic, Professor and Former Rector, University of Novi Sad, Serbia and Former Senior Expert at EC JRC presented the topic above as part of the "Key Inputs for Setting the Scene" block of the... read more
Bojana Bajic, Digital Transformation of Public Administration Specialist and Former Head of IT Department of the Ministry of Finance, Montenegro presented the topic above as part of the "Key Inputs for... read more
![[Presentation PA Conf. Sept. 2023] JRC Report on the...](24497/thumbnail/22_20221207_Icon_6.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Presentation PA Conf. Sept. 2023] JRC Report on the..."){kind=icon}
Claudio Belis, Senior Scientist – Project Leader, JRC, European Commission presented the topic above as part of the "Key Highlights and Insights on Instruments and Opportunities for Aligning Priorities... read more
Malwina Gebalska, Coordinator for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the National Science Center (NCN) & ERA-LEARN, Poland presented the topic above as part of the "Key Highlights and Insights... read more
![[Presentation PA Conf. Sept. 2023] Smart Specialisation...](24495/thumbnail/20_20221207_Icon_6.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Presentation PA Conf. Sept. 2023] Smart Specialisation..."){kind=icon}
Nikola Radovanovic, Team Leader, Smart Specialisation and Innovation Ecosystems in the EU Enlargement and Neighbourhood, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission presented the topic above as part... read more
![[Presentation PA Conf. Sept. 2023] The Western Balkans...](24494/thumbnail/Bernhard-Fig1.JPG/maxwidth/100 "[Presentation PA Conf. Sept. 2023] The Western Balkans...")
Keynote Talk from Bernhard Fabianek, Senior Expert for Horizon Europe Association, DG RTD, European Commission in the first Plenary Session of POLICY ANSWERS conference on "Policy Dialogue on Aligning... read more
Riinvest Institute has published its latest Policy Brief on "Carbon tax and decarbonisation in the context of the green transition in Kosovo". This overview sheds light on the importance of carbon ... read more
Prevailing challenges in the Western Balkans show that the orthodox approaches of the past to preparing for the future have not always produced the desired results. Translating ambitious political agendas... read more
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The targeting research EU Missions are the key novelties set up under Horizon Europe to both address major societal challenges and to stimulate co-creation and cooperation of different actors to mobilize... read more
![[FOCUS ARTICLE] Turning Research and Innovation Results...](24478/thumbnail/8_20221207_Icon_3.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[FOCUS ARTICLE] Turning Research and Innovation Results..."){kind=icon}
The EU Knowledge Valorisation Week 2023 took place between 25 and 28 April and this year the European Commission has chosen sustainability as a special focus for this event, thus contributing also to ... read more
![[FOCUS ARTICLE] The ERA Integration of the Western...](24477/thumbnail/7_20221207_Icon_3.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[FOCUS ARTICLE] The ERA Integration of the Western..."){kind=icon}
The European Research Area (ERA) represents the ambition to create a single, borderless market for research, innovation and technology across the EU – as designed by DG Research & Innovation. The ... read more
![[FOCUS ARTICLE] Innovation Voucher Schemes in the ...](24474/thumbnail/6_20221207_Icon_3.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[FOCUS ARTICLE] Innovation Voucher Schemes in the ..."){kind=icon}
Innovation Vouchers (IVs) are simple, fast and efficient financial incentives designed for micro, small and medium enterprises to raise the innovation level of their products and improve their competitiveness... read more
Elaborated by the CEI-Executive Secretariat, in cooperation with the CEI Member States*, the CEI Plan of Action 2021-2023 is conceived as a flexible and dynamic tool for manifold cooperation in the framework... read more
In 2014, EU support to the cultural and creative sectors (CCS) was consolidated into a standalone funding programme – the Creative Europe programme. The programme has helped European artists, creators... read more
The agenda is based on the Commission’s transition pathway for tourism and includes a multi-annual work plan with actions to be taken by the EU countries, the Commission and tourism stakeholders. ... read more
Overview of EU funding opportunities to support the achievement of the New European Bauhaus objectives (2023-2024) read more
On 10 March 2020, the Commission adopted a new industrial strategy. The aim was to help EU industry lead the green and digital transformations and to boost the EU's global competitiveness and open strategic... read more
Inspiring solutions to face current and future challenges in the Mediterranean. This toolkit gathers some of the best transferable and most valuable results, creative tools and governance papers to... read more
Innovation policies need to be socially embedded for them to effectively contribute to addressing major societal challenges. Engaging citizens in innovation policymaking can help define long-term policy... read more
The report provides an analysis over cultural heritage legislation and management in Albania and its evolution through the years. Information has been collected based on literature review, with special... read more
EACEA's brochure has been updated, containing everything you need to know about the European Education and Culture Executive Agency at a glance. read more
A guiding framework for decision and project makers wishing to apply the NEB principles and criteria to their activities. read more
Council Resolution on the EU Work Plan for Culture 2023–2026 2022/C 466/01 On 29 November 2022 the Council of Culture Ministers of the EU adopted a Resolution on the EU Work Plan for Culture 2023... read more
The European Heritage Days are the most widely celebrated participatory cultural event shared by the people of Europe. The Council of Europe launched the initiative in 1985, and in 1999 was joined... read more
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.
