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This feasibility report contains a set of draft proposals for indicators of conditions for learner mobility in higher education. It has been produced by Eurydice as a direct follow-up of the Council Recommendation... read more
Dear readers, Please find attached the 10th edition of the WBC-INCO.NET Journal published on the occasion of the 15th and last meeting... read more
This case study tells how an SME can succeed in filing patent applications with the support of the Enterprise Europe Network. Having proper competences and cooperating closely with international network... read more
To help potential participants in Horizon 2020, the European Commission has published a fact sheet dedicated to open access in Horizon 2020. In particular, the following questions are covered in this ... read more
The sixth issue of the ERA-LEARN newsletter is now available for download, as PDF document, using this link. The newsletter features latest news and information on: ERA-NET Cofund under ... read more
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has adopted a new strategy that will guide its investments in the energy and natural resources sector for the next five years. ... read more
Organisations wishing to bid for funding in 2014 through Erasmus+, the European Union's new programme for education, training, youth and sport, can start to prepare their grant applications from today... read more
Europe seems to be better at producing high-level knowledge than at converting it into socio-economic benefits. In addition to the classical modes of transfer and dissemination of knowledge, such as research... read more
This is the second World Intellectual Property Report and offers fresh data, analysis and insight into how companies use brands to differentiate their products from those of their rivals - and... read more
The 2012 Financial Report by the European Commission shows that 94% of the total EUR 135.6 billion of the EU 2012 budget was dedicated to beneficiaries across Europe such as researchers, students, small... read more
Emerging countries are in danger of forever trailing the living standards of more advanced market economies, but the EBRD argues in its Transition Report 2013 that they can still break through... read more
The Statement has been adopted at a meeting held on 21 November 2013 in Sarajevo, BiH. read more
This deliverable outlines the task dealing with the collection, selection and adaptation of innovation measures identified as good practice examples. On the basis of Deliverable D8.50 (collection of 45... read more
The EC brochure was recently updated. It deals with solutions for societal challenges - such as public health, clean transport and affordable energy as well as with turning innovative ideas&... read more
In 2011, the Ministers in charge of the Economy adopted the SEE 2020 Vision, laying out the region’s growth and development priorities contained in five pillars – (i) integrated, (ii) smart, (iii) sustainable... read more
Experts reckon that much of the technical information contained in patents is not available anywhere else, and that it contains around 80% of the worldwide technical knowledge. However, patent information... read more
Evaluation Report covers the education sector within the Programme programa Serbia: Sustainable Development in the Southern Region 2012 - 2014. The Report was prepared by evaluation expert Dragiša Mijačić... read more
“Commercialising IP” is a series of fact sheets published by the European IPR Helpdesk aiming to provide an introduction to various forms of commercialisation which can be useful for less experienced ... read more
The European Patent Office (EPO) has released a new publication concerning the protection of computer-implemented inventions by patents. In this publication, the EPO explains the conditions for patent... read more
COMPARING BUSINESS REGULATIONS FOR DOMESTIC FIRMS IN 185 ECONOMIES Regulations affecting 11 areas of the life of a business are covered: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting... read more
The 2013 edition of the Researchers' Report, which is the second of three annual reports focusing on the profession of 'researcher' in Europe and the extent to which progress is being made towards... read more
On this page you can find progress reports on recent developments regarding S&T cooperation in/with/for the Western Balkan Countries for download. These reports... read more
Growth through research and innovation: the moment for action With job creation stagnant and economic growth stalled, the Western Balkans region faces an intensifying need to create knowledge-based... read more
This Papers were prepared under the Western Balkans Regional R&D Strategy for Innovation -- World Bank Technical Assistance Project funded by the European Commission (DG ENLARG – TF011064), as part... read more
Check the reports section of the Danube RegionStrategy website to download the priority area annual reports from June 2013. Reports Priority Area Implementation Reports*, June 2013... read more
The United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office has published a summary of a study concerning banking on Intellectual Property: Banking on IP? The role of intellectual property and intangible assets... read more
The Secretary General of the RCC delivered the address at the Western Balkans Regional Research and Development Strategy for Innovation Ministerial meeting in Zagreb, Croatia on 25 October 2013 read more
This Overview of the research sector in the Western Balkans is a companion piece to the Western Balkans Regional R&D Strategy for Innovation. This Overview provides the background... read more
This document was prepared under the Western Balkans Regional R&D Strategy for Innovation World Bank Technical Assistance Project funded by the European Commission (DG ENLARG – TF011064... read more
1) “The State of Research in Social Sciences at the University of Prishtina” This policy brief summarises roundtable discussions held on 19 April 2013 in Prishtina. This paper identifies challenges... read more
This is the latest OECD publication that reveals the significance of business investment in what is called knowledge based capital (KBC). KBC consists of non-physical assets such as data, software... read more
The Progress Report on Albania is part of the 2013 Enlargement Package adopted by the European Commission on 16 October. The European Commission concluded that Albania made good progress on its path towards... read more
The Progress Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina is part of the 2013 Enlargement Package adopted by the European Commission on 16 October. The Commission concluded that Bosnia and Herzegovina has made very... read more
The Progress Report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is part of the 2013 Enlargement Package adopted by the European Commission on 16 October. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was... read more
The Progress Report on Kosovo* is part of the 2013 Enlargement Package adopted by the European Commission on 16 October. The Commission concluded that 2013 has been a historic year for Kosovo* on its ... read more
The Progress Report on Montenegro is part of the 2013 Enlargement Package adopted today by the European Commission. This is the second Progress Report on Montenegro since the country opened accession ... read more
The Progress Report on Serbia is part of the 2013 Enlargement Package adopted by the European Commission on 16 October. 2013 was a historic year for relations between the EU and Serbia with the decision... read more
Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2013-2014. This communication by the European Comission sets out the way forward for the coming year and takes stock of the progress made over the last... read more
In the new report Supporting Investment in Knowledge Capital, Growth and Innovation, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) concludes that investment in knowledge-based... read more
The On-going evaluation of the Bulgaria-Serbia IPA Cross-border Programme was carried out in the period October 2012 - July 2013 and covered the period of implementation of the Programme until 01.07.2012... read more
The European Commission's DG Internal Market and Services has recently published a short brochure, entitled "Intellectual Property Rights: Europe's asset, Europe's priority", which is available in three... read more
This Policy Review is the result of a joint initiative of the European Commission, DG Research & Innovation, Unit ‘Social Sciences and Humanities’, and the FP7 project WILCO – ‘Welfare innovations... read more
The report covers the period from 24 April to 20 September 2013, and reflects progress in implementation of the RCC Strategy and Work Programme 2011-2013. read more
Different studies show that small businesses face several difficulties in using the intellectual property (IP) system. Among them, costs related to the acquisition, maintenance and enforcement of IP... read more
“Commercialising IP” is a series of fact sheets published by the European IPR Helpdesk aiming at providing an introduction to various forms of commercialisation which can be useful for less experienced... read more
The report features five chapters that detail what EUREKA Clusters are, what makes them essential and the success of their impact on new economic and societal challenges. Compiled during the Turkish Chairmanship... read more
Having become a recognised and respected regional organisation, the Regional Coperation Council developed in 2010 its first three-year Strategy and Work Programme 2011- 2013 (SWP 2011... read more
EU leaders have repeatedly stressed the importance of completing the European Research Area, setting a deadline of 2014 in European Council conclusions of February 2011 and March 2012. This report... read more
This research report offers an analysis of the barriers and opportunities experienced by rural entrepreneurs through engaging diasporas in Albania and BiH. The report is a direct result from the RRPP... read more
This is the second in the Open University’s influential series of Innovating Pedagogy reports that explore new forms of teaching, learning and assessment, to guide educators and policy makers. The 2013... 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.
