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![[Success stories] Qorraj the first Jean Monnet Chair...](11142/thumbnail/gazmend_qorraj__clanak_big.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Success stories] Qorraj the first Jean Monnet Chair...")
"I’m proud to hold a Jean Monnet Chair the architect of the European Union and I’m happy to promote his vision for the European Integration. At the same time I’m privileged to be the first Jean Monnet... read more
European competitiveness is at the centre of analysis of the yearly competitiveness report of the European Commission. Its main focus is on recent changes of the EU's productivity growth, which is ... read more
The European Commission published a guide for project participants "Communicating EU Research & Innovation". This short guide will assist participants and coordinators of Framework Programme projects... read more
Knowledge exchange—the sharing of information and experiences for customized learning—helps to lessen the knowledge divide, build consensus and coalitions for reform, and promote... read more
Five years ago, IFC was an institution focused on project finance, operating mostly out of Washington, D.C. Not today. We have since redefined development finance—by designing... read more
Science would stand still if young people never dared to become researchers: seeking the training they need, the skills they need, and the networks they need to push the boundaries ... read more
The Global Competitiveness Report 2012–2013 is being released amid a long period of economic uncertainty. The tentative recovery that seemed to be gaining ground during 2010 and the ... read more
The presentation given during the seminar "SMART SEE: Thinking of the future based on the experience gained" held in Timisoara (Romania) on October 30th 2012 is now available. The aim of the... read more
The global Europe 2050 foresight report presents and quantifies three scenarios that identify the main pathways Europe could follow in the coming decades: the nobody cares scenario where Europe is ... read more
The 5th Newsletter presents the results of qualitative studies in six Western Balkans Countries in three chapters: 1. Market and consumers’ trends for organic products 2. Consumers’ attitudes... read more
The publication summarises 49 research projects on low-input and organic agriculture, co-funded by the European Commission under the 5th, 6th and 7th Framework Research Programmes, conducted or started... read more
This document has been written by Insititute for Territorial Economic Development - InTER's researches: Vesela Curkovic and Dragisa Mijacic within the scope of TRAIN Programme (Think Tanks... read more
Implementation in the Republic of Moldova of the components of the “knowledge triangle” – education-research-innovation is an imperative for the country’s development process. Given that education... read more
This report brings together the findings and conclusions of a study on Impact Evaluation (IE) commissioned by Department for International Development (DFID). It comprises an executive summary and ... read more
Macedonia is experiencing constrains in relation to science, technology and innovation policies which are similar to those of other South Eastern European countries since gaining independence. The ... read more
"The FOPER story started in 2003, when a consortium of forestry faculties and research institutes decided to bring to life Ilpo Tikkanen’s idea to establish an innovative capacity building program ... read more
![[Success stories] Unlocking researchers’ potential...](11047/thumbnail/Petreski_CH.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Success stories] Unlocking researchers’ potential...")
"I can still remember the first day at the University American College Skopje (UACS) as a research coordinator at that time. We set our goal to increase research and be ‘teach and research’ university... read more
"The success story of R&D RT-RK Institute dates back to 7th of April 2005 when it was founded as a company with only 3 employees, while by the end of 2008 it had 40 employees. Micronas NIT was ... read more
“AlfaNum” Ltd. was founded in 2003, originating from an existing project at the Faculty of Technical Sciences (FTN), Novi Sad, related to speech technologies. The co-founders of “AlfaNum” are FTN project... read more
"There aren’t many companies in the domestic market that operate independently for more than 10 years, all the while having continued growth in revenue and number of employees, as well as branching... read more
![[Success stories] Winning FP7 project: Mission possible...](11039/thumbnail/Andjela_Lalovic_2.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Success stories] Winning FP7 project: Mission possible...")
"Quite often I listen to researchers from universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina complaining that it is practically impossible to win a FP7 project without some highly influential lobbyist assistance... read more
"Wondering what story to tell as a success one, I’ve chosen – the organizing of a chemical Congress. This September, 5th – 9th, The Society of Chemists and Technologists of Macedonia (SCTM) had its... read more
"Firstly I took note of WBC-INCO.NET project webpage back in 2007-2008 and from that time it became one of my favorite sources of information and inspiration also. The Newsletter disseminated within... read more
"The biosensors based on carbon paste electrode modified with the crude tissues of banana, apple, mushroom, potato, pear plant as polyphenol oxidase source for quantification of phenolic compounds ... read more
![[Success stories] Inquiry Based Science Education (...](11031/thumbnail/stevan_jokic.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Success stories] Inquiry Based Science Education (...")
Scientific literacy for all children - Renewed Pedagogy for the future "Having in mind the science teaching in Serbian schools and the bad results of our students in the PISA test, we had the ... read more
Doing Business 2012 is the ninth in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators... read more
Businesses in Southeast Europe are finding it easier to operate as governments cut red tape, a new World Bank report concludes. The Doing Business report analyzes regulations that apply to businesses... read more
Attila Havas, PhD is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and regional editor of International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy. He is the... read more
This document represents the first brief overview of the institutions, organisations and initiatives providing innovation information channels for Policy Making. It is prepared by IISP Innovation Support... read more
The "HR Strategy for Researchers" supports research institutions and funding organisations in the implementation of the Charter & Code in their policies and practices. The concrete implementation... read more
This study covers market developments in the electronic communications and information society sectors in the nine enlargement countries of the EU: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Iceland... read more
In which EU region does agriculture contribute the most to the economy? And where is Research and Development most significant? Which region is the most densely populated? Where is the unemployment... read more
The overall objective of this report is to provide information and analyses on the various financial support mechanisms funded by the European Commission (EC), International Financial Institutions (... read more
The Knowledge Transfer Study workshop, which was held in Tirana, Albania on June 13, 2012, supported the implementation of the European Commission's 2008 Recommendation on the management of intellectual... read more
The “Lisbon Council” launched Intellectual Property and Innovation: A Framework for 21st Century Growth and Jobs. In this timely report, ten leading European intellectual property thought leaders offer... read more
The press release of the 3190th meeting Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry, Research and Space) of the Council of the European Union which was held in Luxembourg, on October 10-11, 2012, is... read more
The conclusions on Serbia in relation to the WBC-INCO.NET focus the following: Little progress was registered in the area of science and research. Both public and private investments in research... read more
In general, the EC's conclusions about Montenegro in the fields relevant to WBC-INCO.NET say Good progress has been made in the alignment with the acquis in the area of science and research. Further... read more
In the overall conclusions, the EC states on the issues relevant for WBC-INCO.NET: Kosovo* has made considerable progress on its path towards the EU since the conflict of the late 1990s. It... read more
In conclusions on FYR of Macedonia, it is noted in relation to the WBC-INCO.NET relevant field for science and research: Little progress can be reported in the area of science and research... read more
The conclusions on Croatia state in relation to the WBC-INCO.NET focus the following: Croatia is meeting the commitments and requirements arising from the accession negotiations and is in ... read more
The overall conclusion on Bosnia and Herzegovina in the fields interesting for WBC-INCO.NET read as follows: Little progress was made by Bosnia and Herzegovina in improving the functionality and... read more
The overall conclusions in the area of science and research state merely: There has been limited progress in research and innovation policy. No progress was made towards integration into the European... read more
European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) has published the first publication in a series that aims to create an inventory of practices emerging from our Knowledge and Innovation Communities... read more
This report highlights the need to grapple with the huge deluge of data created by modern technologies in order to preserve the principle of openness and to exploit data in ways that have the potential... read more
The European IPR Helpdesk has just released a new fact sheet to introduce you to trademark searching using the most relevant databases at the European and International level. There are many good... read more
The European IPR Helpdesk has published a new fact sheet dedicated to transnational negotiations. Negotiating intellectual property (IP) transactions is not an easy task and can be extremely demanding... read more
The European IPR Helpdesk has published a new fact sheet dedicated to foreground. There are many reasons why SMEs, universities, research centres and other entities participate in the Seventh Framework... read more
The European IPR Helpdesk has issued a new fact sheet on the benefits that standardisation can bring about within European projects. This document, developed in collaboration with CEN (the European... read more
The European IPR Helpdesk has released a new fact sheet on “How to manage confidential business information” with the aim of pointing out the importance of confidentiality for businesses and give hints... 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.
