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These questionnaires aim at producing an inventory of research structures, current and future R&D priorities, and policies for cooperation between Western Balkan Countries in the field of R&... read more
The national background reports provide an interesting overview on the field of energy research in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo (under UNSCR1244). ... read more
The partners of WBC-INCO.NET and relevant experts compiled reports on the research system in the field of health for each Western Balkan country. The reports have been discussed in a workshop... read more
List of 10 most frequently recurring errors in claims for cost reimbursement in FP7 along with some explanatory notes. read more
Clusters have become a focal point of new policy initiatives in recent years in Europe. Mobilising the potential of clusters is now seen as central to regional, innovation and industry policy; at regional... read more
This manual is presented as a tool, whose main objective will be to guide and show the different features offered by WBC-INCO.NET for each of the profiles involved (Registered user, Team member, NCP... read more
On March 16, 2012, the I-SEEMob project consortium organized the Conference titled “Fostering inter-sectoral mobility of researchers in SEE: Challenges and driving forces” at the premises of the Centre... read more
The main goal of the I-SEEMob project is to contribute to the enhancement of the career development of R&D personnel in the European Research Area by examining the existing legal and research... read more
The main goal of the I-SEEMob project is to contribute to the enhancement of the career development of R&D personnel in the European Research Area by examining the existing legal and research policy... read more
The following documents are the inputs received after our call for contributions. read more
From the perspective of the European Commission, communication about research projects is not just an additional contracting requirement. A central goal of communication is to account for EU spending... read more
InTER (Institute for Territorial Economic Development) was contracted by the National Agency for Regional Development of the Republic of Serbia to provide an assessment of the business infrastructure... read more
The paper aims to summarise and set out the Commission's interpretation of the law in this area, as a guide for Member States, universities and other stakeholders, and to inform young people so that... read more
The Participant Portal is an Internet portal for the participants to the 7th Framework Programme (FP7) and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP). Its ultimate aim is to become over time... read more
This brochure showcases a selection of success stories from various EU-funded S&T projects real results. The brochure is launched on the occasion of the 'Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Research... read more
This publication has been prepared on the occasion of the "Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Research and Innovation: An agenda for a renewed partnership" organised by the Directorate General for Research... read more
The Social Sciences and Humanities are influential for all Member States and for the European Commission. METRIS is an initiative of the Directorate-General for Research (DG RTD), which aims to become... read more
The Social Sciences and Humanities are influential for all Member States and for the European Commission. METRIS is an initiative of the Directorate-General for Research (DG RTD), which aims... read more
The Social Sciences and Humanities are influential for all Member States and for the European Commission. METRIS is an initiative of the Directorate-General for Research (DG RTD), which aims... read more
The Social Sciences and Humanities are influential for all Member States and for the European Commission. METRIS is an initiative of the Directorate-General for Research (DG RTD), which aims to become... read more
The Social Sciences and Humanities are influential for all Member States and for the European Commission. METRIS is an initiative of the Directorate-General for Research (DG RTD), which aims to become... read more
This Strategic Research Agenda has been formulated through intensive cooperation and consensus building in South East Europe. It identifies synergies and potentials for the South East European region... read more
I3E – Transnational Strategic Research Agenda: National Profiles The National Profiles annex has been created by local experts seeking broad consensus with industrial, academic and political stakeholders... read more
This Strategic Research Agenda has been formulated through intensive cooperation and consensus building in South East Europe. It identifies synergies and potentials for the South East European region... read more
Below please find the excel file including TEMPUS statistics for the Western Balkan countries. The following indicators are presented: Nr of applications in which each country is involved (Tempus... read more
This excel file prepared by TAIEX includes Marie Curie statistics on Western Balkan countries including: Number of submitted Proposals Number of Organisations Participating to Proposals... read more
The Erasmus Mundus programme aims to promote European higher education, to help improve the career prospects of students by enabling them to study abroad at top-class institutions, to foster quality and... read more
INNO-Policy TrendChart produced 'mini country reports' for each of the 48 countries monitored by the network of country correspondents in the second half of 2011. The mini country reports had the objective... read more
INNO-Policy TrendChart produced 'mini country reports' for each of the 48 countries monitored by the network of country correspondents in the second half of 2011. The mini country reports had the objective... read more
INNO-Policy TrendChart produced 'mini country reports' for each of the 48 countries monitored by the network of country correspondents in the second half of 2011. The mini country reports had the objective... read more
INNO-Policy TrendChart produced 'mini country reports' for each of the 48 countries monitored by the network of country correspondents in the second half of 2011. The mini country reports had the objective... read more
NNO-Policy TrendChart produced 'mini country reports' for each of the 48 countries monitored by the network of country correspondents in the second half of 2011. The mini country reports had the objective... read more
NNO-Policy TrendChart produced 'mini country reports' for each of the 48 countries monitored by the network of country correspondents in the second half of 2011. The mini country reports had the objective... read more
This new edition of the Guide to EU-Funding opportunities includes a full up-to-date picture of the three sources of funding described in the initial Guide (7th Research Framework Programme, Competitiveness... read more
This report compares the innovation capacities of WBC based on multiple analytical approaches with a view to understand the possibility of closer regional innovation cooperation. The final aim is to... read more
As part of WBC-INCO.NET’s Work Package (WP) 8 on Innovation support, a number of good practice examples of programmes, instruments and measures aiming at supporting innovation activities have been ... read more
The General Report is presented annually by the Commission to the European Parliament to provide a general picture of EU activities over the past year. Some interesting excerpts from the report... read more
The Parliament Magazine published on February 20, 2012 covers several pages on the enlargement of the European Union. read more
This is the second edition of the Innovation Union Scoreboard (IUS). Based on the previous European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS), the tool is meant to help monitor the implementation of the Europe 2020... read more
The 2012 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) and Pilot Trend EPI (Trend EPI) rank 132 countries on 22 performance indicators in ten policy categories and two overarching objectives that reflect facets... read more
Taking stock of the progress of the European Research Area (ERA) in the field of the environment, this study recommends measures to further promote and develop a Europe-wide open space for environmental... read more
The purpose of this document is to map, for the first time, in Tempus the preferred partnerships between the participating countries, namely the 27 EU Member States and the 29 neighbouring countries and... read more
This deliverable outlines the results of a survey conducted as part of the WBC-INCO.NET project initiative to support innovation capacities in the WB region. The survey aimed to pinpoint both present... read more
The EC has published a survey of outcomes of cultural heritage research projects supported in the context of EU environmental research programmes. The publication contains details of cultural heritage... read more
In this autumn edition of the eJournal of the 'Information Office of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries' we are introducing the latest developments on the way... read more
The Steering Platform is launched - the Information Office has started its operations - the first eJournal is published! This issue aims at providing in-depth information on the launch of... read more
This summer has seen a milestone for science and research communities in the Western Balkans – the association of Croatia, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia to the Seventh Framework Programme. Our main article... read more
Some of you may have been wondering about the delay of this newsletter. But, the wait has not been in vain as we can now report on the most important news regarding the implementation of the Steering ... read more
Our report on the 2nd Steering Platform meeting is followed by updates from the EC highlighting the association of Western Balkan countries to FP7 and a possibility for you to influence European policies... read more
The preparations of the forthcoming Steering Platform meeting in Ljubljana (June 13, 2008) have already begun. They actually began in October at the meeting in Thessaloniki about which we report starting... 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.
