Summary of the 3rd Annual DunaLog Congress
The present document is the summary 3rd Annual DunaLog Congress in 2009, which gathered 130 participants from all Danube Countries and from many Danube related fields on September 30, 2009. read more
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The present document is the summary 3rd Annual DunaLog Congress in 2009, which gathered 130 participants from all Danube Countries and from many Danube related fields on September 30, 2009. read more
The present document is the final declaration of the Danube Conference 2008 “The Danube – River of the European Future”, which took place on October 7, 2008 at the Representation of ... read more
A two-day conference on higher education - “Building Capacity for Change in the Western Balkans” has been held in Sarajevo, on 30-31 October 2009. The event has been organized by the RCC... read more
The International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, has analysed the reform of the higher educational sector in Kosovo. The most relevant and interesting... read more
The Second FP7 Monitoring Report covers the Framework Programme implementation in the years 2007 and 2008. It allows for the first time for some comparative analysis over time, in order to identify trends... read more
"This booklet is divided into three main parts: in the first part, the analytical concept of the booklet is presented. Accordingly, a definition of regional research systems as well as key characteristics... read more
This is the written version of the welcome address by the RCC Secretary General Hido Biscevic at the Sarajevo Conference on Higher Education - Building Capacity for Change in the Western Balkans on October... read more
"This 2020 Vision for the European Research Area was adopted by the Council of the European Union on 2 December 2008. It was developed in partnership by all Member States and the European Commission... read more
This Annual Report from the Commission gives an overview of developments and activities in the year 2008. It is accompanied by a Commission Staff Working Document which provides... read more
This 24-pages report summarises the workshop “Role of Research Infrastructures for a Competitive Knowledge Economy”, organised by DG Research on June 29-30, 2009. Furthermore, all presentations... read more
The ERAWATCH Country Report 2009 - Croatia provides an analysis of policy mixes to foster R&D investment in Croatia and to contribute to the ERA. The main objective of the report is to characterise... read more
The GBM Focus On: Perceptions of the EU in the Western Balkans” gives a first impression of how the people of the region feel about the EU. Overall, the Western Balkans is not a homogeneous region... read more
The Gallup Balkan Monitor’s Focus on Migration report brings first-hand data to this ongoing debate, as it summarises the experiences and opinions of Balkan people on all aspects of migration. This... read more
From 2010 onwards, research under the SSH programme will be following an overall integrated "Strategic Research Roadmap" covering the period 2011-2013. It enables a better and comprehensive ... read more
On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services... read more
On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services... read more
On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services... read more
On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services... read more
On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services... read more
On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services... read more
On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services... read more
On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services... read more
WINS-ICT deliverable D16 sets the main ICT related funding opportunities currently accessible from the Western Balkan region. The main objective of the deliverable is to document the relation between... read more
The aim of this communication is to identify remaining gaps of the Community innovation policy and propose policy orientations on how to fill them. read more
This is the second accompanying document to the Communication of the European Commission of 17 April 2008 entitled "Europe's Digital Competitiveness Report - Main achievements of the i2010 strategy... read more
This communication of the European Commission outlines the results of five years of i2010 strategy, the EU ICT policy promoting the latest communication technologies, new networks and services and creative... read more
"The European scientific community has for many years sought to create a specific European-wide mechanism for the funding of investigator-initiated “frontier” research as opposed to the... read more
Every year ECAS produces a guide on how to access funding from the EU Institutions and alternative sources such as Foundations. ECAS is a large cross-sectoral European association whose mission is to ... read more
This four-pages document containes guidelines and practical advice for proposal submission and negotiation in an EC funded FP7 multi-partner research projects involving third country participants.  ... read more
"Re-designing the map of European higher education is a daunting task. Shaping the future European Higher Education Area (EHEA) is an incremental process. Its success depends much on a continuous... read more
Draft Conclusions of the Follow-up meeting to the Ministerial Conference on Regional Strategy for Research and Development for the Western Balkans on September 7, 2009 at the RCC Secretariat in Sarajevo... read more
"Demand-side innovation policy instruments may be defined as a set of public measures to increase the demand for innovations, to improve the conditions for the uptake of innovations, and/or to improve... read more
"We shall take advantage of the Foreword to answer a seemingly simple question: Why does Serbia need a strategy in the area of science and technology? Technology is all around us. All of us will ... 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 have been provided by ... read more
Speach by Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Science and Research at the EU Research Information Event in Belgrade on 29 June 2009. read more
A public debate on the Draft Strategy on Science Development in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Action plan was opened on July 6, 2009. The Draft Strategy was developed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs... read more
This content is an extract of draft version of the Serbian Science and Technological Development Strategy, prepared for the public debate and published by the Serbian Ministry for Science and Technological... read more
The document gives an overview of selected economic indicators for South East Europe (SEE) for the first six months of 2009. read more
The Zagreb Plan of Action 2009-2010 of the Task Force Fostering and Building Human Capital of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) was adopted on the occasion of its meeting on 24 June 2009 in Zagreb... read more
Within Work Package 2 of the WBC-INCO.NET project, the priority setting process took place with the main aim to identify joint RTD priorities and potentials for the region of the Western Balkans, all... read more
The recommendations are based on two important workshops held in Bad Neuenahr, Germany, (May 2008) and in Timisoara, Romania, (April 2009), both addressing the ReP-SEE Young Scientist Programme. The general... read more
"The deliverable D.6.1 “Report on the outcome of the mobility conference for Young Scientists with relevant stakeholders in SEE and EU” is one of the results of WP6: Implementation of... read more
The present study by SEE-ERA:NET WP6 leader Anca Ghinescu and her colleague Lucia Popescu deals with the mobility needs and career development opportunities of scientists in South East Europe and presents... read more
The present White paper offers strategic recommendations for further activities of the SEE-ERA. NET consortium together with other major stakeholders throughout Europe. In a separate paper, the Joint ... read more
The present report deals with structures and procedures of existing national S&T programmes targeting SEE and contains a SWOT analysis of bilateral S&T co-operation programmes with South-Eastern... read more
In August 2007, the “White Paper on overlaps, gaps and opportunities in view of the extension of bilateral RTD programmes and initiatives towards multilateral approaches” and its accompanying... read more
REGIONS 2020, An assessment of Future Challenges for EU Regions (Commission Staff Working Document, November 2008) 'Regions 2020' provides a first prospective analysis of the likely regional impact of... read more
The report summarises a dedicated part of work addressing the coordination of policy measures between the Member States, Associated Countries and the European Commission in variable geometries undertaken... read more
"The Crosscutting Strategy of Science, Technology and Innovation (SSTI) [is] the first document of this kind that will comprise the long-term platform of development, research and innovation in our... read more
In its recent FP7 Progress Report, the EC included an analysis of the key achievements it has made in its efforts to facilitate participation in the Framework Programme. So far, the period has seen the... read more