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Europa Media’s latest newsletter introduces a few new developments in the field of innovation. First, it describes in detail the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, a new institute ... read more
Europa Media Public Service Corporation is an independent, non-profit organisation based in Budapest Hungary. Established in 2003, Europa Media has been working to provide and present dispersed and highly... read more
The CLUNET INNO-Net project, together with a number of associate members of the European Cluster Alliance (ECA), have prepared a report on improving cluster infrastructure through cluster policy. The ... read more
This document highlights activities of the Science, Economy and Society Directorate (part of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research) at Research Connection 2009, a major event hosted... read more
A glossary defining the most important technical terms from the world of EUREKA, the pan-European network for market-oriented, industrial R&D - from A like "announced project" to W like... read more
This booklet on the internationalisation of SMEs contains a selection of 27 national programmes collected during the BEST project ‘Supporting the internationalisation of SMEs’. The project... read more
On May 20, 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted the Framework Law on Scientific and Research Operations and Coordination of the Inter-entity and International Scientific and Technical Cooperation. read more
Tempus IV-2nd Call: Preliminary analysis on the proposals received read more
Western Balkans: Overall statistics on submitted Tempus IV/1st call proposals by domain read more
Number of applications submitted by partner region (Tempus IV - Second Call for proposals), 2009. read more
Breakdown of applications by country of the applicant and by type of projects (Tempus IV - Second Call for proposals) read more
This report is the first of four VINNOVA studies and covers the Framework Programmes of the European Union. The report was written by Dan Andrée, Special Adviser at the Swedish Ministry for Education... read more
This booklet intends to highlight the scientific impact of the projects carried out in the frame of the SEE-ERA.NET Pilot Joint Call. SEE-ERA.NET has started as a regional ERA-NET, implemented by the ... read more
Introduction and scope In April 2007, the European Commission, through the Directorate-General for Research, commissioned Matrix Insight to evaluate the impact of the ERA-NET scheme and related ERA-NET... read more
Deputy Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council seated in Sarajevo, Jelica Minic, gives an interview to the daily Dnevnik under the title "Holding Back Balkans Integration Is a Threat... read more
This document deald with COST's Vision of its place in the European Research Area in 2020. read more
Crest Opinion of 30 April 2009 based on the reports of the OMC Working Group 'Internationalisation of R&D - Facing the Challenge of Globalisation: Approaches to a Proactive International Policy in... read more
As a follow-up to the study: "Competitiveness of the European Food Industry. An economic and legal assessment"1 and the conference: "Promoting the leadership of the Agro-Food Industry"... read more
On the 2951st meeting of the External Relations Council in Luxembourg (June 15, 2009) the Council adopted conclusions on visa liberalisation for the Western Balkan Countries, welcoming the progress in... read more
The publication offers a practical approach for developing industrial clusters to achieve export competitiveness in developing countries. Outlines ten useful tools, describes overall life cycles of such... read more
This document (8 pages) contains a list of abbrevations and explainations of terms used in the context of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA). read more
Presentation of the Unity through Knowledge Fund (UKF) of the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports. read more
Within the overall aim of ensuring that the relevant institutions of the Republic of Croatia achieve readiness for eventual EU membership and develop institutional capacity and practical experience with... read more
Executive Summary The indicators for the 2009 stocktaking were designed to verify whether the original goals of the Bologna process - which were expected to be achieved by 2010 - were actually being achieved... read more
“Networking” or “not working”? A visible sign of the growing cooperation in higher education world-wide is the increasing number of associations, consortia, networks, etc. in the... read more
The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) has completed its first year of full operational ability. It was conceived as a novel structure of regional cooperation in South East Europe resulting from the progress... read more
This report on the activities of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretariat is submitted by the Secretary General of the RCC to the RCC Board in line with Article 10 of the Statute of the RCC. ... read more
For this booklet, the King Baudouin Foundation undertook research into scholarship opportunities that exist in EU member state and EFTA countries for Western Balkan students. The information provided ... read more
This report assesses progress in implementing FP7 and what remains to be done to fully reach its original objectives. The accompanying Commission Staff Working Document provides more details on the topics... 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
Compendium & Bibliography on Brain Migration, Knowledge Spillovers and the Ethics of Public-Private Partnerships, compiled by Boštjan Šinkovec, edited by dr. Boris Cizelj. read more
Speach of Commissioner Janez POTOČNIK (European Commissioner for Science and Research), held at the Ministerial conference in Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo on April 24, 2009. For further details... read more
This deliverable includes the minutes of two of the five consultation sessions to be held within Task T2.4: - ICT on December 10, 2009 in Belgrade, Serbia and - Agro Food on January 15-16, ... read more
ICT-WEB-PROMS aims at increasing capacity of stakeholders in the Western Balkan countries (WBC) to fully participate in European ICT research and in the European Research Area. The project will reach ... read more
Presentation on "COST Strategy for Early Stage Researchers" by Francesca Boscolo, Science Officer, COST/Science in Society. read more
"Why is this guide useful for you ? Accessing to European subsidies appears for most projects leaders as an underestimated and difficult task. Indeed, many organisations are missing financing opportunities... read more
This publication looks at art & science – an autonomous field uniting art and science which are typically thought to belong to two different worlds. However, these two domains have strong historical... read more
"Der Donauraum" is a publication of IDM, Institut für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa. The IDM was founded in 1953 as the "Research Institute for Issues of the Danube Region". As an... read more
The Expert Group’s Report is structured along the following main chapters: Introduction of the members of the Expert Group Executive Summary and Recommendations Definitions and Terminology... read more
Introduction and background (taken from p. 8 of the study) Demands and expectations on universities both in teaching and research are growing rapidly. However public investment in Higher Education in ... read more
This document provides an overview on current scientific projects from various disciplines concerning South-Eastern Europe (in German language), read more
Summary The main question addressed in this study is the performance of the labour markets in the Western Balkans. The aim is to find out whether they can deliver growth of employment and decline of unemployment... read more
This is a Power Point Presentation about the Activities of the Western Balkans Contact Group, which was created in 2004. Composition : 15 Members of the EESC (European Economic and Social Committee) ⋆... read more
The final report developed by the University Graz on its project "UnivSOE" covers "Institutions of Research and Tertiary Education in Central and South East Europe - Developments, Structures... read more
Foreword The European Community’s Sixth Framework Programmes for research, technological development and demonstration (FP6) were established in 2002 and ran until 31 December 2006. They ... read more
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This first FP7 Monitoring Report covers the year 2007 and is the first one based on a completely new approach: While in FP6 and previous Framework Programmes monitoring had been implemented... read more
"In recognition of the steady, but different stages of progress achieved by the western Balkans countries in implementing reforms, the European Commission should work to ensure that visa benchmark... read more
"The financial and economic crisis that came to light late in 2008 is the kind of extreme development that calls for one essential quality when seeking solutions: creativity. We need creativity to... read more
"Transport is a key factor in modern economies. However, there is a permanent contradiction between society, which demands ever more mobility, and public opinion, which is becoming increasingly intolerant... read more
This report is a sectoral and regional comparison of R&D spendings in the European Union (mostly EU 15, partly EU 27) vis-a-vis R&D expenditures in the USA. Europe’s growth outlook ... 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.
