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In January 2017, Science Europe published a Practical Guide to Improving Gender Equality in Research Organisations. This guide aims at providing a backbone for the implementation of gender equality... read more
Executive summary This synthesis report analyses higher education (HE) provision and labour market opportunities in the Western Balkans... read more
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The European Commission adopted on November 9, 2016 its annual Enlargement Package. It assesses where the countries of the Western Balkans and Turkey stand in implementing key political and economic reforms... read more
The aim of this report is to provide an analysis of the main achievements, the impact and the sustainability of the Tempus IV (2007 - 2013) projects in the development of support services for students... read more
The EU's enlargement policy deals with the countries currently aspiring to become members of the European Union. There are strict conditions for membership to ensure that new members are admitted only... read more
This report covers the second year of implementation of Erasmus+, the EU programme for education, training, youth and sport. It aims to give an overview of all the activities implemented so far with regard... read more
Erasmus+ strengthens education and youth systems and improves employability through funding for education, training, youth and sport. Between 2014 and 2020, Erasmus+ will give 4 million Europeans a chance... read more
A new policy brief released by Science Europe. It is a contribution to the evaluation and development of Research Infrastructures (RIs) under Horizon 2020. read more
This Working Paper aims to investigate and provide a robust and thorough understanding of the recent migration outflow originating from Albania during 2014 - 2015, the push and pull factors that caused... read more
Balkan Barometer 2016 edition is a comprehensive survey commissioned by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) on attitudes, experiences and perceptions of the general public and business community in... read more
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Smart Specialisation - brief introduction The S3 approach is characterised by the identification of strategic areas for intervention based both on the analysis of the strengths and potential of the... read more
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The ICT sector represents 4.8% of the European economy. It generates 25% of total business expenditure in Research and Development (R&D), and investments in ICT account for 50% of all European productivity... read more
The second Annual Monitoring Report covers Horizon 2020 calls closed in 2015, comparing them with the results of 2014. It analyses implementation, allocation of funding and participation per EU member... read more
“The European Union finds itself in the midst of multiplying crises. The possible secessionist crisis triggered by Brexit is the latest manifestation of Europe’s fragility and of the declining attraction... read more
WBC-RTI.info website is regularly updated offering a broad range of information that is useful for all R&I stakeholders both from the Western Balkans or interested in cooperation with Western Balkans... read more
The draft strategy on scientific and technological development for the years 2016-2020 has been published in November 2015. It also refers to the macroregional environment, Europe 2020 and other international... read more
Each year the Commission adopts its "Enlargement package" - a set of documents explaining its policy on EU enlargement and reporting on progress achieved in each country. "The European... read more
Each year the Commission adopts its "Enlargement package" - a set of documents explaining its policy on EU enlargement and reporting on progress achieved in each country. "The Stabilisation... read more
Each year the Commission adopts its "Enlargement package" - a set of documents explaining its policy on EU enlargement and reporting on progress achieved in each country. "On 1 April 2016... read more
Each year the Commission adopts its "Enlargement package" - a set of documents explaining its policy on EU enlargement and reporting on progress achieved in each country. "The Stabilisation... read more
Each year the Commission adopts its "Enlargement package" - a set of documents explaining its policy on EU enlargement and reporting on progress achieved in each country. "The EU initiated in December... read more
Each year the Commission adopts its "Enlargement package" - a set of documents explaining its policy on EU enlargement and reporting on progress achieved in each country. "In June 2014, the European... read more
The draft report, presented at the SEE 2020 Governing Board meeting held on 30 May 2016 in Pravets, Bulgaria, reflects the status of implementation of the RCC’s SEE 2020 Strategy. The report was a subject... read more
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Innovation in SMEs | Horizon 2020 Small- and Medium- sized Enterprises (SMEs) that are EU-based or established in a country associated to Horizon 2020 (thus including SMEs ... read more
The South East Europe 2020 Strategy (SEE 2020) was adopted by the ministers of economy of seven South East European economies on 21 November 2013. Inspired by the EU’s 2020 Strategy it seeks to boost ... read more
The book starts with the premise that despite the fact that academic scholarship and democratic politics agree on rule of law as a legitimizing principle for the exercise of state authority, there is ... read more
COST is an intergovernmental framework consisting in 36 Member Countries and a Cooperating State. Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of them. This allows researchers from the country to embark upon networking... read more
COST is an intergovernmental framework consisting in 36 Member Countries and a Cooperating State. Serbia is one of them. This allows researchers from the country to embark upon networking opportunities... read more
COST is an intergovernmental framework consisting in 36 Member Countries and a Cooperating State. Montenegro is one of them. This allows researchers from the country to embark upon networking opportunities... read more
On November 3rd 2016the Danube Region Strategy: Success Stories was launched at the 5th EUSDR Annual Forum, a collection of successful projects, reflecting the achievements of the Strategy during... read more
The existence of a national or regional Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) is the 'ex-ante conditionality' for the use of European Structural and Investment Funds to support... read more
More than ever, the EU with its investments into SME innovation is aiming at accelerating company development and growth, from the very early stage to market introduction, with direct and indirect complementary... read more
All 4 macro-regional strategies in one publication - Interact is pleased to present a new publication which – for the first time ever – brings together all four EU macro-regional strategies... read more
The Western Balkan countries do not have an advocacy strategy aimed at promoting and speeding up their EU accession. Although there is growing awareness of the need for such a strategy, it has transpired... read more
Youth is often perceived throughout the Western Balkans as the generation of citizens that should play the role of the agent of change in the region. Considering the embedded potential, regional youth... read more
The Commission has published on 11 October 2016 the first report of the Commission High Level Expert Group on the European Open Science Cloud (HLEG EOSC). The Report recommends to close discussions... read more
The strategy for European Union international cooperation in research and innovation (R&I) published in 2012 supports the objectives of strengthening the EU’s R&I excellence, attractiveness and... read more
The study was prepared as part of the specific contract No. EAC-2014-0466-Research Careers in Europe, implementing the Framework Contract No. EAC/22/2013-4. It was produced on the basis of the Terms of... read more
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18th meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkans successfully held in Sarajevo - Event Review and Conclusions 18th meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for... read more
This collection of case examples of IMP³rove innovation management support services for SMEs to gain competitive advantage illustrates the needs of key stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem. The case... read more
Innovation in times of economic challenges means taking risk in a risky environment. With systematic Innovation Management and true entrepreneurial skills these risks can be prudently managed for value... read more
The infrastructural development- DRSDI should go in parallel with the implementation of the INSPIRE infrastructure. Back in 2008, the Stabilization and Association Agreement between the EU and Bosnia ... read more
Creation of this document aim is to provide overview of current state in Montenegro regarding DRDSI activities. This overview will serve as a basis for assessment of potentials and further collection ... read more
This State of play report gives overview of the current development of the geo-sector in Serbia as well describes potential for support to implement the Danube Strategy and consequently contribution to... read more
This study deals with open data demand created by civil society organisations (CSOs) in the context of the limited supply of open data in Serbia. Who Demands Open Data in Serbia? This study... read more
Almost three years after adopting the South East Europe 2020 Strategy, the region is inching towards some of its 2020 targets. While the results have been mixed, efforts vested by the governments are ... read more
The report was realized as an activity of the "MAIN - Mastering Innovation in Serbia through Development and Implementation of Interdisciplinary Post-Graduate Curricula in Innovation Management" project... read more
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) undoubtedly constitute one of the key innovations of the last century. ICT are composed of a wide range of product and service technologies including computer... read more
Digital technologies underpin innovation and competitiveness across a broad range of marketsectors. The topics addressed in this Work Programme part cover the ICT technology in a comprehensive way, from... read more
An analysis of the ICT component in the innovation output indicator During the past few years, the role of ICT as a key driver and enabler of innovation has been widely recognized. The advent and development... 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.
