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SEECEL has issued a new publication entitled ‘Building Capacities: Entrepreneurial Learning and SME Skills. Insights from the Small Business Act for Europe Process in South East Europe and Turkey. ... read more
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RTDI Evaluation The complexity and heterogeneity of innovation systems in different European and Western Balkan countries requires strategic intelligence to design, implement, and monitor research... read more
This policy brief focuses on institutional support and education for young researchers. It is based on survey results, which included 356 doctoral students in the field of social sciences and humanities... read more
The subject of this study is status and working conditions of the young researchers in humanities and social sciences in Serbia, and in particular support mechanisms that are available to them. The key... read more
The aim of this study is to provide an overview of how PhD students perceive and evaluate different aspects of doctoral programs, as well as programs of informal education. The central part of the ... read more
Generally, establishments can choose among different cooperation partners for innovation. However, the choice of a particular partner is pivotal to the success of any cooperative arrangement for innovation... read more
European Commission has developed a quick guide which facilitate identification of suitable Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions for a particular profile. read more
The main objective of the RTDI Programme evaluation Guidelines published by EVAL-INNO is to support the organisations in the South-East european countries, responsible for commissioning RTDI programme... read more
Evaluative thinking (ET) is an increasingly important topic in the field of evaluation, particularly among people involved in evaluation capacity building (ECB). Yet it is a construct in need of clarification... read more
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Strategizing on RTI in the Balkans Which strategy is being followed in research and innovation in the Western Balkan countries? Are there too many strategies and how well interconnected are they? Are... read more
The European Commission has published its ex-post evaluation of the 7th Framework Programme (FP7), the EU's research funding programme between 2007 and 2013.The evaluation is based on a report by an independent... read more
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Introduction There is a long history of outmigration from Southeast European countries, creating large population groups residing abroad (mostly in EU countries and USA) and are usually referred to... read more
The goal of the South East Europe (SEE) 2020 strategy of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), is to improve living conditions in the region and bring competitiveness and development back in focus, ... read more
EUSAIR is based on a communication by the European Commission published in 2014, accompanied by an Action Plan. Other key documents include a summary brochure, supportive analytical documents and Q&... read more
A series of documents has been published in relation to the EU Strategy for the Danube Region. The most important is the strategy "communication" from the European Commission in 2010 which was complemented... read more
This publication has been produced within the framework of the research project "Connecting the Scientific Diaspora of the Republic of Moldova to the scientific and socio-economic development of the home... read more
Abstract: In the past decades, many countries around the globe faced the consequences of the brain drain phenomenon. Bosnia and Herzegovina is not an exemption in this regard. As the prospects for... read more
This Study was conducted under Government of Montenegro’s five-year project entitled “Higher Education and Research for Innovation and Competitiveness” (HERIC). This Study examines available data to assess... read more
The Brain Gain Program (BGP) was a project implemented by WUS Austria and financed by the Austrian Development Coopera on (ADC) from 2002 until 2011. The main aim of the project was to open up the higher... read more
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1 Introduction As we have discussed in the last WBC-RTI.info newsletter, several studies so far confirmed that all WB countries need not only to increase investment in research in... read more
Abstract The main purpose of the paper is to accent the importance of the quality of FDI as a way of stimulation and encouragement the innovation activities in the host country. One of the benefits... read more
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The social and political problems, and currently the migration crisis are still more pressing in WBC than the low level of national R&D investment (Serbia and Montenegro spend on around 1% of GDP ... read more
This Regular Economic Report (RER) covers economic developments, prospects, and economic policies in six South Eastern European countries (SEE6... read more
Please find attached the country presentations (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia) prepared by National Erasmus+ Offices from the region and held at the Networking Seminar... read more
The multi-country programme helps meet the targets identified in the Country Strategy Papers, albeit through different means. In line with the Multi-country Indicative Strategy Paper 2014-20 , the programme... read more
The UNESCO Science Report: towards 2030 provides more country-level information than ever before. The trends and developments in science, technology and innovation policy and governance between 2009... read more
Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for Montenegro addresses the following: There is a good level of preparation in this chapter and some progress was made in the past year... read more
Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for Serbia addresses the following: Serbia is at good level of preparation in science and research. Some progress was made in improving ... read more
Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for fyr of Macedonia addresses the following: There is a good level of preparation in the area of science and research. Good progress was... read more
Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for Kosovo* addresses the following: Preparations in education and research are at an early stage. There has been no progress in this area... read more
Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for Bosnia and Herzegovina addresses the following: Preparations on education and research and innovation policy are at an early stage. ... read more
Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for Albania addresses the following: Preparations are at an early stage in the area of science and research. There was no progress in the... read more
The text and charts below have been taken from the brochure, "Horizon 2020 - first results" (PDF 3MB), which presents information on the first 100 calls for proposals. By 1 December 2014 the first ... read more
The OECD has recently published the latest edition of the Frascati Manual, the OECD's internationally recognised methodology for collecting and using R&D statistics for statisticians and science... read more
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Traditional modes of funding in research and higher education sector are in the process of change across Europe, including the higher education institutions in Western Balkan region. Public resources ... read more
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In recent years the Western Balkan countries have made some important efforts to overcome the negative consequences of the economic and political transition and its impact on the region’s research and... read more
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The Steering Platform on research, established in 2006, facilitates the interaction between the Western Balkan Countries, the EU member states, the candidate and potential candidate countries and other... read more
The International Conference WBCInno 2015 was held on 18th September 2015 at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. This conference with title “Modernization of universities through strengthening of knowledge... read more
WBCInno aims at planting the seeds of change for KTT in West Balkan countries. The Project extends across five universities situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia to achieve the following... read more
Catalogues of research and innovation potential at different universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia are prepared within WBCInno project for the following universities: • ... read more
Prepared in partnership with the beneficiaries, IPA II sets a new framework for providing pre-accession assistance for the period 2014-2020. The most important novelty of IPA II is its strategic focus... read more
The development of Business Incubators (BI) and Science and Technology Parks (STP) is one of the most efficient instruments for boosting the local economic development. This topic was recognized as highly... 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. Most importantly, this package... 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. Most importantly, this package... read more
The evaluation standards aim to contribute to the improved implementation and exploitation of Research, Technological Development and Innovation... read more
The evaluation standards aim to contribute to the improved implementation and exploitation of Research, Technological Development and Innovation (... read more
The final publication of EVAL-INNO highlights the strategic importance of evaluations, which are challenged by increasingly differentiated innovation policy and funding mixes, and are made all the more... read more
One year after the Berlin Western Balkans Summit, the heads of government, foreign ministers and economics ministers of Albania, Bosnia... read more
From 15 to 17 July 2015, the 1st Joint Science Conference of the Western Balkans Process was held in Halle and Berlin, Germany. It was organised by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina together... read more
The report presents the results of the RCC-commissioned survey of business sentiment in SEE on crucial economic and development issues, intended to engage more closely the business community in context... 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.
