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One year after the launch of the Strategy, Commissioner Johannes Hahn has visited several countries in the region to assess progress on the ground. Launched in June 2011, the EU Strategy for the... read more
This new Eurydice report provides a detailed overview of the national public fee and support systems in place across European countries. The report contains key points which enable readers to have ... read more
At the request of the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE), one of the policy working groups of the Parliament presented a study on September 3rd 2012 on “The Attractiveness... read more
SIGMA Paper No. 48 examines the performance of Western Balkan countries in professionalising their civil service. It assesses the degree to which these countries' civil service systems 'fit' the European... read more
The CEI Ministerial Conference on Renewable Energy in a Bio-based Economy: The Option of Next Generation Biofuels was held on September 20, 2012 in Trieste, Italy. Ministers, EC high-level officials... read more
Ministers, State Secretaries, Deputy Ministers and/or their Representatives from Member States of the Central European Initiative, together with High Officials from the European Commission, attended... read more
The Fifth FP7 Monitoring Report covers the implementation of the Framework Programme in the years 2007-2011. It is based on the FP7 Monitoring system, which was designed as an internal management tool... read more
Boosting innovation is one of the cornerstones of the EU 2020 strategy for growth and employment adopted by the European Council. ‘Innovation Union’ is indeed the first flagship initiative mentioned... read more
In this Communication, the European Commission summarises the results of a first stocktaking of research and innovation in the EU transport sector. It reviews the shortcomings of Europe’s transport... read more
Publication Projects in support of international research and innovation cooperation presents all coordination and support action projects of international cooperation which have been supported under... read more
The Second Annual Report of the Regional Innovation Monitor has been published on September 5, 2012. The report builds upon the findings of last year's report, draws upon the 50 regional reports... read more
In the framework of the project “European Integration of Higher Education and Research in the Western Balkans”, a literature review report on the existing knowledge on higher education and research... read more
To support future strategy, EAG members completed five orientation papers to help the Commission assess experience from the NMP fields with a view to the future, with some recommendations on how innovation... read more
The World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) has published the 2012 IP Facts and Figures. This publication includes data on patents, utility models, trademarks and industrial designs and it... read more
The EC has adopted its Communication on „A Reinforced European Research Area (ERA) Partnership for Excellence and Growth‟, which sets out concrete steps that Member States should take in order to achieve... read more
A new publication on cultural diversity offers vital orientation for teachers and students coping with an increasingly pluralistic Europe. Resulting from the EU-funded ACCEPT PLURALISM project, the... read more
The report contains the main findings of the seventh survey on R&D investment business trends based on 187 responses of mainly large companies from the 1000 EU-based companies in the 2011 EU Industrial... read more
The ICT Statistical Report for Annual Monitoring 2011 (StReAM) contains an analysis of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) funding under FP7. read more
The League of European Research Universities (LERU) has published a paper on women, research and universities. It provides an overview of current knowledge regarding gender equality in universities... read more
The Commission in its Communication "Current situation of key enabling technologies in Europe" SEC(2009)1257 that explains why advanced materials, nanotechnology, micro- and nano-electronics, ... read more
On July 17, the European Commission has published a Communication on "a Reinforced European Research Area Partnership". It is based on a public consultation (autumn 2011) and on an analysis... read more
Global Innovation Index 2012 measures capabilities of 141 countries including the Western Balkan countries INSEAD, a leading graduate business school with three campuses on two continents, and ... read more
The report, which reflects the framework of the Leuven/Louvain-la-Neuve Communiqué, is the result of a joint effort by Eurostat, Eurydice as well as by Eurostudent and has been overseen by the Bologna... read more
Starting with April 2012, every month WBC-INCO.NET presents and promotes projects of interest and relevance in particular for the Western Balkan region, but not exclusively - thus SEE or Danube region... read more
Abstract: This paper presents the evaluation of carbon emission characteristics of low calorific Kolubara open pit mined lignite. The samples of Kolubara Basin coal were carefully selected... read more
Abstract The necessity of the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, as formulated in the Kyoto Protocol, imposes the need for improving environmental aspects of existing thermal power plants... read more
Documents below are Commission communications related to regional innovation as well as working documents and policy briefs that introudce the concept of Smart Specialisation. read more
This guide has been conceived as a methodological guidance for policy-makers and implementing bodies on how to prepare for and how to design, draft and implement a national/regional research and innovation... read more
The RIS3 KEY for self-assessment was developed by Joanneum Research Graz, in co-operation with and funded by BMWF, in the context of project “Drafting and Implementing Smart Specialisation Strategies... read more
The report provides statistical data on ERA-NETs and ERA-NET Plus actions and the funding they have received under FP6 and FP7. The data for the number of ERA-NETs for 2012 and 2013 are based on proposals... read more
The key objective of EVAL-INNO is to strengthen regional as well as national evaluation capacities, in order to improve the the framework conditions for RTDI policies, programmes and institutions. ... read more
TEMPUS promotes institutional cooperation between the European Union and Partner Countries, which focuses on reform of higher education systems and universities. Under Action 3, the EU supports... read more
As a part of the project Innovation Policy Learning from Norway in Western Balkans (WBinNO), the workshop: From National Innovation System to Innovation Policy Learning in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia... read more
This policy paper issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis in cooperation with the University of California, Los Angeles - UCLA, seeks to provide insight into key considerations in innovation... read more
Since 2005, ERTRAC has regularly updated a survey of Member State research programmes in road transport research. The current report is the second version and includes up to date information from 6... read more
Dear readers, the 9th edition of the WBC-INCO.NET Journal is published on the occasion of the 12th Meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan countries, taking place in Tirana... 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 ... read more
Innovation has become a key factor to sustainable growth and knowledge economy creation, having impact on the national competitiveness in the regional and global economy. Innovation systems in small... read more
This paper studies the variable impact of the global economic crisis on the post-communist countries of South East Europe and Turkey. The central question is whether the institutional reforms introduced... read more
In the framework of CEI activities in the field of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, which represent a priority for the Organisation, the Central European Initiative (CEI) has commissioned a Report... read more
In the process of society‘s "Europeisation ", in addition to the well-known Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), from 2007 onwards FYR of Macedonia disposes with and can benefit from funds... read more
According to the innovation market and research needs identified in the frame of two surveys conducted in Task 8.1 (“Stocktaking”) which were presented in the last issue of the WBC-INCO.NET Journal... read more
This ERA fabric map provides a starting point for the implementation of the 'Visions for the ERA' (VERA) project by giving a snapshot of the ERA today in support of developing alternative future scenarios... read more
The purpose of the study Meta-analysis of gender and science research was to collect and analyse research on horizontal and vertical gender segregation in research careers, as well as the underlying... read more
The “Advisory Group” constitutes a community of experts in the design, development and implementation of systems and applications for Monitoring and Control. The goal is to offer a point of reference... read more
Please find below the orientation papers for FP7 - 2013 Work Programme. Please note that these documents are working documents not yet endorsed by the Commission. Please note that the official Work... read more
"The Framework Programme has been the subject of various kinds of evaluation since it began in 1984. These have consistently focused on the programme cycle in hand. As a result its longer-term – in... read more
The European Metrology Research Programme (EMRP), which is the object of this mid-term evaluation, is the third Article 169 (now Article 185 TFEU) initiative identified in the 7th Framework Programme... read more
The partners of WBC-INCO.NET and relevant experts compiled reports on the research system in the field of transport for each Western Balkan country. The reports have been discussed in a workshop... read more
The partners of WBC-INCO.NET and relevant experts compiled reports on the research system in the field of environmentfor each Western Balkan country. The reports have been discussed in a workshop... 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.
