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In the overall conclusions, the EC states on the issues relevant for WBC-INCO.NET Some progress has been made on the alignment with European standards on education and research. Capacity at central... read more
In general, the EC's conclusions about Montenegro in the fields relevant to WBC-INCO.NET say Montenegro has made good progress in improving its ability to assume the obligations of membership, in particular... read more
In the EC conclusions on FYR of Macedonia, it is noted in relation to the WBC-INCO.NET relevant field for science and research: Concerning European standards on science and research progress... read more
The conclusions on Croatia state in relatin to the WBC-INCO.NET focus the following: Progress in the field of science and research has continued, the level of alignment is high, but efforts remain... read more
The overall conclusions on BiH in the fields interesting for WBC-INCO.NET read as follows: Bosnia and Herzegovina made some progress with the enforcement of competition rules. There was no progress... read more
The overall conclusions in the area of science and research state merely: There is progress to report as regards the capacity to implement the acquis in the area of science and research. Administrative... read more
In the following you find 3 documents on the EC's opinion about the membership application of Serbia: Commission Opinion on Serbia's application for membership of the European Union Analytical... read more
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL This communication assesses the current state of the European Union's enlargement agenda, comprising the Western Balkans, Turkey... read more
This essay was originally published in The Europa World of Learning, a guide to higher education, research and other academic institutions throughout the world. The print edition of this internationally... read more
The study findings are presented through two research questions, which identify various dimensions of firm level open innovation practices and strategies; the first... read more
In this Occasional Paper the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs brings together into a single document the economic chapters of the 2010 European Commission's Progress Reports and... read more
The document contains the EU Commission assessments of the 2011 Pre-Accession Economic Programmes (PEP) of the currently 5 candidate countries. The document contains the EU Commission assessments of... read more
The report is the second of a series realised within the SeeNet Programme by a research network coordinated by CeSPI (Italy) and composed of seven research organisations from South East Europe, including... read more
Introduction “Opportunities for Researchers in the Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities” is a document compiled within Task 3.3, “SSH Opportunities in other FP7 Themes and other ERA... read more
This document has been produced within the framework of the European Union's Tempus programme, which is funded by the EuropeAid Development and Co-operation Directorate-General and the Directorate-General... read more
This new Guide provides potential recipients of EU funding for research and innovation with the practical information they need to access this funding. It also provides decision-makers with a full picture... read more
In the frame of WP2, T2.4 background reports have been prepared on the national research systems in the field of social sciences and humanities, on social innovation and on priorities of SSH research... read more
Purpose of the Survey and Barriers to Innovation report for Bosnia and Herzegovina is to collecting of key data on the subject of RTD and Innovation activities undertaken bySMEs. It is a continuation ... read more
This report provides an overview of programmes of the support to Research and Development (R&D) activities of SMEs, being conducted individually by SMEs or in collaboration with R&D Institutions... read more
The fourth FP7 Monitoring Report covers the implementation of the Framework Programme in the years 2007-2010. It is based on the FP7 monitoring system, which was designed as an internal management tool... read more
Abstract This report provides an analysis of the state of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Research and Development activities in the European Union. This is the fourth report of a series... read more
"Die inzwischen vierte Schwerpunktausgabe des ITB infoservice erscheint im Kontext der am 24. Juni 2011 unter ungarischer Ratspräsidentschaft vom Rat der Europäischen Union verabschiedeten Donauraum... read more
Innovation in public services is going to prove crucial to the UK's ability to meet the social challenges of the 21st century. However, at the moment, the UK does a poor job of developing innovations ... read more
This report examines how social innovation happens in NGOs, the public sector, movements, networks and markets. Following on from ‘Social Silicon Valleys: a manifesto for social innovation&rsquo... read more
The full report can be downloaded from the Regional Innovation Monitor website with the following link: http://www.rim-europa.eu/index.cfm?q=p.reportDetails&id=15138 The research for this report ... read more
The Innovation Infrastructure reports are mapping national innovation systems and relevant stakeholders in the Western Balkan Countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo... read more
ESFRI has been working since 2002 to spur the development, prioritisation and sustainable operation of valuable new and existing RIs; and it is working now to revise its ‘Roadmap’ of future... read more
ESFRI supports a coherent and strategy-led approach to policy making on new and existing pan-European and global research infrastructures. In line with this mission, in November 2004 the Competitiveness... read more
Innovation Strategies for a Global Economy Development, Implementation, Measurement and Management Fred Gault Professorial Fellow, UNU MERIT, The Netherlands and Professor Extraordinaire and ... read more
Preface Focusing on economics, the first section of this publication addresses the impact assessment of the research and innovation on competitiveness, economic growth and employment creation. This... read more
The issue of synergies between the Framework Programme (FP), the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), and the Structural Funds (SF) has been on the agenda at European level for several... read more
The World Bank published the second subnational report in the series Doing Business in South East Europe on June 28, 2011. The report can be downloaded from the worldbank website http://www... read more
An article about economic situation and transition effects 20 years after starting the process of transition in FYR of Macedonia. The FYR of Macedonia was one of the poorest republics in former Yugoslavia... read more
A comparative analysis of the innovation systems of WBC based on the national contributions presented at the First Innovation Dialog Forum (IDF) in Bečići, Montenegro (November, 8-9, 2010) and selected... read more
After the reform of the scientific system of higher education and research and according to the new Law, the Academy of Sciences is considered as the elite scientific institution in Albania. ASA ... read more
This publication presents a synthesis of European and national forward-looking exercises in the fields of science, technology and innovation. It answers to the two following questions: "What recent... read more
On 9 June, the European Commission released its Innovation Union Competitiveness Report 2011. The Report builds on the Innovation Union Scoreboard and includes a factsheet detailing each country's research... read more
In order to discover the opinion of the researchers and research staff, working in Serbian R&D organizations on the general issues regarding the research career development and mobility, EURAXESS ... read more
Focus of the presentation: Macroeconomic perspective induces innovation performance in the region; Critical infrastructure for knowledge development;SME development in the financial crisis; Perspective... read more
The Government of the Republic of Croatia adopted the new national Strategy of Clusters' Development 2011-2020. The Strategy is available in Croatian language only. More information available at: Ministry... read more
This report presents the results of the first large-scale study of philanthropic funding in European universities in general, and specifically in support of research. It covers individual donors, charitable... read more
Conclusions of the 10th Meeting of Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries (Ohrid, May 26, 2011). read more
Within the project "R&D Capacities" an Assessment Report was published depicting the situation regarding R&D at the universities participating in the project. "The present report... read more
New publication issued by WUS Austria Sarajevo Office within the framework of the Conference “Austrian Support to Higher Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina”. "The Austrian Development... read more
The document "Exploring Regional Structural and S&T Specialisation: Implications for Policy", funded under FP6, was published by the European Commission in 2009. read more
This 17-pages presentation on Innovation Priorities for Europe was held by the President of the European Commission J.M. Barroso to the European Council on February 4, 2011. read more
This document deals with the success stories of manufacturing SMEs undertaking research with the support of EU Framework Programmes by 2009. read more
The present document is the Croatian Position Paper on the next EU framework programme for research and innovation as a response to the EC Green Paper „From Challenges to Opportunities: Towards ... read more
This document, dated May 19, is the Serbian Position Paper on the next EU framework programme for research and innovation as a response to the EC Green Paper „From Challenges to Opportunities: Towards... read more
This publication summarises the outcomes of a conference ‘Towards a greater understanding of the changing role of business in society’ organised on 22 April 2010 in Brussels by the... 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.
