ESS Round 9 Data
The first edition of European Social Survey (ESS) Round 9 data - collected in 19 countries during late 2018 and early 2019 - has been published on 31 October 2019. read more
Documents
OpenAIRE recommendations for advancing open science in FP9
OpenAIRE has issued some recommendations for solidifying and advancing open science in FP9. FP9 is about carrying out research through mission oriented goals, co-creation and co-design, and is... read more
EARTO publishes recommendations for EU R&I policy post-2020
On 4 December 2019, EARTO, the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations, published a paper outlining the group's recommendations for European research and innovation policies post... read more
Exploring public attitudes, informing public policy
Selected findings from the first seven rounds - European Social Survey A publication that showcases a wide range of articles based on European Social Survey (ESS) data collected over the first seven... read more
Industrial innovation for transformation: New science & policy insights
A short policy brief has been issued relating to the results of CONCORDi 2019 conference This short article introduces the main challenges, the latest scientific evidence and policy issues, and the... read more
Accelerating energy renovation investments in buildings
At today's renovation rate of around 1% of buildings per year, a timely transition of the EU building sector towards climate-neutral levels by 2050 cannot be ensured. To accelerate energy efficiency investments... read more
Project Development Assistance - Lessons learnt from the Covenant of Mayors Community
This guidebook on Project Development Assistance published by the Covenant of Mayors focuses on the H2020 Project Development Assistance (PDA), and showcases good examples of how to trigger sustainable... read more
Regional cooperation in the Western Balkans – is there a civil society pillar?
A new policy paper “Regional cooperation in the Western Balkans – is there a civil society pillar?” written by Jelica Minić, Zoran Nechev and Ivan Nikolovski has been released by the SEE Think Net. ... read more
SME Performance Review
The SME performance review is one of the main tools the European Commission uses to monitor and assess countries' progress in implementing the Small Business Act (SBA) on a yearly basis. With an emphasis... read more
Commission publishes results of consultation on Horizon Europe implementation issues
During its co-design process for Horizon Europe, the European Commission carried out an open web consultation on the implementation of Horizon Europe between 31 July 2019 and 4 October 2019. ... read more
[WBC-RTI.INFO Newsletter] - New impetus and activities for the EU–Western Balkans R&I cooperation
Find the newsletter attached. In 2018 the European Commission presented the strategy 'A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans' and, against ... read more
[Focus Article] - New impetus for the EU – Western Balkans R&I political cooperation and exchange up to the highest level
Strengthening the WB Steering Platform on R&I: new activities funded in 2019-2021 The Steering Platform on Research and Innovation for the Western Balkans (SP) is a stable and reliable format for... read more
Innovation Procurement - The power of the public purse
Check out the updated brochure that provides an overview of EU funded innovation procurements in the ICT domain. Find out how they are bringing ICT based solutions to the market to address challenges ... read more
European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Strategic Implementation Plan
The EOSC Strategic Implementation Plan presents the activities that will contribute to the implementation of the EOSC for the period 2019-2020. While the document will be made public after final approval... read more
ESFRI Annual Report for 2017-2018
This Biannual Report presents the results of the previous two years of ESFRI’s activity. This report is published for transparent information on the activity of ESFRI to all interested stakeholders and... read more
ESFRI Roadmap 2021 Guide
The ESFRI Roadmap 2021 Guide offers support to proposers preparing a new submission and to the Projects and Landmarks involved in the update procedure. This Guide contains the definitions, models, methods... read more
FINAL ENVRIplus report
ENVRIplus project is officially over. And it left a huge amount of results behind. Through an organisation of a very large number of activities, workshops, internal and external consultations, they... read more
Smart Specialisation and the Wider Innovation Policy Context in the Western Balkans
Enhancing the innovation potential has been on the policy agenda of the Western Balkan economies for years. Hence, innovation policy-making has led to a number of policy documents and strategies that ... read more
Tourism in the context of smart specialization: the example of Montenegro
The six Western Balkan economies are facing similar challenges and opportunities in upgrading their tourism sectors. Currently, all six economies are preparing the design and implementation of smart specialization... read more
ALLEA Statement on "The Need for Intellectual Property Rights Strategies at Academic Institutions"
ALLEA, the All European Academies association, has recently published a statement on "The Need for Intellectual Property Rights Strategies at Academic Institutions". read more
