Summary of the 3rd Annual DunaLog Congress
The present document is the summary 3rd Annual DunaLog Congress in 2009, which gathered 130 participants from all Danube Countries and from many Danube related fields on September 30, 2009. read more
Documents
Final Declaration of the Danube Conference 2008 “The Danube – River of the European Future”
The present document is the final declaration of the Danube Conference 2008 “The Danube – River of the European Future”, which took place on October 7, 2008 at the Representation of ... read more
Report on the Sarajevo Conference on Higher Education - “Building Capacity for Change in the Western Balkans”
A two-day conference on higher education - “Building Capacity for Change in the Western Balkans” has been held in Sarajevo, on 30-31 October 2009. The event has been organized by the RCC... read more
Reforms of (private) University Sector in Kosovo 2009
The International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, has analysed the reform of the higher educational sector in Kosovo. The most relevant and interesting... read more
Second FP7 Monitoring Report
The Second FP7 Monitoring Report covers the Framework Programme implementation in the years 2007 and 2008. It allows for the first time for some comparative analysis over time, in order to identify trends... read more
Europe’s Regional Research Systems: Current Trends and Structures
"This booklet is divided into three main parts: in the first part, the analytical concept of the booklet is presented. Accordingly, a definition of regional research systems as well as key characteristics... read more
Welcome Address by Hido Biscevic at the Conference on Higher Education - Building Capacity for Change in the Western Balkans
This is the written version of the welcome address by the RCC Secretary General Hido Biscevic at the Sarajevo Conference on Higher Education - Building Capacity for Change in the Western Balkans on October... read more
European Research Area Vision 2020 (Leaflet)
"This 2020 Vision for the European Research Area was adopted by the Council of the European Union on 2 December 2008. It was developed in partnership by all Member States and the European Commission... read more
Annual Report on Research and Technological Development Activities of the European Union in 2008
This Annual Report from the Commission gives an overview of developments and activities in the year 2008. It is accompanied by a Commission Staff Working Document which provides... read more
“Role of Research Infrastructures for a Competitive Knowledge Economy”
This 24-pages report summarises the workshop “Role of Research Infrastructures for a Competitive Knowledge Economy”, organised by DG Research on June 29-30, 2009. Furthermore, all presentations... read more
ERAWATCH Country Report 2009 - Croatia
The ERAWATCH Country Report 2009 - Croatia provides an analysis of policy mixes to foster R&D investment in Croatia and to contribute to the ERA. The main objective of the report is to characterise... read more
Gallup Balkan Monitor - Focus On: Perceptions of the EU in the Western Balkans
The GBM Focus On: Perceptions of the EU in the Western Balkans” gives a first impression of how the people of the region feel about the EU. Overall, the Western Balkans is not a homogeneous region... read more
Gallup Balkan Monitor - Focus On: The impact of migration
The Gallup Balkan Monitor’s Focus on Migration report brings first-hand data to this ongoing debate, as it summarises the experiences and opinions of Balkan people on all aspects of migration. This... read more
FP7 Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities Indicative Strategic Research Roadmap 2011-2013
From 2010 onwards, research under the SSH programme will be following an overall integrated "Strategic Research Roadmap" covering the period 2011-2013. It enables a better and comprehensive ... read more
Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2009-2010
On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services... read more
Progress Report 2009 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services... read more
Progress Report 2009 - Serbia
On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services... read more
Progress Report 2009 - Montenegro
On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services... read more
Progress Report 2009 - FYR of Macedonia
On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services... read more
Progress Report 2009 - Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244)
On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services... read more
Progress Report 2009 - Croatia
On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services... read more
Progress Report 2009 - Albania
On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services... read more
Cooperation-Opportunities Matrix
WINS-ICT deliverable D16 sets the main ICT related funding opportunities currently accessible from the Western Balkan region. The main objective of the deliverable is to document the relation between... read more
Reviewing Community innovation policy in a changing world
The aim of this communication is to identify remaining gaps of the Community innovation policy and propose policy orientations on how to fill them. read more
EU: i2010 - ICT Country profiles accompanying Europe’s Digital Competitiveness Report 2009
This is the second accompanying document to the Communication of the European Commission of 17 April 2008 entitled "Europe's Digital Competitiveness Report - Main achievements of the i2010 strategy... read more
Europe’s Digital Competitiveness Report – Main achievements of the i2010 strategy 2005-2009
This communication of the European Commission outlines the results of five years of i2010 strategy, the EU ICT policy promoting the latest communication technologies, new networks and services and creative... read more
Towards a world class Frontier Research
"The European scientific community has for many years sought to create a specific European-wide mechanism for the funding of investigator-initiated “frontier” research as opposed to the... read more
ECAS EU Funding Guide 2009
Every year ECAS produces a guide on how to access funding from the EU Institutions and alternative sources such as Foundations. ECAS is a large cross-sectoral European association whose mission is to ... read more
Cooperation with Third Country Participants in an EC funded FP7 multi-partner research project
This four-pages document containes guidelines and practical advice for proposal submission and negotiation in an EC funded FP7 multi-partner research projects involving third country participants. ... read more
The European Higher Education Area: Perspectives on a Moving Target
"Re-designing the map of European higher education is a daunting task. Shaping the future European Higher Education Area (EHEA) is an incremental process. Its success depends much on a continuous... read more
Draft Conclusions of the Follow-up meeting to the Ministerial Conference on Regional Strategy for Research and Development for the Western Balkans, 7 September 2009
Draft Conclusions of the Follow-up meeting to the Ministerial Conference on Regional Strategy for Research and Development for the Western Balkans on September 7, 2009 at the RCC Secretariat in Sarajevo... read more
Demand-Side Innovation. Policies Policy Brief No 1 (2009)
"Demand-side innovation policy instruments may be defined as a set of public measures to increase the demand for innovations, to improve the conditions for the uptake of innovations, and/or to improve... read more
Scientific and Technological Development Strategy of the Rrepublic of Serbia 2009 to 2014: Focus and Partner
"We shall take advantage of the Foreword to answer a seemingly simple question: Why does Serbia need a strategy in the area of science and technology? Technology is all around us. All of us will ... read more
Progress reports on recent developments regarding S&T cooperation in/with/for the Western Balkan Countries (June 2009 - October 2009)
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 provided by ... read more
Towards full integration of Serbia into the European Research Area
Speach by Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Science and Research at the EU Research Information Event in Belgrade on 29 June 2009. read more
Draft Strategy on Science Development in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A public debate on the Draft Strategy on Science Development in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Action plan was opened on July 6, 2009. The Draft Strategy was developed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs... read more
Science and Technological Development Strategy - draft Presentation
This content is an extract of draft version of the Serbian Science and Technological Development Strategy, prepared for the public debate and published by the Serbian Ministry for Science and Technological... read more
Selected economic indicators for South East Europe (SEE) for the first six months of 2009
The document gives an overview of selected economic indicators for South East Europe (SEE) for the first six months of 2009. read more
Zagreb Plan of Action 2009-2010
The Zagreb Plan of Action 2009-2010 of the Task Force Fostering and Building Human Capital of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) was adopted on the occasion of its meeting on 24 June 2009 in Zagreb... read more
D2.12 Report on priorities defined in the second phase of consultation processes (Health, Transport, Environment)
Within Work Package 2 of the WBC-INCO.NET project, the priority setting process took place with the main aim to identify joint RTD priorities and potentials for the region of the Western Balkans, all... read more
Recommendations for Stand-Alone Measures in the Field of Mobility with the Western Balkan Countries
The recommendations are based on two important workshops held in Bad Neuenahr, Germany, (May 2008) and in Timisoara, Romania, (April 2009), both addressing the ReP-SEE Young Scientist Programme. The general... read more
SEE-ERA.NET Report on the Outcome of the Mobility Workshop for Young Scientists with Relevant Stakeholders in SEE and EU
"The deliverable D.6.1 “Report on the outcome of the mobility conference for Young Scientists with relevant stakeholders in SEE and EU” is one of the results of WP6: Implementation of... read more
SEE-ERA:NET: Study on the Mobility Needs and Career Development Opportunities in South East Europe
The present study by SEE-ERA:NET WP6 leader Anca Ghinescu and her colleague Lucia Popescu deals with the mobility needs and career development opportunities of scientists in South East Europe and presents... read more
SEE-ERA.NET White Paper on Overlaps, Gaps and Opportunities
The present White paper offers strategic recommendations for further activities of the SEE-ERA. NET consortium together with other major stakeholders throughout Europe. In a separate paper, the Joint ... read more
SEE-ERA.NET Comparative Summary Report
The present report deals with structures and procedures of existing national S&T programmes targeting SEE and contains a SWOT analysis of bilateral S&T co-operation programmes with South-Eastern... read more
Joint Action Plan 2009 for Cooperation beyond SEE-ERA.NET
In August 2007, the “White Paper on overlaps, gaps and opportunities in view of the extension of bilateral RTD programmes and initiatives towards multilateral approaches” and its accompanying... read more
Regional Policy Inforegio - Regions 2020
REGIONS 2020, An assessment of Future Challenges for EU Regions (Commission Staff Working Document, November 2008) 'Regions 2020' provides a first prospective analysis of the likely regional impact of... read more
Exploring synergies through coordinating policy measures between the EU Member States, Associated Countries and the European Commission
The report summarises a dedicated part of work addressing the coordination of policy measures between the Member States, Associated Countries and the European Commission in variable geometries undertaken... read more
National Strategy of Science, Technology and Innovation 2009–2015 [Albania]
"The Crosscutting Strategy of Science, Technology and Innovation (SSTI) [is] the first document of this kind that will comprise the long-term platform of development, research and innovation in our... read more
Communication on the progress made under the Seventh European Framework Programme for Research
In its recent FP7 Progress Report, the EC included an analysis of the key achievements it has made in its efforts to facilitate participation in the Framework Programme. So far, the period has seen the... read more
