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Kosovo registered in the Smart Specialisation Platform (S3P) in September 2018. The Smart Specialisation (S3) process in is currently in preparation. Once begun, Kosovo's S3 process will follow the Joint... read more
Montenegro registered on the Smart Specialisation (S3) platform in August, 2017. The Smart Specialisation process in Montenegro started in 2017, with the Ministry of Science taking charge of the coordination... read more
The Smart Specialisation (S3) process in North Macedonia started in March 2018, when the letter of commitment from the country's government on starting the development of the National Research and Innovation... read more
The Smart Specialisation (S3) process in Bosnia and Herzegovina is currently in preparation, following a recent decision by the council of ministers. The S3 process will follow the Joint... read more
Albania registered in the Smart Specialisation Platform (S3P) in November 2017. Albania's smart specialisation process is currently being prepared with assistance from DG NEAR and the Joint ... read more
Smart Specialisation strategies are an expression of sound innovation policies and as such are of interest not only to EU member states, but also to non-EU countries willing to improve their innovation... read more
Find here the official poster of Eureka. It efficiently informs on the network, its services and programmes as well as core principles. Follow this link to access the poster read more
Database containing EUREKA-funded projects read more
OECD Website dealing with Tax Support for R&D and Innovation measures of the OECD countries. read more
Foresight is the discipline of exploring, anticipating and shaping the future to help building and using collective intelligence in a structured, systematic and systemic way to anticipate developments... read more
European network of competence centres for innovation procurement read more
EC Website on Green Public Procurement (GPP). read more
Your one-stop destination for online help in preparing your innovation procurement The eafip Toolkit provides support to policy makers in designing PCP and PPI strategies, and to procurers... read more
Innovation Procurement Platform, funded as a project under H2020 read more
EC webpage on Innovation Procurement. read more
The Western Balkans Common Regional Market – a catalyst for deeper regional economic integration and a stepping stone towards EU Single Market At the Sofia Summit on 10 November 2020, the leaders of... read more
Highlights of WBC-RTI Roadshow at ESOF2020. Watch the video here read more
An open access publishing platform supporting data deposition and sharing. Publish all your findings including null results, data notes and more. Engage with your reviewers openly and transparently... read more
In the context of its mutual learning and capacity building activities, GENDERACTION organised a training on gender equality for policymakers in Athens in June 2019. The event provided a forum for... read more
Wikigender is a global online collaborative platform linking policymakers and experts from both developed and developing countries to find solutions to advance gender equality. It provides a centralised... read more
EIGE interviewed ICT companies across the EU-28 and examine initiatives to bring in and retain more women. Currently, only some 17% of ICT professionals in the EU are women. The research found that the... read more
The Standing Working Group on Gender in Research and Innovation under European Research Area and Innovation Committee (ERAC SWG GRI) is a policy advisory committee that advises the Council of the EU, ... read more
The Education and Training Monitor 2020 presents European Commission’s yearly evaluation of education and training system across Europe. The report brings together the latest data, technical papers and... read more
he European Youth Portal offers European and country level information about opportunities and initiatives that are of interest to young people who are living, learning and working in Europe. The European... read more
Fast publication and open peer review for research stemming from Horizon 2020 funding across all subject areas. read more
The role of research and innovation in the European Green Deal, investing through Horizon Europe, its green missions and partnerships, and EU-funded projects read more
An interesting panel discussion was held at ESOF on 5th of September. The session brought together internationally renowned scientists to discuss the migration of highly skilled individuals and the prospects... read more
The Western Balkans European Social Survey Regional Network has been convened by the Institute for Social Science in Belgrade for promoting the European Social Survey in the Western Balkans. This project... read more
The platform is a one-stop shop providing comprehensive information about funding opportunities in relation to Coronavirus at European Union and national level. It offers continuously updated information... read more
The European Network for Women in Digital aims to promote greater participation of girls and women in digital studies and careers across the EU. Connecting organisations that work to combat gender stereotypes... read more
The 7th edition of EU Code Week set a new record in the number of activities organised in Europe and beyond. Find out more at this link. read more
The Digital Assembly 2018 took place on 25 and 26 June in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event is co-organised by the European Commission and the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This... read more
The Digital Agenda for Western Balkans aims to support the transition of the region into a digital economy and bring the benefits of the digital transformation, such as faster economic growth, more jobs... read more
The Digital Agenda for Western Balkans aims to support the transition of the region into a digital economy and bring the benefits of the digital transformation, such as faster economic growth, more jobs... read more
The Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) supports socio-economic development and EU accession across the Western Balkans through the provision of finance and technical assistance for strategic ... read more
The R&I Regional Viewer provides a structured, regionalised visualisation (at Nuts levels 1, 2 and 3) of two sets of data: the Horizon 2020 funding awarded to the participants of projects sourced... read more
The online hub is a one-stop-shop for a number of tools and information sources supporting the ongoing efforts to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic. read more
As a service to the global R&D community, Science|Business has compiled this database of funding opportunities. Users are encouraged to let us know of funding calls that could be incorporated into... read more
Ii is a dedicated configuration of ERAC (European Research Area and Innovation Committee) that facilitates the further development, implementation and monitoring of the international dimension of the ... read more
This platform offers a collection of online knowledge resources related to the field of science diplomacy. There is a variety of links for ad-hoc enquiries, for community building, training resources, ... read more
This website provides an entry point for policymakers, scientists, practicing diplomats, and other wider audiences to stay up-to-date with developments in European science diplomacy. It is an umbrella... read more
The Startup and Innovation Program responds to the country's needs for economic growth, sustainable socio-economic development, investment in human capital, increase in the number of self-employed... read more
The COVID-19 Data Portal was launched in April 2020 to bring together relevant datasets for sharing and analysis in an effort to accelerate coronavirus research. It enables researchers to upload, access... read more
General Data Protection Regulation published on the website of European Data Protection Board. read more
This infographic provides an overview of the EU support package to Western Balkan partners in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic. read more
The Epidemics Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) platform is a collaboration between the World Health Organization and JRC that is collating up to 120,000 articles per day related to the coronavirus... read more
A daily-updated JRC database provides data, maps and visuals of the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic and the measures taken in the 34 Participating States to the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, plus... read more
The Coronavirus Response webpage for Industry and SMEs has been launched by the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) of the European Commission... read more
Balkan Greeen Energy News is regularly publishing upcoming events on their website. read more
Balkan Greeen Energy News is regularly publishing open positions on their website. 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.
