[Event Review] 4th Research and Innovation Meeting, Vienna 9-10 June 2019
The fourth Western Balkans Research and Innovation meeting took place in Vienna on June 9-10, 2019 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research and Innovation for the Western Balkan countries (WBC).
Participants discussed the state of research and innovation policy as well as the development of smart specialisation strategies in Western Balkan countries, specific measures to increase mobility and positions towards the upcoming Framework Programme Horizon Europe. The meeting additionally served for preparing the next Steering Platform and Ministerial Meetings.
Presentations held at the meeting can be found below and linked with the respective items on the agenda. Minutes and Conclusions from the meeting will follow soon.
Western Balkans Research and Innovation Meeting
TUESDAY, 9 July 2019
11:30-13:00 Networking Lunch & Registration
13:00-13:15 Welcome remarks | Opening statements
- Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (Barbara Weitgruber)
- European Commission, DG Research and Innovation (Bernhard Fabianek)
- Regional Cooperation Council (Vanja Ivosevic)
- CEEPUS - Central European Exchange Programme for University Studies (Elisabeth Sorantin)
13:15-14:30 Towards Steering Platform meeting 2019
Recent R&I cooperation developments in/with the Western Balkans
- Austrian Western Balkans R&I Activities (Barbara Weitgruber, Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research) (plus additional data sheet)
- Debriefing from the Joint Science Conference, London, May 2019 (n.a.)
- Debriefing from S3 event in Bucharest (Elke Dall, International Service Facility)
- Horizon 2020 latest developments (Berhard Fabianek, DG Research and Innovation)
- Researchers Mobility in the Western Balkans (Elisabeth Sorantin, CEEPUS)
14:30-15:00 Coffee Break
15:00-17:30 RCC Horizon Europe Meeting
17:30-18:00 Conclusions and Summary
- Horizon Europe position document of the WB6
20:00 Networking Dinner
WEDNESDAY, 10 July 2019
09:00-11:00 Towards Ministerial Steering Platform meeting 24 September 2019
Recent R&I cooperation developments in/with the Western Balkans
- Follow-up Sarajevo, R&I Strategies, R&I budgets, status of Smart Specialisation Strategies (update from the Western Balkan 6)
- Participation of Western Balkan 6 in Horizon 2020 (Bernhard Fabianek, DG Research and Innovation)
- Support for Smart Specialisation in the Western Balkans and preparatory studies (Elke Dall, International Service Facility)
Discussion
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:30 Towards Ministerial Steering Platform meeting 2019 (continued)
Potential topics for the Ministerial Steering Platform Meeting
- Outlook on Horizon Europe
- Widening
- Smart Specialisation Strategies
- European Institute of Technology
- Researchers Mobility (COST, ERASMUS and CEEPUS)
- Research Infrastructures (MAP REA, Social Sciences and Humanities and others)
- Open Science and European Open Science Cloud
Discussion
12:30-13:00 Conclusions and Summary for the Steering Platform meeting / Ministerial Meeting
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:30 B2B meetings
- Albania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Kosovo*
- Montenegro
- Republic of North Macedonia
- Serbia
- Western Balkans
- Cross-thematic/Interdisciplinary
- General
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A_Students_from_Western_Balkan_Countries_in_Austria.pdf (pdf, 99.25Kb) -
A_WBC_R_I_Meeting_final.pdf (pdf, 323.48Kb)
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B_ISF_ED_Results_S3_meeting_Bucharest.pdf (pdf, 705.66Kb)
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C_EC_BF_Horizon_2020.pdf (pdf, 2.23Mb)
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C_EC_BF_Horizon_2020_revised.pdf (pdf, 2.29Mb)
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D_CEEPUS_Researchers_Mobility_09-10_July_LIVE__ELISABETH.pdf (pdf, 5Mb)
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F_WB6_Vienna_all_FINAL.pdf (pdf, 1.56Mb)
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G_EC_BF_WBC_H2020_performance.pdf (pdf, 844.06Kb)
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H_ISF_ED_contribution_S3_in_the_WBC_v5.pdf (pdf, 359.02Kb)
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I_EC_BF_Ministerial_preparation.pdf (pdf, 367.74Kb)
Entry created by Elke Dall on July 11, 2019
Modified on January 17, 2022
