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The EC has issued a Communication on „Partnering in Research and Innovation‟ which highlights the importance of partnering in European Research and Innovation (R&I) and sets out the different... read more
The European Commission adopted on November 9, 2011 proposals for the new Health for Growth and Consumer Programmes. The two programmes aim to foster a Europe of healthy, active, informed and empowered... read more
The Friendship Group for BiH in the European Parliament started its work in Brussels on Tuesday November 8. 2011. This is an informal parliamentary group that brings together members of all political... read more
A conference entitled "Local and regional dimension of the Eastern Partnership" took place in Brussels on November 9, 2011. The conference was organised by the Polish Regions... read more
The EC has published a report of the responses to the public consultation on the development of the Strategic Innovation Agenda (SIA) for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). The... read more
On 13 September 2011, on the occasion of the ERAC stakeholders’ seminar, the European Commission launched a public consultation which will help define the research landscape in Europe by identifying... read more
About the first European Gender Summit Knowledge and innovation are key drivers for sustainable growth and prosperity in Europe. Extensive research has demonstrated that the quality of research... read more
Research*eu focus is a magazine where each issue covers a specific topic of research interest. It features articles on EU policies, initiatives, programmes and projects related to research and technological... read more
Representatives of 33 European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) projects held a workshop in Brussels on 15 June 2011 to discuss how best to demonstrate the impact of Research Infrastructures... read more
On November 28, 2011, the European Commission is holding a conference in Brussels on "Global Europe 2050". This conference is presenting the results of a European foresight expert group year... read more
This deliverable outlines the results of a survey conducted as part of the WBC-INCO.NET project initiative to support innovation capacities in the WB region. The survey aimed to pinpoint both present ... read more
The Conference 'Business and Sustainable Development': Partnership for sustainable development - Challenges, opportunities and best practices, organized by the Center for Sustainable Development, in cooperation... read more
New publication on Transnational Communities and Conflicts - Challenges and how to address them - The INFOCON Mousebook. The idea of this "Mousebook" a handbook mainly disseminated online ... read more
Below please find the article published by balkanalysis on Energy-Sector Progress and Setbacks for Balkan States Noted in the EC 2011-2012 Enlargement Strategy Package. (Author: Vlad Popovici) read more
Like many other Community Programmes, applying for the Lifelong Learning Programme is highly competitive; only the best projects will be funded, thus the innovative transnational project idea is just... read more
The EIT conference Youth and Entrepreneurship - Drivers of innovation brought together 200 participants from diverse backgrounds ranging from KICs and their students, successful European and international... read more
has been providing high-quality independent analytical coverage of SE Europe since 2003. In the last year since site redevelopment began, 92 articles have been published as well as interviews... read more
The Pontis Foundation (Slovakia) and the Balkan Civil Society Development Network announce the first Call for Proposal for individuals and organizations from Albania, FYR of Macedonia and Montenegro to... read more
4th annual Task Force Fostering and Building Human Capital of the Regional Cooperation Council meeting will take place on November 10 2011 in Belgrade, Serbia. This meeting will be kindly hosted by... read more
A new international report from the Social Trends Institute What Do Marriage & Fertility Have To Do With The Economy? highlights the links between a strong ... read more
The Institute for sociological, political and juridical research (University SS Cyril and Methodius- Skopje) and the Institute of sociology, Faculty of Philosophy (University SS Cyril and Methodius... read more
genSET - gender in science, supported by the European Science Foundation, launched a complementary, in-depth consultation on the future of research, innovation and gender in response to the EC Green ... read more
The UNESCO Chair invites authors from research, industry, policy or civil society to submit their abstracts against one of the most appropriate of the three guiding themes of the conference Technologies... read more
Serbian National Agency for Regional Development, in cooperation with the Belgrade Fair, is organizing the X International Trade Fair of Entrepreneurship BUSINESS BASE 2011 B2B Event which will be ... read more
The European Business and Science Forum “Smart Exchange for Future Cities – Projects, Partnerships and Cooperations” will bring together companies and research entities from different... read more
The Government of Serbia has adopted the Industrial Development Strategy and Policy 2011–2020. The Strategy foresees revitalisation and rehabilitation, restructuring and reengineering, modernisation... read more
"I had a productive meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Mr Nikola Poposki, in which we discussed our future cooperation following the publication... read more
On October 20, 2011, in Hotel Europe in Sarajevo, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina Renzo Daviddi and Director of the Directorate for European Integration... read more
The EU-funded Improved SME Competitiveness and Innovation Project (ICIP), in cooperation with NARD, has developed a Certification for individual business ... read more
The CEI Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology, which took place on October 19, 2011 in Trieste (Italy) provided a platform of exchange regarding regional cooperation in S&T - with a focus... read more
Last week a new issue of S+F (29th volume) was published focusing on Stability and European Integration in Southeastern Europe (Editors: Naida Mehmedbegovic Dreilich and Patricia Schneider). Please... read more
Positive Center for Digital Media (Serbia) is looking for partner to submit a proposal under IPA Adriatic Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007–2013. Main aim of the program (Research and Education... read more
The Technical Assistance for Civil Society Organisations (TACSO) office, in support to CSOs, Universities and research institutes in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) in... read more
In its Program of Scientific Research... read more
The 3rd annual SciTech Europe conference (to be held on November 24, 2011) will explore how to develop an integrated approach to research and create the right conditions for innovation, invention... read more
In the Catalogue of research groups from the Republic of Moldova you can find descriptions of competences and contact details of reserach groups, willing to foster partnerships in order to take part... read more
The Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program (IARO) provides students, scholars and professionals with support to perform policy relevant field research in the... read more
The event is envisaged to adopt the High Level Statement that prioritises the key Information Society objectives for South East Europe (SEE), and to endorse the new deadlines for the regional action... read more
ICT Finance MarketPlace is an initiative to improve access to finance for innovative ICT Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). The events are run in conjunction with the Future Internet Week at the... read more
In recent years, Serbia has emerged as a sought after alternative location for development of sophisticated software. DANUB.IT builds on this trend, offering excellent opportunities for networking and... read more
The European Commission's 2011 "EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard" shows that R&D investment by top EU companies recovered strongly in 2010, with a 6.1% rise following a 2.6% ... read more
The EU Programme for Social Change and Innovation (PSCI) is an instrument to be managed directly by the Commission, in support of employment and social policies across the EU. It is part of the Commission... read more
The cross-border RDI and joint economic planning are specific objectives of the Priority Axis 1 of the call: IPA Cross Border Cooperation: Croatia &... read more
The European Patent Office will be running more trainings with the updated ip4inno material during the autumn - both "virtually" over the internet and also at three 2-day workshops. Many... read more
Academic Publishing International published a new book titled Leading Issues in Innovation Research. This book contains 12 papers written by researchers at the cutting edge of research into innovation... read more
The 7th International Conference on Financing SME Innovations organised by the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development was held in Belgrade on October 4, 2011. It is part of the EC initiative &ldquo... read more
A series of events takes place between November 7 and November 9 in Vienna: - the Future Internet Symposium FIS2011 - the Final Conference of COIN "Enterprise COllaboration & INteroperability... read more
The European Union and Moldova have forged closer ties on research and innovation on October 11, 2011. Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science and Gheorghe... read more
The overall conclusions in the area of science and research state: There is progress to report as regards the capacity to implement the acquis in the area of science and research. Administrative capacity... 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
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.
