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The London School of Economics (LSE) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have published a new issue of their journal "Development and Transition. From theory to policy in Europe... read more
A call for projects in bilateral cooperation between Hungary and Serbia has been opened in specific fields. The deadline for proposals is June 16, 2009. In the framework of their bilateral S&T Co-... read more
A number of 42 high-quality and innovative transnational cooperation projects have been selected by the Monitoring Committee of the South East Europe Programme during its meeting in Vienna on March 10... read more
The Conference will contribute to a better understanding of the role of Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) in the development of sustainable knowledge-based economies in Central and South East... read more
The conference "Research and Development and the Importance for a Country" - Kosovo and Research is being held at the Grand Hotel Prishtina on May 5, 2009. It represents also the kick-off for... read more
In the framework of their bilateral S&T Co-operation Programme for the years 2010-2011, the National Authority for Scientific Research of Romania (ANCS), and the National Office of Research and Technology... read more
The European Commission (DG Enterprise and Industry) currently runs a public consultation on the effectiveness of innovation support. The main purpose of this public consultation is to get insights on... read more
The Secretariat for European Integration of Montenegro has established on-line Forum for IPA cross-border and transnational programmes in which Montenegro is involved. The purpose of the forum is to allow... read more
In the context of the Integrated Regional Development Plan (IRDP) for Serbia’s Autonomous Province Vojvodina, the Centre for Strategic Economic Studies „Vojvodina-CESS“ from Novi Sad... read more
A number of 42 high-quality and innovative transnational cooperation projects have been selected by the Monitoring Committee of the South East Europe Programme during its meeting in Vienna on 10-11 March... read more
Croatia, Montenegro, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia are eligible for this CIP call. Closing date for submission of applications is September 10, 2009. read more
The European Commission is hosting an FP7 Information Event in Bosnia- Herzegovina on April 23, 2009. The theme of the event is “Towards Integration into the European Research Area”. Such ... read more
In March 2007 COST CSO approved a document opening new opportunities for early stage researchers (ESR) within the COST framework. The document: – Encouraged an increased involvement of ESR in COST... read more
An application for the intermediate evaluation of the project “Multidimensional Project for the Implementation of an Institutionalised Partnership between Austria and Kosovo in the Field of Higher... read more
WBC-INCO.NET will attend the conferene in Prague and would be delighted to meet you there! Inform us about your attendence at office@wbc-inco.net. Our stand number is 8. We also invite you to send us ... read more
The Croatian Decentralised Implementation System of the EU funded programmes CFCA has the role of Implementation agency, which means that it is responsible for financing, procurement, payment and monitoring... read more
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Technological Development Bozidar Djelic and Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang signed in Beijing the Agreement on Scientific and Technical... read more
Under FP7 in the ICT Thematic Priority the ICT FET Open Scheme targets foundational breakthroughs that open the way towards radically new forms and uses of information and information technologies. It... read more
An Erasmus Mundus Infoday took place on February 18, 2009 in Brussels in order to inform potential applicants on the programme's new features for 2009 – 2013 and give a detailed insight in ... read more
SEETV (South East Europe TV Exchanges) presents its new web-based video newsroom providing EU affairs coverage for broadcasters in the Balkans. Now EU news with a Balkan angle can be downloaded and used... read more
Version 2.0 of Mr. Myer W. Morron's FP7 Book, which follows on from the highly acclaimed FP5 and FP6 versions, has been published and is now available online. The book’s title has been modified ... read more
Four new calls have been published under the FP7 Mobility Programme Marie Curie: Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development (IEF) - deadline: August 18, 2009. Marie Curie... read more
EU Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potočnik has made a pact with high-level representatives of the automotive, construction and manufacturing sectors to divert Framework Programme 7 funding... read more
A consultation on the Green Paper "TEN-T : A policy review – Towards a better integrated trans-European transport network at the service of the common transport policy" running until ... read more
The 2009 Progress Report on by Kosovo/UNMIK, expected to be published in autumn, will follow the same structure as the 2008 report and will assess progress made since October 2008. It will be complemented... read more
European initiative of "cluster observatory" open for clusters in the Western Balkan countries! The European Cluster Observatory provides a wide variety of data on clusters in Europe and is ... read more
The European Commission presented a set of measures to develop and strengthen co-operation between universities and businesses. The measures are part of the Commission’s activities to support the... read more
You are invited to give your opinion on issues shaping the world by 2025 and the likely implications for European policy making. This work is in line with the European Commission's political agenda for... read more
Results from the ESFRI Working Group on Regional Issues are being published. They are also of high relevance for the strategic developments in the Balkan region as regards their regional Centers of Excellence... read more
The unit 'ICT for Transport' at the DG for Information Society and Media of the European Commission published news on the topic including some results of the recently closed ICT Call 4 in this area... read more
The 2nd meeting of the Task Force will be held on 29-30 April 2009 in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. At the meeting, which is organised under the auspices of the Chairmanship-in-Office of the Republic... read more
With the objective to assist members of the Research, Innovation and Business Network and the Slovenian Business and Research Association in obtaining the information on EU funding programmes and expected... read more
In the Austrian-Croation agreement for Science and Technological Cooperation a call is open for project application. Costs for mobilty in the framework of scientific projects are covered. Deadline: May... read more
The European Commission has recently published an evidence-based evaluation report on FP6 (2002-2006) as well as the first FP7 Monitoring Report, covering the year 2007. Both reports are available online... read more
The project ESConet Trainers will organise trainings for EC-funded scientists to improve the ability to interact with national and international media, especially audiovisual media, for example how to... read more
Ideal-ist is the most successful international partner search network for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) projects in the 7th EU Framework Programme (FP7) with 13 years experiences. With... read more
The Western Balkan countries INCO-NET project recently published a study carried out in the framework of its activities to monitor S&T cooperation. The main task of this research was to identify the... read more
Within its project „Support to Higher Education in Montenegro 2008 – 2010“ financed by the Austrian Development Cooperation, World University Service Austria announces a Call for innovative... read more
An e-leadership programme for the Western Balkans will be implemented in collaboration by the Government of Italy/Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UNDP Bratislava office. The three-phase programme ... read more
A new catalogue published by the European Communities show examples of best practice in promoting creativity and innovation which have been selected by a panel of independent experts drawn from the various... read more
Consultation Period: February 4, 2009 - April 30, 2009 With the Green Paper "TEN-T: A policy review – Towards a better integrated trans-European transport network at the service of the common... read more
Policy makers, company stakeholders, academics and representatives of Member States, European Institutions and NGOs have gathered in Brussels on March 9-10 to contribute their vision of the "Future... read more
This review summarizes the speech for the Task Force Conference from Sreten Skuletic, minister for Education and Science in Montenegro held at the Conference on Fostering and Building Human Capital for... read more
The HERA Joint Research Programme (HERA JRP) partners have launched a joint call for trans-national Collaborative Research Projects (CRPs) in two humanities research areas: “Cultural Dynamics: Inheritance... read more
As the European Union's spring summit (March 19-20, 2009) is approaching, the Lisbon Agenda is back in the centre of interest. The action plan, adopted at the EU summit in Lisbon in the year 2000... read more
Making Europe the world leader in ICT is the goal of the new strategy proposed today by the European Commission. Today Europe represents 34% of the global information and communication technologies (ICT... read more
The annual Conference on the Largest Mobility Programme in Central and Eastern Europe was held in Bucharest on March 6, 2009. CEEPUS is the largest multilateral programme for academic exchange of students... read more
From March 1, 2009, the internet suffix for Serbia has changed from yu to rs. This means that all .yu suffixes for both URLs and email addresses need to be replaced by .rs suffixes. E.g., www.example.... read more
The European Commission has published the Work Plan for 2009 for the implementation of second programme of Community action in the field of health. The publication of the Work Plan was followed by the... read more
WBC-INCO.NET has successfully submitted a proposal to present the WBC research activities at the "Research Connection 2009" conference. 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.
