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More than 300 entrepreneurial teams from over 20 European countries applied to the 2020 edition of the EIT Digital Venture Program, resulting in 33 winning teams. Program’s perks include up to €25,000... read more
The seventh Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) Call for proposals is open across 16 different topics until 3 September 2020, 17:00 CET. It makes €102 million available... read more
The EIT Digital Challenge 2020 has established a new record: 403 scaleups from 32 countries applied to the 7th edition of Europe's flagship deep tech competition in digital, a 44% growth with respect... read more
To become climate-neutral by 2050, Europe needs to transform its energy system, which accounts for 75% of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions. The EU strategies for energy system integration and hydrogen... read more
In preparation of its upcoming Communication on the European Research Area (ERA), the European Commission (EC) is inviting the public to provide feedback on the Roadmap for the new ERA Communication... read more
Despite the travel restrictions and the pandemic, this week the global biomass community demonstrated all its liveliness, creativity, and commitment, with an outstanding participation to the e-EUBCE 2020... read more
Eureka, the world’s biggest public network for international cooperation in R&D and innovation is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Austria, as one of the founding members of Eureka now takes over... read more
The Central European Initiative is glad to announce and extend its congratulations to the following awarded proposals submitted in the framework of the COVID-19 Extraordinary Call for Proposals... read more
Since 2018 the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has built and strengthened its core role as Europe’s well-established one-stop-shop for innovation and is becoming a global innovation... read more
In an interview with Science|Business, Mariya Gabriel gives more details about her main priorities for revitalising the European Research Area and finally delivering on the vision of a single market for... read more
European cities with a high share of cultural and creative jobs are particularly exposed to the economic impacts of the coronavirus crisis, according to a new JRC report. read more
Commission calls for feedback on its plan to promote coordination, quality and impact of national research systems. The aim is to revitalise ERA by providing it with ‘a new vision’. read more
The EIC Fund, which will provide equity from €0.5m to €15m to breakthrough innovation companies selected for EIC Accelerator blended finance support (grant and equity), has become an official entity... read more
The recently published European Innovation Scoreboard 2020 provides a comprehensive and comparative analysis of innovation performance in EU countries, other European countries, and regional neighbors... read more
Another step towards the EU enlargement was taken for Albania and North Macedonia. European Commission presented to the Council on 01 July the draft negotiating guidelines for both countries, setting ... read more
Smarten up for the future - RCC is organising the first regional online Balkathon seeking innovative solutions in Smart Tourism, Digital Learning Platform and Online Payments Solution. read more
On 29 June 2020, a new report on “Funding women entrepreneurs: How to empower growth” was published. The report was prepared jointly by the EIB and European Commission and provides a market overview... read more
Almost 1 500 innovators from 44 countries applied for the EIT’s EUR 60 million Crisis Response Initiative. The funds have now been unlocked by the EIT Governing Board to ensure critical support swiftly... read more
A flurry of cooperation projects has enabled Europe’s main life sciences research data infrastructure ELIXIR, to team up with EMBL’s bioinformatics institute and work together on building an EU health... read more
The pandemic has hugely amplified the importance of measuring health outcomes – both in Europe and beyond. Which steps can health leaders take to embed this in the heart of post-COVID systems and... read more
The ‘Global Goal: Unite for our Future'pledging summit organised today by the European Commission and Global Citizen mobilised €6.15 billion in additional funding to help develop and ensure equitable ... read more
Good news for the region come from the Brussels as Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) Steering Committee approved eight grant applications for technical assistance from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina... read more
Researchers at Cambridge University working with counterparts from Seoul National University in South Korea and Lehigh University in the US, have produced the first open-source atom-by-atom animated model... read more
EU-funded consortium Exscalate4CoV has announced that an already registered generic drug used to treat osteoporosis, Raloxifene, could be an effective treatment for COVID-19 patients with mildly symptomatic... read more
Balkan Barometer 2020 reveals sentiments of citizens and businesses in the region, with a special addition conveying effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. read more
The cooperation between the Western Balkans and the European Environment Agency (EEA) started and continues to strengthen for over 20 years . read more
The Science and Technology Park (NTP), an investment worth 12m euros, will have the task of generating the necessary energy and being a gathering place for scientists and researchers and technology-oriented... read more
District energy systems are commonplace in urban centers and district heating is the most common form of heating for urban homes and businesses in many of EBRD’s countries of operations. Compared to other... read more
Serbia is the first country in the Western Balkans to produce the Roadmap for Circular Economy. The Ministry of Environmental Protection said its purpose is dialogue between decision makers and the representatives... read more
The Commission released the European Innovation Scoreboard 2020, which shows that Europe's innovation performance continues to improve across the EU, surpassingfor the second year the United States. However... read more
STOA - the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology of the European Parliament has published an update of the study 'Overcoming innovation gaps in the EU-13 Member States' of March 2018. The original... read more
The Commission is delivering on its pledge to invest €1 billion from the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme into coronavirus research and innovation, made at the launch of the Coronavirus Global Response initiative... read more
On 17 June 2020, the European Commission presented a European strategy to accelerate the development, manufacturing and deployment of vaccines against COVID-19. The strategy proposes a joint EU approach... read more
Germany, Portugal and Slovenia presented their joint EU presidency programme for the next 18 months on Tuesday (16 June), seeking to focus primarily on social recovery in the wake of the pandemic. read more
In the fight against coronavirus disinformation, the JRC has announced plans to make innovative AI text mining software open-source and available for the fact-checking community. read more
Becoming more entrepreneurial could help both employees and their organisations to thrive in a rapidly-changing economy. This help might be especially significant in a world that emerges from the... read more
As part of EU efforts to provide guidance on the use of coronavirus tests, the JRC has created a database of COVID-19 in vitro diagnostic devices and test methods that gathers information on available... read more
Western Balkan countries, partners of the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), have made substantial progress in the preparation of their draft National Energy and... read more
The Government of Montenegro has adopted the draft Law on Energy to make it easier for consumers to become prosumers which means they could generate and consume their own green energy. read more
The 2020 edition of the European Biogas Conference will take place from 2 to 3 September in Brussels. Every year, this conference provides a platform for discussion on the latest developments on biomethane... read more
Annoucement: In light of the worldwide spread of COVID-19, the conference organizing committee has decided to postpone the conference to August 4-6 for the safety and health of all the participants. We... read more
Three key areas where European SMEs need help to counter the impact of the COVID-19 crisis have been identified by a European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) survey. read more
In an OECD flash survey, scientists, policy makers and the general public say they believe medical and scientific expertise will be more integrated in policy advice following the COVID-19 crisis. The ... read more
In this brand-new Policy Perspective report, EIT Digital provides an overview of policy motivations, trends, instruments and the roles of various actors in defining the perception of and perspectives ... read more
The Global AI Partnership, a body set up to develop a global approach to governance of the technology, gets underway with opening of hubs in Paris and Montréal and recruitment of a pioneer of the field... read more
IT Girls provides young women and girls in Bosnia and Hercegovina with an opportunity to reach their full potential and to contribute to a better society for all. read more
The Water JPI Vision 2030, “Together for a Water-secure World”, outlines what the Water JPI aims to achieve during the next 10-year period (until 2030) and sets out the roadmap for all Water JPI activities... read more
Initiative ’Yes We Can’ launched recently on the platform of Sarajevo Business Forum is an innovative “Bottom Up” response to Covid-19 pandemic that could be replicated elsewhere, especially by smaller... read more
To ensure the development beyond 2020 of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), the EOSC Interim Governance has been working to establish a European Partnership under the Horizon Europe programme. The... read more
COVID19 Update Current COVID-19 situation:The Ministry of Health monitors the COVID-19 outbreak. The updated number of cases, including total number of confirmed cases, cases confirmed in the last... read more
Western Balkan Countries Information Platform on Research Technology and Innovation is currently funded by the European Commission through the INT Service Facility for the Support of the Steering Platform on Research and Innovation for Western Balkan Countries (Specific Contract No. 30-CE-0864059/00-47). It builds upon the original platform WBC-INCO.NET.
