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The update of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy is a major European Commission wide policy initiative which will be presented and discussed during the Bioeconomy Conference in Brussels on 22 October 2018. read more
Mr. Jakob Fexer is a Project Manager in the OECD South East Europe (SEE) regional programme which recently released the OECD flagship publication Competitiveness in South East Europe: A Policy Outlook... read more
With this in mind, mid-2017 PERFORM commissioned a study on understanding the current practices of science communication in Serbia and Albania. Two separate teams conducted the research in respective ... read more
INDustrial TECHnologies 2018 - Innovative Industries for Smart Growth conference (29-31 October, Vienna, Austria) will bring together industry R&D experts, SMEs, and researchers with a shared interest... read more
The European development education Community of Practice (CoP) will provide a venue for all interested stakeholders to receive and give support, exchange ideas, learn and discuss issues relating to the... read more
In order to further improve human resource management (HRM) in public administration, which is one of the key areas of public administration reform in the process of Serbia’s accession to the EU,&... read more
The coordination of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region will in future be carried out from Vienna. The Vienna Coordination Office - also known as the "Danube Strategy Point" - will develop a new action... read more
As reported in the Conclusions of the Steering Platform on Research and Innovation Ministerial Meeting that was organised in June in Brussels, the next WB Research and Innovation meeting will... read more
On 3rd July 2018, the Adrion Programme received 186 project proposals submitted. This is a successful result considering that the call was for activities covering only one Priority Axis. read more
The Western Balkans (WBs) Steering Platform (SP) on Research and Innovation was organised in Brussels in the morning of June 25th, 2018. The meeting was co-chaired by the European Commission (DG Research... read more
Following the conclusions of the meeting of the Western Balkans Working Group on Research and Development (R&D) that took place in Brussels on 13 June 2018, the ministries responsible for science ... read more
The second European Industry Day 2018 gathered almost 1000 participants from across EU and across industrial sectors. read more
At the London Summit on the Western Balkans, the EU continued to strengthen cooperation with the region, with a clear commitment and concrete measures, focussing on the three key areas of cooperation: ... read more
The seventh meeting of the Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training included the Ministers of Science and education as well as key representatives from all WB6 governments. The event was... read more
ESFRI Roadmap 2018 is an update of the ESFRI Roadmap 2016 incorporating the results of the progress assessment of those ESFRI Projects that entered in 2008, the outcomes of the evaluation of new proposals... read more
The 9th Week of Innovatiove Regions in Europe (WIRE) took place from 4-6 July 2018 in Innsbruck. It focused on smart choices for innovative regional ecosystems, the power of connectivity, and... read more
Minister of Science of Montenegro, Sanja Damjanović met in Brussels with European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation at European Commission Mr. Carlos Moedas to discuss about... read more
On 21 June 2018, the Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility (PSF) Specific Support to Montenegro kick started in Brussels, Belgium. The Montenegrin government has asked for policy advice in building a friendlier... read more
Starting on 1 July 2018, Austria is holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) for the next six months. read more
At the Digital Assembly in Sofia - Bulgaria (25th June 2018), the European Commission has launched the Digital Agenda for the Western Balkans. read more
On 25 June 2018, this year's Steering Platform on Research and Innovation and Ministerial Meeting was held back-to-back with the Steering Platform on Education and Training. Ministers from Western... read more
The Commission turned to expert foresight analysis to help it design its next big research programme for the 2020s. Nikos Kastrinos, who led the study, describes how it worked in a ScienceIBusiness article... read more
The EU budget plans recently released as to the period 2021 - 2027 include research activities in many areas of EU policy, not only in the formally designated Horizon Europe research programme. ... read more
On Monday, 25 June, and Tuesday, 26 June, Education and Research Ministers from the Western Balkans will be in Brussels for the annual ministerial meeting of the Western Balkans Platforms on Education... read more
The meeting of the Western Balkans Working Group on Research and Development (R&D) took place in Brussels on 13 June 2018. The participants focused on the possible participation of the Western Balkans... read more
On the initiative of the Wood Cluster Herzegovina “DKH” Mostar, in the cluster consortium in the field of wood industry, ICT, tourism, plastics and metals and with the support of academic and educational... read more
PM² is a project management methodology designed by the European Commission and now accessible outside the EU Institution thanks to Open PM², an initiative under the umbrella of the ISA² Programme... read more
Florin Zubascu writes on ScienceIBusiness about international stakeholders' views on what the EU should do to foster international cooperation in research and innovation in Horizon Europe. read more
Mid of June the Minister of Science Sanja Damjanović met with Vladimir Šucha, Director-General of the Joint Research Centre – JRC.to discuss on the Smart Specialization Strategy, which is being developed... read more
The Joint Working Group on Recognition of Academic Qualifications (WG RAQ) has initiated steps towards recognition exercise for the Western Balkans (WB) as well as an online system to support fast-track... read more
GUILD welcomed the European Commission’s proposals for establishing Horizon Europe and Erasmus for 2021-2027 and fully supports the Commission’s plans to double the budget for Erasmus to strengthen the... read more
Following the launch of the official website of the upcoming Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the ERA Portal Austria Presidency information pages on the Presidency in the field... read more
Each year the EARMA’s conference moves around Europe. Brussels in April 2018 was EARMA’s 24th international conference. read more
Research Infrastructures beyond 2020 – sustainable and effective ecosystem for science and society read more
European Commission sets itself several complex tasks in the next research programme, such as bridging the ingrained east-west divide and growing bigger tech companies. Find below an article by ... read more
Last week, the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations has released an official communication to comment on the European Commission's proposal for the next Multiannual Financial ... read more
This report was recently made available by the Joint Research Centre - Directorate for Growth and Innovation and is part of the JRC series of Science and Policy Reports. It provides an overview of the... read more
This biennial conference focused on "Circular economy" travels between Europe, North America and Japan. It will attract more than 400 experts from all over the world. This Symposium is the only platform... read more
The European Commission is about to present the package with formal proposals for the next Framework Program for Research and Innovation (FP9), thus starting the legislative process that will lead to ... read more
The second Western Balkans Research and Innovation meeting was organised in Skopje on March 21-22, 2018 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research... read more
This conference will bring the valuation (i.e. the provision of added value through SSH and arts-based research) and impact contributions of social sciences and humanities (SSH) research to transformative... read more
Western Balkan countries (WBC) are currently embarking on their process of drafting smart specialisation strategies (research and innovation strategies for smart specialisation or RIS3). This process ... read more
Under the auspices of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), a training for national smart specialisation teams from Western Balkan countries... read more
Austrian EU Council Presidency Conference on RTI Policy in Service of Society: Impact at the Crossroads of Policy Design, Implementation and Evaluation. read more
For many years, researchers have debated what kind of regional economic structure is more beneficial for growth. On the one side, some have argued that specialisation in selected industries is preferable... read more
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The second Western Balkans Research and Innovation meeting took place in Skopje on March 21-22, 2018 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research... read more
The Big Science Business Forum (BSBF) 2018 has brought together 'big science' organizations such as CERN, EMBL, ESA, ESO, ESRF, ESS, European XFEL, F4E and ILL, with industrial companies for co-creating... read more
The European Commission has granted the status of European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) to the European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC), setting up a pan-European Consortium for... read more
The independent High-Level Group of Innovators advising the European Commission has published its recommendations on how a European Innovation Council (EIC) should fund and nurture breakthrough innovation... read more
The European Commission organized a dedicated information session to clarify specific topics of the Horizon 2020 RI Work Programme calls, namely on the European Open Science Cloud and Long-term sustainability... read more
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