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April 26 is the World IP Day! This is the occasion to acquire more information and knowledge about how intellectual property affects the development of economies around the world and so also in the... read more
On the occasion of the International Day of IPR (April 26), the The Intellectual Property Office of Serbia held a panel with the participation of the female innovators including Eko Tim company from the... read more
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research & Innovation is organising an awareness raising campaign on knowledge valorisation to introduce the latest policy developments on knowledge... read more
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The EU Knowledge Valorisation Week 2023 has been opened on 25 April 2023 by Marc Lemaître, Director General of DG Research & Innovation, followed by a discussion with Pia Erkinheimo, Director of the... read more
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Daniel van den Buuse, Associate Professor at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and Antonis Papanikolaou, Business Partner of QUE Technologies shared their thought on how best engage citizens in... read more
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Start-ups are seen as the royal road to knowledge valorisation and economic growth. Starting a new business from scratch is both exciting and full of uncertainty. Good planning and the right partners ... read more
To further support the uptake of R&I results through standardisation, the Commission has signed a contract on the development and implementation of a European Standardisation Panel Survey. The work... read more
The project “POLICY ANSWERS” provided policy makers and civil servants in North Macedonia with policy design and coordination training. On April 12, 2023 training for policy makers and civil ... read more
Interview with Professor Marina Rakocevic, Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Podgorica, on the Erasmus+ Project, SmartWB. read more
We are excited to announce that we have already started our ten days training with the second cohort for writing proposals to apply at Horizon Europe. read more
In 2023, the Enterprise Europe Network celebrates its fifteenth birthday. To commemorate this milestone, Network partners across the world will be celebrating alongside some of the 4.2 million small businesses... read more
Eight research-performing (and funding) organisation profit from the training programme developed under the POLICY ANSWERS Capacity Building Programme for Albania in the drafting of their Gender Equality... read more
An interview with Sanja Damjanovic, Leader of WP4 (Aligning Priorities) on behalf of GSI, Germany and former Minister of Science of Montenegro This interview is part of a series that shall inform interested... read more
The Institute Mihajlo Pupin, as a partner on the Horizon Europe project POLICY ANSWERS, in cooperation with the Regional Chamber of Commerce of Moravica and Raška Administrative District Čačak and Science... read more
The Mihajlo Pupin Institute, as part of the Horizon Europe project POLICY ANSWERS plans five capacity building workshops. The first one entitled "How to improve business by using the latest digital technologies... read more
University of Sarajevo hosted a three-day event focused on knowledge and experience sharing on boosting academia to industry collaboration and capacity in the innovation and technology transfer, entitled... read more
Mr. Jasmin Ademović, President of the City Council of the City of Sarajevo shares his experience about Sarajevo with regard to its participation in the EU Mission "Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities... read more
Mr. Ivan Vukovic, Mayor of Podgorica shares his experience about Podgorica with regard to its participation in the EU Mission "Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities" as an associated city. read more
On 28 March 2023, during the ‘Partnerships for Regional Innovation’ event, the Commission has launched a call for expression of interest for Regional Innovation Valleys to advance European innovation ... read more
Mr. Pascal Lamy, former European Commissioner for Trade and Director General of the World Trade Organisation from 2005-2013 is Chair of the Mission Board of EU Mission "Restore our Ocean and Waters... read more
The University of Bajka Luka as partner of the POLICY ANSWERS project organised a two-day capacity building workshop with a focus on research management and administration. Approximately 15 participants... read more
Renewable energy trade associations and representatives of installers of clean technologies, with the support of the European Commission, have set up a large-scale skills partnership for the renewable... read more
The first UN Water Conference since 1977 takes place on 22-24 March, in New York. It will be a crucial step for the Midterm Comprehensive Review of Implementation of SDG-6 Water and Sanitation... read more
Today, the Commission proposed the Net-Zero Industry Act to scale up manufacturing of clean technologies in the EU and make sure the Union is well-equipped for the clean-energy transition. This initiative... read more
The European Commission has by 7 March 2023 welcomed the signatures of 301 regions and local authorities who have joined the EU Mission for Adaptation to Climate Change. By signing the Charter the ... read more
The article by Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner For Innovation, Research, Culture, Education And Youth is titled "Promised And Delivered!" and was published on March 2. The magazine is an independent... read more
The Mission Platform of the EU Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities has invited 53 cities from across twenty-one European Union and Horizon 2020 Associated Countries to take part in its Pilot ... read more
The Western Balkans Steering Platforms on Education and Training & Research and Innovation met in North Macedonia on 15 - 16 February 2023. The European Commission, the Swedish EU Council Presidency... read more
The UNIGEM Winter School “Gender and Globalization” was held in the period from 20th to 26th February 2023 and gathered 50 participants from the region including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia... read more
Info-session on the Western Balkans Agenda for innovation, research, education, culture, youth and sport with representatives of the European Commission in Skopje, part of the POLICY ANSWERS project... read more
The Meeting of the Western Balkans Steering Platforms on Education and Training & Research and Innovation was held on 15-16 February 2023. The POLICY ANSWERS project had various interventions. Desiree... read more
Riinvest is thrilled to announce that they launched their first training programme on “Preparation of applications and implementing projects in Horizon Europe”, within the POLICY ANSWERS Capacity Building... read more
POLICY ANSWERS aims at supporting regional cooperation and closer integration of the Western Balkans (WBs) in the EU’s actions towards a digital, green and healthy future. One of the ways of achieving... read more
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Below we present Terms of Reference for Expert Services for Preparation of the Report and Policy Recommendations for Advancing Financing Sources, Policies and Procedures for Research and Innovation in... read more
As part of the series of regional capacity building efforts within the POLICY ANSWERS project, the stakeholders of North Macedonia are planning a variety of activities to be held in the first half of ... read more
The Riinvest Institute as partner of the POLICY ANSWERS project aims to develop the capacities in the countries of the Western Balkans to develop research and innovations, especially in the field of the... read more
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, the InnoDIGI/EU4DigitalSME team will hold a hybrid event where Mr. Stefano Ellero, Head of Cooperation at the EU Delegation, Eva Näher, ... read more
The Blue Economy has been highlighted as a important sector for Albania offering the potential for economic growth, new jobs and prosperity. As part of the Policy Answers capacity building activities... read more
Interreg ADRION Programme will fund five (5) new projects under the 5th Extraordinary Call for Proposals. Around MEUR 4,10 (3,1 ERDF and 0,97 IPA) will support their upcoming... read more
This year marks the return of the Digital Education Hackathon (DigiEduHack) for its scaled up and expanded fourth edition. DigiEduHack 2.0 – the consortium After a completed open call for tenders... read more
Support to Horizon Europe Project Proposal Preparation – Workshop within POLICY ANSWERS project activities University of Sarajevo organised a workshop Support to Horizon Europe Project Proposal Preparation... read more
In 2017, the Republic of Albania initiated the preparatory process for developing the country's Smart Specialization Strategy (S3), under the supervision and guidance of the Joint Research Centre. ... read more
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Five Knowledge and Innovation Communities of the EIT are launching the New European Bauhaus Booster 2.0 today. On a mission to foster the New European Bauhaus transformation, EIT Digital... read more
In the week from Nov 21st until Nov 25th 2022 representatives of the University of Sarajevo – Research Department visited Copenhagen Business School (CBS) to participate in a capacity building study visit... read more
Research Infrastructures (RI) are proven to have a powerful social and economic impact, helping to solve global challenges, but also to attract the best talents. One of the challenges in the Western... read more
The University of Sarajevo is one of 13 consortium partners within the RESILIENCE project (REligious Studies Infrastructure: tooLs, Expert, conNections and CEenters). RESILIENCE is a unique, interdisciplinary... read more
The MSCA Information Day, which took place on 24 November 2022 in Tirana, Albania, provided an excellent opportunity for participants to be informed about the implementation and financial management of... read more
An interview with Dijana Štrbac, Task Leader, Institute Mihajlo Pupin, Serbia This interview is part of a series that shall inform interested readers about the concrete initiatives and outcomes of ... read more
A three-day workshop on project proposal writing was held at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Banja Luka (UNIBL) from October 21 to November 9. This was a kick-off activity for the... read more
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The Open Call 2023 is now open. The next collection date will be 25 October 2023 at 12.00 (noon) CEST Participants are invited to submit COST Action proposals contributing to the scientific, technological... 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.
