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... very valuable. Conferences on investments in S&T, roles of academies of sciences and higher education and research linkages were organised. The issue of statistics was also specially addressed, a dedicated workshop was organised - with the initiative being taken up by WBC-INCO.NET. S&T country analysis on Bosnia and Herzegovina was carried out and published as well in the "science policy series" of the UNESCO Venice Office. A pilot project was carried out with funding from Hewlett Packart focussing on Human Potential. Travel grants and infrastructure (GRID computing equipment) were provided to seven univerities. Exchange visits were organised ...
... Reform Index” 2009 2) Survey on main obstacles to FDI in the region Consultation of ca. 1 000 companies of all sectors/ sizes in the beneficiary countries plus ca. 1000 companies of all sectors/ sizes in the EU 3) Participation in EUROCHAMBRES Academies 10 middle/ senior staff from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia will be selected to attend EUROCHAMBRES Academy, a top-range development programme for the Chamber Network. Organisation: Liaison Officers appointed in each of the six partner organisations. The project is endowed with a total budget of EUR 1.1 Mio and will ...
The main objectives of this deliverable are - as agreed upon at the workshop in Bled (March 2008, see D3.14) - to develop the technical platform (online questionnaire and homepage for data retrieval) for the information system and to collect data about national RTD policies and programmes with regard to Climate Change Research in Western Balkan countries. For further information on climate change research in WBCs see also D2.12 "Report on each of the thematic priorities defined in the second ...
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Progress reports on recent developments regarding S&T cooperation in/with/for the WBC (July – December 2008)
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9. Dec. 2008
On this page you will find progress reports on recent developments regarding S&T cooperation in/with/for the Western Balkan Countries. These reports have been provided by the members of the WBC Steering Platform on Research in preparation of the Steering Platform Meeting in Paris on Dec. 19, 2008. Please visit this page again if you are searching for a particular country report which is not available for download yet because further reports are being uploaded continuously. ...
The European Commission Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) and the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies have publicised the European Economy Economic Papers No. 346 on the 'Adjustment capacity of labour markets of the Western Balkan countries', with a focus on labour markets, and background studies on several countries of the region. The main question addressed in this study is the performance of the labour markets in the Western Balkans; to find ...
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Strengthening the Strategic Cooperation Between the EU and Western Balkan Region in the field of ICT Research
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9. Dec. 2008
The SCORE Policy Paper presents the regional/common ICT Research & Development priorities of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia. The priorities were defined following a two-phase consultation process that involved more than 320 ICT stakeholders in the region. Moreover, the paper presents concrete recommendations on what the Western Balkan countries on the one hand and the EU on the other hand could further undertake in order to enhance the ...
The National Report on the Progress of the Bologna Process in Montenegro for the years 2007-2009 focusses on the following questions: Important developments relating to the Bologna Process, including legislative reforms and changes in institutional structures since 2007 National structures responsible for the implementation of the Bologna Process Implmentation of and access/admission to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd cycle of the Bologna degree system the Relationship between higher education and ...
The Chamber of Commerce Belgium-Luxembourg South-Eastern Europe is an officially certified Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Belgium and Luxembourg in charge of Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece,Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia including Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), and Slovenia, aswell as of cooperation with Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Romania and Turkey.One of the prominent goals of the Chamber is, acting both on the federal levels and on those of the Regions, support of business expansion with the ...
The Med programme covers the coastal and Mediterranean regions of nine Member States (Cyprus, France, Greece, Italia, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, and United-Kingdom). The Med programme has invited Mediterranean countries which are candidates or potential candidates to the European Union to join the programme. With the starting of the programme, its cooperation area includes Croatia and Montenegro. These countries participate with the European funds of the Instrument for Pre-accession ...
... and Technological Cooperation, then the Agreement in the Cooperation in the area of Culture and Agreement on Cooperation in Education, while Kalamperovic and BiH Minister of Security Tarik Sadovic signed the Agreement on Readmission. source: NCP-BiH, SETimes, AFP, Makfax, RTCG On December 1, 2008 Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic visited Bosnia and Herzegovina. Representatives of the two governments signed four agreements during Djukanovic's visit -- for scientific and technical co-operation, co-operation in culture and education and repatriation of illegal immigrants ...
... their economic development through joint research efforts and allowing the WBCs to get familiar with the EU decision-making on research policy. In short, association to FP7 is a good pre-accession tool. All WBCs except Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo are associated to FP7 ( 92 KB). The Memorandum of Understanding associating Bosnia and Herzegovina Herzegovina was signed on 24 November 2008 with effect as from 1 January 2009. Kosovo can participate in FP7 as a third country with International Cooperation Country Partner (ICPC) status. Association to FP7 allows for increased research opportunities because associated countries have the same possibilities (minimum requirement for participation) as the ...
... elections and to improve the dialogue between major political parties and actors. There has also been some progress on fighting corruption, civil service reform, improving the business environment and stimulating employment. Nonetheless, further efforts are necessary. The Commission will continue to monitor progress on these areas closely. Albania, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina are moving ahead with the implementation of their respective Interim Agreements and have made progress in important reform areas. Consolidating the rule of law and administrative enforcement capacities remains a major challenge in these countries. In particular, Albania needs to ensure the proper preparation and conduct of its 2009 parliamentary ...
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Regional School of Public Administration promoting cooperation in Western Balkans
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3. Dec. 2008
... establishment of the School in Montenegro has been initiated today. The reform of public administrations is essential for both candidate and potential candidate countries in their path towards the EU. The future activities of the School will strengthen the administrative capacities of the signatory Parties while promoting regional co-operation. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, acting on behalf of Kosovo pursuant to the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, shall, after signature, engage to ratification, acceptance or approval in accordance with their respective legal requirements ...
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Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the "Seventh European Framework Programme"
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24. Nov. 2008
... board to participate in the ERA”. Source: RAPID Press Release; RTD Insight December 2008. Janez Potočnik, EU Commissioner for Science and Research, and Sredoje Novic, minister for Civic Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the EU and BiH on the association of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the "Seventh European Framework Programme" on November 24, 2008. Bosnia and Herzegovina have thus become the 12th associated country to the EC's 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7). The other Associated Countries are Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Israel, Switzerland, Turkey, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRoM), Serbia, Montenegro, and Albania ...
... Minister of Education & Science of Albania has officially recognized the National Grid Initiative in Albania. ALBGRID is funded by the National Programme for Research and Development in ICT for 2007-2009. Central part of ALBGRID team is involved in the SEEGRID-SCI project. Training of meteorologists from Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia - Herzegovina A two-day training of meteorologists from Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina on SEE-GRID infrastructure, services, and grid usage and programming, was held at the School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade on June 24-25. The following institutions participated in the training: South Environment and Weather Agency, Serbia; Republic Hydrometeorogical Institute, Banjaluka ...
The Donor Mapping Report enumerates donor-supported activities in ten sectors and provides an analytical overview of how these funds contribute to sectoral reforms. In addition, each chapter maps existing government strategies and donor coordination mechanisms. Although the analysis focuses on 2007 contributions, projections for 2008 and beyond ensure the continued relevance of this document. Accompanying the Report is a website (www.donormapping.ba), which is the electronic background for ...
... will be gathered by Gorazd Weiss at weiss@zsi.at, but users are also invited to directly submit research funding programmes tackling global issues. Link: http://www.global-issues-rtd.info/index.html Current (November 2008) data entries are as follows: UNDP/GEF CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME Albania National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP) Bosnia and Herzegovina National Strategy for Implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Chane (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol in the Republic of Croatia, with an Action Plan Croatia National Program to Mitigate Drought Impacts and Combat Desertification (NAP)-thematic area CLIMATE Croatia Strategy on Sustainable Development of Forestry Macedonia, former ...
The Regional Research Promotion Programme in the Western Balkans (RRPP) aims at establishing and strengthening research capacities in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The programme has an implementation perspective of 10 years and will support the development of research capacities in the area of social sciences, especially in topics relevant to transformation. It should offer a cooperation platform to researchers in the region, particularly those that are to ...
As regards research, Bosnia and Herzegovina has requested to become associated to the Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7) and expects full participation as from 2009. Until then, Bosnia and Herzegovina is participating under FP7 as a third country partner. Compared to the previous year there is a slight improvement in the success of cooperation with EU ...
... which is flexible, inclusive, open and creative, is a matter of the survival of the nation. The experience, which Latvia has accumulated over the past decade in life-long learning, has become attractive to the FYR of Macedonia and Croatia. These countries expressed their willingness to participate in collaborative projects. Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro are involved in TEMPUS projects. In the area of research relations between the WBCs and Latvia started under the EC’s 6th Framework Programme. The leading country was Croatia (participating in 53 projects with Latvia), followed by Bosnia Herzegovina (5), Serbia (5), and Albania (3). There ...
