Every 6 months, high level political dialogue meetings are organised linking the EU Member States, Associated Countries and the Western Balkan countries. The meetings are co-chaired by the European Commission, the EU Council presidency country (currently Poland) and a country from the region (for the upcoming meeting: Bosnia and Herzegovina). The meeting tookplace on December 1, 2011 in Sarajevo and brought together RTDI stakeholders from all over Europe ...
... of €300). On the registration forms of the training workshop and/or the brokerage event (once they are available) please make sure you tick the option ECITL Conference Registration – reduced fee. *Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), Montenegro,The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Serbia Contacts: FP7 Training Workshop contact: Ms. Christina MIARITI (SEERC): cmiariti@seerc.org Brokerage Event contact: Ms. Kelly VAVASI (GSRT): kvavasi@gsrt.gr, Evi Afentaki (GSRT): pafe@gsrt.gr WBC-INCO-NET is organising a Training Workshop and a Brokerage event with a focus on Transport. The events will ...
The Innovation Infrastructure reports are mapping national innovation systems and relevant stakeholders in the Western Balkan Countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), Montenegro and Serbia) The main objective of these reports is to add to common understanding of the national innovation systems in the region and to map the innovation infrastructure and stakeholders. Thus, the reports aim to facilitate the identification of potential partner organisations for STI co-operations from the countries. To this end, the ...
Eu founded project. Vojvodina metal cluster - establishing cluster of metal producers in Vojvodina province, in Serbia. www.vmc.rs
... Smart Cities initiative" to help find more efficient ways to use energy and provide urban transport. The researchers from Western Balkan countries are eligible to apply for funds and benefit form this huge package of funding for research and innovation. Since Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, FYROM and Serbia have the Associated Country status in the FP7, the researchers and organizations from these countries can benefit from this funding on equal footing with researchers and organizations from EU Member States. The researchers from Western Balkan countries are encouraged to follow the WBC-INCO.NET website in order to be ...
ESFRI has been working since 2002 to spur the development, prioritisation and sustainable operation of valuable new and existing RIs; and it is working now to revise its ‘Roadmap’ of future work. In this report, ESFRI now proposes a 7-point vision for RIs and Europe 2020: 1. By 2020, the European Research Area will have full availability of the needed world-class, top-quality research infrastructures to inspire researchers in every major discipline. The ESFRI Roadmap prioritises 44 ...
... situation in ICT sector, and others. Focus of future activities wil be on establishment of a Project Office of the cluster and Cluster Academy, strengthening business relations abroad with the aim of creating new business opportunities, lobbying and strengthening Vojvodina ICT Cluster’s position of the strongest cluster in Serbia and as the top address for ICT sector in Serbia, as well as further development of partner relationships in Serbia and wider. Dialog of Business, Education and Government In organization of Vojvodina ICT Cluster, Informatics Association of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, and Regional Chamber of Commerce from Nis, a series of round tables was started aiming to shed more light on problems in ICT sector of Serbia, and to ...
Please find here the quoted text of the newsletter: The country reports are almost finalised and the regional reports are being prepared. Four specific mode reports are being written concerning road, rail, aero and waterborne. Two regional workshops have been held in Serbia and Turkey. Four more are planned for the autumn in Lithuania, Hungary, Romania and Slovenia. Further information on the project is on the website: www.transnew.eu or from sian.evans@ncl.ac.uk TransNEW - Regional Workshop Serbia Hosted by UBMaF - the University of Belgrade, the theme of this workshop ...
... period 2011-2013. More follows Indicative IPA financial allocations for the period 2011-2013 Planned allocation in millions of euros (figures are in current prices) Croatia 430.00 Iceland 28.00 former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 304.76 Turkey 2586.90 Albania 257.73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 314.22 Montenegro 91.28 Serbia 587.00 Kosovo 203.61 Multi-beneficiary programme 520.97 Cross-Border Cooperation 214.28 TOTAL 2011-2013 5538.75 Background Since 2007, candidate countries and potential candidates have received focused EU funding and support through a single channel – the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, or IPA. The total pre-accession funding for the ...
At the 6th International ICQME Conference some of the vital issues of quality, management, engineering, education, and environmental protection will be discussed, and the participants will be from both the university and the commercial fields, which will contribute to a more productive exchange of ideas and experiences. CONFERENCE THEMES: 1. Benchmarking 2. Business Excellence and Quality Awards 3. Cleaner product 4. e - Quality 5. International standard ISO 14000 – ...
... communicators within South-East Europe (SEE) and share best practices; and to improve the quality of communication in science and technology in the SEE region as an overall objective of the initiative. Eligible countries Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Kosovo/UN Resolution 1244, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey. Application Interested applicants should send their curriculum vitae and a motivation letter related to the quality of science communication in the South-East European Region, (in PDF format) to the UNESCO Venice Office (attention: Ms Rosanna Santesso; email: r.santesso(at)unesco.org ...
... programmes to be implemented by the beneficiary entities. The technical assistance is financed by the European Commission through a Multi-Beneficiary Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance project. The Ministerial Conference on Regional Strategy for Research and Development for Innovation for Western Balkans is planned to take place in November 2011, in Belgrade, Serbia. Source: RCC News by e-mail, www.rcc.int Zagreb hosted a preparatory meeting today for the Ministerial Conference on Regional Strategy for Research and Development for Innovation for Western Balkans, to be held in November 2011. The event was organized by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretariat, a press release ...
... Commission is organising a multi-country seminar on eHealth open to participants from all Enlargement and Neighbouring countries. This "by invitation only" seminar will gather 42 representatives of the following 22 countries (Enlargement countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244/1999), Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey; Neighbouring countries - South: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia; Neighbouring countries - East: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine ...
... nbsp; Ms. Dusica Semencenko, Submission of papers; E-mail: dusica.semencenko@pupin.rs Telefon/fax: +381 11 2774452 More information is also available here: Tehnologija i drustvo Date: From: 29 August 2011 To: 1 September 2011 The 18th Conference Technology, Culture and Development will take place in Palic, Subotica Serbia (August 29 – September 1 2011) and the context of the conference this year will be: Western Balkan on the road to the European Union. Applications for taking part in the work of the Meeting should be sent by post or email no later than July 31, 2011. Registration ...
... enterprises (MSMEs). The project has a budget of EUR 2.7 million and is being implemented between March 2009 and December 2011. A project prolongation until March 2012 is currently being prepared. The next steps of the SEE-IFA network focus on action planning for new instruments and institutions in Croatia, Serbia, FYROM, Romania and Bulgaria as well as a funding assessment and the selection of pilot technologies for the patent fund. More inormation on past activities, project progress etc. is provided in the newsletter attached below. Source: Andrea Waclik, aws South-East European Co-operation of Innovation and Finance Agencies (SEE IFA - Network ...
... South East Europe 2011—the second subnational report in the series following Doing Business in South East Europe 2008—compares the ease of doing business, both within a single economy and across the region, among 22 cities from: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, and Serbia. The report focuses on national and local regulations that affect 4 stages in the life of a small to medium-size domestic firm: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, registering property and enforcing contracts. World Bank http://www.doingbusiness.org/Reports/Subnational-Reports/South-East-Europe
... areas. No single city outperforms the others across the board. Across the region, it is easiest to start a business in Skopje (FYR Macedonia), deal with construction permits in Niksic (Montenegro), transfer a property title in Balti and Chisinau (Moldova), and resolve a commercial dispute through the courts in Zrenjanin (Serbia). It is most difficult to start a business in Pristina (Kosovo), register property in Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina), and enforce a contract in Prizren (Kosovo). Dealing with construction permits is most burdensome in Belgrade (Serbia), while in Tirana (Albania) no permit has been issued since 2009. The wide variation in ...
... Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad, media support of RTS and in cooperation with the Institute for the Protection of Intellectual Property of Serbia, continues the tradition of the organization of the competition for the best technological innovation in Serbia . Further information and registration (in Serbian language) is available at www.inovacija.org. Deadline for application is July 18, 2011 and the competition will take place in two categories: Implemented innovations and innovative ...
The Commission is proposing to increase the amounts provided for research and innovation, education and SME development. The proposal foresees to allocate €80 billion for the 2014-2020 period to the Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation ("Horizon 2020"), to be complemented by support for research and innovation in the Structural Funds. In the communication it is further stated that "the Commission's ambition for the next EU budget is to spend ...
... de . Sourc Davide Poletto, UNESCO Date: From: 23 August 2011 To: 3 September 2011 This multidisciplinary programme is addressed to young professionals and university master/PhD candidates students, possibly two, (women are encouraged to apply), from the following countries in South-East Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as well as UNMIK/Kosovo. No fees will be required by selected participants. The organizer will cover local transportation, full board accommodation costs. Official language of the school is English. Deadline for application is July 15, 2011 ...