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The focus of the analyses presented in this book is on the way open science, open innovation and open to the world – the so-called 3 O’s – are likely to impact European innovation performance, growth and international competitiveness. https://publications.europa.eu/cs/publication-detail/-/publication/527ea7ce-36fc-11e7-a08e-01aa75ed71a1

... development of smart specialisation strategies. The economies have presented their policy initiatives on smart specialisation strategies and have highlighted their needs for expert support in the preparation of the smart specialisation strategies. The Directorate-General for Joint Research Centre (DG JRC) already supports the development of smart specialisation strategies in Serbia and Montenegro, while MB IPA support for the smart specialisation strategies will be available for all economies in the region already in the beginning of 2019. Therefore, the participants agreed that 2018 is a crucial preparatory year to prepare for the full use of the support in 2019, while the ...

... TCD, Ireland) Bar Ilan University (BIU, Israel) Latvijas Universitate (LU, Latvia) Kauno Technologijos Universitetas (KTU, Lithuania) Universite du Luxembourg (ULUX, Luxemburg) Universita Ta Malta (UOM, Malta) Technische Universiteit Delft (TU Delft, The Netherlands) Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior, a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii (UEFISCDI, Romania) Univerzitet U Beogradu (UB, Serbia) Centrum Vedecko Technickych Informacii Slovenskej Republiky (CVTISR, Slovakia) Univerza V Ljubljani (UL, Slovenia) Fundacion Espanola Para La Ciencia Y La Tecnologia (FECYT, Spain) Kungliga Biblioteket (KBSE, Sweden) Universitat Zurich (UZH, Switzerland) Izmir Institute Of Technology (IIT, Turkey) JISC LBG (JISC, UK) OpenAIRE-Advance continues the mission of OpenAIRE to support the ...

... and systems. The work of the Working Group on Open Science has been supported by the European Commission’s Directorates-General for Research and Innovation (DG R&I) that have invited the Western Balkans to participate in the regular EU member states’ reporting process. Albania, BiH, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia have submitted national reports on the implementation of measures outlined in the Recommendation to the European Commission and will therefore be a part of the regular EU reporting on the implementation of the Recommendation. The RCC has facilitated the process of preparing and collecting the national reports. The members of ...

... participants, composed of representatives of agencies for vocational education and training from the region under the umbrella of the South Eastern Europe Vocational Education and Training Network (SEE VET Net), and regional chambers of economy under the umbrella of CIF from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The meeting was also attended by the representatives of the Austrian Chamber of Economy, as well as by the representatives of the Austrian Development Agency ...

... minister without portfolio in charge of innovation and technological development, Nenad Popovic, the director of the Public Investment Management Office, Marko Blagojevic, the mayor of Nis, Darko Bulatovic and the director of the Institute of Physics, Aleksandar Bogojevic. The projects are a part of the support of the Government of Serbia and the Council of Innovative Entrepreneurship and Innovative Technologies to the development of IT and science infrastructure in Serbia. Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said following the signing of the agreements that the investment would be important for digitization, education, science, construction industry, but also the total gross domestic product. According ...

... New Horizon 2020 Work Programmes 2018-20 focusing on Balkan countries Proposal preparation and submission Budgeting and contract preparation When? 07 – 08 December 2017, 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (day 1); 9 am – 4:30 pm (day 2) Where? METROPOL PALACE, BULEVAR KRALJA ALEKSANDRA 69, 11000 BELGRADE, SERBIA metropolpalace.com Participation is free of charge. For more details, agenda and registration please click here: https://h2020-belgrade2017.teamwork.fr Invitation by: Bernhard Fabianek, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission Steffen Hudolin, Head of Section, Operations II, Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia The European Union ...

... Scientific Support activities to the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) that may be relevant to other macro-regions in particular for the Western Balkans. In his recent speech on the State of the Union, Commission President Jean Claude Juncker announced a forthcoming Strategy for the successful accession of Serbia and Montenegro to the European Union, with a perspective of accession to the EU in 2025 and he also stressed the need to maintain a credible enlargement perspective for the other Western Balkans countries. In this context, JRC's Macro-Regional Innovation Week intends to promote the exchange of best practices and ...

(...) The integration of the Western Balkan Countries (WBCs) into the European Union (EU) is a major political and economic project designed to assure stability and development in the region. From the very beginning, cooperation on research and innovation has been stimulated as a tool to facilitate integration into the European Union. (...) Western Balkans Cooperation Roadmap was published in October 2017. Please find it attached below. ...

Despite serious efforts deployed at national and European level, the Union sees significant internal disparities in terms of research and innovation performance. There is significant evidence pointing to the fact that the pathway to economic growth and competitiveness is largely connected to research and innovation. To tap into Europe’s yet unexploited potential in research and innovation a stronger participation in Horizon 2020 coupled with greater commitment by the low-performing Member ...

The European Commission organised an Info Day on the Spreading excellence and Widening Participation Calls in Horizon 2020 (to be published in 2017). This information day took place in Brussels on Thursday 15 June 2017 at the premises of the European Commission. Presentations held are attached below.

ABSTRACT The Twinning and ERA Chairs programmes were created under Horizon 2020 and FP7 to strengthen and develop research excellence in low-performing Member States. The ERA Chairs programme focuses on the appointment of excellent international researchers to institutions in low-performing Member State. The Twinning programme facilitates the establishment of collaboration between the coordinating institution and two or more high-profile international institutions. The objectives of both ...

... the education and training part of the agenda, and in the afternoon of 28 September to discuss research and innovation topics. The Serbian Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development Mladen Sarcevic, the Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Tibor Navracsics, and the Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Sem Fabrizi opened the Ministerial meeting, which also celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Erasmus+ programme. *The Steering Platform meeting was held for the first time including also officially “Innovation” in its title. ...

... mining, geology, mineral and metallic raw materials, circular economy …) Raw Materials Industry Policy and decision‐makers in the field of mineral prospection and mining industry Stakeholders of Raw Materials Education Agenda at a glance: 09:00 – 10:00 Registration Morning: EIT RIS Activities and Objectives Innovation Strategy in Serbia EIT RawMaterials – Overview and Opportunities for the ESEE Region, Focus: Serbia Regional Center Leoben – EIT RawMaterials Hub with ESEE Focus: Role and Mission Raw Materials Education in the ESEE Region – Towards shared Learning Outcomes Regional Center Adria – EIT RawMaterials Hub for the Western Balkans countries Afternoon: Regional Center Adria – Local Outreach Activities and Knowledge Triangle Integration in Western Balkans Becoming an ...

... valuable information on the reform efforts undertaken in both areas. The input provided shows the progress in the implementation of these reforms and helps the European Commission coordinate its EU assistance, so that these efforts are properly supported. Progress reports on higher education reform: Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo* Montenegro Serbia The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Progress reports on teacher training: Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo* Montenegro Serbia The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Ministerial meetings from previous years: 1st Ministerial meeting in Danilovgrad, 07 March 2012 2nd Ministerial meeting in Turin, 07 May 2013 3rd Ministerial meeting ...

... September 27, 2017 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research and Innovation for the Western Balkan countries (WBC). The meeting was co-chaired by the Estonian EU Council Presidency (represented by the trio-partner Austria), the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Serbia who hosted the event and the European Commission (DG Research and Innovation, Directorate for International Cooperation). This year, the meeting of the 6th Ministerial Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training was held together with the Steering Platform on Research and Innovation. The Ministers met in the mornings of 28 ...

... the education and training part of the agenda, and in the afternoon of 28 September to discuss research and innovation topics. The Serbian Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development Mladen Sarcevic, the Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Tibor Navracsics, and the Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Sem Fabrizi opened the Ministerial meeting, which also celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Erasmus+ programme. *The Steering Platform meeting was held for the first time including also officially “Innovation” in its title. Please find attached the conclusions of the meeting ...

... September 27, 2017 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research and Innovation for the Western Balkan countries (WBC). The meeting was co-chaired by the Estonian EU Council Presidency (represented by the trio-partner Austria), the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Serbia who hosted the event and the European Commission (DG Research and Innovation, Directorate for International Cooperation). This year, the meeting of the 6th Ministerial Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training was held together with the Steering Platform on Research and Innovation. The Ministers met in the mornings of 28 ...

Eligible training providers should come from one of the 28 EU Member States or from an ETF partner country. Partners are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Applicants should consult the guidance note and submit their applications by 30 September using the form provided (see attachments to the top-right of this page). For more information, join the information webinar on 20 September from 10:00-11 ...

Please submit proposals, questions or comments to mohammad.haider@opengovpartnership.org The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is inviting proposals to assess if and how OGP reforms have changed government policy, practice and services and made a tangible difference in peoples’ lives. A total of 5-7 grants of USD 5,000 each will be awarded competitively to journalists, researchers or organizations that meet the criteria for proposals. Please refer to the Call for Proposals PDF for ...

... Fees The course fee of 790 euros is all-inclusive, covering tuition, rooms and all meals. The fee also includes BIRN’s published textbook “Digging Deeper: A Guide for Investigative Journalists in the Balkans”. Eligibility criteria for Scholarships Journalists from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia with at least three years of experience in journalism. Applicants must supply a sample of their published work translated into English. Application Deadline Applications for scholarships had to be received by July 31, 2017. Standard applications (for non-scholarship applicants) must be received by August 15, 2017. All participants will receive ...

The EIF-backed financing is now available through ProCredit banks from Germany to Georgia and targets companies using new technologies and producing new products in one of the eleven countries where the facility is available (Germany, Albania, Serbia, FYROM, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia). To date, agreements with ProCredit have already supported more than 1,000 innovative SMEs and many more will be financed in the coming years. These agreements were signed under the European Commission’s InnovFin initiative, backed by the EU ...

... the science-based input of the Western Balkans Process is attached below. Fourteen parties currently participate in the Western Balkans Process: the EU member states Germany, France, Austria, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia and the United Kingdom, together with the six Western Balkans states Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYRo Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia as well as the European Commission. The process supports the efforts to integrate the Western Balkan countries into the EU and to strengthen the regional cooperation in politics, economy, education, science and society. The Leopoldina was entrusted by the German Federal Government to take the lead in the subject area ...

... made by the European Commission that countries could establish incentives for applicants in Horizon 2020 (e.g. travelling to preparatory meetings). Turkey was mentioned in this regard as a good example. Montenegro has incentives for researchers (positively evaluated proposals), Bosnia and Herzegovina also (to applicants and to approved project participants), Serbia used to have incentives, some changes are expected in the near future in this regard. The Western Balkan country representatives welcomed the introduction to the Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) and Public Procurement of Innovative solutions (PPI). Further awareness rising in the countries in this regard is needed as procurement in ...

Following the recommendation of the “Joint Science Conference”, which was jointly organised by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the French Académie des sciences, the Heads of State and Government decided at the Western Balkans Conference on 12 July in Trieste, Italy, to establish a foundation to support junior scientists at scientific institutions in the Balkans. The Joint Science Conference is one of the pillars of the “Western Balkans Process / Berlin Process”, an ...

The 3rd Joint Science Conference of the Western Balkans Process / Berlin Process (JSC-WBP) convened at the French Académie des sciences – Institut de France in Paris to take further the process started in Germany in July 2015 and continued in Austria in May 2016. The outcomes of both the 1st and the 2nd JSC-WBP were summarised in Joint Statements, which were endorsed by the Heads of State and Government at the Western Balkans Summits in Vienna (2015) and Paris (2016). The 3rd JSC-WBP focused ...

... results to citizens. Please find attached the Trieste Summit declaration. In the framework of the Western Balkans Process, Italy welcomed in Trieste on 12th July 2017 the Heads of Government, Foreign Ministers and the Ministers of Economy of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, as well as Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, Slovenia, United Kingdom and representatives of the European Union and the International Financial Institutions. Western Balkans Ministers of Transport also met together with Italian and EU institutions. Trieste

... Source and further information: Western Balkans Process – Joint Science Conference In the framework of the Western Balkans Process, Italy welcomed in Trieste on 12th July 2017 the Heads of Government, Foreign Ministers and the Ministers of Economy of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, as well as Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, Slovenia, United Kingdom and representatives of the European Union and the International Financial Institutions. Western Balkans Ministers of Transport also met together with Italian and EU institutions ...

Innovation policies seek to prepare an economy for the future by steering it on a transformation path to make it more competitive in increasingly global and interconnected markets. While most advanced economies have a tradition of strategymaking for territorially based innovation and economic development, transition countries moving from centralised unaccountable planning to decentralised democratic policymaking have no working, market-based practices to build on. Governments in such contexts ...

KEY HIGHLIGHTS 2017: Balkan greenfield projects with 2018-2025 implementation period: Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania and Kosovo Energy Ministerial Meeting on international cooperation and effective implementation of the investment projects in the Balkans Onsite visit to one of the most progressive HPPs in the Balkan region – explore effective project execution strategies! Meeting ...

After a very successful investor round table for Small Hydro Power projects in Serbia in May and a B2B Project Conference for waste water and drinking water-projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina in June, there are NEW direct business opportunities coming up in Montenegro: ResEnva Consulting and E3 Consulting Ltd. cordially invite you to the Water – Montenegro Projects B2B Conference 13th – 14th of September 2017 ...

KEY HIGHLIGHTS 2017: Balkan greenfield projects with 2018-2025 implementation period: Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania and Kosovo Energy Ministerial Meeting on international cooperation and effective implementation of the investment projects in the Balkans Onsite visit to one of the most progressive HPPs in the Balkan region – explore effective project execution strategies! Meeting ...

... the meeting on 27th is available below, more information will be available soon. The next Western Balkans Steering Platform on Research and Innovation (19th) will take place in Belgrade on September 27-28, 2017. It is co-chaired by the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Republic of Serbia on behalf of the Western Balkans who will host the event and the European Commission, DG Research and Innovation ...

... the meeting on 27th is available below, more information will be available soon. The next Western Balkans Steering Platform on Research and Innovation (19th) will take place in Belgrade on September 27-28, 2017. It is co-chaired by the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Republic of Serbia on behalf of the Western Balkans who will host the event and the European Commission, DG Research and Innovation. Belgrade

Please find the conclusions attached below. The first Western Balkans Research and Innovation meeting was organised in Podgorica on June 12-13, 2017 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research and Innovation for the Western Balkan countries (WBC). The meeting was co-chaired by the Ministry of Science, Montenegro who hosted the event and the European Commission (DG Research and Innovation, Directorate for International Cooperation). ...

... to integrate the region into the European Union and foster regional cooperation. Areas covered include: resolution of bilateral issues, rule of law, economic growth and cooperation in education, research and innovation, and inter-societal dialogue. Current involved parties: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Kosovo*, FYRo Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, United Kingdom European Commission International financial institutions. http://www.leopoldina.org/fileadmin/redaktion/Internationales/jsc_overview.pdf http://www.leopoldina.org/fileadmin/redaktion/Internationales/jsc_overview.pdf ...

The 3rd Joint Science Conference of the Western Balkan Process/ Berlin Process (JSC-WBP) convened at the French Acadèmie des sciences – Institut de France in Paris to take further the process started in Germany in July 2015 and continued to Austria in May 2016. The outcomes of both the 1st and the 2nd JSC-WBP were summarised in Joint Statements, which were endorsed by the Heads of State and Government at the Western Balkans Summits in Vienna (2015) and Paris (2016). The 3rd JSC-WBP focused on ...

... efforts undertaken by local, national and regional civil society actors in collaboration with journalists and media organizations and to set topics of media freedom and journalists’ safety on mainstream agenda in the Western Balkans region – more specifically Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia. Hence, the small grants programme will support locally and regionally rooted civil society initiatives, engaging human rights activists, journalists and media, aiming to protect the freedom of expression and freedom of media. The main goal is to explore the most pressing issues – either violations of journalists’ rights, or pressures to ...

... of experiences; Cooperation of evaluators in the region.Authors may submit their contribution as: Conventionala presentation (300-500 words of abstract), or Poster (graphically or textually). Submit your abstract to info@sdeval.si or one of the following e-mail adresses: idokic@eizg.hr (Croatia); bradej@gmail.com (Slovenia); svetlana_stanarevic@yahoo.com (Serbia); nermin.oruc@gmail.com (Bosnia and Herzegovina); beti@basme.com.mk (FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro) Authors can submit their abstract in one of the Working languages of the conference: English, Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Slovenian and Serbian. Notification of acceptance: 10 September 2017. Authors with contribution to the conference will ...

The main Conference Themes are: PRACTICE: State of practice and system of policy impact evaluation in states, sectors, regions; perspectives of specific experiences and published evaluation studies. CHALLENGES: Challenges in evaluation theory, methodology, systems, standards or ethics. INTERNATIONAL APPROACHES TO EVALUATION: Evaluation systems and broader evaluation challenges of the EU, ...

... will be of great importance. One of the most relevant selection principle will be their opinions reflected in the essay. The Conference will bring together up to 58 participants from the countries from the SEE region (Macedonia (host country), Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia) and Turkey and guests from youth organizations partners from Germany, France and Poland in the role of mentors. In order to attend the conference with a full bursary, send your application as soon as possible as “Early birds” will have much more opportunity to take it. The ...

The present Monitoring Report prepared by the Energy Community Secretariat, which was tasked by the Western Balkan countries “to take the lead to develop the regional energy market and to help implement these ‘soft measures’”, provides an overview of the state of play of implementation of the soft measures and highlights the achievements made since the Paris Summit of 5 July 2016. The report presents the progress made at both national and regional level, as well as where ...

... each KPI delivered and approved by InnoEnergy. Source and further information: InnoEnergy EIT InnoEnergy, one of the EIT’s Innovation Communities, has launched a Call for partnerships for new EIT InnoEnergy Hubs in the framework of the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia are eligible for this particular call ...

... population of over 400 000. Cost 350, 00 EUR per person. The student shall pay the bank transfer fees.Included: program costs, accommodation in dormitory or hostel, all program activities, tours, accommodation and meals while on program tours. Free of charge for the students from Abania, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, FYR of Macedonia, Vojvodina. Not included: transportation costs from your country of origin to Kosovo*. How to apply Submit your complete AAB Summer School 2017 Application using the ONLINE APPLICATION FORM. A complete application consists of: – a CV / Resume; – a cover letter explaining your interest ...

... each KPI delivered and approved by InnoEnergy. Source and further information: InnoEnergy EIT InnoEnergy, one of the EIT’s Innovation Communities, has launched a Call for partnerships for new EIT InnoEnergy Hubs in the framework of the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia are eligible for this particular call ...

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