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... accordance with Slovenia’s priority regarding the enlargement of EUREKA´s geographical boundaries to the Western Balkans countries, they wish to establish contacts with industrial high-potentials both in research and development. For EUREKA this enlargement to the Western Balkan region is a natural development. Croatia (since 2000) and Serbia (since 2002) have already been EUREKA members. Other Western Balkan countries have a status as cooperating EUREKA NIP countries (NIP - national information point status is a preparatory period for application for full membership) or have declared an interest in creating closer relations. During the first EUREKA meeting held under the ...

... was participating as associated countries in FP7 and the governments in most countries decided to use funds from IPA (or its predecessor, the CARDS programme) to pay for the “entrance fee”. Whereas Montenegro or Albania reported that it was not possible to prioritise research on the planning documents, Serbia has had good experiences with the CARDS programme and has again managed to prioritise ICT infrastructure as well as the development of local-regional business and innovation support structures, such as clusters, incubators, and business/technology parks. Croatia also shared its experiences from an initiative on technology transfer and support services ...

The consortium consisted of seven partners from six different countries (Greece, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania and Croatia), geographically covering the whole region. During the lifetime of the WEB-MOB project, the partners have identified existing obstacles to incoming mobility in every country, and which in many cases had not been identified by administrations in charge of research ...

... Hayoz /users/2504.html and Jasmina Opardija /users/2505.html, University of Fribourg (CH) Article published in see-science.eu eJournal fall/winter 2007. The Regional Research Promotion Programme in the Western Balkans (RRPP) aims at strengthening research capacities in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo/UNMIK, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia ...

... s efforts to fulfill the necessary EU criteria. Kosovo: Elections took place on the 17 November 2007 and have been hailed by the EU for the way they have been conducted. The EU called for a new government to be formed rapidly, while expressing regret Serbians had boycotted the vote. Serbia: The EU and Serbia initialed on 7 November 2007 a key agreement which will foresee mutual rights and obligations and the framework for the reforms Serbia needs to implement with the aim of moving closer to the EU. Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn initialed the Stabilisation and Association Agreement alongside Serbia's President Boris Tadic and ...

The present report was developed by the SCORE project team and provides a brief overview of the ICT research environment in SERBIA. The document was firstly developed in March 2007 in the context of the SCORE Consultation Document that served for consulting expert ICT stakeholders about the relevant ICT research priorities in each WB country for the period 2007 – 2013. The document was finally updated and optimised in September 2007. SCORE (2007 ...

This is the workprogramme 2008 published for the thematic field of 'Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology' in the Cooperations Programme. European Commission C(2007)5765 of 29 November 2007: WORK PROGRAMME 2008, COOPERATION, THEME 2, FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY EC, cordis

... in SofiaRT & RCC Meeting From 8 February 2008 till 10 February 2008, in MunichInternational Conference: 44. Munich Conference on Security Policy On 16 January 2008, in BrusselsEuro-Atlantic Partnership Council - EAPC meeting From 11 December 2007 till 12 December 2007, in PodgoricaWorkshop on Vocational Education and Training for participants from Bosnia, Serbia, Albania, Montenegro From 4 December 2007 till 5 December 2007, in ThessalonikiBAC Meeting From 3 December 2007 till 4 December 2007, in TiranaSP WORKING TABLE MEETINGS From 3 December 2007 till 4 December 2007, in TiranaLaunching of the Albanian edition of the History Workbooks // Side event of the WT I ...

The SEE-ERA.NET White Paper in a nutshell The WHITE PAPER offers strategic recommendations and implementation scenarios for connecting the research systems of Southeast Europe to the European Research AreaThe WHITE PAPER identifies opportunities for developing S&T policy strategies, fostering of institutional reforms, institution building and infrastructure development in the Western Balkan countriesThe WHITE PAPER presents scenarios for improving human capacity building and international ...

... by the UNESCO Office in Venice, the Slovenian Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology and the Austrian Science and Research Office in Ljubljana. It gathered together ministers and representatives responsible for science and finance from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey, as well as a number of international experts and representatives from international organizations active in South Eastern Europe (SEE). Both events acted as an excellent platform, on the basis of which it was possible to evaluate current and potential initiatives in the SEE region in the field ...

Summarising the recommendations of the White Paper, priority should be giving to the following activities: 1. strengthening strategic reform processes with regard to the national research and innovation systems in the Western Balkan countries and contributing to their sustainability through institution and capacity building. 2. assuring a high level of participation of the Western Balkan countries in the 7th EU Framework Programme on Research and Technological Development and Demonstration ...

... stressed that economies of the Balkan countries are developing thanks to the shift to market economy and benefits of the EU integration process. He said that countries in the region must cooperate better, particularly in the SME sector, which holds a considerable potential for progress, and added that SMEs in Serbia create 60,000 new jobs every year. The Ministry of Economy and Regional Development has devoted this annual conference on SMEs to challenges and opportunities which governments in the Balkans are faced with, and it aims to provide further stimulus to SME development with greater international cooperation. Two aspects are ...

... The main contribution of the SCORE project will be the development of ICT Strategic Research Agendas for the participating Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia) and a Policy Paper with “Recommendations for shaping EU scientific co-operation with the Western Balkan Region in the field of ICT research: 2007-2013” that will enable EU RTD policy-makers to define realistic research policies and agendas for the region. SCORE Objectives are: Develop ICT Strategic Research Agendas for the Western ...

In October 2007, short impact studies for Tempus in the Western Balkan countries were published by DG Education. Those can be downloaded here. They cover a brief overview on the higher education system, participation of the countries in Tempus and also a brief assessment of the impact. DG Education (2007): Tempus Impact Studies. Available from: http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/tempus/news_en.html. Accessed: 14.11.2007. DG Education ...

... on higher education reform and Bologna process issues. Tempus has also supported the development of the legislative instruments necessary for the implementation of the Bologna process. The more recent Tempus projects reveal that the governmentas well as the universityis using Tempus to implement reform. Impact of Tempus in Serbia Tempus has contributed to a harmonisation of higher education in terms of unifying curricula, improving teaching methods, and capacity building. It has also provided opportunities to improve soft skills and to acquire knowledge on new or different processes. Work has also started on student assessment methods. Most projects have led ...

The SCORE project is running an Open Consultation to find out what are the ICT research priorities for the period 2007 – 2013 in each of the following Western Balkan countries: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Serbia. SCORE is an EC funded project that aims to contribute to the shaping of EU ICT research policy in the Western Balkan region, in a way that meets the interests and actual needs of regional ICT stakeholders. Its main contribution will be the development of 4 country-specific ICT Strategic Research ...

... scientific information in south eastern Europe: access to specialised international literature is essential to revitalise scientific infrastructure and to ensure that universities in the region can compete and attract academics from other countries to collaborate in joint research projects. With over 130 members in faculty, research and university libraries throughout Serbia, KoBSON provides access to approximately 30,000 full-text journals across all disciplines, including a sizable number of open access titles. “We recognised that before scientists and researchers can publish in prestigious international journals, they must have access”, says Biljana Kosanovic, National Library of Serbia and country co-ordinator for eIFL.net ...

The annual strategy document includes also a summary of the progress made over the last twelve months by each candidate and potential candidate: Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, as well as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo (under UN Security Council Resolution 1244). In addition, the 2007 progress reports were published, where the Commission services monitor and assess the achievements of each of the candidate and potential candidates over the last year. The so-called "enlargement package" contains also proposals to the Council for ...

SEE-ERA.NET invites to attend the South East European Conference on Innovation, which has the objective to prepare the field for the participation of SMEs and other innovation related structures into the future planned SEE-ERA-NET innovation activities, aiming at: Raising awareness on the potential of joint innovation activitiesDefining the scope of joint innovation activities, building on common interests of the innovation stakeholders by addressing their specific needsDeveloping specific ...

... and with the close co-operation of the European Commission Delegation in Sarajevo. Participants include Ministers of Transport and Communication or of Information Society from the Parties in the Stability Pact’s electronic South East Europe (eSEE) initiative – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Romania and UNMIK/Kosovo. In addition senior officials of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, UNDP and the EC as well as the Secretary General of the Regional Co-operation Council (RCC), the future successor organisation to the Stability Pact are also participating. In their individual presentations, Ministers from all ...

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