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... a first step to reform S&T statistics were launched, also cooperations are started to establish a database on researchers and research projects, UNESCO co-organised SEE Forum in Budva July 1-4 is another highlight of activities, furthermore bilateral agreements are in the process to be signed soon with Serbia, Croatia, Albania, Greece and Slovenia.main activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina: MCA and the Bosnian government dedicated decided to FP7 participation, capacity building in the ministry is taking place, new staff will be hired to support the AC status, funds from CARDS are available for support to implement association, INCO-NET organised a ...

... government, local authorities and private sector. The relationships between various units of the ministries and responsible agencies are not working always properly, though effective networking among key players should be ensured. - Create policies and instruments to facilitate innovation development and offer more support programmes for establishing innovation infrastructure. E.g. Albania, FYROM and Montenegro need to implement technology and science parks, strategy for business incubators is still missing in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. - Improve the coordination of programmes supported by donors and support more effectively areas, which are not based in the capitals or areas closed to them. - Support ...

... absorb and use imported technology, as well as to create our own technological innovations. In 2010/11, METE is in the process of formally adopting a National Business Innovation and Technology Strategy (BITS), which integrates the Albanian Cluster Programme (ACP) & Business Incubation Programme. The designed Business Incubation Programme for Albania will apply a step by step approach, by setting up a pilot business incubator and building on its experience, in parallel taking into consideration the experiences from other countries http://www.ekonomia.gov.al ...

... debate was focused on the practical aspects of the implementation of these methodologies’: - Internal and regional implementation - Companies’ profits and the needed sources - Case studies The overall workshop was concentrated on how to help companies interested in the implementation of software processes programme. AITA- Information Technology Association of Albania in association with the German Agency for Technical Collaboration ( supported by the German Federal Minisrty for Collaboration and Develpoement), organized on Tusday 17th a workshop on “Software cess Improvement – Roadmap to Maturity&rdquo ...

The bimonthly newsletter is presenting the steps taken in reforming tax administration, public procurement, measures taken for institutional capacity building in the framework of the programme Millennium Challenge Albania. Millennium Challenge Albania is a Threshold Agreement between the Government of Albania and Millennium Challenge Corporation, administered by USAID assists the Government of Albania to reform and modernize tax administration, public procurement, and business registration through IT solutions and legislative enhancements. Millenium Challenge Albania Threshold Agreement (2008): Millennium Challenge Albania Monitor Ms. Edlira Muedini http://www.wbc-inco.net/attach/Millennium.pdf

... the regions’ energy demand by renewable and locally available sources. Target Regions: All regions are located in rural, remote and disadvantaged areas. Greece: Milos Island, Cyclades Islands Germany/Austria: Achental, Bavaria/ Leukental, Tyrol Italy: Mountain Community of Limina, Calabria Serbia and Montenegro: Kragujevac-Knic Region FYR of Macedonia: Podbelasica Region Albania: Bregu Region Project Results: A common methodology for the integrated investigation of the regions’ energy demands. DOIRES (The Software for the definition of the optimum combination of Integrated Renewable Energy Systems (IRES)) Software Model for defining the optimum local combination of RE technologies according to the specific conditions, needs ...

... kicked-off on June 9, 2008 and will run for a year and a half. The project, co-funded by the European Commission, has a budget of 1.2 million EUR and comprises three components: EU-Western Balkan Chamber partnerships; a survey on Foreign Direct Investment; and participation in EUROCHAMBRES' Academies. Chambers from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia are eligible ...

The document is a catalogue of all specific targeted research projects (STREPs) and coordination actions projects (CAs) supported under the specific programme “International Cooperation - Integrating and Strengthening the European Research Area” of the 6th Framework programme. Each project is identified by its objectives, its activity area and the expected results and includes the list of all participating organisations and contact persons. European Commission (2008): International Cooperation ...

... pollution in the West Balkan Area Period: 01/01/2005 to 31/12/2007 Budget from EC: EUR 699 118 Coordinator: Walter W. Wenzel, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU) TRABOREMA Concepts for integrated transboundary water management and sustainable socio-economic development in the cross border region of Albania, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and Greece Period: 01/06/2004 to 31/05/2007 Budget from EC: EUR 1 000 000 Coordinator: Jürgen Wolfbauer, University of Leoben LPAMS Production process for industrial fabrication of low price amorphous-microcrystalline silicon solar cells Period: 01/10/2004 to 31 ...

... Balkan network for training and the promotion of cooperation in research activities within the food, agriculture and biotechnology of theme FP7 Contract n°: 043119 Website: www.etat.gr Project co-ordinator: Gorgias Garofalakis ETAT garof@etat.gr ipet@etat.gr EU contribution: 570,864 WBC partners: Sustainable Economic Development Agency (Albania), Agency for International, Scientific, Educational, Cultural and Technical Cooperation (Montenegro), University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture (Serbia), Ss. Cyril and Methodius University Skopje (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Agriculture (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, Directorate for International Cooperation (Croatia) FOOD-N-CO cooperation ...

... outcomes of the project. Following on from this, in April 2008, the BAFN team produced several reports that are likely to be of interest to researchers and policy-makers in this field. A position paper has been produced setting out the scientific fields considered priority areas for the agri-food sector in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia. It stresses that capacity building, modernising research infrastructures, developing incentives for the purchase of equipment and researcher mobility are all key areas for development. The reports go on to recommend the following areas for further development: biodiversity, including the conservation of genetic ...

... the Middle East, the project will also examine and compare EU:s peacebuilding strategies in Western Balkans and the Middle East. In the project NET4SOCIETY on trans-national co-operation among National Contact Points for Socio-economic sciences and the Humanities, the following WBC partners are involved: Ministry of Education and Science of Albania, Directorate of Scientific Research (Shpresa RAMA) Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of Croatia, Directorate for International Cooperation (Lada BENZON) Ministry of Science of Serbia (Suzana VOJINOVIC) Agency for International Scientific, Educational, Cultural and Technical Cooperation of Montenegro, Department for International Scientific and Technical Cooperation (Tamara TOVJANIN) Source: http://ec ...

The ERA WESTBALKAN+ initiative is supporting the Western Balkan Countries (WBC), i.e. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia in participating in the 7th EU Framework Programme (FP7). This partnering event encourages researchers from WBC to find mainly suitable Greek partners for a consortium during the fourth/fifth open call in the thematic priority "ICT" (the next ...

... from the available infrastructure. Moreover, SEE-GRID-SCI will support the National Grid Initiatives (NGIs) in the region, allowing them to join the new era of longer-term sustainable Grid Infrastructure in Europe. The initiative is coordinated by the Greek Research & Technology Network (GRNET) and the project consortium consists of representatives from Albania (Polytechnic University of Tirana), Armenia (IIAP-NAS-RA), Bosnia-Herzegovina (University of Banja Luka), Bulgaria (IPP-BAS), Croatia (RBI), F.Y.R. of Macedonia (UKIM), Georgia (GRENA), Hungary (MTA-SZTAKI), Moldova (RENAM), Montenegro (University of Montenegro), Romania (ICI), Serbia (University of Belgrade), Turkey (TUBITAK), as well as the European Centre of Nuclear Physics (CERN) in ...

... the territorial, economic and social integration process and contribution to cohesion, stability and competitiveness through the development of transnational partnerships and joint actions on matters of strategic importance. The SEE Programme Area includes 16 countries. For 14 countries the eligible area is the whole territory of the country, namely for Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia and Moldova. In Italia and Ukraine only certain regions are eligible. The Managing Authority of the SEE Programme is Hungarian National Development Agency. The global and specific objectives of the programme ...

... research. While FP7 is a tool to strive for scientific excellence, a research capacity can also be developed with the support of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, which is targeted at Candidate and Potential Candidate Countries including Albania. Minister Pollo stressed the importance of Albania's association to FP7 also as a means to prepare the ground for its future accession to the EU. He announced the plan of the government to increase national research funding and set up a new Center in Albania to implement European RTD programs ...

... Programme 2007 – 2013 aims at improving the territorial, economic and social integration process and contribution to cohesion, stability and competitiveness through the development of transnational partnerships and joint actions on matters of strategic importance. The Managing Authority of the SEE Programme (Hungarian National Development Agency) and the partner states (Albania, Austria, Bosnia- Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine) are launching the first call for projects for transnational cooperation in the South Eastern area of Europe to be co-financed by ERDF and IPA under this ...

E-goverment;public procurement goes online

The Regional Balkans Infrastructure Project, Transport - in the following referred to as REBIS - commenced in June 2002. The project is financed by the EU Commission and covers the Balkan countries of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYRO Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro, including Kosovo which is under international administration in line with UNSCR 1244 of 10 June 1999. REBIS aims to assist these countries in developing coherent strategies for transport infrastructure development. It focuses in particular on the development of a regional ...

... especially in REGPOT-1). Croatia has also exploited the opportunity, but maybe not according to its absorption capacity. FYR of Macedonia has insitutions in 3 of the calls and although Montenegro had only signed its Memorandum of Understanding to associate to FP7 recently, it had a considerable participation in these calls. Albania could not yet use this first opportunity as associated country, as no proposal was submitted from this county. Bosnia and Herzegovina was not eligible for participation, as the it is not yet associated to the Framework Programme. After submission of proposals in March for the calls REGPOT and REGIONS, information ...

The report focuses on the process of implementing the Charter for Small Enterprises in the Western Balkans. The report represents the first comprehensive and comparative assessment of progress in the Western Balkan countries and UNMIK/Kosovo since they adopted the European Charter for Small Enterprises (the Charter) in 2003. Small enterprises are the backbone of the Western Balkan economies. They make a major contribution to job creation and economic development and are behind the expansion of ...

... capacity. The main purpose of the European Commissioner’s visit is to encourage Albania to put research policy on the political agenda and to commit more means to strengthening national research. Commissioner Potocnik’s first state visit to Albania followed less than 5 months after the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding associating Albania to FP7 took place in Brussels on 17 December ...

... net/users/169.html Ministry of Education and Science http://www.wbc-inco.net/org/70.html The policies of the Government of Albania in the realm of activities in S&T development are an integral part of the generic policies on the economic and social development of the country, expressing the positive attitude of the state towards such activities. Albania now wants to further intensify bilateral co-operation in scientific and technological activities ...

The agreement was signed in the presence of Albanian Premier Sali Berisha and Italian counterpart Romano Prodi and is valid for the period 2008-2010. Albania and Italy have recognised the increasing importance of S&T for the economic, social and cultural development. Therefore, they have found the necessity to intensify their collaboration in order to improve the agreement The agreement opened the new bilateral call for proposals in the areas of health and hospital ...

Due to the transition of this journal from the see-science.eu project, which is funded under FP6 and ends in April 2008, to the WBC-INCO.NET project, funded under FP7 from January 2008 till December 2011, several changes are currently being implemented, which are visible already. Changes made The layout has been professionalised by subcontracting a company focused on graphic design. Furthermore, the content has been enriched by the partners of the INCO-NET consortium and therefore, the volume ...

... the organisation of local libraries under coordinated efforts in order to share costs, avoid overlapping of initiatives and level up their bargaining status vis-à-vis the information industry. In fact, by engaging with the country-wide community of libraries, eIFL.net has enabled the building of national library consortia in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, UNMIK/Kosovo, FYR of Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia with a total membership of 373 libraries. Besides supporting the creation of local networks of libraries in almost every Balkan member country, eIFL.net has also attempted and encouraged to foster a greater regional co-operation based on the exchange ...

... Participation rule:1 researcher from NATO country, 1 from an eligible partner country. Projects can be submitted always throughout the year. Three deadlines are set each year to meet the three review sessions of the scientific advisory panels. Conditions of funding:SPS programme priorities identified by the partner countries■ Albania: Environmental Security, Information Technology (IT), Biotechnology-Bioscience, Forecast and Prevention of Catastrophes, Human & Societal Dynamics, Food Security.■ Bosnia & Herzegovina: Environmental Security, IT, Forecast and Prevention of Catastrophes, Defence Against Terrorism. ■ Croatia: Environmental Security, Forecast and Prevention of Catastrophes, Human & Societal Dynamics, Border Security / Transport Security.■ FYR of Macedonia ...

... link/2501.html ): this Call for Proposals had no thematic restriction, but a networking approach and added value for solving society driven, current or upcoming problems in Kosovo, which had to be shown. In total, 39 eligible projects with partners from Austria, the ASO-countries Bulgaria and Slovenia, as well as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo/UNMIK, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia have been evaluated during the last weeks from local, regional and thematic experts. On March 17, 2008, the evaluation meetings took place in Vienna: Ten selected projects within the Kosovo-Call and nine projects within the Environment-Call were ...

The conference will bring together key decision makers in national science and education policies from thirty Central and Eastern European countries: Presidents of the Academies of Sciences, Ministers of Science and Education, and representatives of international funding agencies and professional organisations. The event will provide an opportunity for top policy makers to develop and enhance collaborations with their counterparts from across the region. The Science and Education Policies ...

The newsletter covers in detail the policy workshop eScience and eBusinessin Albania that took place in Tirana on April 1.The workshop consisted of several parallel activities aiming at the provision of technical training regarding grid administration & gridification of applications, the dissemination of the SEE-GRID-2 project achievements, and the presentation of the European & regional vision on eInfrastructures and eScience. In ...

Cordis Wire reports about the conclusion of the project on agri-food research in the Western Balkan Countries. The deliverables of the project consist of four BAFN Final reports: 4 National Mapping Reports (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYROM and Serbia),one Consolidated Mapping Report, one Synthesis report, and one Position Paper. These report form part of the "BALKAN AGRO FOOD NETWORK" (BAFN),a project which has been awarded financial support by the European Commission under the 6thFramework Programme. More detailed information can ...

A final book publication by the Information Office of the Steering Platform on Research (see-science.eu) summarised several reports produced during the last 2 years. Country reports were developed to describe the S&T systems of the Western Balkan countries. The full publication also includes a thematic report on S&T in Kosovo/UNMIK. Dall, Elke (ed.): Science and Technology in the Western Balkans. Wien. 2008. see-science.eu

This is the article on Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL.net). It discusses the possibilities of affordable access to e-resources to the countries in its network through cooperation with local libraries. Currently eIFL.net includes library consortia in 50 countries in Central, Eastern and South-east Europe, former Soviet Union, Africa, the Middle-East and South-east Asia. The goal of the eIFL.net member library consortia is to offer to many as possible developing and transition ...

The ERA Green Paper consultation generated a substantial response from those with a stake in European research, including individuals, universities, research performing and funding organisations, public authorities at national, regional and European level, NGOs, industries and businesses, associations representing commercial and non-commercial interests, chambers of commerce, European technology platforms and others, such as tradeunions. This report synthesises the response to the consultation ...

... Croatia (9) and also in most other project types Croatia was more successful than the other WBCs. Serbia and Montenegro (counted as state-union for the full duration of FP6 statistics) have contracted 50 SSAs (compared to 44 of Croatia and 167 for all WBC). CA SSA STREP IP NoE Albania 4 24 7 1 1 BiH 8 25 13 4 0 Croatia 21 44 37 13 9 FYR of Macedonia 6 24 26 6 0 Serbia 12 50 30 13 4 Sum 51 167 113 37 14 Full data from FP6 is now available and allows analysis on the participation ...

The agreement was signed during the trip of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's to Tirana. Source: SETimes Albanian Education and Science Minister Genc Polo and his Turkish counterpart, Huseyin Celik, signed an agreement on March 26, 2008 regarding a joint programme for co-operation in education, science, culture and art.

... a number of key reform areas and meets the benchmarks set. Likewise, steps towards opening of accession negotiations with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are possible this year by implementing without delay the priorities identified within the Accession Partnership in February 2008. The progress made recently by Montenegro and Albania should also be recognised and could serve as an inspiration for other countries of the region. In order to reach the next stage in their relation with the EU, both countries need to accelerate the implementation of the Interim Agreement and to make further efforts in building institutional capacities in ...

This is a Report on a conference of science and technology in the Western Balkans, Brussels, January 17, 2008. At a conference in Brussels, on 17 January, the Romanian government led adiscussion among key opinion formers and stakeholders exploring how the EU’s research programmes could be applied to building up the region’s scientific and technological capabilities – and, ultimately, create a climate for faster economic growth and greater political stability. This publication includes a report ...

Synergies in funding opportunities between: 7th Framework Programme for Research, Competitiveness and Innovation Programme / Structural Funds Practical guide for EU funding opportunities for research, development and innovation, EC/DG Research, available from: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/rtdinfo/index_en.html EC, DG for Research

... the development of high-technology industries and the new information economy, a group of researchers founded Studio D in 2006. They created the center to develop an unparalleled program for training future lawyers and to serve as a place where distinguished faculty members from the university, leading lawyers and entrepreneurs from Albania and SEE region, and national policymakers could exchange ideas about the increasingly important intersection of law and technology." Source: Self-entry in March 2008. http://www.studiorum.org

... required. The Programme will be led by an Academic Dean, Lord Roper, a Member of the British House of Lords who will guide the participants through the different aspects of the Programme. The participants:Up to 30 participants will be chosen to participate in the programme. They will come from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, FYROM, Kosovo, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Moldova and Turkey. In addition, a certain number of participants will be selected from broader Europe and the United States.The Programme is specifically designed for students who are currently undertaking or are about to start their postgraduate studies ...

Aims of the project: Motivation and reinforcement of young scientists to engage in the region Central and South East Europe;Presentation of research projects for the public;Promoting exchange of information and creation of networking;Promotion of mobility;Publication of the lectures in a well-known journal. Target group: Young scientists from/residing in Austria, Central and South East Europe dealing with South East Europe in the fields of economics, geography, history, law, political sciences ...

The event is organised in the framework of the scientific initiatives of the Italian Embassy in Tirana. The programme include speaches from university rectors, stakeholders from parliament, the Ministry of Education and Science as well as the Research Council.Cooperation between Albania and Italy in science and research will be a major topic at the conference. Also the creation of a network between Italian and Balkan universities will be discussed. Source: Leonardo Piccinetti The 5th Conference of the Rectors of the Balkan Universities takes place on March 28-30, 2008 at Tirana International ...

The document is accompanying the Communication from the Commission to the European and the Council. It elaborates in detail the steps taken so far and initiatives involving Western Balkans countries focusing on different fields: - moving closer towards the EU and enhancing regional cooperation - people-to-people contacts; familiarising people with the EU - civil society development and dialogue - good governance - parliamentary cooperation - trade integration - investment and economic and ...

The document is focusing on policy advice and EU instruments aimed at Western Balkans countries in their further stabilisation, economic and political development, and moving closer to the EU. The Commission supports the efforts of the Western Balkan countries for reform and regional cooperation mainly through its Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance. It has taken a new initiative in the area of donor coordination, involving the international financial institutions and bilateral donors. This ...

... all sectors including transport. A long-term view demands that the Commission works very closely with all candidate and potential candidate countries. Negotiations for participation in the CIP have been opened with several potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans region which are also interested to join; and with Serbia and Albania in particular. Europa RAPID Press Release IP/08/367, 03/03/2008 Montenegro is the fourth country of the group of candidate and potential candidate countries to join the EU's Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) after Croatia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in October 2007 and Turkey in ...

Please find enclosed all deliverables of the project Virtual Balkan Power Centre for Advance of Renewable Energy Sources in Western Balkans, under the Sixth Framework Programme, Priority 6, Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems. The project ran from January 2005 to December 2007. Deliverables of the project Virtual Balkan Power Centre for Advance of Renewable Energy Sources in Western Balkans (FP6): http://www.vbpc-res.org/ (13.03.2008) Virtual Balkan Power Centre for Advance of ...

... benchmarks to be met by all the countries in the region in order to gradually advance towards visa liberalisation. This would enable the Council and the Commission to closely monitor progress in necessary reforms. Visa facilitation and readmission agreements Visa facilitation and readmission agreements were signed between the EU and Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia on 18/9/2007 and entered into force on 1/1/2008. The visa facilitation agreements will make it easier to issue short-term visas for citizens of the Western Balkan countries and introduce a reduced fee of 35 ...

... Funds have been allocated to grant up to 100 scholarships for postgraduate students from the Western Balkans each year to follow Erasmus Mundus master courses, starting in the academic year 2007-08 (Western Balkans window): academic year 2007-08: the Decision adopted on 14.12.2006 (CARDS 2006, EUR 4 million) covers Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo.academic year 2008-09: the Decision adopted on 5.11.2007 (IPA 2007, EUR 4 million) extended eligibility to Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Exchanges of up to 500 undergraduate and graduate students, doctoral and post-doctoral candidates and academic staff between ...

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