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Version 1.13 of Mr. Myer W. Morron’s FP7 Book, which follows on from the highly acclaimed FP5 and FP6 versions has been published by EFPConsulting Ltd. It replaces drafts that were previously released. The downloadable book continues to be free as it was in the previous framework programs. The book is constantly updated and registered users are notified of important changes and updates by Email. The book is over 200 pages long and covers subjects such ...

... preparations have been completed will be opened and closed in accordance with established procedures", in line with the negotiating frameworks that have been adopted prior to the start of negotiations. The Council will, says the programme, "continue to monitor closely the implementation by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of the reforms required in order to open accession negotiations. The Presidencies will work to further advance the European perspective of the Western Balkan countries in line with the enlargement strategy defined by the European Council in December 2006." Source: Enlargement Newsletter Enlargement features prominently in the ...

EU support for RTDI is provided mainly through the Seventh Research Framework Programme, the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme and the Structural Funds. When operating individually, these three funding sources already act as effective tools in support of RTDI. However, their value can be further enhanced by combining them. How can this be done? The answer to this question is provided by the "Practical Guide to EU funding opportunities for Research and ...

Presentation by Teki Biçoku and Salvatore Bushati, given at the International Conference on Science and Education Policies held in Chisinau, Moldova, 18- 21 September 2008. Teki Biçoku/Salvatore Bushati: Contribution of Academy of Science of Albania on Strengthening Research in Higher Education. Academy of Science of Moldova http://www.asm.md/administrator/fisiere/science/Presentations/II.03.Bicoku_Moldova_18-21September_%2708.pdf

Presentation by Prof.dr. Adila Pašalić Kreso, given at the International Conference on Science and Education Policies held in Chisinau, Moldova, 18- 21 September 2008. Adila Pašalić Kreso: Achieving Teaching Goals of Bologna Process in Higher Education in B&H, and Neglecting Research Programs and Policy Academy of Science of Moldova http://www.asm.md/administrator/fisiere/science/Presentations/I.05.Kreso_Bosnia%20and%20Herz..pdf

Report on the Activities of the Regional Cooperation Secretariat by the Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council, submitted to the Regional Cooperation Council Board in line with article 10 of the Statute of the Regional Cooperation Council This report covers the period between 20 May 2008 and 1 October 2008. Having achieved full operational capacity and having recruited majority of staff, in the period following the meeting of the RCC Board held on 20 May 2008 in Pomorie, the RCC ...

Significant progress has been made on regional cooperation with the countries of South East Europe assuming responsibility for the Regional Cooperation Council, a regionally owned cooperation framework building on the achievements of the Stability Pact for South East Europe. Five priority areas for cooperation have been defined for the RCC encompassing economic and social development, infrastructure, justice and home affairs, security cooperation and building human capital with parliamentary ...

Deliverable D2.9 (final version), prepared by Nikos Sidiropoulos (GSRT) in 2008, the 2010-Update of D2.9 (final version), prepared by Kelly Vavasi (GSRT) in 2009/2010, and the 2014-Update of D2.9 (final version), prepared by Michalis Kotsias (GSRT) in 2013/2014. For the report D2.9, two CSAs (Coordination and Support Actions), named SCORE and BAFN (identified under T1.4 in Work Package 1), which were running under FP6 and which have already performed S&T priority setting exercises, ...

The topics covered at the conference were: current projects regarding fostering of entrepreneurial competitiveness projects presented by successful entrepreneurs transfer of knowledge into business local government and collaboration with entrepreneurs More than 100 participants from eight countries (USA, Canada, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Croatia) actively participated in the event. The outcome of the conference was also a survey on transfer of technology and competitivness. The survey with the focus on technological transfer from science to business projects, was answered by 66 participants of the conference ...

EIF (European Investment Fund) is the main manager of the financial instruments covered by CIP. The instruments designed to provide access to finance to SMEs through the EIF (www.eif.org) are: · the High Growth Innovative Scheme, providing risk capital for innovative SMEs in their early stages and in their expansion phase; · the SME Guarantee Facility, providing loan guarantees with the intention to encourage banks to make more debt finance available to SMEs · the Seed ...

In more detail, WBC's participation is as follows: Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia submitted 76 eligible proposals to the call which represent 16,85 %; The most important participation (in number of eligible proposals) came from Serbia, followed by Croatia; In the main list, 7 from the 32 proposals are coming from above mentioned 4 countries. The EC financial contribution to ...

... team, mentor-teacher in natural sciences and administrator at the experimental teaching project PEKSNAS and later worked as teacher in information science, mathematics and study of algorithms. He was also employed in various positions in the private sector. Pero Stanojanovski is the new minister of Education and Science in FYR of Macedonia ...

A systematic approach to the different types of R&D evaluation is of interest for in Western Balkan Countries (WBC). For this reason, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany and the Ministry of Education and Science of the FYR of Macedonia are jointly organising an International Conference on Evaluation and Benchmarking of research institutions in Ohrid, FYR of Macedonia on October 8-9, 2008. This conference will contribute to the discussion of approaches and criteria for evaluation and benchmarking of R&D Institutions by offering expertise and European standards for a ...

... Source: Eco-innovation News Alert service by the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation and ec.europa.eu/environment/etap/ecoinnovation/eligibility_en.htm The 2008 Eco-innovation Call was open to all legal persons that are based in the 27 EU Member States, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Israel, Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, or Montenegro. Proposers from Turkey and Albania can also participate in the Call for Proposals 2008. However, in case of a positive selection, the signature of the contract will be conditional on the entering into force of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which needs to take place the latest by ...

The Commission launched the 'Practical Guide to EU funding opportunities for Research and Innovation' to help all stakeholders to find their way into the different existing EU funding. Central to the realisation of the goals of the Lisbon Agenda is the need to promote the knowledge economy, in particular through research, technological development and innovation (RTDI). EU support for RTDI is provided mainly through the 7th Research Framework Programme, the Competitiveness and Innovation ...

... series start in 1990 (when data is available) and have the following indicators: FDI total, by form, by country and by activities. Data stems from the host countries national Banks or from the central bureaus of statistics. Countries covered are: Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, FYR of Macedonia, Moldavia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Hungary and Belarus. The wiiw Database on FDI in Central, East and South East Europe is now also available via the FIW Database Retrieval Tool. Source: WIIW Mailing The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (Das Wiener ...

... former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia develop a favourable environment for attracting foreign investments. From the Western Balkan region Albania (Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Albania) , Bosnia and Herzegovina (The Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina), Croatia (Croatian Chamber of Economy), FRY of Macedonia (Economic Chamber (the Former Yugoslav Republic of) Macedonia), Montenegro (Chamber of Economy of Montenegro) and Serbia (Serbian Chamber of Commerce) are represented in EUROCHAMBERS. Therefore, EUROCHAMBERS successfully launched in 2004 PARTNERS (Programme of Assistance to Regional Trade and Networking for Economic Recovery and Stability) for a period of 2 years. More information on projects involving Western ...

... The Chamber of Commerce for Information and Communication Technology - MASIT aims to improve the legal and economic business environment in Macedonia, as well as promotion of the business ethic, creation of the cooperation between the domestic and the foreign institutions, representing and protecting the interest of the ICT companies in Macedonia. A main goal of the Chamber of Commerce for Information and Communication Technology - MASIT is to create throw operations and ...

... Herzegovina collaborate as project coordinators and in 41 cases either as project partner or project coordinator. In case of Croatia 126 institutions succesfully applied, by 9 projects institutions from Croatia are listed as coordinators, and by 40 proposals either as project partners or coordinators. Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia also applied 9 projects as coordinator and by 68 proposal institutions from FRY of Macedonia collaborate either as project coordinator or project partner , while alltogether 166 institutions from FRY of Macedonia are coinvolved in the projects. Serbia has the highest number of coordinators, namely 13, and the highest number ...

The working paper, published in June 2008, examines the challenges that Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia face in order to have a labour force with a significant pool of people with tertiary education qualification. These people will be needed to meet increasing demand for highly-skilled labour to support economic growth. Further details and download: http://www.wbc-inco.net/object/document/14206 ...

The objective of this paper is to analyze the situation in Balkan countries, outline the directions for policy reform in tertiary education and research and development, and identify options for World Bank support to these countries, both through national projects and different types of regional collaboration. Tertiary education and research and development contribute to economic growth and competitiveness by providing highly skilled graduates prepared to take up their role in an open economy ...

The Meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries was held in Ljubljana/Slovenia on June 13, 2008. It was organised under the auspices of the Slovenian Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology. The presentations held at the meeting as well as the WBC country reports can be downloaded at http://www.wbc-inco.net/object/document/5930.html The minutes had been approved by the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries at its ...

... document/14206.html The full working paper is available in English, Serbo-Croatian, Albanian and Macedonian. Authors: Toby Linden and Nina Arnhold with Kirill Vasiliev The World Bank’s working paper, published in June 2008, examines the challenges that Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia face in order to have a labour force with a significant pool of people with tertiary education qualification. These people, however, will be needed to meet increasing demand for highly-skilled labour and support economic growth ...

This Poverty Reduction Stategy Paper focuses on Albanian macroeconomic and structural outlook. The paper also covers social policies undertaken in support of growth and poverty reduction. Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are usually prepared by member countries in broad consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF. The report accompanied by consultation Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty ...

... SEE Programme is one of the two spaces defined in the current CADSES (Central, Adriatic, Danubian and South-Eastern European Space) transnational cooperation area. The second defined space is the Central Europe Programme (CENTRAL). The proposed eligible area for SEE comprises: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, fYR Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, parts of Italy, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Moldova and parts of Ukraine. The new Programmes have a focus on the Lisbon and Gothenburg objectives and the urban dimension. The SEE Programme is directed toward the development of adequate strategies of future development of cities, so to say, to ...

The report deals with the legal surrounding conditions for doing business in SEE. It covers the 22 cities in seven economies in South East Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia). It benchmarks the following four elements of regulation: starting a business, obtaining licenses, registerin property and enforcing contracts. The report covers capitals as well as other cities and allows comparisons both within a county and across the region. The report was directed by FIAS, a multidonor ...

This document contains 111 frequently asked question regarding economic development in Montenegro. The document was compiled by Montenegrin Investment Promotion Agency, among the answers general presentation of Montenegro and Montenegrin Investment Promotion agency can be found as well as the description of advantages Montenegro offers to the foreign investors. Montenegrin Investment Promotion Agency (2007). 111 Frequent Questions. Podgorica: Montenegrin investment promotion ...

In a speech provided by the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Montenegro, the Commissioner Janez POTOČNIK talks about the opportunities that the European Research Area offers to Montenegro. He argues that research cooperation has an important part to play in preparing the ground for accession to the EU and raises the question what changes the association status actually brings to Montenegro. Furthermore he refers to the importance of the 7th Framework Programme for Research, the Pre-Accession ...

The European Commissioner for Science and Research, Janez Potočnik, held a speech at the UNESCO Policy Forum on South Eastern Europe Higher Education, Science and Innovation in Budva (Montenegro) on July 3, 2008. In this speech Potočnik stresses the need to strengthen the knowledge triangle (education, research and innovation) in Europe in order to increase Europe's competitiveness and to speed the transformation into a knowledge-based society. Speech: Progress and the Knowledge Triangle, ...

The launch of the Seventh Framework Programme for Research (2007-2013) places a renewed emphasis on international cooperation in Science and Technology. Within the Capacity Programme one main activity of International Cooperation is the bi-regional coordination of S&T cooperation, including priority setting and the support of the S&T policy dialogue, the so-called INCO-NET projects. This booklet presents the activities of the first six INCO-NET projects which have been selected ...

The focus of this guideline is to introduce innovation policy impact assessment and benchmarking at the regional level. This guideline is based on the results and experiences of the first systematic attempt in Europe to develop tools and methodologies for Impact Assessment and Benchmarking (IA&B) of innovation policy at a regional level.The guideline was developed upon the results and practical experiences of eight projects of the pilot action ‘Regional innovation policy impact ...

The Chamber of Commerce for Information and Communication Technology of Macedonia (MASIT) is pleased to announce the dates for the "6th South East European Information Technology Associations Conference (SEEITA) and the 5th MASIT Open Days" which will take place at the Inex Gorica Hotel, in Ohrid, Macedonia on September 21-23, 2008. The objective of both SEEITA and MASIT ...

... that support the development of entrepreneurship (Business incubator BIOS in cooperation with Centre for Entrepreneurship Osijek, Technology Park Zagreb and Technology-Innovation Centre of Rijeka) organised the International Conference "The Role of Business Incubators in the Development of Competitiveness". More than 100 participants from eight countries (USA, Canada, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Croatia) actively participated in the event. This year, a 2nd International Conference: "KNOWLEDGE BASED COMPETITIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP" will take place from September 4-6, 2008. This time, more topics will be added on the significance of cooperation among entrepreneurs, supporting institutions and science ...

... officials. For more information or to download the report, visit [www.doingbusiness.org/SEE]. One of the big findings from the report is that the cities of South East Europe don't have to look far for models of reform - there are already a number in the region. Bitola (FYR Macedonia) came out on top as the easiest city to do business. Business start-up in Bitola is both fast and cheap. Starting a business requires only 8 procedures and 10 days at a cost of 3.9 percent of income per capita. Shkodra (Albania) is another good example with six procedures ...

... The St. Cyril and Methodius University, Economic Chamber of Macedonia, Management and M.I.R. Foundation (Foundation for Management and Industrial Research) and the Agency for Promotion of Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Macedonia (APERM) signed on March 27, 2007 an agreement on opening a European Information and Innovation Center. The major purpose of the EIICM is through contacts within ...

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... the BSC Bitola is the implementation of the project "Business without Borders" – project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and will be realized in the period 2011 to 2013 year. The aim of this project is to accelerate economic development in the southwest part of FYR of Macedonia through the establishment of new enterprises, development of growth and competitiveness of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), creating new jobs and opportunities for young people, unemployed and vulnerable groups. Also development of a regional framework for SME development, through BSC Bitola activities, the Business Incubator and partners from the public ...

... Foundation for Management and Industrial Research (M.I.R. Foundation) was established in 2002 by SINTEF (Norwegian Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research). The M.I.R. Foundation is an applied research foundation based in Skopje, and is the main implementing partner of SINTEF for the projects in FYR of Macedonia. Contact Person: Gabriela Kostovska Bogoeska, Executive Director E-mail: gabriela@mir.org.mk Further contact details are provided below. http://www.mir.org.mk ...

The publication presents and analysis the context of research policy related possibilities of intervention in the area of international cooperation with third countries (part 1), the available instruments of implementation at EU-level (part 2) as well as recommendations for the future (part3). Withal the experts draw the conclusion that the international research cooperation with third countries should be strategically an integral part of the european research area and not a seperat policy ...

... The Business Start-Up Centre Zenica as a part of a wider regional network of Business Start-up Centres and Incubators in South Eastern Europe (BSC Network - covering Serbia, Montenegro, UNMIK/Kosovo, FYR of Macedonia and BIH) was established on May 8, 2007, when the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was officially signed. The Centre is supported by SPARK (formerly ATA - Academic Training Association) through a grant of the Dutch Government and also local partners provide contributions in kind. The BSC Zenica offers young entrepreneurs (up ...

... on developing a favourable regulatory framework for SME’s has made substantial progress through Albania’s participation, since 2003, in the European Charter for Small Enterprises process. The following EU candidate and potential candidate countries have already joined the CIP: Croatia (October 2007) the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (October 2007) Turkey (February 2008) Montenegro (March 2008). Background information: The CIP programme, which runs from 2007 to 2013 with a budget of 3.6 billion, contains the following 3 pillars: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Framework Programme (EIP): EIP fosters the competitiveness of enterprises for example by providing co-guarantees and co-investments ...

The European Research Council (ERC) published a "guide for grant holders", which shall serve the ERC funded scientists and guest institutions as a practical assistance for the administration of the ERC fundings.The manual contains two documents:The first document describes diferences and synergies between the specific ERC financial agreements and the normal FP7 financial support agreement. The second document is a legally not binding handbook of references for the financial management of the ...

... free one-stop-shop listing resaerch jobs and funding opportunities in Europe. The service is free of charge. EURAXESS Services is a network of more than 200 centres located in 35 European countries. A team of well informed staff is at your disposal across Europe. Also in Croatia, Serbia and FYR of Macedonia. EURAXESS-Links is a networking tool for European researchers in the US. It provides information about research in Europe, European research policy, opportunities for research funding, for international collaboration and for trans-national mobility. More information available on: http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess At the beginning of June, the new webportal EURAXESS ...

... independence in 2006 - then one evaluator from Montenegro and one from Serbia was reported additionally). As expected the biggest two states from the region had the most evaluators for FP6. Furthermore, evaluation per country shows that Albania had in 4 years only 5 evaluators, Bosnia and Herzegovina 3, FYR of Macedonia had alltogether 2 evaluators. In the given years, the region represented less than 0.5% of the evaluators for FP6 projects. In 2003 the list indicates 5451 evaluators for FP6, and 21 from the WB countries, in the year 2004 the total number increased to 6385, while there were still ...

The following attachments include Constituent document of the Task Force Fostering and Building Human Capital of the Regional Cooperation Council Overview on the membership structure Overview on the stakeholders of regional cooperation Task Force TFBFHC

This report is an attempt to summarise the findings, conclusions and recommendations presented during the activities undertaken by the IRE Working Group on Effective Regional Innovation Systems (ERIS). The report offers a bird’s-eye view on regional innovation systems concepts, structural elements, internal interactions, and barriers. Critical factors identified by the ERIS Group members that affect the success of the innovation systems are examined. The issue of multilevel governance is also ...

Please find here the presentations held hat the Steering Platform meeting in Ljubljana on June 13, 2008. - MHEST (organiser) and the individual presenters

... be hired to support the AC status, funds from CARDS are available for support to implement association, INCO-NET organised a workshop in Sarajevo in May with 100 researchers interested, NCPs inform regularly on FP and international cooperation, a strategy on state level is to be developedmain activities in FYR of Macedonia: 3 new laws have been adopted: on higher education, on scientific and research activities and on technological development, the laws bring about a sum of novelties and better financial support, prioritiy areas were identified and a board of ethics as well as an external agency of evaluation established, a national ...

... 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 systematically staff capacities of the institutions dealing with innovation and offer continuous training and other capacity building activities. - Assure increased support for research and ...

This is the final report of the FP6 project WATERWEB ("Water Resource Strategies and Drought Alleviation in Western Balkan Agriculture"). Project Period: 01/04/2004 to 31/01/2008The project has fullfilled its objectives in all workpackages. The main results of all those work packages are described in this final summary report. The main strategic objectives of the projects were:- to contribute to development in the Western Balkans (WB) by introducing strategic water management for drought ...

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