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... 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 ...
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FP7: Project Synopsis on Social Sciences and Humanities - Funded projects of the first call
News
30. May. 2008
... 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 ...
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Conclusions of the Research Information Event - Tirana with Commissioner Potocnik
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19. May. 2008
... 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
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 ...
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Report on the Implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises
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6. May. 2008
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 ...
