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Innovation and Entrepreneurship are considered as the most significant processes for economic growth, productivity and employment. While knowledge becomes an increasingly important part of innovation, the accumulation of knowledge through learning t constitutes a driving force in the development and growth (Penrose, 1959; Spender and Grant, 1996). In this view regions and countries function as collectors and repositories of knowledge and ideas and provide an underlying ...

... ices@epoka.edu.al Tel: +355 42 232 086 +355 42 222 077/ 1190 +355 42 222 077/ 1314 Fax: +355 42 222 117 Epoka University in Tirana, Albania in cooperation with other universities from Albania, UK, Turkey, USA, Italy, Greece, Bosnia, Serbia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Azerbaijan, organizes the 4th International Conference on European Studies (ICES'13) on “Social, Economic and Political Transition of Balkans”, which will take place on 8th and 9th of November in Tirana, Albania. A Call for Papers was issued ...

... efforts are continuing to get the Committee of Inquiry up and working, results have been slow. These delays and the limited political dialogue between the parties raise doubts about their commitment to fully implement the 1 March agreement, a message I conveyed very clearly to Prime Minister Gruevski. Honourable Members, Serbia and Kosovo's historic agreement has injected new momentum into the enlargement process. This is an opportunity that the region and other countries should not miss. The Serbia-Kosovo deal shows that, when there is political will, solutions can be found. As we know in the European Union, in such instances, compromise ...

... to apply for funding will take place on 27 May in the Charlemagne Building, in Brussels, Belgium. Links: CIP eco-innovation initiative: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eco-innovation/ Eco-innovation Call for Proposals 2013: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eco-innovation/apply-funds/call-proposal/index_en.htm (Albania, Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey are eligible) Follow us on Twitter: @EU_ecoinno Project examples cited in the press release: Optimising technology to re-use old bricks: REBRICK –http://www.gamlemursten.dk/uk Producing leather shoes that are free from harmful chemicals: TiLeather project -http://www.tileather.eu/default.aspx Using CO2 to ...

... work for the betterment of Serbian society. As the research in this field is unique in Serbia, this study should certainly be useful for all policy makers and stakeholders in discussions on potential improvements for current legal frameworks, strategies and policies related to the social sciences research sector in Serbia. “Social Science Research Sector in Serbia: An Overview of the Current Situation, Main Challenges and Policy Recommendations” consists of six chapters: Assessment Levels of Both Scientific and Research Capacities in Serbian Social Sciences and the Identification of Salient Obstacles The chapter, prepared by Mr Predrag Cvetičanin from the Center for Empirical Cultural Studies and Ms Mina ...

... en). On a yearly basis, results will be presented to the political representatives of the region, facilitating a better uptake of scientific results in policy-making. The Danube Region covers parts of eight EU countries (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Romania) and six non-EU countries (Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Ukraine and Moldova). The region is facing several challenges, such as environmental threats, insufficient energy and transport connections, uneven socio-economic development, as well as shortcomings in safety and security. Better coordination and cooperation between the countries and key players are needed to address these challenges. What ...

... was launched in November 2011 by the European Commission's in-house science service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC). It focuses on 4 priorities: environment protection, irrigation & agricultural development, navigability and energy production. The 14 countries in the Danube Region are: Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Ukraine and Moldova. The region is home to over 100 million people. Links Second high level conference "Scientific support to the Danube strategy" initiative (Bratislava, 16 May 2013) and further information on the flagship clusters: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/jrc/index.cfm?id=2470& ...

... the conference is free of charge; travel and accommodation expenses for paper presenter The project follows on from the “Textbook and Curriculum Development in South Eastern Europe” project and its sub-project around the Albanian-speaking areas of the region. The geographical area it covers encompasses Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and southern Serbia. The project will involve organising conferences on the content of textbooks and on public discourse around ethnic, national, state and regional approaches to history in the context of school and running seminars on textbook design. Stipends for textbook authors and academics working in this field will enable them to spend ...

The previous reports can be accessed at http://wbc-inco.net/object/document/11158, http://wbc-inco.net/object/document/10054, http://www.wbc-inco.net/object/document/112933.html and http://wbc-inco.net/object/document/7509 On this page you can find progress reports on recent developments regarding S&T cooperation in/with/for the Western Balkan Countries for download. These reports have been provided by the members of the Steering Platform on Research for the ...

... exercises. The EVAL-INNO project organises the third RTDI evaluation training course on 17-21 April 2013 in Podgorica, Montenegro. The training will gather participants from Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo* and will be carried out by experienced RTDI evaluation trainers from six countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Montenegro and Serbia). The training will introduce the participants to the theory and practice of the research and science-related evaluation of organisations, policies, programmes and institutions ...

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