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NNO-Policy TrendChart produced 'mini country reports' for each of the 48 countries monitored by the network of country correspondents in the second half of 2011. The mini country reports had the objective to furnish three analytical reports with country specific information: a trend report on innovation policy in the EU, an overview report on innovation funding in the EU and an analytical thematic report on demand-side innovation policies. Attached please find the mini-country report for Bosnia ...

... the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The main project objectives are to support competitiveness in the region and strengthen capacity building of public administrations by pilot projects in order to foster innovation in the private sector and eliminate skills gaps. There is no demand-side innovation policy in Montenegro. Serbia According to the Innovation Union Scoreboard 2010 (IUS2010), Serbia is one of the modest innovators with a below average performance. Relative strengths are in human resources, open, excellent and attractive research systems and outputs. Relative weaknesses are in intellectual assets and innovators. There is still no national innovation strategy, but the recently adopted “Strategy of Scientific and Technological ...

... In his opening speech Leopold Maurer, Head of EU Delegation in Montenegro, also welcomed the participation of all 7 regional partners for the first time since the agreement between Serbia and Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) on regional cooperation. Jan Truszczynski emphasised that education has gradually moved to the centre of attention in the European Union recognising its key role in economic recovery and as a factor for growth. Ministers Stijepovic and Panchev from Montenegro and FYR of Macedonia respectively as well ...

... papers and sponsorhip opportunities pleace visit the pages below: Registration Call for papers Sponsorship opportunities Further information is available at the conference website: http://www.agserbia.com/ Source: Snezana Komatina, Conference President Date: From: 27 May 2012 To: 29 May 2012 Beginning from 2009, Association of Geophysicists and Environmentalists of Serbia started to organize international and regional Conferences related to Geosciences. Each year, the Conference is organized in different city in order to more widely promote Environmental- and Geosciences in community, among professionals, public bodies, NGOs, public and private companies employees, but with special attention to the future colleagues, students, high ...

... September 30, 2012. The organizers are looking for 100 young people, students or university graduates, age between 18-30 years, resident in one of the EU countries or Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo under UN Security Council Resolution 1244, Montenegro, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia), interested to join them in a exciting project. All the costs related to accommodation, meals, free time events and handbooks are going to be covered by the organisers. Also, travel expenditures will be reimbursed based on the two ways tickets/ copy of the tickets presented, but no more than 50 ...

... to recognise innovation and reward the success of public bodies and public-private partnerships in promoting enterprise and entrepreneurship at a national, regional and local level. 2012 marks the sixth edition of these Awards. National, regional or local authorities or public-private partnerships from all EU Member States including Croatia, Iceland, Norway, Serbia and Turkey are invited to participate. Entrants first have to compete at national level. Each country will select two entries to be nominated to the European competition by July 16, 2012 ...

ZSI is seeking to sub-contract an ICT expert with a good overview of ICT policy in the SEE region to join a team of foresight methodology experts. Expert profile Under this call, an external expert will be selected by an international selection committee: Expert (team member): profile in ICT policy in South East European Countries (SEE) General requirements and professional experience The expert should be a senior expert in ICT and have a thorough overview of recent ICT developments – globally ...

... Academic event 2012 “Security Community Building: Bridging the Theory/Policy Divide” Co-organized by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence and the European Movement in Serbia Open call The organizers of the Belgrade Security Forum are pleased to invite security scholars and researchers to submit proposal papers for the second Belgrade Security Forum (BSF) to be held on September 20-22, 2012. The Forum is the biggest international security conference in Southeast Europe each year gathering several ...

... The European Council agreed on March 1, 2012 to grant Serbia the status of candidate country, following a recommendation by the General Affairs Council on 28 February. It endorsed the Council's conclusions, which confirmed that Serbia has continued to show credible commitment and achieved further progress in the implementation of agreements reached in the dialogue with Kosovo, including on integrated border ...

... authors there is a 50% discount. Students can attend the conference free of charge. For more information please download the information below and see http://www.icelconf.eu/ The second International scientific professional Conference on Education for Entrepreneurship ICEL2 will be held on 28th June 2012, in Novi Sad in Serbia, organized by the Faculty of Technology in Novi Sad, Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management in Novi Sad and University College of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Management "Nikola Subic Zrinski" in Zagreb. The organisers invite submissions for the conference and ask authors to pay special attention to the issues of environmental ...

This new edition of the Guide to EU-Funding opportunities includes a full up-to-date picture of the three sources of funding described in the initial Guide (7th Research Framework Programme, Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme and Structural Funds) completed by information on the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and on the European Fisheries Fund. It also focuses on additional funding opportunities in the field of research and innovation. It includes information ...

... take part? The awards let you show your commitment towards a cleaner environment, inspire others and get recognised at EU level. It also gives your hard work the visibility it deserves. But don’t just take our word for it – here’s how one of last year’s winners from Serbia feel about the awards. "This was remarkable year for us, and the EU Award helped us a lot. We appeared on the BBC as well as on China National Television. We worked a lot on promoting sustainable energy in Serbia and its region. There are three Strawberry Trees now (In ...

... This means that the formal steps have been completed for Serbia's participation in the Lifelong Learning Programme. Consequently, organisations in Serbia are eligible to participate as partners in the relevant centralised actions of the LLP Call 2012, as outlined on page 8 (1.6 New Countries) in the Instructions for completing the Application Form and its attachments and in the Explanations by action. This means that organisations from Serbia can ...

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... NIS) and governance abilities to advance innovation competences. The comparative analysis of the main components of NIS (research sub-system, sub-system for research-driven and non-research driven innovation) distinguishes tentatively three groups of countries in terms of performance of innovation systems. Croatia and Serbia belong to first group which develops a complex innovation systems, yet not fully functional in all parts. Their role and activities will be crucial for the development of regional cooperation within the WB region. B&H and FYR Macedonia and Montenegro form the second group of ...

In order to promote particularly the good practices from the target region of the Western Balkans we decided to present them in a printed booklet and to share them with policy makers all over Europe. As part of WBC-INCO.NET’s Work Package (WP) 8 on Innovation support, a number of good practice examples of programmes, instruments and measures aiming at supporting innovation activities have been collected and compiled in Deliverable D8.50. The examples are presented in two parts: the first part ...

... to candidate countries and potential candidates in 2011, including both national and cross-border cooperation programmes: IPA 2011 allocations (in current prices; million €) Albania 94.43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 107.43 Croatia 156.53 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 98.03 Iceland 12.00 Kosovo 68.70 Montenegro 34.15 Serbia 201.88 Turkey 779.90 Multi-beneficiary programme (*) 186.27 Total 1 739.32 (*) Allocation for transition assistance and institution building, excluding cross-border cooperation. Assistance to the Turkish Cypriot community for social and economic development in 2011 was €28 million. http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/general-report-on-the-activities-of-the-european-union-2011-pbNAAD12001 ...

... a duration of 12 months and are addressed to experienced researchers (researchers already in possession of a PhD or having at least 4 years of professional research experience) from CEI Member States (Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine). Deadline: April 30, 2012 ...

The Parliament Magazine published on February 20, 2012 covers several pages on the enlargement of the European Union. http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac1bb338#/ac1bb338/1 The Parliament Magazine http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ac1bb338#/ac1bb338/1

... study on social aspects of new tariff system in electricity consumption. With political and economic stabilization, the Institute has resumed the cooperation with research and consulting institutions in Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad, with several projects which have already been jointly implemented with institutions from Sweden, Norway, Serbia, Montenegro etc. Newly established economic system and overall stabilization of circumstances have shifted the Institute toward ownership and organizational restructuring, and in 2001 it was transformed into the join-stock company. Achieved development level and project references are the basis for future development of the Institute being the leading research and ...

... The Energy Pre-Check will start in 2012 and will be provided by the Chambers of Commerce in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.Energy Pre-check (part of an energy audit) Experts from the Chambers of Commerce will guide businesses in their regions of competence along the path of outlining an efficient energy use strategy. Energy pre-check offers selected companies in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia a ...

... a comparative assessment of the innovation performance of the EU27 Member States and the relative strengths and weaknesses of their research and innovation systems. The IUS includes innovation indicators and trend analyses for the EU27 Member States, as well as for Croatia, Iceland, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey. It also includes comparisons based on a more reduced set of indicators between the EU27 and 10 global competitors. http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/files/ius-2011_en.pdf

... the EU27 Member States and the relative strengths and weaknesses of their research and innovation systems. In this way, it complements the Europe 2020 Annual Growth Survey and helps Member States assess areas in which they need to concentrate to boost their innovation performance. In addition, the Scoreboard covers Croatia, Serbia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland. On a more limited number of indicators available internationally it also covers Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Russia, South Africa, South Korea and the US. What are the main indicators used for the Innovation Union Scoreboard? The Innovation Union ...

ZSI is seeking to sub-contract a team of three experts: a foresight expert; an ICT expert with a good overview of ICT policies in the SEE region and an expert to bridge Foresight and ICT. Expert profiles Under this call, three external experts will be selected by an international selection committee: Expert 1 (team leader): profile in developing Foresight methodologies Expert 2 (team member): profile in ICT in South East European Countries (SEE) Expert 3 (team member): profile in ...

The development of Good Practices in the Field of Corporate Social Responsibility among the largest companies operating in Serbia was launched by the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit and the Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA). The main goal was to identify and systematize socially responsible practices among the largest companies in Serbia, making them more visible in public, and to encourage the business sector to get involved more in such practices. Database in serbian language only ("Baza dobrih ...

The Government of Serbia established the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit (SIPRU) within the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration in July 2009. The SIPRU is mandated to strengthen Government capacities to develop and implement social inclusion policies based on good practices in Europe. Furthermore, the SIPRU provides support to ...

Civic Initiatives, the Ministry of Finance and the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit, together with national and international partners, have prepared the seventh edition of the Review of Potential Domestic and Foreign Funding Opportunities, intended for NGOs, Local Governments, SMEs and Entrepreneurs in Serbia. The Review aims to contribute to a higher awareness of all partners and shall provide insight into resources for implementing various program and project activities placed at disposal of non-government organizations, municipalities, small and medium-sized enterprises, entrepreneurs and individuals. Available in serbian language: Vodič kroz potencijalne domaće i inostrane ...

... Agriculture Climate Change Environmental Performance Index– Ranking & Scores (p.11) EPI Rank WB countries: (out of 132 countries) Albania: 15 (Top 10 Trend Index Performers) Bosnia & Herzegovina: 129 (Lowest 10 Trend Index Decliners) Croatia: 20 FYR of Macedonia: 97 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): n.a. Montenegro: n.a Serbia: 103 (data for Serbia and Montenegro) http://epicharts.activewebdev.com/v01/downloads/2012EPI_Report.pdf

... Ecological Movement of the City of Novi Sad was founded on 21st April 1990 at the time of great political turmoil, fall apart of the political system and the country itself. This makes it one of the oldest non-governmental environmental organizations to be founded in former Yugoslavia, i.e. Serbia. From the very beginning, it had set out to represent the interests of the citizens of Novi Sad in the local parliament –where decisions were being made affecting the urban environment and consequently the quality of life of its inhabitants. The representative of the Ecological Movement - as a citizens ...

... Austria, Germany, Italy, to a lesser extent Greece and in some cases Sweden. It goes without saying that they have also developed active links with the other big EU countries such as France, Spain and the United Kingdom and always show a clear interest in Western EU countries. Croatia and Serbia , by contrast, have also managed to develop activities on their Eastern and North‐Eastern side starting with Bulgaria and Romania and upwards North with Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/tempus/tools/documents/final_version_maps_publication.pdf

... author must register): May 5, 2012 Camera ready posters papers deadline (at least one author must register): May 10, 2012 CrossRef Satellite Workshop: May 17, 2012 Date: From: 18 May 2012 To: 19 May 2012 Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science in partnership with the National Library of Serbia is organising the Fifth Belgrade International Open Access Conference which will be held on May 18-19, 2012 in Belgrade, Serbia. Deadline for abstract submission is February 25, 2012 ...

This deliverable outlines the results of a survey conducted as part of the WBC-INCO.NET project initiative to support innovation capacities in the WB region. The survey aimed to pinpoint both present and likely future research and market needs, as well as identify possibilities for collaboration in the region. The survey was carried out in two rounds, the second building on the results of the first. Two questionnaires were jointly designed by JRC-IPTS and Ivo Pilar. These addressed ...

Dear readers, the WBC-INCO.NET journal autumn 2008 reports on major issues such as ■ Framework Programme 7, which is becoming more and more popular in the region. Currently several networking and training activities are taking place (also with the support of WBC-INCO.NET), several calls are open and researchers from the region are hopefully continuing to work for their successful integration to the European Research Area. ■ The creation of networks is an important activity in order to ...

... Other projects, such as WEB-MOB, SCORE and ERA WESTBALKAN+ are also covered. The Information Office has recently published two new reports: one on innovation infrastructures in the Western Balkan countries and one on mobility issues in the ERA. Both reports can be downloaded for free from the see-science.eu website. Serbia is the country in focus of this issue - the Serbian Ministry of Science provided an insight into the S&T system and funding possibilities available in Serbia. News from the region also covers a Round Table on Brain Circulation, the visit of Commissioner Potoènik in Bosnia and Herzegovina and ...

... readers, We are happy to present to you the 5th edition of the WBC-INCO.NET Journal on Co-ordination of Research Policies with the Western Balkan Countries, published on the occasion of the 8th meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan countries on June 24 in Belgrade, Serbia. Following an update on the conclusions of the past Steering Platform meeting, we are presenting you the new European Commission and its focal points on page 2. Concerning news from WBC-INCO.NET, we would like to point out our articles on the take-up of WBC Research Priorities by relevant funding ...

... region is growing continuously, as acknowledged by the Steering Platform on Research during its last meeting in Liblice, Czech Republic (the conclusions of the meeting are published on pages 1 and 2). Commissioner Janez Potočnik recently appraised the work of the Steering Platform itself at a research information event in Serbia (see pages 4 and 12). One of this issue's highlights is the article on effective brain circulation by Sohail Luka of the European Commission, which is part of this issue's main topic, EURAXESS and mobility (pages 6 and 7). A second focus deals with the current activities of the Regional ...

Dear readers, the 8th edition of the WBC-INCO.NET Journal is published on the occasion of the 11th Meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan countries, taking place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on December 1, 2011. Some of the key issues to be discussed by the Steering Platform are the state of preparation of Horizon 2020 and synergies with the Pre-Accession Instrument (IPA) as well as the Implementation of the Regional Strategy on R&D for Innovation. This ...

Our report on the 2nd Steering Platform meeting is followed by updates from the EC highlighting the association of Western Balkan countries to FP7 and a possibility for you to influence European policies on R&D: The opportunity of an open consultation process to make your voices heard should not be missed! see-science.eu invited the Joint Research Centre, the Stability Pact, the Central European Initiative, CEEPUS, RIBN and other stakeholders to contribute to this issue. Doris Pack, Member ...

Dear readers, Coordination with but especially among the Western Balkan countries has been improved in the recent period and this journal provides some information on the progress. The last meeting of the Steering Platform on Research in Paris (we report on page 1 and 2) has given guidance for several follow-up activities... The European Commission strives to enhance the European perspectives. In this regard, also the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) has taken many efforts, e.g. ...

Dear readers, the 6th edition of the WBC-INCO.NET Journal marks the beginning of a new phase in the Co-ordination of Research Policies with the Western Balkan Countries: WBC-INCO.NET ENHANCED. The official Kick-Off Meeting will take place on November 12, 2010 in Bečići, Montenegro, following the 9th meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan countries on November 11. Further information on WBC-INCO.NET ENHANCED and its innovation focus is available on page 5. To ...

This summer has seen a milestone for science and research communities in the Western Balkans – the association of Croatia, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia to the Seventh Framework Programme. Our main article focuses on this step towards full integration of the region in the European Research Area (ERA). We also inform you about the current developments in the other Western Balkan countries. Major developments have also taken place for us at the Information Office ...

Dear readers, this journal marks the transition of our work from our project see-science.eu, which ends April 30, 2008, to the WBC-INCO.NET. Many activities are therefore running in parallel and our journal is also a bit delayed: a new layout, a new logo and further increased volume of the journal are just the most superficial changes. The new project now includes 26 partners and will continue to inform you via the regular journal – but mainly through the web-newsletter, which ...

Dear Readers, the 7th edition of the WBC-INCO.NET Journal is published on the occasion of the 10th Meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan countries, taking place in Ohrid, FYR of Macedonia on May 26, 2011. One of the key issues to be discussed by the Steering Platform is the state of preparation of the Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation as well as the related Enlargement Countries’ Position Paper, compiled in the frame of the Regional ...

European competitiveness is at the centre of analysis of the yearly competitiveness report of the European Commission. Its main focus is on recent changes of the EU's productivity growth, which is the key driver of competitiveness in the long run. http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=5702&lang=en

... In the past, the EU launched visa liberalisation dialogues with five Western Balkans countries in order to allow their citizens to travel to the EU without a visa. Following an assessment on the progress made by these countries in implementing major reforms, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia joined the EU's visa-free regime in December 2009 ( IP/09/1852 ) and Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina in November 2010 ( MEMO/10/548 ). For more information Homepage of Cecilia Malmström, Commissioner for Home Affairs http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/malmstrom/welcome/default_en.htm Homepage DG Home Affairs: http://ec.europa ...

... flavour of the S&T system in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The SEE-ERA.NET project is announcing the launch of its Pilot Joint Call by the end of November 2006. Following George Bonas’ report on IPA initiatives in the previous issue, we are happy to inform on success stories from Serbia and the latest communications from Commissioner for Enlargement, Olli Rehn. Latest news on books and events are also covered again. We strongly encourage you to participate in our dialogue on the topics of S&T in the Western Balkans and the European Union ...

... The JRC has published six vacant positions - 5 Grantholder and 1 Seconded National Expert position - for researchers and scientific experts from the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey. Applications will be accepted from experts from research organisations, public administration bodies, national enforcement laboratories and scientists. The openings are part of the JRC's Enlargement and Integration Action (E&IA), which aims to give scientific and technical support to countries on the road towards EU membership ...

... Management, hosted at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, is launching a call for regional research project proposals; open to both researchers and institutions from and residing in the Western Balkans. The RRPP Website (http://www.rrpp-westernbalkans.net) contains information on its partners in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia, as well as details on current and completed research projects. Name of the programme and of the thematic/horizontal area: Call for Regional Research Proposals in the Field of Social Sciences, 2012 Information on funding Programme: Other Specification/themes: Social Sciences Publication Date: 18/01/2012 10:18 Deadline: 31 ...

... nbsp; On the basis of the recommendations set out in the progress reports from 2011 and the discussions of the European Council in December 2011, the EU under the Danish Presidency will need to discuss and, potentially, decide on further steps to be taken with respect to the approximation of Serbia and Montenegro . Lastly, the Presidency will monitor the consolidation of Croatia and the continuation of the country’s reform efforts after the accession treaty was signed with Croatia on 9 December 2011. On the topic of "Research": Research As the most important matter in ...

On 9 January 2012 the European Commission submitted a report on "National open access and preservation policies in Europe: Analysis of a questionnaire to the European Research Area Comittee". The reports compares and reports about policies and activities in several EU member states, the questionnaire has also been answered by Montenegro, so you can find this information there as well! In the annex (page 56 and following), useful links also to pages containing information on ...

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