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... likely to include: research and innovation policy makers, representatives of academia and technology transfer offices, chambers of commerce, entrepreneurs, and early stage and venture capital investors including business angels. The number of attendees is estimated at around 100-120, and selected participants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey may be eligible for reimbursement of their travel and accommodation expenses. Apply to participate Attendance to the event is by invitation only. If you wish to participate you are encouraged to submit an expression of interest (deadline 08/06/2018 ...

... with the report also the following country flyers were prepared. They present a short description of recent trends and feature key labor market indicators based on the harmonized data prepared in the context of the SEE Jobs Gateway. Albania.pdf BiH.pdf FYR Macedonia.pdf Kosovo*.pdf Montenegro.pdf Serbia.pdf Regional - Western Balkans.pdf The report and SEE Jobs Gateway are co-financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance and the World Bank. Please follow the SEE Jobs Gateway link for other publications. The report and the flyers present a short description of recent trends and feature key ...

... likely to include: research and innovation policy makers, representatives of academia and technology transfer offices, chambers of commerce, entrepreneurs, and early stage and venture capital investors including business angels. The number of attendees is estimated at around 100-120, and selected participants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey may be eligible for reimbursement of their travel and accommodation expenses. Apply to participate Attendance to the event is by invitation only. If you wish to participate you are encouraged to submit an expression of interest (deadline 08/06/2018 ...

... support needs for innovation in South-East Europe. The questionnaire entitled „Assessing research and policy support needs for innovation in the South East Europe“ was distributed to 360 participants in Croatia as well as the other six selected South East European countries (SEE): Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia. The objective of the survey was two-fold: to get the views of the stakeholders on current R&D and innovation policies, and to understand research and policy support needs of innovation stakeholders. These are the key findings based on SmartEIZ Questionnaire report: • ...

... The program is looking for strong value propositions from enthusiast entrepreneurs, with an existing prototype or Proof of Concept (PoC) or who are eager to finalize an MVP during an intensive 6 weeks program. Depending on regional edition, Entrepreneurs can be based in Croatia, Slovenia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Only teams who have not yet established their company as a legal entity can apply. The venture program focuses on deep innovation: new deep-tech-leveraged by global solutions requiring consistent human and financial resources to achieve commercialization. The program focuses on 5 ...

... strategies exist that can be integrated in the future process of smart specialisation which should integrate the pre-existing sectoral strategies into an overarching strategic document. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will draft a smart specialisation strategy in 2019. Montenegro is currently embarking upon the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process while in Serbia, the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process has started. Western Balkan countries' smart specialisation teams will participate in an upcoming JRC training in Ljubljana on April 11-12, 2018 which will assist Montenegro and Serbia in pursuing their Entrepreneurial Discovery Processes and help the other countries prepare further steps. Moreover, participants agreed that it ...

... discrimination on imported spirits and restrictions on waste exports. Key Dates June 2003: Thessaloniki Summit: EU perspective for the Western Balkans is confirmed April 2008: Stabilisation and Association Agreement between Serbia and the EU is signed December 2009: Visa-free travel to Schengen area for citizens of Serbia; Serbia presents its application for membership of the EU October 2011: The European Commission issues its Opinion on Serbia's application for EU membership March 2012: The European Council grants candidate status to Serbia April 2013: The European Commission recommends the opening of accession negotiations with Serbia September 2013: The Stabilisation and ...

... of the SAA. Kosovo continued its efforts to maintain good and constructive bilateral relations with other enlargement countries. Kosovo is represented in most regional organisationsthat fall within the scope of the Arrangements on Regional Representation and Cooperation agreed between Belgrade and Pristina in 2012. Regarding the normalisation of relations with Serbia, Kosovo has remained engaged in the dialogue. However, Kosovo needs to make further efforts and contribute to the establishment of circumstances conducive to the full normalisation of relations with Serbia. As regards alignment with European standards, Kosovo is at an early stage. Legislative alignment has continued in some areas but ...

... year for the first time the two packages have been synchronised, highlighting the importance of the functioning economy in advancing on the EU path. BACKGROUND Enlargement process The current enlargement agenda covers the partners of the Western Balkans and Turkey. Accession negotiations have been opened with candidate countries Montenegro (2012), Serbia (2014), Turkey (2005). The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is a candidate country since 2005 and Albania obtained candidate status in 2014. Bosnia and Herzegovina (application to join the EU submitted in February 2016) and Kosovo (Stabilisation and Association Agreement entered into force in April 2016) are potential candidates. For ...

... requirement for regions or countries under the umbrella of EU Cohesion Policy since 2014. For WBC, pursuing a national or regional smart specialisation process is not obligatory but highly recommended because of the strategic vision it helps create. This is why WBC are currently preparing or starting their EDPs. While Serbia and Montenegro are kicking off their EDPs, other WBC are preparing to do so. Judging from the example of EU regions and countries in pursuing their EDPs but also from prior participative public-private policy-making processes such as cluster policy, WBC will most likely encounter some typical problems they will have ...

During the event, teams from Serbia and Montenegro were trained on how to pursue the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process (EDP) critical for the smart specialisation process. Teams from the other WBC were trained on the goals and objectives of smart specialisation, on the importance and structure of the EDP, on possibilities for technical assistance from JRC, and ...

Western Balkans Research and Innovation Meeting, Skopje, 21-22 March 2018 AGENDA Wednesday, 21 March 2018 11:30 – 13:00 Networking Lunch & Registration 13:00 – 13:30 Welcome remarks | Opening statements • Ministry of Education and Science • European Commission, DG Research and Innovation • European Commission, Joint Research Centre • Regional Cooperation Council 13:30 – 15:30 Towards Steering Platform meeting 2018 Recent R&I cooperation developments in/with the Western Balkans • FP9, ...

... will be divided into two parts, depending on the status of smart specialisation development in the participating countries and economies: For Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo* and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia it is an introduction to smart specialisation governance and guidance on creation national smart specialisation teams; For Serbia and Montenegro it is a training enabling entrepreneurial discovery process (EDP) coordinators and facilitators to prepare and organize it in accordance with the smart specialisation methodology. Participants: Group 1: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo* and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: representatives of institutions relevant for the smart specialisation process ...

This report is part of the the Berlin Process Series, an initiative started by Cooperation and Development Institute (CDI), in November 2015, in Tirana, and supported by Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Konrad Adenauer Foundation and Hanns Seidel Foundation. It has taken the following form: • Research on the Berlin process and its priority areas: Berlin process being a thinly documented process, CDI has contributed to create a body of knowledge, as well as to gather in one place major documents ...

... from EU member states and South-east Europe countries, including the Western Balkans. Participants are likely to include: research and innovation policy-makers, scientists, businesses, regional authorities as well as representatives of academia and technology transfer offices. Up to 250 participants are expected. Selected participants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, may request reimbursement of the travel and accommodation costs. Selection for reimbursement will be based on reason for submission, interest for participation, organisation, position in the organisation and appropriate geographical balance. *This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line ...

... level - local, regional, national, EU-wide?; using the right ways to communicate - one-way exchange (website, press release, brochure, etc.) or two-way exchange (exhibition, school visit, internet debate, etc.); where relevant, include measures for public/societal engagement on issues related to the action) is proportionate. Understanding Current Practices of Science Communication in Serbia and Albania: Recommendations for Enhancing Effectiveness Improving Science Communication is a hot topic also in the Western Balkans where, generally speaking, the science community tends to be self-referential and inward looking. Communication is influenced by the current evaluation system that counts the number of publications, if not the only measure ...

... Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Adil Osmanović, Advisor to the Minister of Education and Science of Bulgaria Kostadin Kostadinov, Minister of Education, Science and Technology of Kosovo Shyqiri Bytyqi, Minister of Education and Science of Macedonia Renata Deskoska, State Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Serbia Vladimir Popović, State Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of Slovenia Tomaž Boh, and the Minister of Science of Montenegro Sanja Damjanović, who signed the Declaration on behalf of the Government of Montenegro. The Declaration represents an historical step and transforms the original Initiative, to create an ...

... and Science who underlined the benefits of international collaboration in SEE and by Aleksandar Bogojević, Director of IPB Belgrade who welcomed the transformative process and stressed the fact that the SEEIIST would be a research milestone for SEE countries. He further presented the Verrocchio Center, opened in the Republic of Serbia in 2017, expressing readiness for cooperation on the project of the International institute for sustainable technologies. As an example the SESAME | Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East was illustrated by its Administrative Director, Yasser Khalil. This is also a cooperative venture by scientists and governments of ...

... Administrative Officer, University of Trento, Italy Call for Applications The number of participants will be limited to: 20 with reimbursement (A) + 20 from the Serbia and/or neighboring countries which can reach this training school without reimbursement (B). For this second group, priority will be given to candidates from Serbia and from countries bordering Serbia: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro and Romania. These candidates may also apply to target group A as all other candidates and are eligible to receive reimbursement if selected within this group. With this partitioning in two groups we intend to enlarge the number of participants, but ...

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