Steering Platform on Research and Innovation for Western Balkans
The Steering Platform on Research and Innovation for Western Balkans was established in 2006 to facilitate the interaction between the Western Balkan economies, the EU member states, the candidate and potential candidate countries and other states associated to the Framework Programmes for RTD and the European Commission.
Its main objective is to support the enhanced integration of the WBs in the European Research Area. Therefore it is a strategic body to deal with European, multilateral and regional issues of Science, Technology and Innovation policies in and with the WBs. It acts moreover as an information exchange centre, clearing house for joint ideas and activities, and coordination forum for needs, suggestions and proposals of the WB6 to the European Commission, the EU Member States, candidate and potential candidate countries and the countries associated to Horizon 2020 and vice versa.
In this spirit, the Platform continues and intensifies the progress achieved under the EU-Balkan Countries Action Plan on Science and Technology since 2006. In 2017 new scheme for the support of the SP meetings was introduced funded by the European Commission (International Cooperation Support Facility of the European Commission). Within this facility, plans include the organisation of two Steering Platform meetings in 2017 and in 2018, as well as three thematic meetings including the preparatory meetings for the SP. The last 21th Western Balkans Steering Platform on Research and Innovation was organised in Brussels on 23-24 September 2019.
SP was in focus of the WBC-RTI.info newsletter in July 2015. The related article is available here. The 18th SP meeting was held in Sarajevo in June 2016 (find an update here) while the 19th SP was held in September 2017 (information is accessible by clicking here). Eventually, Brussels was the location for the 20th Western Balkans Steering Platform on Research and Innovation. All the latest SP-related articles are available below. Please note that some of them are not public but restricted to SP members only.
News
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Western Balkans: An Economic and Investment Plan to support the economic recovery and convergence
Today, the European Commission adopted a comprehensive Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans, which aims to spur the long-term economic recovery of the region, support a green and digital...
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Key findings of the 2020 Report on Albania
Political criteria The political environment in Albania continued to be marked by intense polarisation. Parliamentary activities were affected by the opposition relinquishing their mandates. Institutional...
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Key findings of the 2020 Report on North Macedonia
Political criteria North Macedonia continued to implement EU-related reforms throughout the reporting period. Efforts continued to strengthen democracy...
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Events
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Two virtual sessions are being organised by the International Service Facility on behalf of the EC DG R&I at ESOF 2020, to inform and promote the strong potential of the Western Balkans' R&I capacities...
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While currently looking into possible alternative dates for the 6th Western Balkans R&I Meeting and the next Steering Platform Ministerial Meeting, the European Commission seized the opportunity to...
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While currently looking into possible alternative dates for the 6th Western Balkans R&I Meeting and the next Steering Platform Ministerial Meeting, the European Commission seized the opportunity to...
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Organisations
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Open Data in Europe and Central Asia
Open Data in Europe and Central Asia (ODECA) is a platform to support government representatives, civil society activists, tech activists and citizens that care about and work with open data. ...
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European Open Science Policy Platform
The mandate of the Open Science Policy Platform is to: advise the Commission on how to further develop and practically implement open science policy, in line with the priority of Commissioner Moedas...
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Ministry of Education, Science and Technology - Kosovo*
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Prishtina is responsible for both the development of the scientific research and the higher education system, and for the promotion of innovation and...
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Calls
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Apply for : Western Balkans Fellowship Programme at the Austrian Parliament
We are looking for the 6 best applicants from the WB6 National Parliaments, who want to shape the regional and European collaboration by using their knowledge and enthusiasm in applying the best practices...
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IAEA Call for Expression of Interest for Fellowships for SEEIIST
Capacity building for the regional project of the South East European International Institute for Sustainable Technologies (SEEIIST) is one of the key elements for its successful implementation.
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Elettra Syncrotrone Trieste announced is launching PhD fellowship opportunities as well as postdoctoral fellowship opportunities in synchrotron radiation techniques and applications specifically ...
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Documents
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Roadmap of a Western Balkans Agenda on Innovation, Research, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport
The European Union has recently presented a comprehensive, long-term strategy for cooperation with the Western Balkan region entitled "Western Balkans Agenda on Innovation, Research, Education, Culture...
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The WBC-RTI Roadshow - meet us at ESOF 2020 (flyer and video)
Two virtual sessions are being organised by the International Service Facility on behalf of the EC DG R&I at ESOF 2020, to inform and promote the strong potential of the Western Balkans' R&I capacities...
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Government at a Glance: Western Balkans
Government at a Glance: Western Balkans presents information on public governance in the Western Balkan region – covering Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia...
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Links
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Open Science is the section of the Directorate-General for Research & Innovation's website that collects new, publications, tools and events about open science in the EU. An important aspect of...
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EC Central Library - Open Access to research
Librarians at the European Commission Library and e-Resources Centre have created this portal to help you find free Open Access research papers on the Internet. The portal presents a selection...
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European Data Portal’s eLearning programme
The European Data Portal e-learning programme has been designed to enable you to discover what open data is and how it is changing the lives of everyone on our planet. EU experts have selected 13 short...
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Projects
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Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area
PRIMA fosters joint research and innovation activities among Mediterranean countries, aiming at developing innovative and sustainable solutions in agriculture, food production and water provision, encouraging...
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50 partners, from all EU countries, and beyond, will collaborate to work on this large-scale initiative that aims to promote open scholarship and substantially improve the discoverability and reusability...
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EUDAT’s vision is to enable European researchers and practitioners from any research discipline to preserve, find, access, and process data in a trusted environment, as part of a Collaborative Data Infrastructure...
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