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 WB to the European Commission, the EU Member States, candidate and potential candidate countries and the countries associated to Framework Programs such as Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe 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, a 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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In 2017 the Republic of Albania initiated the preparatory process for developing the country Smart Specialization Strategy (S3) , under the supervision and guidance of the Joint Research Centre. ...
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Inno Fab Lab, first Laboratory for production and prototyping in Republic of North Macedonia
In May 2022 the first Laboratory for production and prototyping INNO FAB LAB was open within the Faculty of Technology and Mettalurgy in Skopje. Under the mentorship of academic professors and experts...
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The Department of Physics of the Faculty of Science-University of Sarajevo presented the renovated laboratories and high-tech equipment as part of the modernization process. The laboratory renovation ...
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Events
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ECONOMICON 2023 (registration fee)
The second edition of the ECONOMICON Congress, which will take place in Ohrid, Macedonia, from the 7th to the 9th of June, 2023, organized by Consulting and Training Center KEY. ECONOMICON...
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The European Commission, the Swedish EU Council Presidency and North Macedonia on behalf of the WB region are co-chairing the next physical meeting of the Steering Platforms on Education and Training...
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Butterfly Innovation and Business Forum
The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) is organizing the second regional Butterfly Innovation & Business Forum. It will host a number of inspiring speakers from the wider region to present at the...
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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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RM-ROADMAP Ambassadors Programme
The RM-ROADMAP Ambassador network brings together community builders and leaders from countries across Europe. Creating Framework Conditions for Research Management to Strengthen the European...
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Submit your abstract to ECONOMICON 2023 congress
The second edition of the ECONOMICON Congress, which will take place in Ohrid, Macedonia, from the 7th to the 9th of June, 2023, organized by Consulting and Training Center KEY. ECONOMICON...
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Apply - your school can have a Makers Lab!
The education group, which consists of the Nordeus Foundation, the Center for the Promotion of Science, Youth Achievements in Serbia and the "Digital Serbia" Initiative, has opened four Makers Labs so...
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Documents
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The agenda in view of the Meeting of the Western Balkans Platforms on Education and Training & Research and Innovation (Skopje, 15-16 February 2023) is in progress. A first draft is available below...
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Privacy Statement (restricted to participants in the SP meeting on 15-16 February 2023)
This document refers only to those participants who have provided data via the registration form in view of the Meeting of the WB Steering Platforms on Education and training & Research and Innovation...
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Enlargement Package 2022: Key findings for Serbia
In the autumn of each year, the European Commission adopts its "Enlargement package" - providing a detailed assessment of the state of play and the progress made by the Western Balkans and Türkiye on ...
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Links
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Here you can explore courses related to education, sustainability, entrepreneurship, technology, circular economy in the context of innovation. The range of courses and programmes is predominantly European...
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European research opportunities, jobs and funding
As a young researcher, you need to plan your next steps carefully. Here are a few things that might help you with your career in research The European Union has ambitious plans to grow its research...
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The Innovation Radar is a European Commission initiative to identify high potential innovations and innovators in EU-funded research and innovation projects. Our goal is to allow every citizen, public...
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Projects
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The RM-ROADMAP project will be led by the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA), in collaboration with key network organisations, institutes and research-active companies...
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EU4DigitalSME project, which is jointly financed by the European Union and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany (BMZ) focuses on establishing...
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Universities for huMAN-centered Entrepreneurship
The UMANE project aims to foster institutional change, and develop innovative services and methodologies to support human-centred innovation and entrepreneurship within the universities of the consortium...
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