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• Aligning national-regional and EU priorities in the areas of Digital Transformation, Green Transition and Healthy Societies

  POLICY ANSWERS is building bridges between national/regional priorities and the EU priorities, and providing support for the Western Balkans’ inclusion in relevant EU initiatives and platforms, such as...

• Fund for Innovations and Technology Development presented its plans on the international conference "Core Days 2023: Growing Smart and Green: Local, Regional, European"

  Festim Halili, Director General at the Fund for Innovations and Technology Development (FITD) was a panelist at the international conference "Core Days 2023: Growing Smart and Green: Local, Regional, ...

• JRC invites ICT stakeholders in the Western Balkans to share their thoughts and expertise via survey (deadline 3 November 2023)

  Unlock the Power of ICT Regional Collaboration!  ​ Are you a part of the dynamic world of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Western Balkans?  ​ If you work in academia...

• Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia become part of the 'Digital Europe' programme

  The Digital Europe Programme has an overall budget of 7.5 billion Euro. The programme focused on bringing digital technology to businesses, citizens and public administrations. It provides strategic funding...

• POLICY ANSWERS Capacity Building success in Serbia

  Project partner Institute Mihajlo Pupin (IMP) organized five workshops in four different regions of Serbia - in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Čačak and Niš - as part of the POLICY ANSWERS project which also powers...

• TRUSTCHAIN APPLICATION IS OPEN! - Up to €117k for developers, innovators, researchers, SMEs and entrepreneurs

  TrustChain, a project funded by the European Commission, is looking for developers, innovators, researchers, SMEs and entrepreneurs working on different NGI relevant topics and applications domains at...

• Launching the EIT Campus: Advancing innovation with education

  The European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) is launching the EIT Campus – bringing together all EIT entrepreneurship education and skill development activities offered by the Institute...

• IT SPOT - a new platform for technology and ICT development in Montenegro

  Science and Technology Park Montenegro together with ICT Cortex and Montenegrin Telecom are announcing the development of the itspot.me portal, through which the activities of the Montenegrin ICT and ...

• Empowering Montenegro by introducing innovation

  Innovation inspiration and investment - that's the motto of the newly formed startup program in Montenegro that is designed to help startups achieve greatness. They help founders solve problems typically...

• IEC Tehnopolis: The second cycle of the BoostMeUp pre-acceleration program has been succesfully completed

  BoostMeUp is the first pre-acceleration program in Montenegro intended for innovators, development teams in the early stages of an entrepreneurial venture, as well as entrepreneurs who intend to bring...

• Montenegrin start-ups at the Web Summit in Lisbon

  A second year in a row, the Capital City of Podgorica in cooperation with ICT Cortex organized a public call for support to the start-up community in the ICT sector. The aim of the Call was to provide...

• Videos now online ! - Uniting Competences for a Stronger Europe

  EuroCC@Montenegro Conference HPC Conference by EuroCC/CASTIEL The international conference in the field of high-performance computing (HPC) – EUROCC/CASTIEL within the framework of the EuroCC...

• [Call Announcement] DEADLINE EXTENSION : 2022 SAF€RA joint call for proposals

  The pre-proposal deadline for SAF€RA's 2022 call has been extended to September 22nd (from September 5th), by popular demand. See https://call.safera.eu/2022/ SAF€RA launched its seventh...

• [Call Announcement] Creative Innovation Lab Open Call!

  Creative Europe Programme (CREA) opened a call for Creative Innovation Lab aimed to design and test innovative digital solutions. The call is open to all players from different cultural and creative...

• Record number of applications for ninth edition of EU Prize for Women Innovators 2022

  The ninth edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators closed on Thursday 18 August, with a record 277 applications submitted. After all proposals have been evaluated, three winners...

• [Call Announcement] The EIT Digital Challenge 2022 is on the lookout for the best European deep-tech scaleups: are you one of them?

  The EIT Digital Challenge, the leading competition for European digital deep tech companies, is now accepting applications. Fast-growing start-ups with existing customers - so called scaleups...

• EU Standardisation Booster - First Open Call for EU-funded projects on Research & Innovation

  Pisa, 21 June 2022 – HSbooster.eu, the new service for Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020 projects that will support their ability to uptake Standardisation, have officially released the first Open ...

• [Call Announcement] Call for participation in Alliances for Innovation!

  About the opportunity Alliances for Innovation aim to boost Europe’s innovation capacity through stronger cooperation and knowledge flow among higher education, vocational education and training (both...

• Best Startup Accelerators And Incubators In Albania

  Albania is a country that tempts entrepreneurs on the beginning of their business path with its strategic geographical location as it connects Western and Eastern Balkans and the possibility to register...

• [Call Announcement] SAF€RA’s 2022 Call for Proposals

  SAF€RA launched its seventh joint call for transnational, collaborative research projects on May 19th 2022 with the participation of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development...

• [Event Announcement] EIC at Tech.eu Summit 2022: Join the event using the discount codes for the EIC Community

  This year the Tech.eu Summit will take place on 17 May 2022 in a hybrid format at Brussels Expo (Place de Belgique 1). Since 2013, Tech.eu aims at bringing together European tech startup founders...

• THE 14th MEETING OF THE SEEIIST STEERING COMMITTEE HELD ON 4 APRIL 2022 IN THESSALONIKI, GREECE

  The 14th meeting of the SEEIIST Intergovernmental Steering Committee (SC) was held on April 4, 2022 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The welcome address was given by representatives of Greece and SEEIIST Steering...

• [Call Announcement] EIT / RIS "Intrapreneurship call" deadline on May 17!

  Apply to the Intrapreneurship Challenge to make your company more environmentally friendly or addressing other societal challenges as an Intrapreneur! Intrapreneurship Challenge is a competition to...

• [Call Announcement] European Social Innovation Competition: Challenge Prize 2022 edition kicks off!

  On 31 March, the European Commission launched the 10th edition of the European Social Innovation Competition (EUSIC) – the Challenge Prize.The EUSIC, supported by the European Innovation Council (EIC) ...

• [Call Announcement] European Social Innovation Competition 2022: Impact Prize now open for applications!

    On 12 April the European Commission launched the 9th edition of the European Social Innovation Competition (EUSIC) Impact Prize. The Impact Prize 2022 recognises the successful outcome...

• [Event Announcement] Global Gateway: President von der Leyen announces major event on 21-22 June

  The 2022 edition of the European Development Days (EDD) will take place on 21 and 22 June under the theme ‘Global Gateway: building sustainable partnerships for a connected world'. The event will bring...

• [Event Announcement] ECONOMICON 2022 Congress

  On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is an honor to invite you to the first edition of the ECONOMICON 2022 Congress, which will take place in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, on the 8th of...

• MSCA awards €450 million for doctoral programmes

  The European Commission (EC) has published the results of the 2021 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) call for Doctoral Networks. The European Research Executive Agency (REA) has received 1,076 applications...

• [Event Announcement] "PowerGreen" Conference - Digitalization and technology transfer as drivers to low-carbon future

  The “PowerGreen” conference aims to recognize the ICT sector as a key player in the fight against climate change, to inspire companies to invest in the development and deployment of greener digital technologies...

• [Call Announcement] Job: Call for expression of interest for design, development and maintenance of the WBF Online Grant Management System (OGMS)

  Call for expression of interest for design, development and maintenance of the WBF Online Grant Management System (OGMS), deadline 22 June 2021

• Commission sets out new EU strategy for international R&I cooperation

  The European Commission today adopted a new global research agenda, outlining the criteria the EU will use for picking international partners in research and innovation. The Commission ...

• Creating new jobs: EU4Business supports ambitions of entrepreneurs from Bosnia and Herzegovina

  Thirty-five small and medium-sized agri-food producers from Bosnia and Herzegovina were supported through EU4Business project, financed by European Union and the Federal Republic of Germany, contributing...

• Commissioner Gabriel meets European Women in Venture Capital Group to support female innovators

  Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, met with the European Women in Venture Capital Group, a community of women investors who seek to build an active...

• Internet addiction, a growing challenge for everyone’s health

  The International Festival of Science and Arts has Raised the Public Voice on the Problematic Use of the Internet.

• ERC Calls 2022: Tentative dates

  Due to the start of a new Framework Programme, the calendar for ERC calls for upcoming and future calls differ from previous years.

• Commission opens first European Innovation Council calls worth €1 billion

  Following the launch of the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the announcement of the first funding opportunities, today the Commission opened the first EIC Accelerator calls. The funding worth over...

• Innovation Fund approved another EUR 5.3 million for innovation development

  The Innovation Fund approved EUR 5.3 million in grants to finance 35 projects through a public call for the Mini Grants Program and the Matching Grants Program.

• [Call Announcement] Innovation Procurement Broker: Creating Links for the Facilitation of Public Procurement of Innovation

  This COSME call for proposals will support beneficiaries, who will act as Innovation Procurement Brokers, to develop and implement a sustainable method for facilitating public procurement of innovation...

• Impacts of EU funded Pre-Commercial Procurements

  Interested in the impacts achieved by pre-commercial procurements (PCPs) funded by the EU's research and innovation program? Check out new data about the link between PCP and venture capital and its impact...

• Benchmarking of national innovation procurement investments and policy frameworks across Europe

  Want to know how much the public sector in your country invests in adopting innovations compared to others, and in which sectors they invest most (health, ICT..)? Keen to find out if your country has ...

• [Event Announcement] Webinar on Innovation procurement

• Ongoing Green Public Procurement Projects with participation from the Western Balkans

  There are few Green Public Procurement Projects with WB participation (based on https://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/projects_en.htm). These are following:

• Why did Greece decide to establish a national competence centre for innovation procurement?

  Interview with Anastasia Zacharopoulou, Greek Competence Centre for Innovation Procurement

• WEBINAR – Opportunities to tackle the COVID-19 Crisis through Innovation Procurement

  A 1-hour webinar for European public buyers offered through European Assistance for Innovation Procurement (eafip) was held on 3 April 2020. This one-hour webinar provided guidance to public buyers...

• [Document Announcement] Commission Notice: Guidance on Innovation Procurement

  Adopted in the context of the Communication on “A renewed European Agenda for Research and Innovation –Europe’s chance to shape its technological leadership” and the input to the Leaders’ informal dinner...

• Innovative use of data in public procurement involving EU funds

  The European Commission, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Open Contracting Partnership are joining forces to improve the quality and transparency of public tenders co...

• [Document Announcement] Innovation Procurement - The power of the public purse

  This brochure provides an overview of projects that are focusing on innovation procurement in the ICT domain funded by the EU's research and innovation funding programs FP7, CIP and Horizon 2020. This...

• WBC opportunity in EIT Digital Venture Program

  "Dare the unexpected"

• JRC: Supporting new EU businesses could protect over 3.5M jobs in the coming decade, JRC analysis shows

  The disruption to new businesses caused by the coronavirus pandemic will have a big and lasting impact on job growth in the EU, according to JRC projections.

• [Call Announcement] Call for proposals for SME Innovation Projects

  Maximizing impact of the EU Funds for the Balkans' economy  Cut-off dates 01. April, 01. June and 01. October 2021 Grant only between €0.5 million and €2.5 million (funding rate 70%)&...

• [Call Announcement] Joint Call 2020 (MICall20) on digital transformation for green energy transition

  The Joint Programming Platform Smart Energy Systems (JPP SES) in collaboration with the global initiative Mission Innovation is pleased to announce the Joint Call 2020 ("MICall20") on digital transformation...

• Better ethical practices for using big data

  The EU-funded E-SIDES project gathered together many different industry players who use big data as well as data researchers. It developed a set of guidelines on how to use this data without overstepping...

• EU budget: European Commission welcomes agreement on €1.8 trillion package to help build greener, more digital and more resilient Europe

  The European Commission has today welcomed the agreement between the European Parliament and EU Member States in the Council on Europe's next long-term budget and NextGenerationEU, the temporary recovery...

• Digitalization of Schools in Serbia with EIB Funds

  The European Investment Bank (EIB) will invest €65 million in the modernisation of primary and secondary schools in Serbia to provide new digital equipment, connectivity, and capacity building training...

• 2020 EC-OECD Innovation and Growth Webinar Series

  After 4 exciting events under the umbrella of our 2020 EC-OECD Innovation and Growth Webinar Series, we now raise your attention to the 3 final webinars:  

• RISE Publishes Regional Study and Guidelines on Social Entrepreneurship in the Western Balkans

  Developed and conducted by the two researchers, Teo Petricevic and Jelena Andjelic, and coordinated by the RISE consortium, the Regional Study and Guidelines on Social Entrepreneurship in the Western ...

• Digital transformation and connectivity key for Western Balkans

  Participants in the third Western Balkan Digital Summit currently taking place online from 26 to 28 October and hosted by the government of Albania, have highlighted the importance of digital transformation...

• EC-OECD innovation and growth webinars

  The Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission is organizing together with the OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Directorate a webinar series on innovation and...

• ATTRACT online conference report: Igniting the deep tech revolution

  On 22-23 September 2020, the EU’s ATTRACT project brought its innovation ecosystem together for an online conference. The goal: To help ideas in deep tech get out of the lab and into the marketplace.

• Bregu: The region needs common market to ensure free movement of business people, drivers and citizens in the Western Balkans

  RCC to facilitate an all-inclusive regional agreement on movement with ID cards.

• [Event Announcement] European Green Deal Social Sciences and Humanities virtual Brokerage event

  This virtual international Information Day and Brokerage Event will highlight research topics under the European Green Deal Call with a relevance of the Social Sciences and Humanities.

• EU Code Week 2020 kicks off to promote skills for the digital future

  The 8th edition of the European Code Week, a grass-roots initiative supported by the European Commission, which aims to make everyone familiar with coding and digital technologies in an entertaining...

• [Call Announcement] Clusters Go International 2020 call for proposals

  The fourth call for proposals under the European Commission's Clusters Go International programme is now open - with a total of €7.5 million of funding available.

• [Call Announcement] Digital Life Sciences Open Call

• A new European Research Area: Commission sets new plan to support green and digital transition and EU recovery

  The European Commission adopted a Communication on a new European Research Area for Research and Innovation. Based on excellence, competitive, open and talent-driven, the new European Research Area will...

• New book: New agile enterprises aim to bridge innovation gap

  A new breed of innovation advisors could help companies test their ideas in large research labs across Europe.

• European Research and Innovation Days 2020 bring together over 35 000 participants online

  The European Commission has brought together thousands of policymakers, researchers, innovators, businesspeople and citizens in a unique digital event on the future of research and innovation.

• European Research and Innovation Days: Towards an innovation agenda for the WESTERN BALKANS

  The session Towards an innovation agenda for the WESTERN BALKANS has been organised within the European Research and Innovation Days on 24 September 2020. Moderator: Sanja Damjanovic, Minister of Science...

• EU Prize for Women Innovators 2020: And the winners are...

  Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, revealed today the four winners of this year’s edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators. The prize is funded under...

• Serbia marks European Mobility Week by promoting sustainable solutions

  There are 27 cities and municipalities in Serbia that participate this year in the European Mobility Week. The Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Serbia, Ambassador Sem Fabrizi, noted more...

• European Research and Innovation Days: Europe’s flagship event on the future of research and innovation starts today

  The European Research and Innovation Days, Europe’s annual flagship event on the future of research and innovation are starting today and will take place online until 24 September. This year’s event will...

• ESOF 2020 in Numbers/Review

  An innovative format gathered top-quality scientific discussion that achieved resounding success among on-site and online participants. Some 2500 people registered for the event; among these, more...

• Regional Broadband Infrastructure Development in Albania Closing Workshop

  Deployment of broadband networks will provide several benefits to Albania leading to economic and social development by increasing business opportunities in public and private economic sectors alike. ...

• The Parliament of Montenegro passes two reform laws in the field of innovation and technological development

  The Proposal for a Law on Innovation Activities and the Proposal for a Law on Incentives for Research and Innovation Development were adopted by the Government of Montenegro on 23 July, only to be passed...

• Montenegro creates new opportunities – new support for faster development

  Montenegro is constantly improving and developing all its capacities with a view to create the best possible conditions for development of fast-growing companies and further expansion of the digital industry...

• [Call Announcement] Two extraordinary Erasmus+ calls for proposals

  Two extraordinary Erasmus+ calls for proposals were launched on 25 August 2020 to support digital education readiness and creative skills. The calls each provide €100 million to respond to the coronavirus...

• [Call Announcement] Visegrad Fund Grants

  With grants, we seek to advance innovative ideas that address shared challenges by high quality regional cooperation projects. Whether you are pursuing arts, work with vulnerable groups or focus on innovative...

• [Event Announcement] EIT Digital Anniversary, 29 October - Save the Date

  Celebrate 10 years of impactful digital innovation. Enjoy the vision of Makers and Shapers for a strong digital Europe. Discover the potential of technical excellence and entrepreneurial skills. ...

• An Interactive OnLine Platform for students and Practitioners of Social Work in Serbia and the wider region

  FPN KonekTaS is an interactive online platform that brings together practitioners, teachers and students of social work and social policy in Serbia to share new theoretical and practical knowledge, professional...

• Commission unveils its first Strategic Foresight Report: charting the course towards a more resilient Europe

  Today, the European Commission adopted its first-ever Strategic Foresight Report, aiming to identify emerging challenges and opportunities to better steer the European Union’s strategic choices.

• Creative caravan – developing entrepreneurial ecosystem

  Putting together creative ideas from young people and the work done by dedicated entrepreneurs who are constantly working to improve their business is bound to yield results. Creativity and proactivity...

• Digital immunity – from pacifier to rebel

  According to Serbian experts, children aged 6-7 can become addicted to games on smartphones or tablets in less than a week. They warn that children “should not be allowed to use smartphones unsupervised...

• [Document Announcement] How to put cybersecurity at the centre of society: JRC report connects the dots

  Everyone has their part to play in securing our digital world, from the child playing online to the policy maker drafting a new regulation, according to a JRC report.

• Upskilling for life after the pandemic: Commission launches new digital competence guidelines

  Today the Commission launches new guidelines to help educators, employers and recruiters ensure Europeans are equipped with the digital skills to thrive in the post-coronavirus world of work.

• The EIT: A strong track record of delivery in the Western Balkans

  Since 2018 the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has built and strengthened its core role as Europe’s well-established one-stop-shop for innovation and is becoming a global innovation...

• Western Balkans in the EU Innovation Scoreboard

  The recently published European Innovation Scoreboard 2020 provides a comprehensive and comparative analysis of innovation performance in EU countries, other European countries, and regional neighbors...

• NTP Science and Technology Park – Montenegro's biggest investment in Innovation

  The Science and Technology Park (NTP), an investment worth 12m euros, will have the task of generating the necessary energy and being a gathering place for scientists and researchers and technology-oriented...

• ENTRENOVA 2020 NEws: Venue and Call for Papers Deadline Extended

  The conference will be organized as planned, in the beautiful Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences, located beneath the Marjan Park. Besides the current situation, more than 160 authors with 80 papers...

• [Document Announcement] THE COVID-19 CRISIS IN THE WESTERN BALKANS: Economic impact, policy responses, and short-term sustainable solutions

  The COVID-19 pandemic hit the six Western Balkans1(WB6) amidst a reacceleration of economic activity and promising economic outlook for 2020 (EC, 2020). With the rapid spreading of the coronavirus in ...

• Reminder: Call for Abstracts - Entrenova 2020 open until 15 February

  The call for abstracts for the 2020 edition of the ENTRENOVA Conference (ENTerprise REsearch InNOVAtion Conference) is still open until 15 February 2020!

• [Event Announcement] Human Brain Project Open Day

  3 February 2020 - Athens, Greece During the Open Day of the 7th Human Brain Project (HBP) summit, visitors will have the chance to interact with robots, learn about brain simulation and explore collaboration...

• Open access to JRC Research Infrastructures

  The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) opens its scientific laboratories and facilities to people working in academia and research organisations, industry, small and medium enterprises (...

• Registration for 2019 EU Industry Days open

  EU flagship event on industrial policy in February 2019

• Policy learning platform in Interreg Europe

  Learning workshop in Sofia

• European Commission launches Digital Agenda for the Western Balkans

  At the Digital Assembly in Sofia - Bulgaria (25th June 2018), the European Commission has launched the Digital Agenda for the Western Balkans.

• [APPLY BY 8 JUNE] Investment Readiness of Innovation Projects in South East Europe

  The European Commission is organising next 4th and 5th July 2018 the workshop: 'Investment Readiness of Innovation Projects in South East Europe' in Zagreb, Croatia.

• Contracts signed for the establishement of the Verrocchio innovation center and science-technology park in Serbia

  Representatives of the Government of Serbia signed agreements on realization of three projects for upgrading the IT and scientific research infrastructure in Nis and Belgrade, worth a total of EUR 20....

• [Event Review] New € 1.2 million KATANA accelerator fund announced on Novi Sad Info Day

  Europe’s startups and SMEs active in agriculture, ICT, as well as emerging industries (eco-industries, mobile services, and personalized health) will receive a major boost with the announcement of a new...

• RCC with Western Balkan economies presented regional Open Science agenda at 4th EU meeting on Scientific Information

  Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) and representatives of seven Western Balkan economies presented their draft plan of activities for the next period and the latest developments in the field of Open Science...

• [Event Announcement] 17th IEEE Int. Conference on Smart Technologies - IEEE EUROCON 2017 - Deadline: 31 December 2016

  EUROCON is a flagship event of the IEEE Region 8 (Europe, Middle East and Africa) held every two years in a different country with participants from all over the world.

• [Call for Paper] Large-Scale Scientific Computations - LSSC'17 - Deadline: 15 January 2017

  The 11th International Conference on Large-Scale Scientific Computations (LSSC'17) is organized by the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in cooperation...

• [Call for Paper] 22nd Int. Scientific-Professional Conference on IT - Deadline: 31 December 2016

  Scope of IT 2017 Conference is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary review of actualities in the field of information and communication technologies.

• [Call for Papers] ICEIRD 2017 - 10th Int. Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development - Deadline: 12 December 2016

  ICEIRD 2017, organized by the University of Sheffield International Faculty, CITY College, will take place in Thessaloniki, Greece.

• [Event Review] ICT Proposers' Day 2016 - Recording of Sessions available

  ICT Proposers' Day 2016 was held in Bratislava, Slovakia on 26 and 27 September. It was a networking event promoting European ICT Research & Innovation and focusing on the Horizon 2020 Work Programme...

• 1st Call for proposals for projects accessing VI-SEEM Services - Deadline: 14 November 2016

  The first call enables researchers from selected countries and research fields to obtain access to the advanced services of the VI-SEEM Virtual Research Environment.

• Roaming in the region could be harmonised with the EU even before accession, RCC to provide support in this

  “Further to our long-standing support for regional cooperation in the ICT sphere as part of the South East Europe (SEE) 2020 Strategy, our efforts focus on delivering concrete contributions on two regional...