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UNESCO has launched a Global Toolkit for Judicial Actors on International Legal Standards on Freedom of Expression, Access to Information and Safety of Journalists. The Toolkit serves as an essential ...
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Analytical report on the global innovations and monitoring of the status of smart education
UNESCO IITE, Higher School of Economics (HSE), and Beijing Normal University (BNU) released the publication Analytical Report on the Global Innovations and Monitoring of the Status of Smart Education. ...
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Elections in digital times: a guide for electoral practitioners
UNESCO released its new handbook Elections in Digital Times: A Guide for Electoral Practitioners. The handbook offers a comprehensive overview of international and regional standards regarding the rights...
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Reporting on migrants and refugees: handbook for journalism educators
This unique publication by UNESCO facilitates a more comprehensive coverage of migrant and refugee matters. Unprecedented numbers of people are on the move in these modern times. Reporting on Migrants...
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The effects of AI on the working lives of women
The development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) continue to expand opportunities for the achievement of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including gender equality...
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How to work in the green economy? Guide for young people, job seekers and those who support them
When choosing professional future, many young people, sensitive to planetary issues, would like their future job to be consistent with their convictions and help to bend the carbon curve. However, for...
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[FOCUS ARTICLE] Youth strategies, policies and initiatives – the EYY 2022 and the Western Balkans
The Situation of Youth in the Western Balkans The field of youth in the Western Balkans has found itself in a dynamic progress since the beginning of the last century. Today, the status of young people...
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Conclusions: High-Level Civil Society Conference on Youth Policy in the Western Balkans
The Western Balkans Civil Society High-Level Conference brought together EESC members, civil society representatives from the countries of the Western Balkans, as well as Czech officials and members of...
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STUDY ON YOUTH EMPLOYMENT IN THE WESTERN BALKANS
Young people in six Western Balkan economies (WB6) have an unfavourable position on the region’s labour markets. In 2020, the youth employment rate for the 15-24 age group was below 27% in all WB economies...
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Youth Guarantee in Western Balkans
This leaflet aims at explaining the Youth Guarantee in EU and provides recommendations for its introduction and enhancement in the Western Balkans
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Regional Research Paper: Youth Policies in the Western Balkans and the EU
Several key European and regional initiatives have been launched during the last years, especially for the WB6 region, in order to bring it closer to the EU, but also to strengthen the cooperation among...
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Balkan Barometer is an annual survey of public opinion and business sentiments in six Western Balkans economies, commissioned by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC). It is examining aspirations and...
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We study the effectiveness of evidence-informed policymaking mechanisms from the perspective of policymakers, using the lenses of public administration, public management and (sustainability) governance...
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he 2022 Gender Report presents fresh insights on progress towards gender parity in education with respect to access, attainment and learning. It showcases the results of a new model that provide coherent...
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Report on the EU Youth Strategy (2019-2021)
The Commission adopts a report on the implementation of the EU Youth Strategy between 2019 and 2021. The Commission has just adopted the report which assesses the EU Youth Strategy’s first three years...
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AEBR Youth Charter for Cross-Border Cooperation
The Youth Charter was created by young people from all over Europe at the AEBR TFEB youth events during 2016 and 2017. The Charter aims to formulate a framework for the creation of solutions for improving...
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Minority youth in Europe: A state of play
The report is therefore an articulation of specific issues calling attention to the long-standing challenges faced by minority youth. It should not be read as a manual providing measures and solutions...
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Manifesto for Young People by Young People to Shape the European Cooperation Policy This Manifesto presents young people’s ideas on Interreg and especially on how to make it more in line with their...
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Arts and health: supporting the well-being of forcibly displaced people
The European Commission, the World Health Organisation and the project CultureForHealth have published an analysis of how art activities help improve the health and well-being of displaced people. ...
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Towards equity and inclusion in higher education in Europe
This Eurydice report focuses on the topic of equity and inclusion in higher education in Europe. It analyses the current level of alignment of European higher education systems with the ten ‘Principles...
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European cultural cooperation projects in the Western Balkans (Brochure)
13 projects that strengthen cultural cooperation and improve the cultural and creative industries in the region The EU and the Western Balkans share a history, deep cultural roots and a common...
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Study ‘The situation of theatres in the EU Member States’
The 2020 Annual Work Programme for the implementation of the Creative Europe Programme foresee an action on ‘Sectorial support to the theatre sector’ in the form of a general study, the results of which...
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Brainstorming Report ‘International Cultural Relations’
In a context informed by the increasing geopolitical tussle, experiences and traumas of the Covid-19 pandemic and broader economic, political, social and technological change, the practices and the very...
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The Culture Fix. Creative People, Places and Industries
Cultural and creative sectors and industries are a significant source of jobs and income. They are a driver of innovation and creative skills, within cultural sectors and beyond. They also have significant...
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Culture & working conditions for artists
The UNESCO study Culture & Working Conditions for Artists uncovers persisting and emerging challenges artists and cultural professionals face and examines how countries around the world ...
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Gender & Creativity: Progress on the Precipice
In anticipation of the third edition of Re|Shaping Cultural Policies, this special edition of the Global Report series that monitors the implementation of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion...
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Challenges and opportunities for decent work in the culture and media sectors
There are nearly 30 million culture and media workers globally, and their work makes a significant contribution to their respective countries’ social and economic development. The present analysis prepared...
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ILO Sectoral Brief: COVID-19 and the media and culture sector
This brief highlights the impact of COVID-19 on the media and culture sector, hit hard by unemployment and closed productions. It analyses how the sector’s diversity in terms of contract types and occupations...
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Cultural and Creative Industries in the Face of COVID-19: An Economic Impact Outlook
The cultural and creative industries have been among the first sectors to shut their doors in response the COVID-19 pandemic. They will also be among the last to reopen. This report aims to capture...
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Culture in Crisis: Policy guide for a resilient creative sector
The COVID-19 pandemic and the crisis it created have had a devastating effect on the cultural and creative industries, revealing and magnifying their pre-existing volatility. Drawing on policies...
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2022 Global Report - Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity : addressing culture as a global public good
The UNESCO Global Report, Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity – Addressing culture as a global public good, is the third edition of a series designed to monitor the implementation of the 2005 Convention...
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Funding Advocacy Action Plan (COESO D.4.3)
This document aims to provide clear and tangible actions for improving citizen science funding in the social sciences and humanities. It forms a key part of the COESO consortium’s work program, directly...
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Liridon Lika coordinated a special issue of The Journal of Cross-Regional Dialogues/La Revue de dialogues inter-régionaux
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Benchmarking of innovation procurement investments and policy frameworks across Europe
Want to know how much the public sector in your country invests in adopting innovations and in which sectors they invest most? Keen to find out if your country has an action plan, target, financial incentives...
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The strategic use of public procurement for innovation in the digital economy - Final report
Since 2008, the European Council and the Parliament have been requesting both the European Commission and EU Member States to step up their efforts on innovation procurement to enhance European competitiveness...
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2020 Strategic Foresight Report: Charting the course towards a more resilient Europe
President von der Leyen’s political guidelines set a strategic long-term direction to achieve the transition towards a green, digital and fair Europe. They lay out a path for Europe to become the first...
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The progress on the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) has not only been monitored in EU countries, but also in Western Balkan countries.
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Science for Disaster Risk Management 2020
The Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre has produced the "Science for disaster risk management 2020: acting today, protecting tomorrow", the second of its series.
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GENDER ANALYSIS 2020 EC COUNTRY REPORTS FOR THE WESTERN BALKANS
This is the third Kvinna till Kvinna Gender Analysis of EC Country Reports for the Western Balkans. The aim is to show progress year on year in the gender-mainstreaming of the Country Reports and attempt...
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Digital Innovation Profile Montenegro
Digital innovation profiles are an important element in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) series of snapshots of information and communication technology (ICT)-centric innovation ecosystems...
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The design and implementation of mission-oriented innovation policies
A new systemic policy approach to address societal challenges
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TAIEX Peer-review Mission on public procurement in MONTENEGRO
The objective of this peer-review mission is to provide the European Commission and Montenegro with an assessment of the effectiveness of the public procurement system and it’s functioning with the particular...
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Monitoring Report: The Principles of Public Administration, Montenegro 2019
This 2019 SIGMA Monitoring Report focuses on selected Principles in the service delivery and public finance management (public procurement) areas of the Principles of Public Administration. Comprehensive...
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THE BALKANS: OLD, NEW INSTABILITIES: A European Region Looking for its Place in the World
1. After the Nineties: A Never-Ending Political Transition 2. Europe and the Balkans: The Need for Mutual Integration 3. Making Inroads: Competing Powers in the Balkans Dimitar Bechev 4. EU, ...
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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...
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The objective of this study is to provide the background for the ProcurCompEU competency framework. Itgivesan overview of the state of play in public procurement professionalisation in the EU and internationally...
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Proposal success in Horizon 2020: A study of the influence of consortium characteristics
This study draws on evaluation data to investigate the success of collaborative R&D project proposals submitted to Horizon 2020, the European Union’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation...
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Assessment of Responsible Innovation: Methods and Practices
The book presents tools for measuring, monitoring, and reporting upon the Responsible Innovation process and the social, environmental, scientific, and economic impacts of innovations. This book aligns...
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Education in the Western Balkans
The Western Balkans region has clear aspirations to improve its economic competitiveness and integrate further into Europe
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Making Public Procurement work in and for Europe
This Communication of the European Commission presents a public procurement strategy which sets out the overall policy framework and defines clear priorities to improve procurement in practice and support...
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The objective of this study is to identify policies related to gender disparity in STEM at the level of each Western Balkan economy and provide a regional overview of existing mechanisms and initiatives...
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Integration of social sciences and humanities in Horizon 2020
The integration of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in Horizon 2020 is an important feature of the programme. To monitor the development of this cross-cutting issue is an EU commitment.
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Women’s Economic Empowerment: Areas for joint actions in the Western Balkans
RCC, as an inclusive regional body in South East Europe and UNDP, as one of the leading development entities within the United Nations, propose this document to bring about women’s economic empowerment...
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GENDERED INNOVATIONS 2: How Inclusive Analysis Contributes to Research and Innovation
The policy report produced by the EU funded H2020 expert group on ‘Gendered Innovations’ provides researchers and innovators with methodological tools for sex, gender and intersectional analysis.
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POLICY BRIEF: How well has the EU implemented the Gender Action Plan II in WB Programming?
Amid preparations for the new EU Gender Action Plan (GAP) III, the Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) III, and the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), this brief...
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Gender-based discrimination and labour in Western Balkans
Some key findings of the report presented at the launch-event include: Gender-based discrimination is widespread, particularly regarding hiring, promotion, maternity leave and sexual harassment.&...
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Equity in school education in EuropeStructures, policies and student performance
This report provides an overview of education structures and policies that influence equity in school education.
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This study looks at the supply chains of the nine technologies below used in the three strategic sectors renewable energy, e-mobility, defence and aerospace. It also attempts to provide a first answer...
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DG R&I Paper: Digitalisation and Its Impact on Innovation
Innovation is generally seen as good. Promoting innovation especially in the digital economy is often deemed vital. Increasing the level of innovation, after all, can promote sustainable development, ...
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Understanding how progress in science is connected to technological development is crucial to get a better handle of the drivers and policy levers that can foster science-based innovation in a rapidly...
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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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Balkan Barometer is an annual survey of public opinion and business sentiments in six Western Balkans economies, commissioned by the Regional Cooperation Council. It is examining aspirations and...
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The entrepreneurial employee in public and private sector – What, Why, How
Entrepreneurial employees that drive innovation and change have become a sheer necessity for many established organisations in public and private sector. This report gives a science-based overview of ...
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H2020 Work Programme Marie Curie Actions
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) contribute to excellent research, boosting jobs, growth and investment by equipping researchers with the new knowledge, skills and international and intersectoral...
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Research Talent Circulation within the European Research Area (ERA)
The leading universities of science and technology united within CESAER express appreciation for the focus on brain circulation of the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the EU in the first half of...
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The first edition of European Social Survey (ESS) Round 9 data - collected in 19 countries during late 2018 and early 2019 - has been published on 31 October 2019.
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Exploring public attitudes, informing public policy
Selected findings from the first seven rounds - European Social Survey A publication that showcases a wide range of articles based on European Social Survey (ESS) data collected over the first seven...
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WBC-RTI.INFO Newsletters sent in 2018
WBC-RTI.INFohas prepared several newsletter issues in 2018. Thematic articles were drafted while relevant stakeholders contacted and in some cases also interviewed.
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SOCIAL INNOVATION AS A PATH TO A SUSTAINABLE, RESILIENT AND INCLUSIVE EUROPE. The Declaration is a statement of intent from the Social Innovation community (SIC) to ensure that social innovation is...
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Social Innovation as a Trigger for Transformations - the role of research
This Policy Paper examines the role of Social Innovation in Social Sciences and Humanities(SSH) research, especially in those research projects funded under FP6 and 7, as well as Horizon 2020. ...
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Science has a very important role in the development of any society. A special dimension of social phenomena has been analyzed by social sciences like anthropology, economics, education, communication...
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In this brochure, the readers will find a short factual analysis of the portfolio of research on migration and asylum funded by the ERC, as well as various examples of projects’ objectives and methods...
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Third SSH Integration Monitoring Report
On 29 May 2018, the European Commission published the third edition of the monitoring report on the integration of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in Horizon 2020. This report assesses how the...
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Mapping and Analysis of the Social Science Research System in Serbia
This study commissioned by PERFORM looks at how SSH are performing in terms of quality, excellence and relevance, discusses underlying reasons for their under-performance, and provides recommendations...
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Social innovation in the Balkans: a new SIMRA brochure of examples
SIMRA (Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas is a four-year EU Horizon 2020 project) has just released its third brochure collecting examples of social innovation in marginalised rural areas in...
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Mapping and Analysis of the Social Science Research System in Serbia
This study commissioned by PERFORM looks at how SSH are performing in terms of quality, excellence and relevance, discusses underlying reasons for their under-performance, and provides recommendations...
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Western Balkan Labor Market Trends 2018 - report with WB country flyers
The report and the flyers 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.
