Digital Agenda for the Balkans
The Digital Agenda for the Western Balkans aims to support the transition of the region into a digital economy and bring the benefits of the digital transformation, such as faster economic growth, more jobs, and better services.
In 2018, the Commission together with Ministers from six Western Balkan partners - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia – committed to:
- Investing in broadband connectivity
- Increasing cybersecurity, trust and digitalisation of industry
- Strengthening the digital economy and society
- Boosting research and innovation
News
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€1.9 billion will be made available by the European Research Council (ERC) in 2021 to allow some 1,000 top researchers to pursue frontier research. As in previous years, most of the funding (66%) is earmarked...
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COST online Info Day 23 February 2021
Joining a COST Action can initiate prospects going beyond the networking opportunities and research advancements. To keep fostering such openings and to encourage researchers to participate in COST activities...
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Watch the Science|Business conference videos here
The Horizon Europe start, a new international research strategy, EU Presidency plans, epidemic preparedness and more from 3 commissioners, 2 ministers, and many others... all in Science|Business...
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Events
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European Research and Innovation Days
Brought to you by the European Commission, the European Research and Innovation Days gathers together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and citizens to debate and shape the future of research and...
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The 2021 EUA Annual Conference “Universities 2030: From vision to reality” will take place online on 22-23 April. Against the backdrop of the ongoing climate crisis, fundamental technological advances...
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5th Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region
5th Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR) jointly organised by the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the European Commission with the support of the EUSAIR...
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Calls
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Call for Applications: Futourismo, Ride the digital waves
The Regional Cooperation Council and its Triple-P Tourism Project are organizing the first regional FUTOURISMO competition, seeking innovative digital solutions that will help mitigate the negative impact...
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CERIC Call for Proposals now OPEN
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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...
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Documents
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Video Statements by WB Ministers during the R&I Days
Western Balkans' Ministers in charge for Science and Research addressed Commissioner Mariya Gabriel and fellow Western Balkan Ministers and stakeholders during the Towards an Innovation Agenda for the...
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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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Links
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https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/policy/common-regional-market_en
The Western Balkans Common Regional Market – a catalyst for deeper regional economic integration and a stepping stone towards EU Single Market At the Sofia Summit on 10 November 2020, the leaders of...
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European Network for Women in Digital
The European Network for Women in Digital aims to promote greater participation of girls and women in digital studies and careers across the EU. Connecting organisations that work to combat gender stereotypes...
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7th edition of EU Code Week - results
The 7th edition of EU Code Week set a new record in the number of activities organised in Europe and beyond. Find out more at this link.
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Projects
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Open European Quantum Key Distribution Testbed Fact Sheet
Quantum communication has the potential to protect the EU's sensitive data and digital infrastructure for years to come. A test quantum communication infrastructure will be set up in several European ...
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Increasing Civic Engagement in the Digital Agenda
Main goal of the project is toIncreasing the engagement of the civil society organizations (CSOs) in the shaping and implementation of the Digital Agenda in the Western Balkans (DAWB).
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Advancing Anticipatory Behaviours in Dynamic Human-Robot Collaboration
Recent technological progress in robot physical interaction permitted robots to actively and safely share with human a common workspace. Thanks to these technologies, Europe nowadays leads the robotic...
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