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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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...
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[Event Announcement] Balkathon 3.0: Info Session
If you're interested in participating in the Balkathon 3.0 but aren't sure where to start, join us for a brief event this Friday, 27 May at 13:00 CET! During info session we will briefly explain all details...
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Preparations for the WBDS 2022 moving forward
The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) has organised the 2nd Steering Committee Meeting of the Western Balkans Digital Summit 2022 (WBDS 0220) , in Brussels on 11 May 2022. Participants discussed the ...
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Events
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Open Source Conference Albania 2022
OSCAL (Open Source Conference Albania) is the first annual conference in Albania organized to promote software freedom, open source software, free culture and open knowledge, a global movement that originally...
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The EEN Serbia - Enterprise Europe Network Serbia & SMART4ALL H2020 Conference and Workshop "Digitalisation in agriculture, environmental protection and transportation - opportunity for international...
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EU Digital Assembly 2022: A closer look into the digital future
The Digital Assembly 2022 is co-organised by the European Commission and the French Presidency. It will focus in particular on issues related to EU sovereignty and autonomy. The two-day event, co-organised...
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Calls
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Call for Applications - Balkathon 3.0 - Smarten Up for the Future!
Balkathon is a regional competition that invites interested young people, start-ups, entrepreneurs, students, digital innovation hubs, scientific parks, universities, SMEs, etc. from all Western Balkan...
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Social innovations for a fair green and digital transition
The Employment and Social Innovation Strands des ESF+ (EaSI strand) opened a call on the topic "Social innovations for a fair green and digital transition" (ESF-2022-SOC-INNOV). Deadline is 2 August, ...
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Apply to the Founder Institute - Serbia Virtual 2022 (admission fee)
Build a Fundable, Global Business. As the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, the Serbia Founder Institute helps aspiring entrepreneurs, solo entrepreneurs, and small teams get their initial...
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Documents
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This open access book brings together national experts from across the Dinaric region to rigorously review IEA’s TIMSS 2019 grade four data to develop a multidimensional and culturally sensitive perspective...
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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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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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Links
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Common Regional Market - website
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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Developing the vocational education and training (VET) sector in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo* and Montenegro.
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BiH Participation: 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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