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:  

Do tax breaks for R&D actually work? Belgium and Portugal: yes. France: less so, OECD study finds

For years, governments have been dishing out tax breaks to induce companies to invest in research and development – but does it work? Yes, in Belgium and Portugal; not so much in France, according...

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...

Austrian EU Council Presidency Conference on Impact of Social Sciences and Humanities for a European Research Agenda – Valuation of SSH in mission-oriented research

This conference will bring the valuation (i.e. the provision of added value through SSH and arts-based research) and impact contributions of social sciences and humanities (SSH) research to transformative...

[Event Review] Austrian EU Council Presidency Conference on Impact of R&I Policy at the Crossroads of Policy Design, Implementation and Evaluation

Research, Technology and Innovation policy is more than ever charged with demonstrating societal impact. This raises new issues at all levels of policy design, implementation and evaluation.  

2nd Regional training of evaluators: »Evaluation of Projects, Programs, and Policies – theory and practice from the Region of Western Balkan« Zagreb, Dec. 7-9 2016

2nd Regional evaluators' training: »Evaluation of Projects, Programs, and Policies – theory and practice from the Region of Western Balkan« will take place in Zagreb, Croatia on December 7-9, 2016.

Albanian Society of Program Evaluation (ASPE)

The ASPE was legally established in October 2011 and officially recognized by the Albanian government. It was incorporated under the laws numbered 8788 and 8789 dt. 05/07/2001. It is a non-profit organisation...

Western Balkan Evaluators Network

Increasing need for establishing critical mass of evaluators led Slovenian Evaluation Society to propose establishing Western Balkan Evaluation Network (WBEN) to Evaluation Society in B&H in 2012. ...

Macedonian Evaluation Network

Macedonian Evaluation Network / Mакедонска мрежа на евалуатори- MEN was formed in 2013 formed by MKA 2000. The Network of evaluatori- MEN., currently counts 11 members. Since 2014, the Network is a member...

Call for Project Peer Reviewers - Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia

The Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (SFRS), a state institution providing grants to researchers in Serbia, is looking for international experts in order to ensure an objective, high-quality two...

Call for papers for conference: Impact of Social Sciences and Humanities for a European Research Agenda – Valuation of SSH in mission-oriented research

The conference invites submissions of extended abstracts and/or posters in particular by: academic researchers policy makers (including research councils and funding agencies) and representatives...

Call for Papers for the Conference: Impact of Research and Innovation Policy at the Crossroads of Policy Design, Implementation and Evaluation

This call comes from the largest conference in Europe dedicated to R&I policy evaluation that in 2018 is organised in Vienna on 5-6 November under the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European...

Exploring the performance gap in EU Framework Programmes between EU13 and EU15 Member States

The European Union (EU)'s Research and Innovation Framework Programmes are the largest programmes for international research collaboration worldwide. Repeated reports point to the issue of underperformance...

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.

Guidelines on linking planning/programming, monitoring and evaluation [DG NEAR]

This document is a response to the need to strengthen the linkage between planning/programming1, monitoring and evaluation function in DG NEAR in the context of the neighbourhood and enlargement policies...

SIPER - Science and innovation Policy Evaluation Repository

It is a central source of data and knowledge on research and innovation policy evaluations. It includes a comprehensive collection of evaluations on science and innovation policy instruments. Not ...

European Innovation Scoreboard Interactive Tool

The European Innovation Scoreboard – previously Innovation Union Scoreboard – provides a comparative analysis of innovation performance in EU Member States, other European countries (including Serbia ...

RTDI Evaluation Database (SEE, WBC, selected EU MS)

The RTDI evaluation database provides information on RTDI documents, programmes, infrastructures as well as on relevant stakeholders and actors and evaluators from SEE, WBC and selected EU MS. Database...

(EVAL-INNO) Fostering Evaluation Competencies in Research, Technology and Innovation in the SEE Region (EVAL-INNO)

The key objective of EVAL-INNO is to strengthen regional as well as national evaluation capacities in order to improve framework conditions for innovation policies, programmes, institutions and projects...