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In December 2007, the Task Force Fostering and Building Human Capital (BHC) was entrusted with the promotion of coherency between education, higher education and research. The Task Force BHC succeeds ... read more
The previous journal from the see-science.eu project is replaced by the publication of the WBC-INCO.NET project, which brings along some changes. read more
In the context of the follow-up to the Green Paper “The European Research Area: New Perspectives” adopted by the Commission on April 4, 2007, seven expert groups have been set up by DG Research... read more
This book consists of seven reports compiled by the Information Office of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan countries at the Centre for Social Innovation, reviewing the condition... read more
Over the past two years, the National Authority for Scientific Research (ANCS), through the Romanian Office for Science and Technology in Brussels (ROST), has conducted annual seminars to strengthen European... read more
In the course of the final Regional Table meeting of the Stability Pact in Sofia on February 27, 2008, the Special Co-ordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe Erhard Busek handed over ... read more
With its last big achievement - the publication of the book "Science and technology in the Western Balkans" - the see-science.eu project ended successfully April 30, 2008. read more
Klaus Schuch, senior researcher at the Centre of Social Innovation, has published a report on the Science and Technology system of Kosovo/UNMIK in the framework of the SEE-SCIENCE.EU project. read more
The international high-level conference “Towards SEE Regional Competitiveness” (Contribution to the EU Policy of Building Knowledge-based Societies) took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on April... read more
The following information is quoted from the see-science.eu Needs/Offers Matrix report and illustrates the information provided through the example of the NATO Science for Peace Programme, which has the... read more
The Connect Research 2008 conference will take place on May 8-9, 2008 in Rome, Italy. read more
On May 9, 2008 the Energy Information Day will take place in Pula (Croatia). The main aim of the event is to improve the information flow about funding opportunities for the energy sector, supporting ... read more
The Innovating Regions in Europe (IRE) network is organising a conference on 'Innovation governance: enhancing interaction in the regional innovation system' on June 5 and 6, 2008 in Rennes, France. read more
As the participation of partners form third countries in the European Research Area has long been disappointing, INCONTACT shall help stimulate co-operation between the National Contact Points. read more
The ASOs are funding 19 new projects for research co-operation and networking between Austria and South Eastern Europe. read more
The latest SEE-GRID (South Eastern European GRid - enabled eInfrastructure Development 2) newsletter was published in April. Topics in this issue are: - Policy makers workshop on e-Infrastructures in ... read more
The ERA WESTBALKAN+ project´ s main objective during 7. Framework (FP7) is to accelerate opening of European Research Area to countries of Western Balkans. At the moment in the database there ... read more
The European Technology Platform "Food for life" announces the Stakeholder Meeting entitled "What are the research priorities and actions that can enhance innovation & competitiveness in the agro-food... read more
Profiles of first FP7 projects are published on web portal CORDIS. A year after launching of the Seventh Framework Programme project activities are to great extent already in progress. read more
Ministry of Science in cooperation with Academy of Science and Arts of Republic of Serbia, has opened on 4th of March an office to help scientists by applying for projects by European Commission. The ... read more
1st Young Scientists' Forum on Central and South East Europe will take place December 4-6, 2008 in Vienna, Austria. The event is organised in the collaboration with Danube Rectors' Conference. read more
Summer School on Regional Co-operation will take place from June 29 – July 06, 2008 in Krems, Austria. The Summer School is organised by Danube Rectors’ Conference. read more
A workshop with the title "Benefits and Opportunities of Participation in EU Programmes for Countries of Western Balkans" is being organised in Novi Sad, Serbia on May 7, 2008. read more
A workshop on "The Role of Science and Technology Parks in Building the Regional Knowledge Society" is being held at the AREA Science Park Congress Centre in Trieste on May 22, 2008. read more
The European Regional Economic Forum (EREF) 2008 will take place on June 5 and 6, 2008 in Nova Gorica, Slovenia. The special focus of EREF 2008 is the role of public-private partnerships (PPPs) and private... read more
June 5-7, 2008 are the dates for the fourth European Research and Innovation Exhibition (SERI) in France (Paris Expo Porte de Versailles). read more
The final conference of the INNO-vention project will be held in Brussels, on May 28, 2008 in combination with the 3rd Annual Public Conference of the European Technology Platform (held on May 29, 2008... read more
After two years of activity, the European Project BALKAN AGRO FOOD NETWORK (BAFN) published its final reports in April 2008. read more
CORDIS, the free service informing about the Framework Programme 7 and EU funded research provided by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities informs in its regular newsletter... read more
Eris@ (the European Regional Information Society Association) organises an event on "ICT based regional innovation" that will take place in Brussels on the May 7, 2008 from 11h00 to 16h30. read more
The 15th Business, Government, Municipality and Diplomacy Executive Meeting on the Innovative Cross-border eRegions: Baltic, Central Europe, Nordic, South East Europe, Western Balkans will take place ... read more
Erasmus Mundus supports measures aimed at enhancing the attractiveness of and the interest in European higher education. read more
The first report on SME participation in FP7, which focuses on the Cooperation programme, reveals that increasing numbers of SMEs are participating in the various themes of FP7 compared with its immediate... read more
A call for tender for a "Study on social dialogue in the Western Balkan countries" is published by DG Employment. Deadline for the receipt of bids is May 15, 2008. read more
A sectoral workshop on innovation will be held in Prishtina, Kosovo/UNMIK, April 24-25, 2008. read more
Debrecen, Hungary, will see the "Central and Eastern European ICT Cluster Conference" on April 24, 2008. read more
In its Enlargement Strategy 2007-2008, the Commission identified the need to increase support to civil society development, and announced the creation of a new financing facility to promote civil society... read more
On April 17-18, 2008, the Commission’s Directorate-General for Enlargement hosted the conference “Civil Society Development in Southeast Europe: Building Europe Together”. read more
On Tuesday April 15, 2008, EU Ministers for science and research held a meeting, chaired by the Slovenian Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology, Mojca Kucler Dolinar. The main topic of... read more
National Info Day in the framework of the Intelligent Energy Europe programme will be organised on May 14, 2008 in Split, Croatia. read more
The Business and Investment Summit in Kosovo/UNMIK will take place on June 25-26, 2008 in Prishtina. read more
On April 10, 2008, an Information Day of the European Commision`s Joint Research Centre (JRC) took place in Zagreb, Croatia. Two of the presentations held are available from wbc-inco.net. read more
Results of the open consultation on the Green Paper on the European Research Area have been published in a working document by the European Commission on April 2, 2008. The main findings in international... read more
The Swiss "Regional Research Promotion Programme" held its first implementation Workshop in Sarajevo on March 28, 2008. read more
Full data from FP6 is now available and allows analysis on the participation of Western Balkan countries in the programme. One open secret is that the Balkan countries were not really successful in the... read more
The call for applications is open for applications till May 23, 2008. Young researchers in the field of cultural policy can received 10,000 by applying for this award. read more
On April 10, 2008, the State Secretary in Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, Radovan Fuchs, and the Director General of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), Roland Schenkel, opened an information... read more
EU finance ministers agreed in Brdo to streamline the way to distribute financial assistance to the Western Balkan countries. read more
On June 19-20, 2008 the NPO, the Network on Public Research Programming, The Netherlands, is organizing a conference on Evidence Based Policy Making: International Best Practices in connecting Science... read more
On April 10, 2008, a conference entitled 'Promoting Innovation and Creativity – Schools' Response to the Challenges of Future Societies' concluded at Brdo pri Kranju. read more
Western Balkans Info Hub - powered by "Policy Answers" - is funded by the European Commission through the Horizon Europe project "R&I policy making, implementation and support in the Western Balkans", grant agreement: 10105887. The portal builds upon previous initiatives, such as for instance WBC-RTI.INFO and WBC-INCO.NET, which were funded under different Framework Programmes (FP) for Research and Technological Development (RTD) of the European Commission and other contracts.
