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In the frame of WP2, T2.4 background reports have been prepared on the national research systems in the field of social sciences and humanities, on social innovation and on priorities of SSH research. The reports have been prepared by national experts / expert teams and edited at ZSI in order to be available at the conference "Challenge Social Innovation" in Vienna. WBC-INCO.NET (2011): National Background Reports on Social Sciences and Humanities.

At the end of the first year of the project implementation, the HP-SEE infrastructure supports 22 target applications, while 4 more applications are supported on a best effort basis in terms of computational power and technical assistance. Nine applications have been deployed in the HP-SEE infrastructure and are now in the production stage. Among these, there are the three flagship applications designated by the Application Review Committee: FMD-PA (Computational Chemistry VRC), SIMPLE-TS 2D ...

... market. Main Priority Areas Materials recycling Sustainable building products Food and drink sector Water Greening businesses Although priority will be given to SMEs and private beneficiaries, the calls for proposals are open to all legal persons located in one of the following countries: 27 EU member states Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein Albania, Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Israel, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey Other non-EU countries provided they have the appropriate agreement in force. The maximum duration of an action is 36 months. Applicants should consult the website of the programme at: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eco-innovation/ You can reach the ...

The fourth FP7 Monitoring Report covers the implementation of the Framework Programme in the years 2007-2010. It is based on the FP7 monitoring system, which was designed as an internal management tool using a core set of performance indicators. In section 2 this document provides a detailed analysis of FP7 participation patterns in 2010. FP7 implementation management and quality issues are the focus of section 3 and include the current situation with regard to the simplification process and ...

The main topics of this Forum, which will bring together political and economic leaders, representatives of the academia and the nongovernmental sector, as well as other relevant opinion-makers, will be along a possible Western Balkans 2020 Agenda on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, and fight against organized crime, corruption and illegal migration. Under the topics of Smart Growth and Sustainable Growth the participants will discuss current issues, for example: Smart ...

Every 6 months, high level political dialogue meetings are organised linking the EU Member States, Associated Countries and the Western Balkan countries. The meetings are co-chaired by the European Commission, the EU Council presidency country (currently Poland) and a country from the region (for the upcoming meeting: Bosnia and Herzegovina). The meeting tookplace on December 1, 2011 in Sarajevo and brought together RTDI stakeholders from all over Europe ...

... October 2011 are entitled to a reduced fee of €150 (instead of the full fee of €300). On the registration forms of the training workshop and/or the brokerage event (once they are available) please make sure you tick the option ECITL Conference Registration – reduced fee. *Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), Montenegro,The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Serbia Contacts: FP7 Training Workshop contact: Ms. Christina MIARITI (SEERC): cmiariti@seerc.org Brokerage Event contact: Ms. Kelly VAVASI (GSRT): kvavasi@gsrt.gr, Evi Afentaki (GSRT): pafe@gsrt.gr WBC-INCO-NET is ...

The Innovation Infrastructure reports are mapping national innovation systems and relevant stakeholders in the Western Balkan Countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), Montenegro and Serbia) The main objective of these reports is to add to common understanding of the national innovation systems in the region and to map the innovation infrastructure and stakeholders. Thus, the reports aim to facilitate the identification ...

... sets aside €40 million for the "Smart Cities initiative" to help find more efficient ways to use energy and provide urban transport. The researchers from Western Balkan countries are eligible to apply for funds and benefit form this huge package of funding for research and innovation. Since Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, FYROM and Serbia have the Associated Country status in the FP7, the researchers and organizations from these countries can benefit from this funding on equal footing with researchers and organizations from EU Member States. The researchers from Western Balkan countries are encouraged to follow ...

ESFRI has been working since 2002 to spur the development, prioritisation and sustainable operation of valuable new and existing RIs; and it is working now to revise its ‘Roadmap’ of future work. In this report, ESFRI now proposes a 7-point vision for RIs and Europe 2020: 1. By 2020, the European Research Area will have full availability of the needed world-class, top-quality research infrastructures to inspire researchers in every major discipline. The ESFRI Roadmap prioritises 44 ...

... of the transport research situation of the countries in the region and recommendations for improvement addressed to policy makers, researchers and all other transport actors. TransNEW - Regional Workshop Turkey Hosted by the Turkish Partners TUBITAK this workshop covered the capabilities and capacities in the South Balkan and Mediterranean region including Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta, Moldova, Romania, Turkey. All of the participants agreed that the number of research programmes currently in transport in this region is insufficient. Copies of the presentations from this workshop are available at www.transnew.eu. A final conference open to all TransNEW partners and all others with ...

... Prof. Dr. Ilknur Kolay, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. Prof. Dr. Aspa Gospodini, University of Thessaly, Athens, Greece. Assist. Prof. Dr. Deike Peters, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. Assist. Prof. Dr. Martino Tattara, Berlage Institute, Rotterdam, Holland. Dr. Paola Ardizzola, MuseoArchitetturaArte, Pescara, Italy. Mirela Kamberi, United Nations Development Programme, Albania. Christos Passas, Zaha Hadid Architects & Architectural Association, London, UK. Over the past twenty years, Tirana, the capital of Albania, has evolved into a dense, compact, and vibrant city of almost one million people,full of shops, cafés, restaurants, music, colorful buildings, and street life. At the same time, it ...

... available for this will total around €521 million for the period 2011-2013. More follows Indicative IPA financial allocations for the period 2011-2013 Planned allocation in millions of euros (figures are in current prices) Croatia 430.00 Iceland 28.00 former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 304.76 Turkey 2586.90 Albania 257.73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 314.22 Montenegro 91.28 Serbia 587.00 Kosovo 203.61 Multi-beneficiary programme 520.97 Cross-Border Cooperation 214.28 TOTAL 2011-2013 5538.75 Background Since 2007, candidate countries and potential candidates have received focused EU funding and support through a single channel – the Instrument ...

... 12th International Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference (PCST 2012); to promote the networking of science communicators within South-East Europe (SEE) and share best practices; and to improve the quality of communication in science and technology in the SEE region as an overall objective of the initiative. Eligible countries Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Kosovo/UN Resolution 1244, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey. Application Interested applicants should send their curriculum vitae and a motivation letter related to the quality of science communication in the South-East European Region, (in ...

... Date: From: 14 July 2011 00:00 To: 15 July 2011 00:00 The European Commission is organising a multi-country seminar on eHealth open to participants from all Enlargement and Neighbouring countries. This "by invitation only" seminar will gather 42 representatives of the following 22 countries (Enlargement countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244/1999), Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey; Neighbouring countries - South: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia; Neighbouring countries - East: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine ...

Experts in: - Tourism development - with portfolio of majot tourism oriented countries (ie. Egypt, USA, England, Ireland, Austria, Jordan, Bahrain, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Albania, etc) - Marketing & e-Marketing - merging classical marketing approaches with the classical (newsletters, ad-campaigns, microsite campaigns, blogging, viral networking, etc) & cutting-edge approaches (social presence and social network develpment, micro-blogging, etc) - Internet website optimisation and development - building the foundations of e-Marketing on top-notch SEO/SMO aware portals - Intranet & Extranet optimisation & development - partnership relation ...

... http://www.doingbusiness.org/Reports/Subnational-Reports/South-East-Europe Doing Business in South East Europe 2011—the second subnational report in the series following Doing Business in South East Europe 2008—compares the ease of doing business, both within a single economy and across the region, among 22 cities from: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, and Serbia. The report focuses on national and local regulations that affect 4 stages in the life of a small to medium-size domestic firm: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, registering property and enforcing contracts. World Bank http://www.doingbusiness ...

... Moldova), and resolve a commercial dispute through the courts in Zrenjanin (Serbia). It is most difficult to start a business in Pristina (Kosovo), register property in Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina), and enforce a contract in Prizren (Kosovo). Dealing with construction permits is most burdensome in Belgrade (Serbia), while in Tirana (Albania) no permit has been issued since 2009. The wide variation in business regulation across the region points to ample room for improvement. To comply with all requirements to build a warehouse, a construction company would spend 110% of income per capita (the equivalent of US$ 1,852) in Balti (Moldova ...

The Commission is proposing to increase the amounts provided for research and innovation, education and SME development. The proposal foresees to allocate €80 billion for the 2014-2020 period to the Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation ("Horizon 2020"), to be complemented by support for research and innovation in the Structural Funds. In the communication it is further stated that "the Commission's ambition for the next EU budget is to spend ...

... and to veniceoffice-sc@unesco.org ; giz-bosnienherzegowina@giz.de . Sourc Davide Poletto, UNESCO Date: From: 23 August 2011 To: 3 September 2011 This multidisciplinary programme is addressed to young professionals and university master/PhD candidates students, possibly two, (women are encouraged to apply), from the following countries in South-East Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as well as UNMIK/Kosovo. No fees will be required by selected participants. The organizer will cover local transportation, full board accommodation costs. Official language of the school is English. Deadline for application is July 15 ...

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