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... in FPs and a structured client approach. Thus, ERA WESTBALKAN+ will make the research potential of the Western Balkans both visible and accessible. The ERA WESTBALKAN+ project's main objective is to intensify the opening up of the ERA to the Western Balkan Countries (WBC) of Serbia, Montenegro, FYR of Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and Croatia as an ACC through trans-regional network building of research centres in WBC with their counterparts in Austria, Slovenia and Greece. ERA WESTBALKAN+ is ERA WESTBALKAN ...

... Direct Investment (flows, choice of location, coordination of policies) · Sector Competitiveness · Trade and Macroeconomics The research should cover the South East Europe region or one or preferably more CEFTA 2006 Parties (Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Croatia, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Republic of Serbia and UNMIK/Kosovo). Work on other countries with strong implications for CEFTA 2006 would also be considered. Subject to certain eligibility criteria, the OECD Investment Compact will cover the travel and accommodation expenses of the presenters. Please ...

The analysis is also available in Serbian language, please go to http://www.lokalnirazvoj.org/sr/publications/details/15 for download. More information about the executing institution can be found here. InTER (Institute for Territorial Economic Development) was contracted by the National Agency for Regional Development of the Republic of Serbia to provide an assessment of the business infrastructure in the country. The assignment included an assessment of the institutional and ...

As a result of the long-standing scientific collaboration between the European Union and the Mediterranean Partner Countries, 168 FP7 projects are presently in place with an EU contribution close to EUR 430 million. There are 373 MPC participants in these projects. This publication has been prepared on the occasion of the "Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Research and Innovation: An agenda for a renewed partnership" organised by the Directorate General for Research and Innovation, in ...

... to work jointly on improving infrastructure both within the country and in connecting it within the region. Commissioner Füle concluded the meeting by reaffirming the EU's commitment to Bosnia and Herzegovina's European future. "I hope this year will bring good news for the country. The EU will continue to assist Bosnia and Herzegovina with expertise and financial support. We want to see the country moving forward with the rest of the region. But Bosnia and Herzegovina's political representatives have to do their part." Source: Reference: MEMO/12/205 Date: 21/03/2012 The Commissioner for Enlargement and European ...

... and reference point for the social sciences and humanities landscapes in Europe. Commissioned by the ERA Directorate of DG RTD and performed via the Metris-Network, it pursues the collection, regular updating, and analysis of information on social sciences and humanities at national and European level. The present country report on Bosnia and Herzegovina was prepared by Edin Jahic (edin.jahic@technopolisgroup.com). The report covers the period from April 2010 to June 2011. http://www.metrisnet.eu/metris/index.cfm/init/index

... and reference point for the social sciences and humanities landscapes in Europe. Commissioned by the ERA Directorate of DG RTD and performed via the Metris-Network, it pursues the collection, regular updating, and analysis of information on social sciences and humanities at national and European level. The present country report on Bosnia and Herzegovina was prepared by Sasho Josimovski, (sasojosimovski@yahoo.com). The report covers the period from April 2010 to June 2011. http://www.metrisnet.eu/metris/index.cfm/init/index

... and reference point for the social sciences and humanities landscapes in Europe. Commissioned by the ERA Directorate of DG RTD and performed via the Metris-Network, it pursues the collection, regular updating, and analysis of information on social sciences and humanities at national and European level. The present country report on Bosnia and Herzegovina was prepared by Edin Jahic (edin.jahic@technopolisgroup.com). The report covers the period from April 2010 to June 2011. http://www.metrisnet.eu/metris/index.cfm/init/index

The Social Sciences and Humanities are influential for all Member States and for the European Commission. METRIS is an initiative of the Directorate-General for Research (DG RTD), which aims to become an entry and reference point for the social sciences and humanities landscapes in Europe. Commissioned by the ERA Directorate of DG RTD and performed via the Metris-Network, it pursues the collection, regular updating, and analysis of information on social sciences and humanities at national and ...

This Strategic Research Agenda has been formulated through intensive cooperation and consensus building in South East Europe. It identifies synergies and potentials for the South East European region reflecting the strong confidence of stakeholders in the future of the region. Being Europe is reflected in working on common European research goals; the regional strength is presented by selecting topics where expertise is already available and that are required to upgrade the infrastructure to ...

The Transnational Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) is a major output of the I3E project, which is dedicated to the improvement of innovation transfer between researchers and industry, relevant to the industrial informatics and embedded systems sector in the South East Europe (SEE) area. It helps developers and researchers to focus their research plans on relevant topics as well as to avoid barriers in transforming their ideas and research results into innovations. The SRA is formed based on the ...

This Strategic Research Agenda has been formulated through intensive cooperation and consensus building in South East Europe. It identifies synergies and potentials for the South East European region reflecting the strong confidence of stakeholders in the future of the region. Being Europe is reflected in working on common European research goals; the regional strength is presented by selecting topics where expertise is already available and that are required to upgrade the infrastructure to ...

... Project coordinator is Q-Plan from Greece and partners are: Inno TSD, France; European Embedded Control Institute, France; Schoolof Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade Serbia; Croatian Institute of Technology, Croatia; Ministry of Science of Montenegro; Agency for Electronic Communications Skopje, FYROM and Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. BALCON http://www.balcon-project.eu

... Web version The Fostering Interventions for Rapid Market Advancement (FIRMA) project, sponsored by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Swedish International Development and Cooperation Agency (Sida) is a five-year project that began in September 2009 to support sustainable economic growth, employment expansion, and increased household incomes in Bosnia & Herzegovina. FIRMA has principal offices in Sarajevo and Banja Luka. FIRMA http://www.firmaproject.ba ...

... The mini country reports had the objective to furnish three analytical reports with country specific information: a trend report on innovation policy in the EU, an overview report on innovation funding in the EU and an analytical thematic report on demand-side innovation policies. Attached please find the mini-country report for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Author: Edin Jahic, Technopolis Group http://www.proinno-europe.eu/inno-policy-trendchart/repository/country-specific-trends

The Erasmus Mundus programme aims to promote European higher education, to help improve the career prospects of students by enabling them to study abroad at top-class institutions, to foster quality and capacity in higher education through academic cooperation and exchanges and to promote intercultural understanding. The latest Call for Proposals for the 2012 selection of joint programmes, partnerships and projects under all three Actions of the programme was launched in December 2011, with a ...

NNO-Policy TrendChart produced 'mini country reports' for each of the 48 countries monitored by the network of country correspondents in the second half of 2011. The mini country reports had the objective to furnish three analytical reports with country specific information: a trend report on innovation policy in the EU, an overview report on innovation funding in the EU and an analytical thematic report on demand-side innovation policies. Attached please find the mini-country report for ...

... capacity and the ability to monitor and evaluate progress made, including standardised statistics on the R&D and innovation system of Albania, need to be improved. Also, so far the tax code does not foresee any fiscal incentives for companies also that investment in R&D or innovation. Bosnia and Herzegovina The post-war economic growth of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) was based on domestic demand, stimulated by foreign investment, raw materials and relatively cheap labour. With the onset of the worldwide financial crisis in 2008-2009, foreign investment reduced considerably thus augmenting the problem of the country’s low economic competitiveness. The issue of the future sources of economic ...

... The mini country reports had the objective to furnish three analytical reports with country specific information: a trend report on innovation policy in the EU, an overview report on innovation funding in the EU and an analytical thematic report on demand-side innovation policies. Attached please find the mini-country report for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Author: Edin Jahic, Technopolis Group http://www.proinno-europe.eu/inno-policy-trendchart/repository/country-specific-trends

... cross border dimmenssion and it is implemented on the EU and Balkan states' territory from December 1, 2011 untill September 30, 2012. The organizers are looking for 100 young people, students or university graduates, age between 18-30 years, resident in one of the EU countries or Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo under UN Security Council Resolution 1244, Montenegro, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia), interested to join them in a exciting project. All the costs related to accommodation, meals, free time events and handbooks are going to be covered by the organisers. Also, travel expenditures will be ...

This new edition of the Guide to EU-Funding opportunities includes a full up-to-date picture of the three sources of funding described in the initial Guide (7th Research Framework Programme, Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme and Structural Funds) completed by information on the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and on the European Fisheries Fund. It also focuses on additional funding opportunities in the field of research and innovation. It includes information ...

... participated in the exhibition - presenting research and innovation from the region and the background reports on Energy research prepared in WP2. The reports are available below. The exhibition was supported in the frame of WP5. VIDEOS at the UNU-Maastricht's channel: WBC-INCO.NET at E2C Maastricht Mirza Kusljugic: Member of Parliament, Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragoslava Stojiljkovic: University of Belgrade Rene Wintjes: UNU-MERIT Nikola Vujosevic: Montenegro Directorate for Development of SMEs Link to the event website: http://energy-conference.eu This biennial European Energy Conference series, launched in 2010, promotes, consolidates and communicates the vitally necessary synergy of scientific and technical competence with knowledge on environmental ...

... participate as full partners in the applications, but have to be treated as Third Country partners together with remaining WBC. More information are available at http://ec.europa.eu/education/llp/doc848_en.htm Based on the information from the Application and selection procedures Call 2012 (EAC/27/11), organisations from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro have confirmed their intention to participate in the Lifelong Learning Programme as LLP participating countries only as of 2013. Thus, they can continue to participate in the 2012 Call for proposals under the provisions laid out for Third Country participation in the above mentioned document. Croatia already ...

This report compares the innovation capacities of WBC based on multiple analytical approaches with a view to understand the possibility of closer regional innovation cooperation. The final aim is to carry out the background report for a common innovation strategy and initiatives for establishing the regional innovation system. The analyses reveal that WBC differ significantly in overall development and related innovation capacities (e.g there is almost a six-fold difference in ...

In order to promote particularly the good practices from the target region of the Western Balkans we decided to present them in a printed booklet and to share them with policy makers all over Europe. As part of WBC-INCO.NET’s Work Package (WP) 8 on Innovation support, a number of good practice examples of programmes, instruments and measures aiming at supporting innovation activities have been collected and compiled in Deliverable D8.50. The examples are presented in two parts: the first part ...

... the end of 2011, preaccession assistance allocated to those countries since 2007 added up to a total of €7.461 billion. Assistance given to candidate countries and potential candidates in 2011, including both national and cross-border cooperation programmes: IPA 2011 allocations (in current prices; million €) Albania 94.43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 107.43 Croatia 156.53 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 98.03 Iceland 12.00 Kosovo 68.70 Montenegro 34.15 Serbia 201.88 Turkey 779.90 Multi-beneficiary programme (*) 186.27 Total 1 739.32 (*) Allocation for transition assistance and institution building, excluding cross-border cooperation. Assistance to the Turkish Cypriot ...

... Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development – Marie Curie Actions. CERES fellowships have a duration of 12 months and are addressed to experienced researchers (researchers already in possession of a PhD or having at least 4 years of professional research experience) from CEI Member States (Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine). Deadline: April 30, 2012 ...

Name of the programme and of the thematic/horizontal area: Targeted call on 'Innovation for renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions in Mediterranean regions and cities' Information on funding Programme: Other Specification/themes: Energy Publication Date: 15/02/2012 14:20 Deadline: 12/04/2012 08:00 The main objective of this targeted call is to better identify and strengthen innovation capacities of Mediterranean SMEs and support the implementation of innovative solutions for ...

... laws on electricity, regulatory agencies at the RS and BiH level and transmission company, as well as designing the study on social aspects of new tariff system in electricity consumption. With political and economic stabilization, the Institute has resumed the cooperation with research and consulting institutions in Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad, with several projects which have already been jointly implemented with institutions from Sweden, Norway, Serbia, Montenegro etc. Newly established economic system and overall stabilization of circumstances have shifted the Institute toward ownership and organizational restructuring, and in 2001 it was transformed into the join-stock company. Achieved development level ...

... The Energy Pre-Check will start in 2012 and will be provided by the Chambers of Commerce in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.Energy Pre-check (part of an energy audit) Experts from the Chambers of Commerce will guide businesses in their regions of competence along the path of outlining an efficient energy use strategy. Energy pre-check offers selected companies in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia ...

... concrete contribution to the regional cohesion in South-East Europe and to the process of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans. The Kick-Off Meeting which is going to launch the action in front of a large audience of RCC partners and regional stakeholders is planned for March 16, 2012 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

... Also, it will help users: to access the most important contents EURAXESS BIH offers, such as latest news from EURAXESS BIH web site, information on Jobs, Services, Rights and Links resources and more… to easily learn the most important information about Bosnia and Herzegovina read all news from EURAXESS web site just like they would on EURAXESS BIH web site through their favorite Desktop PC Web browser to search the full EURAXESS Jobs vacancies database. The results are displayed right away and can be browsed and viewed directly on the cell phone allows users ...

... effects on human health) Air Pollution (effects on human health) Air Pollution (ecosystem effects) Water Resources (ecosystem effects) Biodiversity and Habitat Forests Fisheries Agriculture Climate Change Environmental Performance Index– Ranking & Scores (p.11) EPI Rank WB countries: (out of 132 countries) Albania: 15 (Top 10 Trend Index Performers) Bosnia & Herzegovina: 129 (Lowest 10 Trend Index Decliners) Croatia: 20 FYR of Macedonia: 97 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): n.a. Montenegro: n.a Serbia: 103 (data for Serbia and Montenegro) http://epicharts.activewebdev.com/v01/downloads/2012EPI_Report.pdf

This deliverable outlines the results of a survey conducted as part of the WBC-INCO.NET project initiative to support innovation capacities in the WB region. The survey aimed to pinpoint both present and likely future research and market needs, as well as identify possibilities for collaboration in the region. The survey was carried out in two rounds, the second building on the results of the first. Two questionnaires were jointly designed by JRC-IPTS and Ivo Pilar. These addressed ...

Dear readers, We are happy to present to you the 5th edition of the WBC-INCO.NET Journal on Co-ordination of Research Policies with the Western Balkan Countries, published on the occasion of the 8th meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan countries on June 24 in Belgrade, Serbia. Following an update on the conclusions of the past Steering Platform meeting, we are presenting you the new European Commission and its focal points on page 2. Concerning news from ...

... see-science.eu website. Serbia is the country in focus of this issue - the Serbian Ministry of Science provided an insight into the S&T system and funding possibilities available in Serbia. News from the region also covers a Round Table on Brain Circulation, the visit of Commissioner Potoènik in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Dubrovnik conference on higher education reforms is covered on page 9 of this edition. We conclude with short inputs on the issues of science in relation to gender and religion and recommendations for further reading ...

Dear readers, the WBC-INCO.NET journal autumn 2008 reports on major issues such as ■ Framework Programme 7, which is becoming more and more popular in the region. Currently several networking and training activities are taking place (also with the support of WBC-INCO.NET), several calls are open and researchers from the region are hopefully continuing to work for their successful integration to the European Research Area. ■ The creation of networks is an important activity in order to ...

Dear readers, after about one and a half years of its implementation, WBC-INCO.NET has been involved in a number of different activities and reached several positive results. Thus, in this issue we inform you about the current plans to enhance the project's work towards the field of innovation (see pages 2 and 3). RTD cooperation between all stakeholders in the region is growing continuously, as acknowledged by the Steering Platform on Research during its last meeting in Liblice, Czech ...

Dear readers, this journal marks the transition of our work from our project see-science.eu, which ends April 30, 2008, to the WBC-INCO.NET. Many activities are therefore running in parallel and our journal is also a bit delayed: a new layout, a new logo and further increased volume of the journal are just the most superficial changes. The new project now includes 26 partners and will continue to inform you via the regular journal – but mainly through the web-newsletter, which ...

Our report on the 2nd Steering Platform meeting is followed by updates from the EC highlighting the association of Western Balkan countries to FP7 and a possibility for you to influence European policies on R&D: The opportunity of an open consultation process to make your voices heard should not be missed! see-science.eu invited the Joint Research Centre, the Stability Pact, the Central European Initiative, CEEPUS, RIBN and other stakeholders to contribute to this issue. Doris Pack, Member ...

Dear readers, Coordination with but especially among the Western Balkan countries has been improved in the recent period and this journal provides some information on the progress. The last meeting of the Steering Platform on Research in Paris (we report on page 1 and 2) has given guidance for several follow-up activities... The European Commission strives to enhance the European perspectives. In this regard, also the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) has taken many efforts, e.g. ...

Dear Readers, the 7th edition of the WBC-INCO.NET Journal is published on the occasion of the 10th Meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan countries, taking place in Ohrid, FYR of Macedonia on May 26, 2011. One of the key issues to be discussed by the Steering Platform is the state of preparation of the Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation as well as the related Enlargement Countries’ Position Paper, compiled in the frame of the Regional ...

This summer has seen a milestone for science and research communities in the Western Balkans – the association of Croatia, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia to the Seventh Framework Programme. Our main article focuses on this step towards full integration of the region in the European Research Area (ERA). We also inform you about the current developments in the other Western Balkan countries. Major developments have also taken place for us at the Information Office: the next and bigger initiative ...

Dear readers, the 6th edition of the WBC-INCO.NET Journal marks the beginning of a new phase in the Co-ordination of Research Policies with the Western Balkan Countries: WBC-INCO.NET ENHANCED. The official Kick-Off Meeting will take place on November 12, 2010 in Bečići, Montenegro, following the 9th meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan countries on November 11. Further information on WBC-INCO.NET ENHANCED and its innovation focus is available on page 5. To ...

Dear readers, the 8th edition of the WBC-INCO.NET Journal is published on the occasion of the 11th Meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan countries, taking place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on December 1, 2011. Some of the key issues to be discussed by the Steering Platform are the state of preparation of Horizon 2020 and synergies with the Pre-Accession Instrument (IPA) as well as the Implementation of the Regional Strategy on R&D for Innovation. This time, the main ...

The EC has published a survey of outcomes of cultural heritage research projects supported in the context of EU environmental research programmes. The publication contains details of cultural heritage research projects supported under the fifth, sixth, and seventh Framework Programme until 2010. The survey investigated the global impact of these projects, looking at the type of involved organisations and their networks in the involved EU Member States, Associated Countries and Third Countries, ...

European competitiveness is at the centre of analysis of the yearly competitiveness report of the European Commission. Its main focus is on recent changes of the EU's productivity growth, which is the key driver of competitiveness in the long run. http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=5702&lang=en

... field of 'Health' was covered in the last journal. Again we take a look outside the European Union and update on Swiss initiatives towards the Western Balkans´ research community. While the summer edition's country profile presented Albania, this time we get a flavour of the S&T system in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The SEE-ERA.NET project is announcing the launch of its Pilot Joint Call by the end of November 2006. Following George Bonas’ report on IPA initiatives in the previous issue, we are happy to inform on success stories from Serbia and the latest communications from Commissioner for Enlargement, Olli Rehn ...

... order to allow their citizens to travel to the EU without a visa. Following an assessment on the progress made by these countries in implementing major reforms, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia joined the EU's visa-free regime in December 2009 ( IP/09/1852 ) and Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina in November 2010 ( MEMO/10/548 ). For more information Homepage of Cecilia Malmström, Commissioner for Home Affairs http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/malmstrom/welcome/default_en.htm Homepage DG Home Affairs: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/index_en.htm Source: European Commission Liaison Office to Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) The European Commissioner ...

... The JRC has published six vacant positions - 5 Grantholder and 1 Seconded National Expert position - for researchers and scientific experts from the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey. Applications will be accepted from experts from research organisations, public administration bodies, national enforcement laboratories and scientists. The openings are part of the JRC's Enlargement and Integration Action (E&IA), which aims to give scientific ...

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