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WBC-INCO.NET

The INCO-NET Initiative for the Western Balkan Countries

Elke Dall, Zentrum für Soziale Innovation

Steering Platform

Ljubljana, 13 June 2008

Context

WBC-INCO.NET Objectives

• Structuring and supporting S&T bi-regional dialogue,

• Developing concrete research priorities of mutual interest (with a special focus on FP7 priority fields),

• Supporting and transferring know-how to research community and NCPs,

• Generating new thematic calls to foster the knowledge base of WBCs,

• Enhancing production and use of knowledge based indicators,

• Creating a base for the further preparation of participation in multilateral RTD activities,

• Increasing competitiveness and networking, etc.

Partners in WBC-INCO.NET

1. ZSI (Austria)- Coordinator 2. MOES (Albania) 3. MZOS (Croatia)

4. MON-MK (FYR of Macedonia)

5. MPIN (Montenegro) 6. MSCI (Serbia)

7. SUS BiH (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

8. MPI (Serbia) 9. Ivo Pilar (Croatia)

10. KEC (Kosovo/UNMIK) 11. CIVET (Albania) 12. SBRA (Slovenia)

13. SEERC (Greece) 14. UNU-MERIT (Netherlands) 15. JRC (Belgium/Spain)

16. PT-DLR (Germany) 17. FFG (Austria) 18. TÜBITAK (Turkey)

19. GSRT (Greece) 20. MHEST (Slovenia) 21. BMWF (Austria)

22. BMBF (Germany) 23. MES-CRA (Bulgaria) 24. TURBO (Belgium/Turkey)

25. APRE (Italy) 26. MCA (Bosnia and Herzegovina)













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WBC-Ministries WBC- Support Institutes EU-MS/AC Support Inst.EU-MS/AC-Ministries

Workpackages

No. Work Package Title Lead Participant

Contact

1 European & Regional Dialogue BMWF Mr. Heribert Buchbauer, Ms. Anneliese Stoklaska

2 Priority Setting to Structure Participation in FP7

PT-DLR Ms. Karin Wedde-Mühlhausen,Ms. Ulrike Kunze,

Ms. Erika Rost

3 Monitoring & Analysis of S&T Cooperation

MHEST Ms. Slavi Krusic,Mr. Davor Kozmus

4 Building Capacities GSRT Mr. Nikos Sidiropoulos

5 Facilitating Networking and Increased Participation in FP7

MSCI Mr. Viktor Nedovic,Ms. Zeljka Dukic

6 Project Management ZSI Ms. Elke Dall,Ms. Carmen Siller

7 Dissemination ZSI Ms. Elke Dall,Ms. Jana Machacova

Highlighted activities and results

• Support to the Steering Platform meeting (currently in dialogue with colleagues from France and Czech Republic)

• Regional S&T policy meetings (organised by Montenegrin partners) with a proposal for Paris focussing on regional coordination in IPA issues

• Information exchange with Directorates Generals other than DG Research (DG ELARG, DG INFSO, DG TREN, DG Education, etc.) with a current focus on DG Enterprise (CIP) and DG Enlargement (IPA)

• Information exchange with other multilateral initiatives (e.g. international stakeholders such as OECD, UNESCO, Worldbank, etc., relevant ERA-NETs and other CSAs) with a current focus on OECD, ERA-NETs and CSAs dealing with priority setting (BAFN, SCORE)


• Methodolgy and Guidelines for S&T priority setting as a deliverable already available by UNU-MERIT and JRC-IPTS – includes proposals for foresight activities and stakeholder workshops

• Priority setting for WBC-INCO.NET to start with certain topics for systematic development of common regional priorities– Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Biotechnologies– Information and Communication Technologies– Environment– Health– Transport

• Specific approach for each of the themes with stakeholder consultation in October 2008 / June 2009 will result in defined priorities for these themes


• Analysis of workprogrammes on WBC priorities (yearly)• Analysis of cooperation patterns (results end 2009)• Barriers to RTD cooperation (results beginning 2009)• Access to research infrastructures (results end 2008)• Analysis of national S&T policies towards global issues

(deliverable on the methodology already provided)


• Training events for researchers (events in Belgrade and Sarajevo held at the beginning of May 2008, 2 more events planned)

• Peer Review for S&T statistics (second half 2008)• Training for finance managers (end of 2008)• Support to S&T Information System (2009/2010)• Brokerage events and Awareness raising sessions (starting

2009)• Benchmarking of NCPs (results available in 2009) and NCP

support activities (starts 2009 after ERA WESTBALKAN+)• Information activities through wbc-inco.net website, information

newsletters (journal, e-mail-newsletter), brochure (ongoing)

Thank you for your attention!

Elke Dall

Centre for Social Innovation

Linke Wienzeile 246

A-1150 Wien

[email protected]

+43-1-4950442-62

+43-699-10869251

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