Western Balkans Regional R&D Strategy for Innovation

A coordinated effort to develop a regional research and development (R and D) strategy for innovation was launched by the Joint Statement of Sarajevo, signed on April 24, 2009, by the ministers from the Western Balkans (WB) responsible for science and research; the European Union (EU) commissioner for science and research; and the Czech Republic Presidency of the Council of the European Union, under the auspices of the regional cooperation council secretary general. In June 2011, the World Bank signed an agreement with the European Commission (EC) to provide technical assistance for the development of the WB regional R and D strategy for innovation technical assistance (RIS-TA). The strategy aims to strengthen the region's research capacity, enhance intraregional cooperation, promote collaboration with business sectors, explore possibilities for financing R and D from EU funding schemes and other external sources, and help integrate the region into the European research area (ERA) and innovation union. This report is organized as follows: section one gives introduction; section two gives strategic context; section three describes reform program; section four presents action plan for regional cooperation; and section five presents proposed programs.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013-10
Subjects:ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE, ACTION PLAN, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, APPLIED RESEARCH, BEST PRACTICE, BEST PRACTICES, BIOTECHNOLOGY, BRAIN DRAIN, BUSINESS INCUBATION, BUSINESS INNOVATION, BUSINESS PLAN, BUSINESS PLANS, BUSINESS SECTOR, BUSINESS SECTORS, BUSINESSES, CAPABILITIES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL MARKETS, CAREER, CAREER ADVANCEMENT, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, CAREERS, CASH FLOW, COLLABORATION IN RESEARCH, COMPETITIVENESS, CONNECTIVITY, DATA GATHERING, DEGREES, DIASPORA, DOCTORAL TRAINING, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION SECTOR, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENGINEERS, ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, ENTERPRISE SECTOR, ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES, EQUIPMENT, EXPENDITURES, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS, GLOBAL ECONOMIES, GLOBAL MARKETS, HIGHER EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN RESOURCE, HUMAN RESOURCES, IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY, IMPROVEMENTS IN ACCESS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INNOVATION, INNOVATION POLICIES, INNOVATION POLICY, INNOVATION PROGRAMS, INNOVATIONS, INSTITUTION, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INVENTIONS, INVESTMENTS IN R&D, IP, KEY INDUSTRIES, KNOWLEDGE BASE, LEGAL ENVIRONMENT, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LICENSING, LITERATURE, LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, MANAGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANUFACTURING, MARKET OPPORTUNITIES, MEDICAL SERVICES, MEDICINE, MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, METHODOLOGY, NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS, NETWORKS, PAPERS, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, PEER REVIEW, PERFORMANCES, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, PILOT PROJECTS, POLICY FORMULATION, POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTORS, PROCUREMENT, PRODUCTIVITY, PROOF OF CONCEPT, PROTOTYPE, PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT, PROTOTYPES, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, R&D EXPENDITURES, REGIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, REGISTRY, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, RESEARCH CAPACITY, RESEARCH CENTERS, RESEARCH COLLABORATION, RESEARCH COMMERCIALIZATION, RESEARCH EXCELLENCE, RESEARCH FACILITIES, RESEARCH FUNDING, RESEARCH FUNDS, RESEARCH GRANTS, RESEARCH IMPACT, RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE, RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES, RESEARCH INSTITUTES, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, RESEARCH MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS, RESEARCH OUTPUT, RESEARCH PERFORMANCE, RESEARCH POLICIES, RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY, RESEARCH PROGRAMS, RESEARCH PROJECTS, RESEARCH RESULTS, RESEARCH SECTOR, RESEARCH SYSTEMS, RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH UNIVERSITY, RESEARCHERS, RESULT, SCIENCE FOUNDATION, SCIENCE PARKS, SCIENCES, SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES, SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE, SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, SCIENTISTS, SEED CAPITAL, SIMULATIONS, SKILLS TRAINING, SUPERVISION, TARGETS, TEACHING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT, TECHNOLOGY PARK, TECHNOLOGY PARKS, TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICES, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TRAINING ACTIVITIES, TRAINING IN TECHNOLOGY, TRANSLATION, UNIVERSITIES, UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT, USERS, VALUE CHAINS, VENTURE CAPITAL,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/18433254/western-balkans-regional-research-development-strategy-innovation
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16626
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