Towards 2020: New Horizons for RTD and Innovation in the Western Balkan Region
27 March 2014 - 28 March 2014
North Macedonia
This event intends to bring together about 200 science policymakers, scientists and industry representatives from the Western Balkan Region, SEE, Danube Region but also other EU countries who are interested in cooperation with WB countries.
While the core focus of the conference will be primarily on Horizon 2020 and thus the collaboration in science between WBC and EU Member States under the new Programme, information on other on-going/up-coming activities in WBC – in particular focusing innovation issues – will be exchanged.
The event will entail parallel sessions where results and lessons learned in previous collaboration will be presented so as to also merge the knowledge gained within several other projects and strategic approaches focusing on the region.
Parallel sessions will also deal with the question How to effectively support the participation in Horizon 2020, while the results from selected thematic priorities (Energy, ICT and SSH) as well as the way forward will be discussed. The brokerage event will also focus on these areas.
On the second day, the parallel sessions will focus on the performance of the research and innovation sector in WBC and discuss the achievements, challenges and the way forward in the following areas: Human resources and brain drain, RTDI Infrastructues and Knowledge and Technology Transfer.
The overall goal of the event is to provide an environment also to build new partnerships for cooperation in Horizon 2020. Thus scientists, both from WBC and EU Member States are supported by e.g. travel costs, while e.g. research organisations or industry representatives are offered a platform for promoting dedicated projects or own innovative products in selected fields (promotion stands).
More information is available on the conference website: http://towards2020.wbc-inco.net(opens in new window)
While the core focus of the conference will be primarily on Horizon 2020 and thus the collaboration in science between WBC and EU Member States under the new Programme, information on other on-going/up-coming activities in WBC – in particular focusing innovation issues – will be exchanged.
The event will entail parallel sessions where results and lessons learned in previous collaboration will be presented so as to also merge the knowledge gained within several other projects and strategic approaches focusing on the region.
Parallel sessions will also deal with the question How to effectively support the participation in Horizon 2020, while the results from selected thematic priorities (Energy, ICT and SSH) as well as the way forward will be discussed. The brokerage event will also focus on these areas.
On the second day, the parallel sessions will focus on the performance of the research and innovation sector in WBC and discuss the achievements, challenges and the way forward in the following areas: Human resources and brain drain, RTDI Infrastructues and Knowledge and Technology Transfer.
The overall goal of the event is to provide an environment also to build new partnerships for cooperation in Horizon 2020. Thus scientists, both from WBC and EU Member States are supported by e.g. travel costs, while e.g. research organisations or industry representatives are offered a platform for promoting dedicated projects or own innovative products in selected fields (promotion stands).
More information is available on the conference website: http://towards2020.wbc-inco.net(opens in new window)