World Bank2014-01-282014-01-282013-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16626A 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACADEMIC PERFORMANCEACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCESS TO KNOWLEDGEACTION PLANADMINISTRATIVE COSTSAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAPPLIED RESEARCHBEST PRACTICEBEST PRACTICESBIOTECHNOLOGYBRAIN DRAINBUSINESS INCUBATIONBUSINESS INNOVATIONBUSINESS PLANBUSINESS PLANSBUSINESS SECTORBUSINESS SECTORSBUSINESSESCAPABILITIESCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITAL MARKETSCAREERCAREER ADVANCEMENTCAREER DEVELOPMENTCAREER OPPORTUNITIESCAREERSCASH FLOWCOLLABORATION IN RESEARCHCOMPETITIVENESSCONNECTIVITYDATA GATHERINGDEGREESDIASPORADOCTORAL TRAININGECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTEDUCATION SECTOREMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENGINEERSENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTENTERPRISE SECTORENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIESEQUIPMENTEXPENDITURESFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SUPPORTFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTSGLOBAL ECONOMIESGLOBAL MARKETSHIGHER EDUCATIONHIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN RESOURCEHUMAN RESOURCESIMPLEMENTATION STRATEGYIMPROVEMENTS IN ACCESSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIESINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINNOVATIONINNOVATION POLICIESINNOVATION POLICYINNOVATION PROGRAMSINNOVATIONSINSTITUTIONINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSINTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONSINTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICESINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINVENTIONSINVESTMENTS IN R&DIPKEY INDUSTRIESKNOWLEDGE BASELEGAL ENVIRONMENTLEGAL FRAMEWORKLICENSINGLITERATURELOCAL UNIVERSITIESMANAGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYMANAGEMENT SYSTEMMANUFACTURINGMARKET OPPORTUNITIESMEDICAL SERVICESMEDICINEMEDIUM ENTERPRISESMETHODOLOGYNATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMSNETWORKSPAPERSPARTNER ORGANIZATIONSPEER REVIEWPERFORMANCESPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTUREPILOT PROJECTSPOLICY FORMULATIONPOSTGRADUATE STUDENTSPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTORSPROCUREMENTPRODUCTIVITYPROOF OF CONCEPTPROTOTYPEPROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENTPROTOTYPESPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC UNIVERSITIESR&D EXPENDITURESREGIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCEREGISTRYREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTRESEARCH CAPACITYRESEARCH CENTERSRESEARCH COLLABORATIONRESEARCH COMMERCIALIZATIONRESEARCH EXCELLENCERESEARCH FACILITIESRESEARCH FUNDINGRESEARCH FUNDSRESEARCH GRANTSRESEARCH IMPACTRESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURERESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURESRESEARCH INSTITUTESRESEARCH INSTITUTIONSRESEARCH MANAGEMENTRESEARCH ORGANIZATIONSRESEARCH OUTPUTRESEARCH PERFORMANCERESEARCH POLICIESRESEARCH PRODUCTIVITYRESEARCH PROGRAMSRESEARCH PROJECTSRESEARCH RESULTSRESEARCH SECTORRESEARCH SYSTEMSRESEARCH UNIVERSITIESRESEARCH UNIVERSITYRESEARCHERSRESULTSCIENCE FOUNDATIONSCIENCE PARKSSCIENCESSCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIESSCIENTIFIC COMMUNITYSCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCESCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONSSCIENTIFIC RESEARCHSCIENTISTSSEED CAPITALSIMULATIONSSKILLS TRAININGSUPERVISIONTARGETSTEACHINGTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTTECHNOLOGY PARKTECHNOLOGY PARKSTECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICESTERTIARY EDUCATIONTRAINING ACTIVITIESTRAINING IN TECHNOLOGYTRANSLATIONUNIVERSITIESUNIVERSITY MANAGEMENTUSERSVALUE CHAINSVENTURE CAPITALWorld Bank10.1596/16626