ICT-WEB-PROMS Promoting ICT cooperation opportunities and policy dialogue with the Western Balkan Countries FP 7 - Grant agreement 231549 Support Action Deliverable D2.1: Summary information about relevant policy and projects in WBC Deliverable due date: 31/03/2009 Status: First draft Version No.: 3.1 Version date: 30/03/2009 Responsible Organization: EBA Author(s): Ira Vater Distribution: Public Document description: Report summarising information about relevant policy and projects in the Western Balkan Countries FP 7 - Grant agreement 231549 Revision History Version Date Author Organization Comment 1.0 12.02.2009 Ira Vater EBA First version with table of contents circulated with request for partners’ input 2.0 23.03.2009 Ira Vater EBA First draft circulated to the consortium, incorporating partners’ input 3.0 27.03.2009 Ira Vater EBA Second draft circulated to the consortium for final comments and approval 3.1 30.03.2009 Ira Vater EBA Final version for submission to the Commission Document Contact Information Name Organization Contact information Ira Vater EBA [email protected] Release Control Name Organisation Role Date Ira Vater EBA WP leader and Project 30.03.2009 Manager IWP_D2.1_WBC policy and projects_v3.1.© ICT-WEB-PROMS Consortium, 23 April 2009, Page 2 of 101 FP 7 - Grant agreement 231549 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................. 5 2 EU POLICY AND PROJECTS RELEVANT TO THE WBC .......................................................................... 6 2.1 EU POLICY REGARDING THE WBC .................................................................................................................. 6 2.1.1 EU Enlargement Policy regarding the WBC .............................................................................................. 6 2.1.2 EU Research Policy regarding the WBC .................................................................................................... 9 2.2 EU FUNDED PROJECTS RELEVANT TO THE WBC ............................................................................................ 10 2.2.1 IPA projects in ICT related sectors .......................................................................................................... 10 2.2.2 R&D Framework Programme projects: ICT and ICT related sectors ..................................................... 11 3 THE ICT LANDSCAPE IN ALBANIA ............................................................................................................. 14 3.1 ALBANIA: A BRIEF OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................ 14 3.2 MAIN STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN ICT POLICY MAKING ........................................................................... 14 3.3 LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ICT R&D .............................................................................................................. 16 3.4 ICT R&D POLICY: PROGRAMMES AND STRATEGIES ..................................................................................... 17 3.5 NATIONAL ICT R&D INTERVENTIONS AND PROJECTS ................................................................................... 17 3.6 COOPERATION WITH THE EU IN THE FIELD OF ICT R&D ............................................................................... 18 3.6.1 Relations between Albania and the EU .................................................................................................... 18 3.6.2 Projects and networks in the field of ICT R&D ........................................................................................ 19 3.7 SHORTCOMINGS IN ICT R&D TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE FUTURE .................................................................. 21 4 THE ICT LANDSCAPE IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ....................................................................... 22 4.1 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: A BRIEF OVERVIEW .......................................................................................... 22 4.2 MAIN STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN ICT POLICY MAKING ........................................................................... 22 4.3 LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ICT R&D .............................................................................................................. 26 4.4 ICT R&D POLICY: PROGRAMMES AND STRATEGIES ..................................................................................... 27 4.5 NATIONAL ICT R&D INTERVENTIONS AND PROJECTS ................................................................................... 27 4.6 COOPERATION WITH THE EU IN THE FIELD OF ICT R&D ............................................................................... 27 4.6.1 Relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the EU .......................................................................... 27 4.6.2 Projects and networks in the field of ICT R&D ........................................................................................ 28 4.7 SHORTCOMINGS IN ICT R&D TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE FUTURE .................................................................. 30 5 THE ICT LANDSCAPE IN FYR OF MACEDONIA ...................................................................................... 31 5.1 FYR OF MACEDONIA: A BRIEF OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................... 31 5.2 MAIN STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN ICT POLICY MAKING ........................................................................... 31 5.3 LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ICT R&D .............................................................................................................. 33 5.4 ICT R&D POLICY: PROGRAMMES AND STRATEGIES ..................................................................................... 34 5.5 NATIONAL ICT R&D INTERVENTIONS AND PROJECTS ................................................................................... 35 5.6 COOPERATION WITH THE EU IN THE FIELD OF ICT R&D ............................................................................... 38 5.6.1 Relations between FYR of Macedonia and the EU ................................................................................... 38 5.6.2 Projects and networks in the field of ICT R&D ........................................................................................ 38 5.7 SHORTCOMINGS IN ICT R&D TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE FUTURE .................................................................. 39 6 THE ICT LANDSCAPE IN KOSOVO.............................................................................................................. 40 6.1 KOSOVO: A BRIEF OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 40 6.2 MAIN STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN ICT POLICY MAKING ........................................................................... 40 6.3 LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ICT R&D .............................................................................................................. 42 6.4 ICT R&D POLICY: PROGRAMMES AND STRATEGIES ..................................................................................... 43 6.5 NATIONAL ICT R&D INTERVENTIONS AND PROJECTS ................................................................................... 43 6.6 COOPERATION WITH THE EU IN THE FIELD OF ICT R&D ............................................................................... 44 6.6.1 Relations between Kosovo and the EU ..................................................................................................... 44 6.6.2 Projects and networks in the field of ICT R&D ........................................................................................ 44 6.7 SHORTCOMINGS IN ICT R&D TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE FUTURE .................................................................. 45 IWP_D2.1_WBC policy and projects_v3.1.© ICT-WEB-PROMS Consortium, 23 April 2009, Page 3 of 101 FP 7 - Grant agreement 231549 7 THE ICT LANDSCAPE IN MONTENEGRO ................................................................................................. 46 7.1 MONTENEGRO: A BRIEF OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................ 46 7.2 MAIN STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN ICT POLICY MAKING ........................................................................... 47 7.3 LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ICT R&D .............................................................................................................. 48 7.4 ICT R&D POLICY: PROGRAMMES AND STRATEGIES ..................................................................................... 48 7.5 NATIONAL ICT R&D INTERVENTIONS AND PROJECTS ................................................................................... 48 7.6 COOPERATION WITH THE EU IN THE FIELD OF ICT R&D ............................................................................... 49 7.6.1 Relations between Montenegro and the EU.............................................................................................. 49 7.6.2 Projects and networks in the field of ICT R&D ........................................................................................ 50 7.7 SHORTCOMINGS IN ICT R&D TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE FUTURE .................................................................. 50 8 THE ICT LANDSCAPE IN SERBIA ...............................................................................................................