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POLICY ANSWERS (“R&I POLICY making, implementation ANd Support in the WEsteRn BalkanS”) is a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No 101058873.
It supports policy coordination in and with the Western Balkans as well as with the European Commission (EC) and the European Union (EU). 14 partner organisations, representing network nodes in the region and EU expert organisations, support policy dialogue through formal meetings (such as ministerial and steering platform and ad-hoc policy meetings), monitoring and agenda setting, capacity building and implementation of the EU’s Western Balkans Agenda, as well as the alignment of thematic priorities. The project implements regional pilot activities and offers an information hub based on the online information platform westernbalkans-infohub.eu. The partners provide analytical evidence via monitoring and mapping activities of the stakeholder ecosystem, of the implementation of the Western Balkans Agenda and of the Western Balkans’ integration into the European Research Area as well as via strategic foresight.
POLICY ANSWERS also allows for tailored and targeted capacity building activities in the Western Balkans as well as regional alignment of priorities in relation to the digital transformation, the green agenda and towards healthy societies. Pilot activities provide learning opportunities at policy and programme level and reach out to final beneficiaries related to improved academia-industry cooperation, researchers’ mobility, inclusion of youth in policy processes, promotion of research infrastructures and increased innovation skills in all areas. Detailed information about the activities is available at the following website www.westernbalkans-infohub.eu.
The activity under this ToR is placed within the frame of the gender mainstreaming & inclusiveness (GM&I) capacity building programme (Work Package 6 of the project, Task 6.5 Engagement of underrepresented groups and gender mainstreaming) organised and led by the Foundation for Management and Industrial Research (MIR). The GM&I capacity building programme targets the Western Balkan economies and features the collection of resources, the organisation of networking and peer-learning activities, and the design of an online training course for gender mainstreaming of R&I policy.
Upon award of the service contract, the contracting institution will share further information on the project and GM&I activities.
Required qualification/skills/experiences of the service provider
The services will be delivered by a supplier with experience in delivering this type of service.
The application from the service provider shall include the following:
- Technical offer
- Financial offer
Each bidder can participate with only one application Validity period of the application at least 30 days from the day of the application.
Submission of application
Please submit the required documents for the application per e-mail to the attention of:
Foundation for Management and Industrial Research Emilija Andonova, mir@mir.org.mk
Deadline for the submission of an application referencing to this ToR is 26 March 2024.