21. Research on the use of ICT solutions in Estonia

As part of the project „Estonian ICT Cluster" it was necessary to conduct research on the use of ICT solutions. Research was conducted using case studies, and its objectives were to map the experiences of those solutions by the clients and the positive effects generated by these solutions. Research revealed that clients don´t usually evaluate the level of benefit gained from the solution (e-services). This investment is perceived more like as a necessary expense for the effectiveness of the company in a sense that important becomes its existence not the service quality or overall benefit factor. Another set of difficulties is presented when the project´s aims are relatively uncertain or it is innovative. In that case it becomes very important for the success of the project to have a managing board that is motivated, to be open for each other's ideas, to cooperate with individuals both within the ICT project team and outside of it, to make early testing possible for the end-user, to keep focus on deadlines and maintain a stable set of individuals working on the project. Results are available on the website of Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications: http://itl.ee/?op=body&id=231. Research was ordered by the Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications and it was supported by European Regional Development Fund.

Saturday, 01 October 2011 | 1329 hits | Read more

22. [News] “CentralBaltic Job Ferry” team researches the labour market trends and challenges in the project region

In the beginning of 2012 “CentralBaltic Job Ferry” (CB Job Ferry) project team has initiated the research on labour market trends and challenges in four neighbouring project regions of Latvia, Estonia, Sweden and Finland. The aim of this research is to obtain a clear picture on� potential of the cross-border labour market by identifying availability of professional trainings in the target region, the most relevant and developing industries, as well as m the most demanded professions, information which is most often requested by job seekers from abroad and obstacles for cross-border mobility.

Tuesday, 10 January 2012 | 2415 hits | Read more

23. Mid-term evaluation of the R&D and higher education measures financed from Structural Funds 2007-2013

Evaluation of the EUs structural funds on the fields of innovation, higher education, research and development is being conducted by Praxis in cooperation with Institute of Baltic Studies and Technopolis Group Belgium. Evaluation is ordered by the Ministry of Education and Research. The aim of the evaluation is to measure the effectiveness and compatibility of measures used for the strategic objectives set on those fields. Precise Evaluation objectives are: • evaluating the relevance of measures, • evaluating the success and effectiveness of measures implemented so far, • developing suggestions for the upcoming programming period. Evaluation process will incorporate the analysis of existing data and documentation on the implementation of measures as well as conducting interviews with representative of the main stakeholders (policy makers and beneficiaries). In addition the process carries out workshops and panel discussions in cooperation with foreign experts.

Sunday, 02 October 2011 | 1379 hits | Read more

24. Fast and trustworthy Identity Delivery and check with ePassports leveraging Traveler privacy [FIDELITY]

FIDELITY is a multi-disciplinary initiative which will analyse shortcomings and vulnerabilities in the whole ePassports life cycle and develop technical solutions and recommendations to overcome them.

Tuesday, 06 March 2012 | 2755 hits | Read more

25. Enabling better RTDI policy-making in Europe's Region

Enabling Better RTDI policy-making in Europe's Region Strategic Policy Intelligence Tools - A Guide 2008   Download

Tuesday, 01 September 2009 | 5065 hits

26. Political participation of national minorities in decision-making process: cases of Estonia and Latvia

Political Participation of National Minorities in Decision-Making Process: Cases of Estonia and Latvia Kallas, Kristina Balti Uuringute Instituut, 2008.   Electronic version of the publication: Political Participation of National Minorities in Decision-Making Process Paper presented at the international workshop focusing on Effective Political, Economic & Social Participation of Minorities (Forum Minority Research Institute, Šamorín, Slovak Republic).  

Friday, 01 February 2008 | 4581 hits

27. On the Margins of European Community: Young Adult Immigrants in Seven European Countries [EUMARGINS]

The EUMARGINS project seeks to identify key policy factors relevant to the transition of marginalised young immigrants - the change in individual and social positionings and perspectives over time - which influences movement from education/training into employment (or unemployment), with consequences for social inclusion or exclusion and active citizenship (young people’s membership in adult society), and their impact upon factors determining (i) competence, (ii) participation and (iii) responsibility at the individual level.   EUMARGINS will be conducted within a comparative framework. Since the project will compare metropolitan contexts in different parts of Europe, every epistemological and methodological presupposition will take into account this variability in order to produce data collection suitable for cross-cutting comparison and further heuristic developments in a policy recommendations perspective. The project uses a combination of participant observation, interviews and analysis of current statistics.   EUMARGINS is financed by the 7th Framework Programme of EU. The project lasts for 3 years - from 2008 to 2011. The research focus is on inclusion and exclusion of young adult immigrants in 7 European countries (Norway, Sweden, UK, Estonia, Spain, Italy and France). New scientific knowledge produced by EUMARGINS will be published in the form of journal articles, reports, policy briefs and a final book. For the dissemination of policy recommendations, policy workshops will be organised in each participating country at the final stage of the project. An international scientific conference on the research findings will be organised in cooperation with the EU in 2011. See more: http://www.iss.uio.no/forskning/eumargins/

Monday, 01 September 2008 | 6939 hits

28. [Project] Creating an Online Database System of Civil Society Funding Opportunities

Open Estonia Foundation’s ’Fund for Non-Governmental Organisations’, financed by the EEA and Norwegian Financial 2004-2009, decided to allocate in the 5th round of proposals funding to the Institute of Baltic Studies project „Creating an Online Database System of Civil Society Funding Opportunities”.

Tuesday, 12 January 2010 | 4145 hits | Read more

29. Supporting policy making with innovative assessment tools [SupPolicy]

The project SupPolicy aims at supporting the sub-national and national research and innovation policy actors by providing a methodology to translate the results produced by innovation assessing tools into concrete policy making decisions. The aim is also to improve the effectiveness of the policy-cycle in order to increase the impact of public interventions through the creation of an effective and coherent national and regional policies framework. See more at: Supporting policy making with innovative assessment tools (SupPolicy)  

Thursday, 12 January 2006 | 4342 hits

30. Support to Potential and Existing Research intensive SMEs [SUPER-SME]

The SUPER-SME project aims to contribute to the objective of raising the intensity of research expenditure and activity of enterprises in the participating regions through a mix of activities. This will be done in two main phases using a range of tools:   Phase 1: mapping S&T intermediation services and identifying gaps Phase 1 will start from the existing baseline situation in terms of regional RTD performance, the project will map and appraise the relative contribution and success of the existing S&T intermediaries in each region; This mapping will be contrasted with and debated by a panel of leading 'research intensive' SMEs in the region in order to identify the main gaps and establish a prioritisation of needs; A first inter-regional workshop will then allow an exchange of views and discussions on the outcome of the mapping exercise and will prepare the second phase of the project.   Phase 2: Peer review and mentoring actions to develop regional S&T intermediation networks The second phase will be based on a series of peer-review and mentoring actions between the seven regions, including study trips. These actions will be organised with a view to achieving a concrete result for each region in the form of a plan of action for improving S&T intermediation services and the drafting of a regional pilot project in the four mentee regions. This will be done in consultation with the panel of research intensive SMEs which will meet a further two-times to review progress. The results of the mapping, benchmarking and exchange of experience activities will be summarised in the form of a blueprint guide to provide subsequent guidance to policy makers in RTD matters. In short, the project will seek to synthesis and distill the experience and knowledge gained by the three mentor regions on their S&T intermediation system and use it to develop and improve key intermediaries in each of the mentee regions. It is also expected that the exchange of experience between the three mentor regions will assist them in their own reorganisation and reinforcement of the effectiveness of their own regional S&T intermediation network. The regions will also be able to compare their own experience in coordinating regional partnerships around research and innovation themes with the priorities and actions of the national level. The French case is an extremely interesting example of the need for coordination between national actions in favour of research and predominantly national funding of research and regional competence and funding for intermediaries, technology diffusion and innovation. The new nationally promoted competitiveness poles are the latest example and Lorraine has been selected as a pilot region for the materials sector. In Turkey, Adana region is strongly supported by the national research organisation TÜBITAK and its funding agency TIDEB and is considered as a pilot region for developing research, technology and innovation structures and services at regional level. Another example, is the Estonian case, which at national level is considered to be one of the most advanced of the NMS in developing research and innovation policy, and where the regional partnership for Tartu has been extremely active in promoting research and innovation policy including the piloting of new national programmes (e.g. the SPINNO or Competence Centre programmes in Tartu). The final output of the project will be a blueprint guide for other regions seeking to restructure, rationalise or reform their own regional S&T intermediation system in favour of research-intensive SMEs. This guide will synthesise the experience of the six/seven regions in implementing SUPER-SME and make it available to a wide number of regions via the IRE Network and other networks (e.g. ERIK, ERRIN, etc.) See more at: Support to Potential and Existing Research intensive SMEs  

Wednesday, 01 February 2006 | 4143 hits