Nikos Zaharis

South-East European Research Centre (SEERC)

The present publication is a transcript of the Symposium on European Migrant Crisis: Challenges of a fragmented corridor, which took place on 31 March 2016 in Thessaloniki, organised by the South East European Research Centre with the support of Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung and the Navarino Network.

Based on a study tour to San Francisco organized by the INNOPOLIS, INTERREG IVC project, an attempt is made to identify the main elements of the Bay Area's innovation system and draw up lessons for regions in the EU and especially the South-Eastern part of the EU. The paper examines the role of the higher education system, the role of culture and t...

As transition economies are confronted with challenges such as globalisation, expansion, forces of free market, financial austerity, public sector reforms, accountability pressures, and new quality assurance mechanisms they seek new ways to transform into knowledge-based economies, and are in need of knowledge-rich research capacities and scientifi...

This paper presents the results of a regional consultation exercise, initiated by the Asviloc+ South East Europe territorial cooperation project, with the aim of defining a medium to long term strategy for developing innovation in the wider metropolitan area of Thessaloniki, Greece. The strategy was developed and presented for consultation in a ser...

This paper examines the progress and prospects of six Western Balkan countries (WBCs: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, FYROM, Kosovo/UNSCR 1244, Montenegro, Serbia) with regard to research and development (R&D) in the domain of Information & Communications Technologies (ICT). WBCs have demonstrated considerable commitment towards convergence with the...

The importance of innovation and knowledge-based policies in restructuring economies and increasing their competitiveness has repeatedly drawn the attention of policy makers and stakeholders. Regional policy is no exception to this trend. This paper attempts to map the demand and supply of Research and Development (R&D) in the metropolitan region o...

This paper presents an organizational framework and a methodology toolkit that tackles one of the major hurdles of economic development in South East Europe (SEE), the missing link of the innovation triple helix: the valorisation of research performed in the region's universities and research centres. SEE region is lagging behind in terms of innova...

This paper aspires to contribute to the dialogue on the modes of cooperation and success factors of the knowledge exchange between research and entrepreneurial communities at local level. We present the results of a survey aiming at the identification of successful knowledge exchange practices between academia and enterprises in the wider Thessalon...