Open Calls
062-025 Mapping Deep-Tech and Green-Tech Manufacturing Potential in the Western Balkans
Published: 14 AUGUST 2025 Deadline: 08 SEPTEMBER 2025
The RCC is looking for a qualified consulting company or consortia of individual experts to map deep-tech and green-tech manufacturing potential in the Western Balkans (WB) to identify strategic opportunities for innovation-driven growth, sustainable industrial transformation and broader regional collaboration.
This assignment aims to identify and analyse the ecosystem of deep-tech and green-tech manufacturing in the WB, enabling policymakers, investors, and entrepreneurs to make data-driven decisions. It will map and assess the existing and emerging potential within both sectors and offer an overview of organisations working across key sub-industries while highlighting innovation intensity and scale in the WB, and inform on future growth prospects.
The consultancy aims to support the activities undertaken by the RCC in the framework of the implementation of the Common Regional Market Action Plan 2025-2028 (CRM 2.0). The CRM 2.0’s Human Capital Development pillar seeks to foster the growth of a regional innovation ecosystem by supporting innovation-related initiatives and enhancing workforce skills.
061-025 Regional Online Matchmaking Platform for Research & Innovation Infrastructures
Published: 13 AUGUST 2025 Deadline: 08 SEPTEMBER 2025
The RCC is looking for a specialized technology firms, consortia or joint ventures, accredited academic institutions, and recognized academic technology infrastructures to create and maintain a Regional Online Matchmaking Platform for Research & Innovation Infrastructures. The Platform will offer targeted support to enhance cooperation among research organisations, higher education institutions, individual researchers, businesses, governments, and civil society in the Western Balkans.
Once operational, a publicly accessible Platform will (1) feature comprehensive profiles of infrastructures and entities, (2) help increase the utilisation and awareness of regional innovation assets and (3) offer operational matchmaking functionality to facilitate cross-regional collaboration.
The consultancy aims to support the activities undertaken by the RCC in the framework of the implementation of the Common Regional Market Action Plan 2025-2028 (CRM 2.0). The CRM 2.0’s Human Capital Development pillar seeks to foster the growth of a regional innovation ecosystem by supporting innovation-related initiatives and enhancing workforce skills.
060-025 Support to the RCC for Regional Recognition Database -
Migration, Expansion, and Secure Hosting
Published: 08 AUGUST 2025 Deadline: 25 AUGUST 2025
The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) seeks a qualified service provider to support the migration, expansion, and secure hosting of the Regional Recognition Database (RRD) - a digital platform developed to facilitate the exchange of information, used by competent regional authorities to enable more efficient and transparent academic recognition processes across the Western Balkans Six region. The selected service provider will work closely with RCC and relevant stakeholders to ensure a secure and seamless transition, maintain data integrity, and support potential system scalability.
058-025 Youth-Led Awareness Campaign on Green Agenda Engagement in Kosovo*
Published: 07 AUGUST 2025 Deadline: 25 AUGUST 2025
Through the EU-funded Western Balkans Youth Lab 2, the RCC is supporting Kosovo* Youth Council in leading an awareness campaign on the Green Agenda. Based on recommendations from the Youth Policy Lab, the initiative aims to make environmental policies accessible to young people and promote their active role in green decision-making.
The campaign will include creative digital content, interactive tools, and school-based challenges, empowering youth to engage in climate action and contribute to sustainable policy development
* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence
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