Smart Specialisation
The S3 approach is thus characterised by the identification of strategic areas for intervention based both on the analysis of the strengths and potential of the economy and on an Entrepreneurial Discovery Process (EDP) with wide stakeholder involvement. It embraces a broad view of innovation supported by effective monitoring mechanisms. Smart Specialisation Strategies (RIS3 or S3) set priorities at national and regional level to build competitive advantage by developing and matching research and innovation own strengths with business needs, to address emerging opportunities and market developments in a coherent manner, while avoiding duplication and fragmentation of efforts. They are also a backbone of national or regional research and innovation strategic policy frameworks in Europe.
Since 2011, the Smart Specialisation Platform (S3 Platform) acts as a facilitator for regions and countries in the uptake and incorporation of the smart specialisation concept and methodology in their research and innovation strategies. The community is continuously growing. (Source: EC-JRC).
Smart Specialisation has already been in focus of the WBC-RTI.info newsletter in 2016 and 2018. You can find the related articles here and here.
News
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The S3 Platform has just published its Methodological Manual for Developing Thematic Interregional Partnerships for Smart Specialisation. The manual documents a non-linear and dynamic process with elements...
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Starting in 2015, the European Commission has been working hard with the thematic partnerships helping them to figure out how to go best about initiating and managing interregional thematic S3 partnerships...
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Circular Economy and Sustainable Development in Montenegro's Smart Specialisation Strategy
Montenegro is the first non-EU country to have adopted a Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) in June 2019. Three key strategic directions represent the general long-term vision of the country’s development...
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Events
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JRC Smart Specialisation for Sustainable Development Goals
This series of three virtual meetings will build on this experience by discussing the role of STI for SDGs Roadmaps in the post-COVID 19 recovery context. Part 1 will present the achievements of...
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Conference on Smart Specialisation and Territorial Development: Connecting grand societal challenges with local goals in place-based innovation policy, co-organised by the European Commission’s Joint ...
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18th European Week of Regions and Cities
The European Week of Regions and Cities (#EURegionsWeek) is the biggest annual Brussels-based event dedicated to regional policy. The event has grown to become a unique communication and networking...
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Organisations
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European Commission - Joint Research Centre - IPTS - Spain
The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) is one of the seven scientific institutes of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), located in Seville, Spain. Since 1994, ...
Calls
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CfP and Call for special session proposals: SMARTER Conference
Conference on Smart Specialisation and Territorial Development: Connecting grand societal challenges with local goals in place-based innovation policy.
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Call for Event Partners: European Week of Regions and Cities
Application deadline: Friday 27 March 2020 The European Commission Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) and the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) have launched the...
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Opened on November 7, the INNOSUP-01-2018-2020 call for proposals for cluster facilitated projects for new industrial value chains has an allocated budget of 25.150.000 EUR and aimes at ...
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Documents
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Smart Specialisation METHODOLOGICAL MANUAL: Developing Thematic Interregional PArtnerships for SS
Since 2015, the European Commission has been working hard with the thematic partnerships helping them to figure out how to go best about initiating and managing interregional thematic S3 partnerships. ...
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JRC Methodological Manual Developing Thematic Interregional Partnerships for Smart Specialisation
Starting in 2015, the European Commission has been working hard with the thematic partnerships helping them to figure out how to go best about initiating and managing interregional thematic S3 partnerships...
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Abstract: Innovation in the European Union is called upon to increase competitiveness, to improve territorial cohesion, and also to address societal challenges. This challenge-driven innovation...
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Links
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Smart Specialisation Strategy R&I Regional Viewer
The R&I Regional Viewer provides a structured, regionalised visualisation (at Nuts levels 1, 2 and 3) of two sets of data: the Horizon 2020 funding awarded to the participants of projects sourced...
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S3.ME (link to S3 strategy Platform in Montenegro)
Platform online since 15 January 2020 for implementation of the S3 Strategy in Montenegro. Follow this link
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The Digital Innovation Hubs tool, is an online catalogue which contains comprehensive information on digital innovation hubs in Europe. The ultimate purpose of the tool is to help companies get access...
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Projects
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INNOPLATFORM aims at improving the competitiveness of the Balkan Mediterranean region by advancing existing knowledge on business model innovations and developing a set of tools (InnoTools) and services...
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High-Level Innovation for a Value-Driven Exploitation of a Joint S3 in The Adriatic Area
The HIVES Project wants to deal with the main challenges in the field of entrepreneurial innovation in the IPA Adriatic area: low R&D investments,low propensity among SME to collaborate on knowledge...
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Centre of Excellence for Advanced Technologies in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
Agriculture and food security are one of the main focal points of EU policies, since, in the next 20 years, world food production must increase by 50%, while 80% of that increase must come from intensification...
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