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Smart regions: a magazine on smart specialisation in Serbia [Issue 1, August 2023]
The National Convention on the European Union in Serbia launched the magazine titled “Smart Regions”, devoted to smart specialisation, its potential impact on the regional development of the Republic ...
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Nikola Radovanovic, Team Leader, Smart Specialisation and Innovation Ecosystems in the EU Enlargement and Neighbourhood, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission presented the topic above as part...
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Smart Specialisation in the EU Enlargement and Neighbourhood Region In the last seven years, following the success of Smart Specialisation implementation among the EU Member States and their regions...
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The identification of priority domains in Kosovo*. A mapping exercise
The study supports a first identification of the economic and productive domains that might be considered in the selection of the priority areas for a Smart Specialisation Strategy in Kosovo. It includes...
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The identification of Smart Specialisation priority domains in Albania. A mapping exercise
This study by the JRC supports a first identification of the economic and productive domains that might be considered in the selection of the priority areas for a Smart Specialisation Strategy in Albania...
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The identification of Smart Specialisation priority domains in Albania. A mapping exercise.
The mapping exercise described in this technical report contributes to gather evidence based information as a basis to select and define the priority areas of the Smart Specialisation Strategy of Albania...
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Analytical report on the global innovations and monitoring of the status of smart education
UNESCO IITE, Higher School of Economics (HSE), and Beijing Normal University (BNU) released the publication Analytical Report on the Global Innovations and Monitoring of the Status of Smart Education. ...
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This study provides an overview of impact investment and skills creation in innovation, covering the main features of impact investment, the historical development of the phenomenon, and how it ...
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Smart specialisation implementation framework for the EU enlargement and neighbourhood region
As economies in the European Union Enlargement and Neighbourhood Region are gathering pace in developing their respective Smart Specialisation Strategies, their focus is moving from the design...
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Skills for smart specialisation: A handbook based on experience
While smart specialisation is primarily about the economics of specialisation, vocational education and training (VET) and skills are the engine that drive smart specialisation. The ETF’s methodological...
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Rethinking the ‘Entrepreneurial Discovery Process’ in times of physical distancing
The “Entrepreneurial Discovery Process” is a key element of Smart Specialisation Strategy, referring to stakeholder involvement in policy design to ‘discover’ and identify new or existing priorities for...
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Assessing Smart Specialisation: governance
This report provides some insights on the impact of Smart Specialisation on the governance of research and innovation policy systems across EU regions and countries. ___ First, the analysis explores...
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JRC: An intervention-logic approach for the design and implementation of S3 strategies
Smart specialisation is conceptualised as research and innovation policymaking encompassed in a holistic place-based view of development.
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Regional Risks for Doing Business 2019
The Regional Risks for Doing Business report offers a business perspective on the impact of global risks and illustrates how they are experienced differently across regions. In an increasingly complex...
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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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The report and presentations from the Digitalisation and New Technologies in Agri-food and S3P Agrifood's International B2B meetings that were held in December 2019 in Malaga (Spain) are now available...
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[WBC-RTI.INFO Newsletter] - Smart Specialisation Strategies
Smart specialisation strategies (RIS 3 or S3) are about enabling regions to turn their needs, strengths and competitive advantages into marketable goods and services. S3 aim to prioritise public research...
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Implementing Smart Specialisation: An analysis of practices across Europe
This report seeks to examine how the Smart Specialisation approach was put into practice across European regions and Member States. It builds upon 35 implementation cases, outlining three main types of...
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[Focus Article]: Smart Specialisation in the Western Balkans: the Wider Innovation Policy Context
When it comes to the most effective economic structure for growth, smart specialisation strategies suggest promoting specialisation not in narrowly defined industries but rather in economic activities...
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Smart Specialisation and the Wider Innovation Policy Context in the Western Balkans
Enhancing the innovation potential has been on the policy agenda of the Western Balkan economies for years. Hence, innovation policy-making has led to a number of policy documents and strategies that ...
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Tourism in the context of smart specialization: the example of Montenegro
The six Western Balkan economies are facing similar challenges and opportunities in upgrading their tourism sectors. Currently, all six economies are preparing the design and implementation of smart specialization...
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Building the next generation of research on territorial development
New research on EU macro-regions by ESPON. How can macro-regional strategies benefit from smart specialisation strategies?
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Smart Specialisation: what gets lost in translation from concept to practice?
This paper investigates how and to what extent the Smart Specialisation approach to innovation policy is currently being translated into strategic decisions and policy interventions in Europe. It defines...
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The operationalization of smart specialization policy has been rather limited because a coherent set of analytical tools to guide the policy directives remains elusive. We propose a policy framework around...
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The role of e-skills in technological diversification in European regions
This paper argues that e-skills – capabilities associated with the use and development of digital technologies – enhance regions’ ability to draw on existing know-how and create new industrial paths. ...
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SME Policy Index: Western Balkans and Turkey 2019
The SME Policy Index: Western Balkans and Turkey 2019 - Assessing the Implementation of the Small Business Act for Europe provides an important tool to help policy makers design and implement policies...
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To strengthen our industrial base, Europe needs to build on its assets. Batteries and cybersecurity are some of the many strategic and future oriented business areas where boosting Europe’s competitive...
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This publication is a Science for Policy report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission’s science and knowledge service.
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NCP_WIDE.NET project released 6th issue of the e-Bulletin
The NCP_WIDE.NET project has released the 6th issue of their e-Bulletin with a foreword by Mr. Vladimir Sucha, DG JRC Inside the issue, you will find a valuable insights into: Most frequent mistakes...
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WBC-RTI.INFO Newsletters sent in 2018
WBC-RTI.INFohas prepared several newsletter issues in 2018. Thematic articles were drafted while relevant stakeholders contacted and in some cases also interviewed.
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What difficulties to expect and how to overcome them? Smart specialisation (S3) is an increasingly popular and worldwide spreading innovation policy concept. In the EU, under the umbrella of EU Cohesion...
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Higher Education for Smart Specialisation: Towards strategic partnerships for innovation
This Policy Brief reports on the results of the first phase of the project 'Higher Education for Smart Specialisation' (HESS).
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Factsheet – what is smart specialisation?
Smart specialisation strategiesare about enabling regions to turn their needs, strengths and competitive advantages into marketable goods and services. They aim to prioritise public research and innovation...
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Innovation Camp Methodology Handbook
This Handbook is conceived to encourage regions and cities from all over Europe to adopt the Innovation Camps methodology as a tool to address collectively and effectively societal and economic challenges...
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Supporting an Innovation Agenda for the Western Balkans - Tools and Methodologies
This report was recently made available by the Joint Research Centre - Directorate for Growth and Innovation and is part of the JRC series of Science and Policy Reports. It provides an overview of the...
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Assessing research and policy support needs for innovation in the South East Europe
Researchers on the SmartEIZ project, Dr Zoran Aralica from the Institute of Economics, Zagreb and Dr Slavo Radošević from University College London, have conducted an online survey about research and ...
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The document presents key messages from the university sector for maximising the effectiveness of smart specialisation strategies for regional development, with a view to defining the priorities for the...
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The workshop was co-organised by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Region of Central Macedonia, Hellenic Republic, in association with the International Association of Science...
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Innovation policies seek to prepare an economy for the future by steering it on a transformation path to make it more competitive in increasingly global and interconnected markets. While most advanced...
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The Role of Smart Specialisation in the EU Enlargement and Neighbourhood policy (D 5.29)
The report by Danube-INCO.NET explores the conditions under which the Smart Specialisation model can be applied in the EU enlargement and neighbourhood (E&N) countries.
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[Theme in Focus] Smart Specialisation (S3), WBC-RTI.info Newsletter Dec.2016
Smart Specialisation - brief introduction The S3 approach is characterised by the identification of strategic areas for intervention based both on the analysis of the strengths and potential of the...
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The existence of a national or regional Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) is the 'ex-ante conditionality' for the use of European Structural and Investment Funds to support...
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Mapping regional energy interests for the smart specialisation platform on energy
This report identifies groups of regions and countries with common energy technology interests based on a set of technologies included in the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) of the European...
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The purpose of the survey presented in this report was to increase an understanding of the factors underlying successful inter-regional cooperation within S3. It builds on an analytical framework...
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Guide to Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS 3)
This guide has been conceived as a methodological guidance for policy-makers and implementing bodies on how to prepare for and how to design, draft and implement a national/regional research and innovation...
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Documents below are Commission communications related to regional innovation as well as working documents and policy briefs that introudce the concept of Smart Specialisation.
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Guide on regional/national Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS³)
This guide has been conceived as a methodological guidance for policy-makers and implementing bodies on how to prepare for and how to design, draft and implement a national/regional research and innovation...
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Getting started with the RIS3 key - S3 Smart Specialisation Strategies
The RIS3 KEY for self-assessment was developed by Joanneum Research Graz, in co-operation with and funded by BMWF, in the context of project “Drafting and Implementing Smart Specialisation Strategies...
