All events related to Smart Specialisation | Partnerships for Regional Innovation

• Stakeholders´ Forum Meeting of RIINVEST

  As we approach the end of the year, Riinvest Institute would like to discuss the achieved results and priority commitments for the upcoming year, 2024. To facilitate this discussion, Riinvest Institute...

• Smart Specialisation in the Western Balkans and Türkiye. Main achievements and challenges ahead

  The JRC organises this online event on November 27, 2023, 10.30 to 14.15.  During the last decade, Smart Specialisation has become one of the core strategic approaches to Research and Innovation...

• Smart Albania: Priorities and the Way Forward

  To discuss the results achieved so far during the process of preparation of S3 strategy, emphasizing the importance that had all stakeholders involved in the process, the Albanian Government is organizing...

• Smart Specialisation: main achievements and forthcoming challenges in EU enlargement (with dedicated sessions for Montenegro and Serbia)

  As part of the European Week of Regions and Cities 2023, this session aims to highlight the importance of targeted support for Smart Specialisation in the EU Enlargement countries and discuss the...

• Matchmaking Event for the territories interested to become Regional Innovation Valleys (RIVs)

  The European Commission organises next 12 September 2023 the online matchmaking event for the territories interested in becoming RIVs. Programme 09:30-09:40 Welcome   ...

• Online Info Session “Regional Innovation Valleys - calls for proposal" 25 May 2023

  On 25 May 2023, the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) is organising an informative webinar to learn more about the Regional Innovation Valleys (RIVs) calls for proposals...

• Interreg Euro-MED Mission Innovative Sustainable Economy - Innovation Camp

  The Innovation Camp will focus on exploring opportunities to strengthening smart specialisation for sustainability in the Adriatic and Ionian Macroregion. The results of the innovation camp will be used...

• 8th Annual EUSAIR Forum

  The 8th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR) organised by Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Commission with the support of the EUSAIR Facility...

• Smart Specialization Strategy in Albania (S3) – Entrepreneurial Discovery Process (EDP) on S3 national priority areas

  This event represents the Kick-off of the S3 EDP process in Albania. This launch event will also be a platform and kick-start 20 nation-wide roundtables and workshops in Albania with participants from...

• Policy Dialogue on Aligning Priorities in the Western Balkans - POLICY ANSWERS conference

  POLICY ANSWERS organises the conference on aligning priorities in the fields DIGITAL, GREEN and HEALTH.

• Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) Conference 2023: Official launch of the S3 Community of Practice (S3 CoP)

  The S3 Conference 2023 is the first in a series of events that the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy is organising for S3 stakeholders from across regions in EU Member...

• SIFER B2B Meetings 2023 - International Railway Brokerage Event

  The Enterprise Europe Network North of France and the i-Trans competitiveness cluster organize a brokerage event in rail industry during the 13th edition of SIFER, France’s only international fair dedicated...

• MEGRA 2023, Slovenia, Meet4Business International matchmaking event

  Practical information Where: Cesta na stadion 2 When: Thursday 9 March 2023, 01:00 CET - Friday 10 March 2023, 01:00 CET Host organisation:  Regional Development Agency Podravje-Maribor

• MBM Tourism Prague 2023: Matchmaking event

  Meet your partners on-line or on-site! Just select your favorite session. 16.3.2023 on-line meetings 17.3.2023 on-site meetings at the fair Holiday World&Regional World in Prague Are you ...

• B2B meetings during the Tourism Fair in Belgrade

  Practical information Where: Bulevar vojvode Mišića 14 When: Thursday 23 February 2023, 01:00 CET - Friday 24 February 2023, 01:00 CET Host organisation: Chamber of Commerce and Industry...

• THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DISCOVERY PROCESS IN ALBANIA : MOUNTAIN TOURISM

  Mountain tourism was the key topic of the second EDP activity for the tourism sector, held on 3 November 2022 at the Xheko Imperial Hotel. Throughout this activity, the quadruple helix actors gained a...

• THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DISCOVERY PROCESS IN ALBANIA : MARITIME TOURISM

  The marine tourism roundtable was held on November 9th, 2022, at the Hotel Mondial premises. This activity initiated with a presentation on the “Entrepreneurial Discovery Process in the Republic of Albania...

• THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DISCOVERY PROCESS IN ALBANIA : HEALTHCARE TOURISM

  The last EDP acitvity for the toursim sector was organized on November 3rd 2022, at the premises of Xheko Imperial Hotel. This event was in particular focused on the healthcare tourism, a relatively new...

• THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DISCOVERY PROCESS IN ALBANIA : AGRITOURISM

  The first EDP activity for the tourism sector, identified as one of the priority domains for the country's smart specialization during the mapping process in 2021, was held by Future Center on 3 November...

• THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DISCOVERY PROCESS IN ALBANIA : RENEWABLE ENERGY

  The first Entrepreneurial Discovery Process activity for the energy sector was organized on November 16th, 2022, at the premises of Tirana International Hotel, the focus of which was on the renewable ...

• THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DISCOVERY PROCESS IN ALBANIA : ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

  On the 16th of November 2022. Future Center, with the support of Joint Research Center, Centre for Social innovation (ZSI) and an interinstitutional working group organized the second Edp activity for...

• THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DISCOVERY PROCESS IN ALBANIA : LIVESTOCK

  The target of the last EDP activity conducted for the agricultural sector was the livestock industry. Throughout this event, participants were asked to evaluate the importance of this industry to the ...

• THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DISCOVERY PROCESS IN ALBANIA : FORESTRY

  The forest industry was the focus of the third consecutive event held as part of the "Entrepreneurial Discovery Process" in the Republic of Albania for the agricultural sector. The event kicked off...

• THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DISCOVERY PROCESS IN ALBANIA : FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

  The second activity organized under the framework of the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process in Albania, had as its primary focus the “Fisheries and Aquaculture” sector, identified as one of the primary...

• THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DISCOVERY PROCESS IN ALBANIA : AGRO-PROCESSING

  The first event for the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process in Albania was organized on October 26th, 2022, at the premises of Agriculture University of Tirana. Thought this event , which was dedicated...

• PIT Adria Summit 2022

  The Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina informs the business community that on 01.-02. "PIT Adria Summit 2022" will be held in Tešnje on December 2022. The conference, organized by the ...

• International Conference: Implementing the Western Balkan Agenda on Innovation, Research, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport

  The conference “Implementing the Western Balkan Agenda on Innovation, Research, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport - Support to Smart Specialisation in the Western Balkans and Turkey” will bring together...

• Western Balkans: Smart Cities Economic Forum

  The event aims to support deepened economic cooperation between the EU and Western Balkans with special focus on a development of smart and sustainable cities.  

• Panel Session:´EU Initiatives and synergies for a smart and green future’ at the Economic Conference 2022

  POLICY ANSWERS is supporting a special panel session entitled ‘EU Initiatives and synergies for a smart and green future’ at the upcoming regional Economic Conference Montenegro 2022. The Chamber of...

• Enterprise Europe Network Annual Conference "New Network, new realities, new impact"

  The Enterprise Europe Network Annual Conference is the Network’s flagship event. This year’s edition will take place on 25-27 October 2022 in a hybrid format, at the O2 universum in Prague, the Czech ...

• Science and Innovation Days

  The festival Science and Innovation Days, organized by the Ministry of Science and Technological Development, will be held from September 29 to October 2. It aims to promote science and innovation ...

• 12th Ljubljana Forum on the Future of Cities

  the City of Ljubljana and the GoForeSight (GFS) Institute are organizing the 12th LJUBLJANA FORUM which will take place at the Ljubljana Castle on 6 and 7 October 2022. The theme of 2022 Ljubljana ...

• Second S3 Thematic Workshop for the Western Balkans - Collaboration in the ICT Domain

   A two-day online workshop will be held on September 26 and 27 in order to identify the opportunities for regional cooperation in the Smart Specialisation priority domain of ICT (and respective sub...

• European Innovation Ecosystems info session 2022

  Learn more about the European Innovation Ecosystems & Startup Europe calls and how to apply! A team of experts will share insights about the work programmes & application process. On 07 September...

• Mediterranean Coast and Macro-regional Strategies Week 2022 : "Healthy sea for safer future"

  The seventh edition of Mediterranean Coast and Macro-regional Strategies Week will after two years finally take place on site in Izola, Slovenia from 19 to 23 September 2022. Traditionally, the...

• Innovation Factory 2022 Brokerage Event

  EIT Digital Innovation Factory is looking for world-class digital deep tech activities led by teams with powerful entrepreneurial drive, to support the next generation of digital companies that can impact...

• Digital entrepreneurs and skills for Europe

  An EIT INNOVEIT Weeks hybrid event Join the EIT Community on 21 September to discover Europe’s largest innovation ecosystem and the EIT’s unique approach for creating Europe’s future digital industry...

• FoSS Side Event at the European Week of Regions and Cities

  European Week of Regions and Cities 2022 Side Events: 'Smart specialisation and ERA Hubs: a new and winning combination?'  This event will examine the changing role of smart specialisation within...

• Western Balkans Circular Economy Week

  Western Balkans Circular Economy Week is the first regional initiative to bring together different actors throughout the Western Balkans focusing on Circular Economy and Sustainable Development and is...

• Annual Research Conference 2022 - How to turn green in the European way?

  The conference is organised by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN). The Annual Research Conference, now in...

• Podim Tech & StartUp Event in Maribor (registration fee)

  Podim is a nonprofit platform founded in 1980 to change attitudes towards innovation. Based in Slovenia, Podim has evolved into the most influential startup & tech event in the CEE region, where innovation...

• Renewable Energy Sources Conference - RES Serbia 2022 (registration fee)

  The “RES Serbia 2022” conference will gather the European, regional and domestic green elite on September 15, 2022 at the Metropol Hotel. The greatest experts on the situation in the field of renewable...

• Enegy Week Western Balkans 2022

  Energy Week Western Balkans The event brings together authorities and energy companies from Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo* as well as international...

• Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) in the Western Balkans – opportunities and obstacles

  The war in Ukraine is pushing Europe to get out of fossil fuels’ import dependence as soon as possible which means building vast amounts of renewables has to become a reality now – and not tomorrow. Moreover...

• EU Missions info days

  The event aims to inform potential applicants about the new topics included in the EU Missions work programme 2021 - 2022 EU Missions info days on 17 and 18 May 2022 EU Missions are a new...

• EBAN Cork Annual Congress : Reconnect, Reimagine, Reinvest (registration fee)

  On May 18 & 19, 2022 the EBAN Cork Annual Congress will bring together more than 300 Business Leaders; Early Stage Investors; Business Angels; VCs; Entrepreneurs; Accelerators; Seed Funds and...

• European Development Days 2022 : Global Gateway

  The European Development Days 2022 on “Global Gateway: building sustainable partnerships for a connected world.” The European Development Days (EDD) are Europe’s leading forum on international partnerships...

• Smart Specialisation for Sustainable Development Goals. A reflection framework for strengthening sustainability dimension in Smart Specialisation Strategies

  The e-Talk presents the framework and key findings from empirical research on S3 and SDGs, including practical recommendations and lessons learned from so far experiences. The panel discussion will bring...

• Regional Innovation Impact of Universities in Europe

  The event will bring together national and regional policymakers, higher education institutions and international experts interested in exploring how universities can increase their regional engagement...

• Regional Innovation Impact of Universities in Europe

  The event will bring together national and regional policymakers, higher education institutions and international experts interested in exploring how universities can increase their regional engagement...

• Smart Specialisation for Blue Economy Workshop

  The Joint Research Centre and DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE), in cooperation with DG Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO), are organising a dedicated workshop as initial step to develop...

• Smart Specialisation for the Recovery Workshop

  This event aims to deepen our understanding as to how Smart Specialisation can be an effective tool to help territories recover from the current pandemic-induced crisis and discover new opportunities ...

• Navigating through the Social Innovation Tournament application process

  Are you considering applying for the Social Innovation Tournament?

• University-Industry Interaction Conference

  Join the largest global event dedicated to university-industry interaction, entrepreneurial & engaged universities and the future of higher education. In a social-distancing and lockdown world, university...

• Cultural and Creative Regional Ecosystems (CCRE-S3) Workshop at 18th European Week of Regions and Cities

  We are pleased to invite you to the “Cultural and Creative Regional Ecosystems (CCRE-S3)” online workshop, organised in the framework of the 18th European Week of Regions and Cities, on Wednesday 14 October...

• ATTRACT Online Conference

  The ATTRACT Conference offers you multiple opportunities to understand the dynamics and contribute to the emergence of a strong European deep tech ecosystem for detection and imaging technologies...

• Cultural and Creative Regional Ecosystems

  We are pleased to invite you to the “Cultural and Creative Regional Ecosystems (CCRE-S3)” organised in the framework of the 18th European Week of Regions and Cities, on Wednesday 14 October (16:30-18:...

• Advancing R&I ecosystems in the Western Balkans with regard to their ERA integration (WBC-RTI Roadshow at ESOF 2020)

  Two virtual sessions are being organised by the International Service Facility on behalf of the EC DG R&I at ESOF 2020, to inform and promote the strong potential of the Western Balkans' R&I capacities...

• 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...

• SMARTER Conference

  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 ...

• 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...

• Smart grids in the new programming period: the role of transnational R&I networks to strengthen smart energy

  This workshop is jointly organised as part of the Stairway to Excellence (S2E) project and the Smart Specialisation Platform on Energy (S3PEnergy) initiative, managed by the JRC, in close cooperation ...

• Smart Specialisation and Sustainable Development Goals

  The main aim of the event is to present practical experience and advances in applying Smart Specialisation (S3) as a methodology driving the achievement of the SDGs through the establishment and implementation...

• Digitalisation and New Technologies in Agri-food and S3P Agrifood's International B2B meetings

  The event is co-organised by the European Commission - JRC, Junta de Andalusia and the Enterprise Europe Network. It is composed of four different parts:  2019 Autumn Working Committee Meeting...

• Workshop: Smart Specialisation and SDGs

  The main aim of the event is to present practical experience and advances in applying Smart Specialisation as an STI Roadmap for SDGs in a number of countries and subnational territories. This includes...

• SMART REGIONS Conference 3.0: Transformation through Smart specialisation

  Globalisation, new technologies and the transition to a climate neutral, circular economy are radically changing our societies and economies. Tackling these challenges calls for urgent deployment of new...

• ESOF 2020 - EuroScience Open Forum Trieste

  The EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) is a biennial, pan-European, general science conference dedicated to scientific research and innovation. Each conference aims to deliver stimulating content...

• European Research and Innovation Days 2019

  The first annual policy event of the European Commission, bringing together stakeholders to debate and shape the future research and innovation landscape. This year  Brussels will host several type...

• MOOC on how to design Smart Specialisation Strategies

  Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on how to design Smart Specialisation Strategies starting October 7 2019.

• Unveiling Serbia's Smart Specialisation Strategy and exploring the role of incubators, accelerators and S&T Parks in delivering sector specific support in the Western Balkans and South East Europe

  The conference is organised by the JRC, the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development and the EU funded project EU4TECH,

• Technology Transfer Summer School by EU4TECH Project

  The EU4TECH Project will be holding a 4 day residential Technology Transfer Summer School in Podgorica Montenegro from June 04, 2018 to June 07, 2018.

• European Sustainable Week -EUSEW - 2018

  The conference will have a set of sessions that allow European Commission and different energy stakeholders to debate new policy developments, best practices and sustainable energy ideas, while networking...

• European Week of Regions and Cities 2018

  This year, the European Committee of the Regions and the DG Regional and Urban policy join forces with 13 other Directorates-General and 3 executive agencies of the European Commission, over 140 regions...

• Higher Education and Smart Specialisation: Partnerships for Regional Transformation

  This conference will show how regional partnerships including universities and other higher education institutions can drive smart specialisation.

• Investment Readiness of Innovation Projects in South East Europe

  This workshop is organised by the European Commission and will explore the support mechanisms required for innovations to grow and scale up in South Eastern Europe, while connecting the macro-level perspective...

• WIRE 2018

  The 9th edition of the WIRE conference will look into three smart choices for regional ecosystems of innovation: Science & Research, Entrepreneurship and Connectivity have not only been the key drivers...

• SmartEIZ Conference: “Smart Specialization Strategies: Contemporary Challenges of its Design and Implementation”

  The aim of the SmartEIZ conference is to address contemporary challenges of designing and implementing the Smart Specialization Strategy across Europe. Even though S3 is a promising approach, which in...

• Smart Specialisation in the Western Balkans

  The workshop is meant for the S3 country teams of the WBC6 and participation is strictly by invitation. The objective is to debate on how to launch the S3 Process and lead entrepreneurial discovery.

• 3rd Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR)

  The Forum is organised by the Italian Republic in close cooperation with the European Commission and with the support of the EUSAIR Facility Point.

• Smart Specialisation and Technology Transfer as Innovation Drivers for Regional Growth

  The conference is organised by the European Commission European Commission under the auspices of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU. It will consider the opportunities and challenges...

• 2018 SMARTER Conference on Smart Specialisation and Territorial Development

  Four years have now passed since smart specialisation officially entered European policy. This approach to territorial development through the promotion of smart, inclusive and sustainable growth represents...

• Smart Region 2.0 Conference - Maximising´s Europe´s Innovation Potential

  The second edition of the high-level Smart Regions event, due to take place this 1-2 June in Helsinki, will provide the opportunity to national and regional authorities to share experience of how smart...

• SmartEIZ Training Workshop „Assessing innovation policy: overview of theoretical, design and implementation issues“

  The three days training workshop which will be held from 19th to 21st April 2017, at the Institute of Economics, Zagreb will cover a wide of range of theoretical, design and implementation issues relevant...

• Smart Specialisation cooperation in Central Europe – Networking Workshop

  The Directorate General for Regional and Urban policy (DG REGIO) of the European Commission has launched an initiative in mid-2016 that aims at contributing to the setting up of a type of long-term dialogue...

• European Cluster Conference 2016

  The fifth edition of the European Cluster Conference will be an inspiring event not to be missed by policy-makers from national and regional authorities involved or interested in cluster policies and ...

• Agri-Food S3 Platform Kick-off Event

  During the Smart Regions conference (1-2 June 2016), the European Commission has launched its Smart Specialisation Platform on Agri-Food (S3P Agri-Food) as an instrument to advance the implementation ...

• 5th South-East European Conference and Exhibition on Smart Cities in Sofia

  From 7 to 9 March 2017 there will be held the 5th South-East European Conference and Exhibition on Smart Cities in Sofia.

• Internet of Things Forum 2016, Belgrade

  Network, share ideas, meet new business partners, and learn about the future of IoT, smart cities and the connected world.