What we can do for you
We are the Platform established by the European Commission to provide professional advice to EU Member States and regions for the design of their innovation strategies for smart specialisation. Our services include:
- Providing guidance material and good practice examples
- Organising information sessions for policy makers and participating in conferences
- Providing training to policy-makers
- Facilitating peer-reviews
- Supporting access to relevant data
- Participating in high quality research projects to inform strategy formation and policy making
Registration on the Platform is open to all EU regions and Member States. Find out more here.
What is Smart Specialisation?
Smart Specialisation is a strategic approach to economic development through targeted support to Research and Innovation (R&I). It will be the basis for Structural Fund investments in R&I as part of the future Cohesion Policy's contribution to the Europe 2020 jobs and growth agenda.
More generally, smart specialisation involves a process of developing a vision, identifying competitive advantage, setting strategic priorities and making use of smart policies to maximise the knowledge-based development potential of any region, strong or weak, high-tech or low-tech.
This site offers a unique resource and platform for regional development professionals developing such strategies as well as their partners from business and academia.
Latest News
Peer discussion seminar in Azores on 5-6 June - Registration still possibke! Register / see Agenda and Practical Information
S3 Seminar for the Danube Macro region, 24 May 2012: the final program is available here!
A study on the development of a methodology for the profiling of regional economies is available in the Document library - S3 research sub-section
Regions for Economic Change Conference - Invitation
New version of the RIS3 Guide published - Read it here!