The latest region to register to the S3 Platform is İzmir (TR).

Chernihiv region has registered to the S3 Platform.

Thailand has registered to the S3 Platform.

Schleswig-Holstein has registered to the S3 Platform.

Zlín region has registered to the S3 Platform.

Kosovo has registered to the S3 Platform.

The latest region to register is Cherkasy (UA).

The latest S3 Platform member is the regional entity Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

As a key first step in a HESS case study, focussed on strengthening the involvement of universities in the definition of local development policies, JRC visited on the municipalities of Ruse and Gabrovo on 15 November. The meetings prepared the ground for a mapping exercise of the education system - including both bottlenecks and opportunities – that will support the drafting of a comprehensive action plan to promote their active engagement in smart specialisation activities. The specificities of the local context require better adaptation of the HESS working approaches to local needs, particularly because secondary level education institutions are involved in the project.

The latest region to register is the Ruse Province (BG).