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The 2030 Agenda, adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015, positioned Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) as key means to implement the SDGs, and launched the UN Technology Facilitation Mechanism (TFM). The Annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum for Science,...

UNITED NATIONS INTER-AGENCY TASK TEAM Science Technology And Innovation For Sdgs; EUROPEAN COMMISSION Joint Research Centre

Based on the case study of Portugal, the present study aims to analyse the alignment of investments in the Portuguese ‘Recovery and Resilience Plan’ with the Smart Specialisation Strategies priorities (2021-2027) of this territory, and then identify opportunities for potential synergies and...

Marques Santos, Anabela

This report provides an account of how and to what extent the Smart Specialisation approach to regional innovation policy has been implemented in practice.

FRATESI Ugo; GIANELLE Carlo; GUZZO Fabrizio

The Higher Education in Smart Specialisation (HESS) project has been developed in collaboration with DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (EAC) since 2016 and seeks to engage stakeholders from Higher Education in regional development processes and regional innovation ecosystems to ensure places...

Woolford, J and Boden, M (2021) (eds)

This brief provides an overview of the POINT methodology ((Projecting Opportunities for INdustrial Transitions), that proposes a systematic approach to the framing, procedure and conduct of industrial reviews and transition management.

MARQUES SANTOS Anabela; PONTIKAKIS Dimitrios; BODEN John Mark

TOLIAS Yannis; ARREGUI PABOLLET Eskarne

This policy insight focuses on the tools and mechanisms used by countries and regions to foster efficient entrepreneurial discovery processes (EDP), within their smart specialisation strategies.

Inmaculada Perianez-Forte; James Wilson

This report presents some insights based on new evidence collected on the smart specialisation policy experience across EU regions and countries. Evidence collected suggest that the way in which the entrepreneurial discovery process should be stimulated and organised remains highly...

Inmaculada Perianez-Forte; James Wilson

The special issue of the Smart Specialisation Newsletter builds on the presentations held during the 'Smart Specialisation for the Recovery' online workshop on 15 April 2021 that gathered more that 920 participants. It aims to showcase the collaborative approach embraced by leading European...

Cohen, C., Goenaga Beldarrain, X., Kyriakou, D., Garcia Dominguez, X. and Galnares Rodriguez, P. editor(s)

This publication explores the impact of the adoption of the Smart Specialisation approach on the governance of research and innovation policy systems in EU regions and countries.

GUZZO Fabrizio; GIANELLE Carlo