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This paper provides insights on the potential macroeconomic impact of the governance of the European innovation policy called Smart Specialisation. We use original empirical data on the implementation of the policy, which is funded through a dedicated financial envelope of the 2014–2020 EU...

Carlo Gianelle, Fabrizio Guzzo, Javier Barbero, Simone Salotti

The Western Balkan economies are carrying out the Smart Specialisation process by following the Smart Specialisation framework for the EU Enlargement and Neighbourhood Region, with the support of the Joint Research Centre. One of the crucial stages of the process is to identify priority areas for...

RADOVANOVIC Nikola; REID Alasdair; JEVREMOVIC Aleksandar; GERUSSI Elisa

Connectivity plays a crucial role for innovation and may counterbalance the disadvantage of being located in less developed and remote areas. This report gathers together insights from scientific literature on the role of connectivity and can inspire activities in interregional cooperation...

Rodriguez Pose, A.

Transformative innovation policies argue for directionality in science, technology, and innovation (STI) activities, in the sense that activities should respond to addressing societal challenges. This paper answers two questions: How can directionality be defined and operationalised to support...

Kivimaa, P., Pontikakis, D., Reimeris, R., Miedzinski, M.

The paper addresses one of the major weaknesses of transformative innovation policy: the lack of solutions for institutionalising experimentation beyond pilots. Drawing insights from literature and real-world examples, it provides tentative advice on how policies should be designed to increase...

Radosevic, S., Tsekouras, G., Wostner, P.

This paper examines a series of ‘innovation policy engineering’ problems which are related to directionality, mission and transformative objectives. Solving these problems will be central to the effectiveness of smart specialisation strategies and of partnerships for regional innovation.

Dominique Foray

Digitalization can play a crucial role in sustainable development in Europe. The range of applications is vast and includes the exploitation of digital technologies to improve efficiency of resource use and energy consumption, to broaden access to clean water and sanitation, to facilitate the...

Phoebe Koundouri; Conrad Landis; Angelos Plataniotis

This report documents the recent and dramatic pivot in the USA’s federal industrial policy arena towards a much more explicitly place-based policy approach. This place-based approach is aimed at revitalising economically weaker regions in the national service of upgrading the US’s technological...

Philip McCann

Drawing on various literatures on the contributions of universities to regional development, this paper explores the strategies and practices that would allow universities to make significant contributions to regional sustainability transition processes and policies.

Trippl, M., Schwaag Serger, S., Erdős, K.

More than a decade ago, European countries and regions adopted a new approach to defining their innovation policies, based on the Smart Specialisation concept. The objective was to define priority areas for further investments and to create a strong structure for developing and maintaining their...

RADOVANOVIC Nikola; BOLE Domen