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Pilot methodology for mapping Sustainable Development Goals in the context of Smart Specialisation Strategies

This report has been developed as a part of the Joint Research Centre’s contribution to the United Nation’s Global Pilot Programme on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Roadmaps. It develops and tests a novel methodology to analyse the challenges...

FUSTER MARTÍ Enric; MASSUCCI Francesco; MATUSIAK Monika; QUINQUILLA Arnau; BOSCH Josep; DURAN SILVA Nicolau; AMADOR Raziel; MULTARI Francesco; IRIARTE HERMIDA Mauricio
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Fostering the green transition through Smart Specialisation Strategies

This report provides examples developed at the local, regional,national and interregional level to foster environmentally oriented activities in the context of Smart Specialisation Strategy implementation.

HARDING Richard; NAUWELAERS Claire; COHEN Caroline; SEIGNEUR Isabelle
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The identification of Smart Specialisation priority domains in Serbia

The report documents the findings of the analytical phase of development of the Smart Specialisation Strategy for Serbia, implemented with the methodological and financial support of the Joint Research Centre of European Commission (JRC).

RADOVANOVIC Nikola; MATUSIAK Monika; KLEIBRINK Alexander
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Addressing sustainability challenges and Sustainable Development Goals via Smart Specialisation. Towards a theoretical and conceptual framework

The paper contributes to the discussion about how to better align the conceptual and methodological framework of Smart Specialisation with sustainability objectives, notably the SDGs. Our analysis juxtaposes the S3 framework with theoretical and conceptual approaches underpinning studies on...

MIEDZINSKI Michal; CIAMPI STANCOVA Katerina; MATUSIAK Monika; COENEN Lars
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Smart Specialisation, Sustainable Development Goals and Environmental Commons

The purpose if this paper is to contribute to a new transformative narrative aligning Smart Specialisation with the UN 2030 Agenda and the European Green Deal by offering directionality towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and combining different levels of policy to achieve the needed...

NAKICENOVIC Nebojsa; ZIMM Caroline; MATUSIAK Monika; CIAMPI STANCOVA Katerina
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Progress Report of the Global Pilot Programme on STI for SDGs Roadmaps

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
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Smart Specialisation in the Context of Blue Economy – Analysis of Desalination Sector

The smart Specialisation strategy design and implementation offer European territories a solid paradigm for developing effective innovation governance, improving innovation policy capacities, enhancing public-private partnerships, offering common platform for inter-regional cooperation...

Jan Post, Pieter de Jong, Matt Mallory, Mathieu Doussineau, Ales Gnamus
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Territorial impact and responses to COVID-19 in Lagging Regions

The impact of COVID-19 has been asymmetrical, and the crisis has exposed the inequality and vulnerability of certain groups and territories. Places that were more connected had earlier cases but have tended to show greater resilience whereas weaker regions, smaller firms and disadvantaged workers...

Jayne Woolford