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Western Balkan economies have committed to develop Smart Specialisation Strategies to facilitate knowledge-based transformation of their economies. This effort has been supported by the European Commission, in particular the Joint Research Centre, the Directorate General for Neighbourhood and...

MATUSIAK Monika; RADOVANOVIC Nikola; RAKHMATULLIN Ruslan; STEHRER Robert; BERAHA Isidora; BERRER Helmut; BOCH Michael; DJURICIN Sonja; GRASER Georg; JOVANOVIC Branimir; KORPAR Niko; LJUMOVIC Isidora; MARJANOVIC Darko

As economies in the European Union Enlargement and Neighbourhood Region are moving towards EU membership or enhanced cooperation and integration with the EU, they are upgrading their national policy frameworks, with stronger orientation towards EU-style policies. In this process, the region is...

MATUSIAK Monika; RADOVANOVIC Nikola; NAUWELAERS Claire; KACZKOWSKA Katarzyna; KRAMER Jan-Philipp

In 2018, the Republic of North Macedonia launched the process of designing its first Smart Specialisation strategy in accordance with the methodology and guidance provided by the Joint Research Centre. From its outset, the process was regarded to be of utmost importance to the future growth of...

RADOVANOVIC Nikola; LAZAROV Darko; ARIZANKOVSKA Jadranka; MAJSTOROSKA Jasmina; BOLE Domen

This paper provides insights on the potential macroeconomic impact of the European innovation policy for Smart Specialisation governance. We use original empirical data on the governance of the policy, funded through a dedicated financial envelope of the 2014-2020 EU cohesion policy, in a spatial...

GIANELLE Carlo, GUZZO Fabrizio, BARBERO JIMENEZ Javier, SALOTTI Simone

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

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

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

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

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

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