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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

This report provides some insights on the impact of Smart Specialisation on the governance of research and innovation policy systems across EU regions and countries.

GUZZO Fabrizio; GIANELLE Carlo

An analysis of regional funding concentration on Key Enabling Technologies and societal grand challenges

DOUSSINEAU Mathieu; BACHTROGLER Julia

This publication presents the results of a survey, launched in 2020 as part of a research project performed by the Smart Specialisation platform to gain new insights on the Smart Specialisation (S3) policy experience across the European Union (EU). Survey results provides evidence on the state of...

HEGYI Fatime Barbara; GUZZO Fabrizio; PERIANEZ FORTE Inmaculada; GIANELLE Carlo

This background paper serves as an Annex to the United Nation’s Guidebook for the Preparation of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for SDGs Roadmaps. Its purpose is to provide an overview of the existing methodologies and approaches that can be used to develop the Roadmaps. While the first...

MATUSIAK Monika; CIAMPI STANCOVA Katerina; DOSSO Mafini; DANIELS Chux; MIEDZIŃSKI Michał

This Guidebook is intended for interested national and local governments, agencies and institutions that wish to use roadmaps as a policy tool to harness STI as a means to achieve the SDGs. It may also be of interest to stakeholders taking part in the dialogue – an essential stage in design,...

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

LARANJA Manuel; MARQUES SANTOS Anabela; EDWARDS John; FORAY Dominique

The report assesses the effect of Smart Specialisation Strategies on regional productivity, based on the case of Portugal.

MARQUES SANTOS Anabela; EDWARDS John; NETO Paulo

This policy insight provides an overview of the 2020 assessment on how and to what extent Smart Specialisation monitoring and evaluation systems put in place across Europe allow and contribute to a cyclical policy learning process for improved policy design and implementation.

Fatime Barbara Hegyi, Francesco Prota