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Transparently designing and evaluating evidence-based EU legislation, backed by citizens views.
Welcome to Smart Specialisation Platform
The S3 Platform provides advice to EU countries and regions for the design and implementation of their Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3).
New call!
Apply for the EIT HEI Call 2 and improve your organisation's entrepreneurial and innovation capacity. Open until 28 February 2022
A new report on SDGs gives us food for thought
How is S3 aligning with the European Green Deal and the UN 2030 Agenda?
New report!
Smart Specialisation in the Context of Blue Economy – Analysis of Desalination Sector. The report addresses the innovation aspects and smart specialisation in the desalination sector.
New report now available!!!
The EU Blue Economy Report 2021, in its fourth edition, continues to analyse the scope and size of the Blue Economy in the European Union.
Mark your calendar! Next e-talk is on 3 December - Register Now
Sustainable Development Goals e-talks Webinar Series
Coming soon! Smart Specialisation for Sustainable Development Goals - E-talks webinar series
The series of S3 for SDG e-talks will summarize and explore the theoretical background as well as the methodological and practical applications of including the sustainability dimension in the traditional S3 concept.
Available now! Progress Report of the Global Pilot Programme on STI for SDGs Roadmaps
This report is designed to take stock of the state of country pilots, to draw out lessons and implications from the current implementation and to suggest ideas for the way forward.
Do you know the S3 Partnership on Nutritional Ingredients is ready to welcome new partners?
Under the European Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) Agri-food thematic, the NI Partnership works on ingredients and its applications to promote circular economy.
Call for expression of interest: advancing evidence-informed policy at regional and local level through co-creation and networking
The first call for expression of interest is now open until September 17, 2021. We welcome applications from local and regional authorities across Europe.
Promoting technological transfer in Romania through Smart Specialisation
A new Smart Story is available!
'Assessing Smart Specialisation: governance' | New insights on Smart Specialisation!
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.
Call of interest for Regions!
Regions taking action to integrate cultural and natural heritage into regional development strategies
New Report available!
Rethinking the ‘Entrepreneurial Discovery Process’ in times of physical distancing
Special issue of the S3 Newsletter
The special issue builds on the presentations held during the 'Smart Specialisation for the Recovery' online workshop on 15 April 2021 that gathered more that 920 participants.
Ukraine, the EU and the UN join forces to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Ukraine joined a pilot program on SDGs to support countries in developing roadmaps to accomplish the Sustainable Development Goals through science, technology and innovation
New report now available!
Projecting Opportunities for INdustrial Transitions (POINT) - Concepts, rationales and methodological guidelines for territorial reviews of industrial transition…
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Transparently designing and evaluating evidence-based EU legislation, backed by citizens views.
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Transparently designing and evaluating evidence-based EU legislation, backed by citizens views.
