In this sense, smart specialisation is a regional policy framework for innovation driven growth. For instance, the production of apples needs land, machines, and labor, but also knowledge on irrigation techniques, fertilizers, conservation techniques, transport thus, apple production progressively becomes a more complex activity. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the distinction between smart specialisation and smart specialisation policy and it studies under what conditions a smart specialisation policy is necessary. Nationalregional research and innovation strategies for smart specialisation ris3 strategies are integrated, placebased economic transformation agendas that do five important things. The research and innovation strategies for smart specialisation ris3 is an integrated, region specific economic transformation agenda, which.
Opportunities and challenges for regional innovation policy crc press book. It analyses the concept of smart specialisation and discuss the need for smart specialisation. This publication is a technical report by the joint research centre jrc, the european commission s science and knowledge service. Introduction over the last couple of years the role of smart specialisation has become central to economic development and growth policy thinking in european circles. Smart specialisation is a placebased approach, meaning that it builds on the assets and resources available to regions and member states and on their specific socioeconomic challenges in order to identify unique opportunities for development and growth. Based on foray 2014 smart specialisation refers to the capacity of a region to focus on core competences by identifying opportunities for agglomeration of resources. The second issue, in november 2019, focuses more on the placebased elementsbeyond smart specialisation of industrial policy.
This paper suggests that the core principles contained in the smart specialisation concept represent a set of challenges, tensions and opportunities for the position of universities in regional. Oecd science, technology innovationdriven growth in. Smart specialisation and regional innovation policy. Opportunities and challenges for regional innovation policy find, read and cite all the research you need on. Integrated smart specialisation strategies respond to complex development challenges by adapting the policy to the regional context. The use of public funds to create jobs must be reserved for cases where there are. The ris3 strategy is closely connected to the europe 2020 strategy and its policies and financial instruments. This study offers a novel analytical approach to inform the regional search for new industrial opportunities, as promoted by smart specialisation within the eu cohesion policy context. Smart specialisation and regional innovation policy orca. Yet there are a number of challenges and obstacles which must be considered. Europe 2020 requires policy makers to consider how the different aspects of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth are interrelated. Smart specialisation deals not only with the linear development of existing strong industries, but it also intersects value chains in order to promote innovation and to achieve a greater surplus value.
Lessons from the project s3 targeted support in lagging regions. The analysis departs from the challenges of practicing smart specialisation and its entrepreneurial discovery process in a dynamic perspective. Oct 07, 2014 the purpose of this paper is to focus on the distinction between smart specialisation and smart specialisation policy and it studies under what conditions a smart specialisation policy is necessary. Opportunities and challenges for regional innovation policy, dominique. Despite being raised in earlier policy documents, it was the 2017 communication on strengthening. The european unions smart specialisation strategy is such a factor. These exchanges will highlight the ingredients to make the most of innovation ecosystems and make smart specialisation a success story. Smart specialisation as a new concept of the eu regional. Regional innovation policy in the age of smart specialisation article pdf available in environment and planning c government and policy 354 may 2016 with 335 reads.
This initiative allows higher education institutions to implement policies by building regional clusters. The smart specialisation approach has been part of eu regional innovation policy since 2010 and yet the role of skills and vocational education and training in implementing smart specialisation strategies has only recently attracted attention. An international business journal incorporating journal of global competitiveness on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Smart specialisation strategies s33 and by challenges that are recognised in eu strategy for the adriatic and ionian region eusair4. Policy context smart specialisation, as a placebased and innovative approach to innovation, was conceived as a made in eu concept associated to the european cohesion policy. The ris3 platform, regional innovation system for smart specialisation, was established as a service by the european commission in order to provide professional advice to eu countries and regions seeking to design and deliver their new generation of regional research and innovation strategies for smart specialization ris3. Finally the book discuss the practical implementation phase of the process based on the first feedback acquired from certain regions. Smart specialisation strategies contribute to the europe 2020 objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by enhancing eu regional and national potential in research and innovation. They focus policy support and investments on key nationalregional priorities, challenges and needs for knowledgebased development. The paper proposes a systematic methodological approach to trans regional and. Research and innovation strategies for smart specialisation.
Governance and implementation challenges like politics, all innovation is local. Smart specialisation in the world, an eu policy approach. Shaping smart specialisation srediscussion papers and sre. Macro regional smart specialisation strategy of adriaticionian region mrs3 air is a pilot document. Irelands smart specialisation strategy for research and. These include a focus on identifying niche areas of competitive strength, solving major societal challenges, bringing in a demanddriven dimension, fostering innovation partnerships emphasising. Pdf this publication has the twin aims of showing that research and innovation strategies for smart specialisation s3, despite their sectoral. Smart specialisation opportunities and challenges for. Smart specialisation, regional growth and applications to eu cohesion policy 1. Opportunities and challenges for regional innovation policy ebook written by dominique foray. The potential of smart specialisation for enhancing innovation and.
National or regional research and innovation strategies for smart specialisation ris3 strategies are integrated, placebased economic transformation agendas with the following features. Smart specialisation opportunities and challenges for regional innovation policy dominique foray. Smart specialization strategy and its operationalization in the regional policy. The collection of articles begins with a thoughtprovoking article by marques and morgan, who reconsider the role of the state in innovation policy through the lens of new industrial policy nip. Pdf smart specialisation and innovation in rural areas. Missionoriented innovation policy has a major part to play in delivering better quality growth while addressing grand challenges, but the changes in mindset, theoretical frameworks, institutional capacities and policies required are by no means trivial. Opportunities and challenges for regional innovation policy describes the origin of the concept, explains when a smart specialisation policy is necessary, provides a detailed analysis of the design principles of the policy and discuss the pertinence of this approach according to regional development levels. To have a strategy means to make choices for investment. Manuel trajtenberg this is the first book on a new policy approach that has been widely adopted in europe and beyond. Interregional collaboration in research and innovation.
It is, among others, required by the eu structural funds. The event served as discussion forum on experiences and challenges derived from the implementation of regional innovation strategies in the european union and chile. Missionoriented innovation policy is far from being a step into the unknown. Best practices in universities regional engagement. Inter regional collaboration, smart specialisation, innovation policy, regional development, baltic sea region, dimensions of collaboration, transnational collaboration. Smart specialisation and regional innovation policy ron boschma, professor in regional economics, urban and regional research centre, university of utrecht. Opportunities and challenges for regional innovation policy. Opportunities and challenges for regional innovation policy regions and cities. Within the recent eu regional and urban policy reforms, the emergence of smart specialisation as a policy prioritisation framework is by now well documented foray 2015. Pdf smart specialisation, shared vision and policy traps. General for regional and urban policy dg regio of the european commission in their work in extending the tool of research and innovation strategies for smart specialisation and innovation policy work for the post2020 period, as well as to support broader. Stakeholders and policy makers need to deepen their awareness of where.
We present this policy challenge in conceptual terms and in terms of the activities required for this process, which we see as the least developed part of the overall smart specialisation policy apparatus. Smart specialisation has been highlighted by the european commission as a central p illar of the. A strategy for smart specialisation should be designed around the following key principles. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Opportunities and challenges for regional innovation policy regions and cities book 79 kindle edition by dominique foray. Smart specialisation represents a unique opportunity in contemporary innovation policy for territorial development. Opportunities and challenges for regional innovation policy kevin morgan school of planning and geography, cardiff university, cardiff. Smart specialisation is a main pillar of the europe 2020 strategy, which creates the basic strategic framework for individual eu policies including the cohesion policy and the research, development and innovation policy for the new programming period. Relatedness, knowledge complexity and regional diversification, papers in evolutionary economic geography peeg 1717, utrecht university, department of human geography and spatial planning, group economic geography, revised jul 2017. Pdf on jan 15, 2015, kevin morgan and others published smart specialisation. Innovation pathways and policy challenges at the regional level. As a prerequisite for cohesion policy investment, smart specialisation has contributed to putting in place reforms in about half of the member states12 and helped. It is, however, a policy concept, that even its key proponents acknowledge is still in search of a theory foray et al.
It aims to provide evidencebased scientific support to the european policymaking process. Opportunities and challenges for regional innovation policy describes the origin of the concept, explains when a smart specialisation. Oecd science, technology innovationdriven growth in regions. Smart specialisation raises interesting challenges for the regional studies agenda.
It helps to focus resources on key national and regional priorities, challenges, and needs for knowledgebased development. First, it is not only a bout policy formulati on, impl ementation and evaluati on but also about po oling scattered. Opportunities and challenges for regional innovation policy analyses the concept of smart specialisation, discusses the need for smart specialisation strategies, explains how this book has been written at a critical period of the implementation of smart specialisation. The first section revisits not only the smart specialisation concept in itself but also discusses it visavis the thematic of crossborder regional innovation systems and outlines some implications that it may have for the choice of innovation policy instruments.
Smart specialisation policy is intended to be a bottomup process, not least so that. Innovation pathways and policy challenges at the regional. That means regional policy makers across europe are. Under this umbrella, it has triggered the development of more than 120 smart specialisation strategies among european union eu regions and member states in recent years. The early experience of smart specialization implementation. Smart specialisation in eu and chile, challenges and opportunities. Smart specialisation in eu and chile, challenges and.
The second issue, in november 2019, focuses more on the placebased elementsbeyond smart specialisationof industrial policy. Multilevel governance of innovation and smart specialisation. Christian ketels harvard business school, boston, massachusetts, usa. Innovation strategies for smart specialisation and indicates the direction for a new european regional policy. The conference considered the opportunities and challenges for europe, notably southeast europe, in research, development, education, employment and innovation and in particular, the process of skills creation, knowledge and technology. Smart specialisation is an innovation policy concept that aims to boost regional innovation, contributing to growth and prosperity by helping and enabling. Products are not only the combination of labor and capital but also of knowledge. Smart specialisation is a regional policy framework for innovation driven growth. Keywords entrepreneurship innovation regions policy jel classi. Smart specialisation strategies and crossborder integration. Opportunities and challenges for regional innovation policy find, read and.
Opportunities and challenges for regional innovation policy article pdf available in regional studies 493. From smart specialisation to smart specialisation policy. A sympathetic critique of regional innovation policy. For instance, an alpine tourism region itself is not a smart specialisation strategy. Smart specialisation and technology transfer as innovation. Mccann 2015, and importantly for our purposes here, this approach also brings entrepreneurship and smes centrestage in eu development policy thinking. S3 is a bottomup process relying on an entrepreneurial. Smart specialisation in the helsinkiuusimaa region research and innovation strategy for regional development 20142020 is the ris3 strategy for the helsinkiuusimaa region. Finally the book discuss the practical implementation phase of the process based on the first feedback acquired from certain regions engaged in the preparation. Smart specialisation opportunities and challenges for regional innovation policy. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading smart specialisation.
Morgan 2015 states that the book claims to be the first of its kind regarding a full analysis of both empirical and theoretical smart specialisation strategies s3. Smart specialisation, seizing new industrial opportunities. The counterparts of higher education institutions in these clusters of smart specialisation are knowledgeintensive enterprises, hightech service providers, educational. Local government must build on their existing capabilities by leveraging local strengths and expertise. This book timely comes about when the development of smart specialisation strategies across europe is getting close to the crucial turning point between the strategic design and the policy implementation phases. Smart specialisation strategies emerged has a steppingstone in the. Varmlands research and innovation strategy for smart. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read smart specialisation. Over the last few years, the smart specialisation approach has fostered the design and the. That means regional policy makers across europe are busily developing smart specialisation strategies.
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