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Guide to Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation

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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 6<br />

PART I: THE POLICY CONTEXT OF SMART SPECIALISATION......................................... 8<br />

PART II: THE RATIONALE OF SMART SPECIALISATION................................................. 12<br />

What: Concentrating knowledge resources <strong>for</strong> economic specialisation ......................................12<br />

Why: Learning lessons from the past.............................................................................................12<br />

Who: Putting entrepreneurial knowledge <strong>to</strong> work.........................................................................13<br />

How: Setting in motion regional change .......................................................................................13<br />

Where: A role <strong>for</strong> every region......................................................................................................15<br />

In summary… ................................................................................................................................16<br />

PART III: RIS3 DESIGN IN A NUTSHELL............................................................................... 18<br />

Step 1 - Analysis of the regional context <strong>and</strong> potential <strong>for</strong> innovation .........................................19<br />

Step 2 - Governance: Ensuring participation <strong>and</strong> ownership.........................................................22<br />

Step 3 - Elaboration of an overall vision <strong>for</strong> the future of the region............................................23<br />

Step 4 - Identification of priorities.................................................................................................23<br />

Step 5 - Definition of coherent policy mix, roadmaps <strong>and</strong> action plan .........................................24<br />

Step 6 - Integration of moni<strong>to</strong>ring <strong>and</strong> evaluation mechanisms ....................................................25<br />

ANNEXES.................................................................................................................................... 27<br />

ANNEX I: A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH TO RIS3 DESIGN................................................ 28<br />

Six key steps <strong>to</strong> design RIS3..........................................................................................................28<br />

Step 1 - Analysis of the regional context <strong>and</strong> potential <strong>for</strong> innovation .........................................29<br />

Step 2 - Governance: Ensuring participation <strong>and</strong> ownership.........................................................35<br />

Step 3 - Elaboration of an overall vision <strong>for</strong> the future of the region............................................46<br />

Step 4 - Identification of Priorities.................................................................................................52<br />

Step 5 - Definition of coherent policy mix, roadmaps <strong>and</strong> action plan .........................................54<br />

Step 6 - Integration of moni<strong>to</strong>ring <strong>and</strong> evaluation mechanisms ....................................................60<br />

ANNEX II: DELIVERY INSTRUMENTS AND HORIZONTAL APPROACHES .................. 65<br />

Clusters <strong>and</strong> <strong>Smart</strong> <strong>Specialisation</strong>..................................................................................................67<br />

<strong>Innovation</strong> friendly business environments <strong>for</strong> SMEs...................................................................70<br />

<strong>Research</strong> infrastructures, centers of competence <strong>and</strong> science parks..............................................74<br />

Universities ....................................................................................................................................78<br />

Digital Agenda <strong>for</strong> Europe.............................................................................................................81<br />

Key enabling technologies.............................................................................................................86<br />

Cultural <strong>and</strong> creative industries .....................................................................................................88<br />

Internationalisation ........................................................................................................................92<br />

Financial engineering instruments .................................................................................................95<br />

Innovative public procurement ....................................................................................................100<br />

Green growth ...............................................................................................................................104<br />

Social innovation .........................................................................................................................108<br />

ANNEX III: REGIONAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION STRATEGIES FOR SMART<br />

SPECIALISATION: GUIDANCE FOR EXPERT ASSESSMENT.......................................... 111<br />

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