Guide to Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation

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findings among regions. The European Cluster Observatory 39 can be instrumental for identifying regional competences and providing benchmarking possibilities across the EU. It should be stressed that statistical data at the same level of granularity are not always available across the EU and therefore additional efforts should be made by some regions to complement existing data sets by more detailed quantitative but also qualitative information. Furthermore, smart specialisation strategies should look at the optimal cluster-specific framework conditions such as access to research and testing facilities, educational and skills development issues, cooperation with local incubators and efficient cluster management, which, all together, will allow clusters fully exploiting their potential in the context of smart specialisation. How to act? The following list of actions describes a 3x3 approach on how to use clusters for designing and implementing smart specialisation strategies. Although not exhaustive, it represents a starting point and can be completed and customised according to the specificities, experience, and priorities of each region. Using cluster mapping to identify regional competences and assets: • Identify specialisation patterns in the region through cluster mapping analysis, in particular, by using the European Cluster Observatory tool 40 ; • Perform benchmarking activities to better understand the positioning of the region in a particular sector in comparison to other EU regions. The European Cluster Observatory tool offers such benchmarking opportunities; • Collect if necessary more detailed statistical data and perform qualitative-based surveys to better understand the dynamics of regional clusters to be used for implementing smart specialisation strategies. Support clusters to meet the objectives of smart specialisation: • Launch, if necessary, new cluster initiatives or strengthen existing ones, and ensure appropriate budgetary provisions by streamlining regional, national and EU funding support including the European Regional Development Fund, Research and Innovation funds (FP7, and the future Horizon 2020), the Rural Development fund (EAFRD) and funding possibilities provided under the Knowledge Innovation Communities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology; • Support existing clusters to work more closely with research infrastructures, incubators 41 and science parks and other knowledge institutions as well as integrate large scale demonstrators for promoting key enabling technologies and better involving user communities; 39 www.clusterobservatory.eu 40 The European Cluster Observatory provides a unique cluster mapping and benchmarking methodology that is currently applied to more than 35 manufacturing and service sectors in 32 EU and EU-associated countries: 41 The Smart Guide to Innovation-Based Incubators, publishes in 2010, provides guidance on this issue and is available at the website of the Platform 68
• Promote cluster management excellence by using the European Cluster Excellence initiative 42 to develop competent clusters that are able to sustain regional growth in the long run. Strengthen local and international cluster cooperation, in particular for addressing emerging industries: • Streamlining funding resources to support joint projects between clusters working in different industries in view to create new competitive advantages under the smart specialisation strategy; • Identify and create optimal cluster-specific conditions to facilitate the emergence of new industries through clusters in the context of the smart specialisation strategy; • Promote internationalisation, including trans-national cooperation, in particular by making use of the European Cluster Collaboration Platform 43 . 42 The European Cluster Excellence initiative aims at promoting cluster management excellence through training and benchmarking activities: to http://www.cluster-excellence.eu/ 43 The European Cluster Collaboration Platform aims at promoting cluster cooperation within the EU and abroad on the basis of a number of business agreements signed with international partner organisations in Japan, India, Brazil and South Korea: www.clustercollaboration.eu. 69
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European Union Regional Policy Guid
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Dominique Foray John Goddard Xabier
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ....
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LIST OF REGIONAL EXAMPLES Example 1
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