Going Beyond Smart Specialisation ‒ Some New Insights for Regional Innovation Policies
Abstract
Regions are attributed an important role in innovation policy and since at least the launch of the current Structural Funds period, European regions face the challenge to conceive Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3). Departing from this new innovation policy paradigm and the policy role, this paper addresses specific challenges for regional innovation policy making, aiming at delivering indications for supporting those policy processes. It addresses questions like: How can innovation policy on the regional level define its position in the new strategy- building context? Which factors may be decisive to contribute to efficient policy-making? How can policy making be supported by new concepts and approaches in innovation research ?