Qualitative Analysis of Economic, Innovation and Scientific Potential in North Macedonia

North Macedonia launched the Smart Specialisation process in 2018 with the main goal of identifying priority areas in terms of economic, innovation and scientific potential for implementing targeted action for further economic development. By enforcing its innovation policy with the Smart Specialisation concept, it looks to boost its economic transformation efforts and enhance its competitiveness in a sustainable manner. The process has been undertaken with strong political commitment by national authorities and the devotion of the nominated inter-institutional Smart Specialisation working group composed of representatives of the government, relevant ministries and the academic community. The Joint Research Centre is continuously providing technical assistance to these efforts. So far, the Smart Specialisation process in North Macedonia has been based on following the S3 Framework for the EU Enlargement and Neighbourhood Region (S3 Framework) (Matusiak and Kleibrink, 2018).

Source: Qualitative analysis of economic, innovation and scientific potential in North Macedonia – Publications Office of the EU