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Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3)

Smart Specialisation Strategies foster knowledge-based growth in EU regions and countries. They are crucial to achieving a smarter, sustainable and inclusive Europe. Research and innovation are key for sustainable and smart economic transformation. They are central to the EU’s main objectives such as the green and digital transitions.

This is why, in 2010, the European Commission called on national and regional governments to develop Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) for research and innovation (R&I) to encourage all European regions to discover their competitive advantage. With Smart Specialisation, research and innovation are mainstreamed -for the first time as tools for regional development.

All these years later, the concept still takes hold in EU regional policy. Participation, prioritisation and localisation, the key pillars of S3, have been fully absorbed in regional development practice. Smart specialisation has made a real difference in the way European regions are designing their innovation strategies, reinforcing cooperation at all levels. It is also broadened and rolled out in the enlargement countries.

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/policy/communities-and-networks/s3-community-of-practice/about_en

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Geographical focus:

All Western Balkans

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Digitalisation Engineering and Technology Green Deal

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