scholarly journals THE EXPERIENCE OF SMART-SPECIALIZATION IMPLEMENTATION AS AN APPROACH TO STIMULATING THE ECONOMY OF REGIONS IN EU COUNTRIES: LESSONS FOR UKRAINE

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3(76)) ◽  
pp. 98-109
Author(s):  
H.O. PATYTSKA
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
National Level ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Smart Specialization

Topicality. The expediency of in-depth study of smart specialization as an approach to stimulating the economy of the regions at the present stage is related to the deepening of cooperation between Ukraine and EU countries within the neighborhood policy and consolidation at the legislative level in Ukraine since 2016 of smart specialization as a regional development. Aim and tasks. The aim of the article is to study the experience of developing and implementing smart specialization strategies in the EU, as well as to develop practical proposals for organizing the process of forming and implementing smart specialization strategies in the domestic realities. Research results. Formed as a concept of expanding public funding in the field of research and innovation, smart specialization has resulted in significant conceptual and economic-political consequences: the allocation of the key role of scientific-technological and economic specialization in the development of territories; determining the role of research and development work to substantiate the areas of current and future comparative advantage; formation of a mechanism for managing the process of implementing the strategy of smart specialization, based on the model "public sector - science - entrepreneurship". Research of foreign experience in the formation and implementation of smart specialization strategies was conducted in the following areas: 1) determining the levels of adoption and implementation of smart specialization strategies in different countries; 2) analysis of sources of financing the implementation of projects in the context of the implementation of strategies at the level of states and regions; 3) taking into account the differentiation of socio-economic development and policy traditions at the national and regional levels in the countries implementing RIS 3. Conclusion. Emphasis is placed on the possibilities of using the formed conclusions in the process of adaptation of smart specialization to Ukrainian conditions. It is established that Ukraine should pay attention to the following aspects on the way to the innovative model of regional development: 1) lack of capable institutional structures at the regional level capable of developing, implementing and financing innovation strategies, which requires involvement of the national level of smart specialization policy. ; 2) the feasibility of forming smart specialization strategies on clearly defined and sufficient sources of funding and an effective mechanism for monitoring and controlling the use of funds; 3) a prerequisite for the formation of a strategy of smart specialization in our country should be a wide range of information and consulting work in the business environment and research circles.

scholarly journals Foresight as a tool of public administration in the field of science, technology and innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-97
Author(s):  
T. Kvasha ◽  
◽  
L. Musina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
National Level ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Smart Specialization ◽  
High Level ◽  
First Time ◽  
Science Technology And Innovation

Given the growing role of technological foresight as a tool for reconciling visions, goals and ways of STI development in an era of rapid technological change and global challenges, the approach to foresight research to select priorities for science and innovation in Ukraine for 2022–2026 has been improved. It takes into account a wide range of national targets for achieving SDGs by 2030. The developed Methodological recommendations provided a thorough analysis of more than 3,000 potentially acceptable technological and innovative proposals. The approach to setting STI priorities is new for Ukraine and involves a consistent process of selecting the top 30 most acceptable proposals in each of the seven thematic areas through five stages of discussions and evaluations. The result was the formation of a database of technology passports and developments on the experts’ proposals, their selection by practitioners, ranking, evaluation in terms of the potential of Ukrainian science and relevance in terms of world science and new technologies using international databases. They are the basis for decisions by the Expert Councils and the High-Level Working Group on key thematic areas and the preparation of a relevant draft government decision. Despite the conditions of quarantine, for the first time more than 2,500 experts from science, business, state and public organizations took part in the discussions, which is the basis for impartial and public decision-making. To strengthen the role of foresight as a tool for public planning and management in the field of STI, it is proposed to develop a STI roadmap as part of a research and innovation strategy for smart specialization (RIS 3) at the national level.

scholarly journals Local Clusters as “Building Blocks” for Smart Specialization Strategies: A Dynamic SWOT Analysis Application in the Case of San Diego (US)

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 5541
Author(s):  
Carmelina Bevilacqua ◽  
Ilaria Giada Anversa ◽  
Gianmarco Cantafio ◽  
Pasquale Pizzimenti
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Economic System ◽  
San Diego ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Local Cluster ◽  
Smart Specialization

The paper aimed at exploring the role of local industrial clusters as a part of an important evidence-based pathway for operationalizing smart specialization policy. Hitherto, the scientific debate has been largely focused on the relationship of clusters with the local business environment to boost competitiveness and has mostly searched for the operationalization of smart specialization policy in economically successful regions. However, the understanding of the role of local clusters (LCs), in terms of cluster industries that serve local businesses and residents, as potential “building-blocks” of Smart Specialization Strategies (S3) still lacks interpretive studies. We proposed a conceptual framework to unveil those factors of LCs that may be enhanced in the S3 policy design, around the concepts of adaptiveness and responsiveness to structural and influencing features of a local economic system. The distinction between Local and Traded clusters, applied in the US context, allows the identification of Local Cluster performance because of the availability of a robust data set. Accordingly, a tool is proposed to investigate those factors that are likely empowering smart specialization strategies: The dynamic SWOT analysis on the case of San Diego provides interesting insights toward building this conceptual framework. The findings may help explain how to relate LCs with smart specialization as building-blocks, based on potential risks and opportunities associated with the local economic system.

Catalan universities and the entrepreneurial discovery process

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 360-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabetta Marinelli ◽  
Susana Elena-Perez
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implications ◽  
Quadruple Helix ◽  
Entrepreneurial Discovery ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Private Research ◽  
Smart Specialization ◽  
Strategic Market ◽  
Different Characteristics

This article provides new insights into the role of public universities in regional development by looking at their involvement in Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialization (RIS3), a key element of the current European Cohesion Policy. In the latter, stakeholders from the triple or Quadruple Helix (public, private, research and nongovernmental sectors) jointly identify areas for research, development and innovation (RDI) investment. The analysis focuses on the region of Catalonia, which hosts a mix of higher education institutions (HEIs) with different characteristics and different relationships with local innovation stakeholders. The authors examine in-depth one of the main RIS3 funding instruments recently implemented in the region: the Research and Innovation Smart Specialization Strategy for Catalonia Communities. The Communities support the implementation of action plans for industrial research and development, jointly defined by research and private-sector stakeholders in RIS3 strategic areas. The instrument embeds the characteristics of a continuous EDP and enables exploration of the challenges and opportunities that emerge when researchers engage in strategic market-oriented RDI activities. The article highlights how HEIs are evolving and adapting to the new policy environment and concludes with policy implications.

scholarly journals Prospects for innovation performance on European level

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 100-114
Author(s):  
Nuša Erman
Keyword(s):  
Public Funding ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
European Level ◽  
Community Innovation Survey ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Enterprise Level ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Innovation Indicators

Abstract In 2004, the European Commission implemented the Decision No 1608/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of Community statistics on innovation. This triggered the awareness of the role of innovation and R&D on national and European level and thus the opportunity to step towards in-depth monitoring innovation performance through various indicators. The paper aims to investigate the trends in the selected innovation indicators (i.e., public funding, expenditures and innovation activities, types of innovation and products introduced, hampered innovation activities) to outline the development direction on the enterprise level using the Community innovation survey data for the 2002–2016 period. Using the basic time series analysis, the paper evaluates the progress according to the European Strategy on research and innovation. Furthermore, using the autocorrelation and autoregression methods, the paper also outlines the future direction in innovation performance on European level.

scholarly journals TOOLS OF CLUSTER POLICY IMPLEMENTATION

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Prisyazhnyuk ◽  
Natalia Shulpina
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
National Level ◽  
Industrial Clusters ◽  
Cluster Policy ◽  
Cluster Development ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Smart Specialization ◽  
Different Levels

The article considers the current tools for the implementation of cluster policy in Ukraine, taking into account the practice and experience of European countries. The relationship between cluster policies and tools for their implementation at the national, regional and local levels has been studied. It is substantiated that modern attempts to develop and implement cluster policy at different levels in Ukraine are dissonant, fragmentary and have a more declarative than applied content. This is evidenced by the lack of appropriate legislation at the national level and distortions in defining “reasonable specialization” of regions, lack of effective communication, financial donations, mechanisms and tools for promoting and implementing cluster policies in both regions and the state as a whole. Given the above, we will focus the plane of the problem field on the main vectors of integrated cluster policy in Ukraine: tools and programs at the cluster level; tools and programs at the regional level; national policies and strategies that define sectoral priorities and directions of development and are directly related to cluster development (industrial policy, innovation, export, digital), as well as national regional development policy). Mechanisms that determine the general economic course and conditions, primarily tax, financial and organizational instruments. The study of tools for the implementation of cluster policies at different levels has convincingly demonstrated the need for their comprehensive interaction within a single national cluster development strategy. It is thanks to the purposeful policy of promoting the development of clusters in Ukraine that it is possible to develop supply chains of goods and services with their further integration into European value chains; to implement research and innovation strategies of smart specialization in the regions; to solve problems of ecology and efficient use of resources by introduction of ecological innovations, eco-industrial clusters and parks; to equalize socio-economic distortions in the development of sectors of the economic system.

scholarly journals Can biotechnology contribute to the development of research and innovation smart specialization strategy (RIS3) in Central and East European countries? Reminiscences from the European Workshop

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-77
Author(s):  
Miroslav Ondrejovič ◽  
Stanislav Miertuš
Keyword(s):  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
East European ◽  
European Workshop ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Current State ◽  
Smart Specialization ◽  
Eastern European Countries

Abstract The paper presents main results and recommendations of the recent European Workshop dedicated to the evaluation of current state and prospects for Biotechnology with the attention to Central and European countries. The contribution of Biotechnology to the RIS3 strategy is also briefly presented. It is believed that there is still insufficient integration of research and innovation, especially in Central and Eastern European countries. Another problem is the weak interest and lack of mechanisms for the entry of potential investors into biotechnology capital–intensive areas. Series of proposals and recommendations coming from the Workshop on how to increase the regional cooperation in the field of Biotechnology is briefly described together with the potential role of international institutions (JRC-EC, CEI, ICGEB, EBTNA) in such cooperation.

scholarly journals Evolution of national climate adaptation agendas in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia: the role of national leadership and international donors

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Pardoe ◽  
Katharine Vincent ◽  
Declan Conway ◽  
Emma Archer ◽  
Andrew J. Dougill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
National Level ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Adaptation Planning ◽  
Critical Approach ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
National Leadership

AbstractIn this paper, we use an inductive approach and longitudinal analysis to explore political influences on the emergence and evolution of climate change adaptation policy and planning at national level, as well as the institutions within which it is embedded, for three countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia). Data collection involved quantitative and qualitative methods applied over a 6-year period from 2012 to 2017. This included a survey of 103 government staff (20 in Malawi, 29 in Tanzania and 54 in Zambia) and 242 interviews (106 in Malawi, 86 in Tanzania and 50 in Zambia) with a wide range of stakeholders, many of whom were interviewed multiple times over the study period, together with content analysis of relevant policy and programme documents. Whilst the climate adaptation agenda emerged in all three countries around 2007–2009, associated with multilateral funding initiatives, the rate and nature of progress has varied—until roughly 2015 when, for different reasons, momentum slowed. We find differences between the countries in terms of specifics of how they operated, but roles of two factors in common emerge in the evolution of the climate change adaptation agendas: national leadership and allied political priorities, and the role of additional funding provided by donors. These influences lead to changes in the policy and institutional frameworks for addressing climate change, as well as in the emphasis placed on climate change adaptation. By examining the different ways through which ideas, power and resources converge and by learning from the specific configurations in the country examples, we identify opportunities to address existing barriers to action and thus present implications that enable more effective adaptation planning in other countries. We show that more socially just and inclusive national climate adaptation planning requires a critical approach to understanding these configurations of power and politics.

scholarly journals The Role of Open Innovation, and the Performance of European Union Regions

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
João M. Lopes ◽  
Sofia Gomes ◽  
José Oliveira ◽  
Márcio Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Linear Regression Method ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Innovative Performance ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Method ◽  
Smart Specialization ◽  
The Eu

This research aims to detect the factors that best explain the performance of regional innovation in the European Union (EU), in the year 2019, and compare the obtained results with the factors used to elucidate the performance of regional innovation in the EU during the year 2016. This comparison allowed us to identify the variations that have occurred during these 3 years. The methodology used is quantitative and served to identify the factors that clarify the performance of regional innovation in the EU in 2019. The data collected was treated in the econometric software Eviews10. Estimations used a multiple linear regression method. The attained results show that with the implementation of the Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialization (RIS3), the Leader and Strong Regions benefited from its implementation. On the other hand, Moderate and Modest Regions failed to improve their innovative performance with the implementation of RIS3. On the practical contributions, it provides suggestions to the actors of the triple helix (Academy–Government–Industry) to improve the performance of innovation. Furthermore, it contributes to the theory by updating the knowledge of the existing literature with new dimensions from the 2019 RIS database. This research is original as it allows to appraise the evolution of the open innovative performance of the regions, by using comparative data from 2019 and 2016.

scholarly journals Älykäs erikoistuminen Lapissa

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 174-190
Author(s):  
Petra Merenheimo ◽  
Rauno Rusko ◽  
Helena Tompuri
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Regional Clusters ◽  
Smart Specialisation ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Smart Specialization ◽  
The University

Smart specialisation is a bottom-up frameworkfor regional development. Smart specialisationemphasizes the role of universities, but the official strategies tend not to differentiate betweenthe needs of regions, regional clusters and universities. Such simplification often causes disparities between the actual and the plannedhuman resources of an area, potentially leadingto a waste of ‘smartness’. This article introducesthe Arctic Smartness program of Lapland andthe Älyke project of the University of Laplandwhere teachers and students experimentallyparticipate in smart specialization. The articleexplores the opportunities to develop the agencyof university students and teachers.

Nuovi mercati della valutazione: misurare l'impatto di uno sforzo addizionale territoriale in ricerca e innovazione

2009 ◽  
pp. 53-68
Author(s):  
Alberto Silvani ◽  
Filippo Bonella ◽  
Lucia Cella ◽  
Alessandro Rotilio
Keyword(s):  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
National Level ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
To Come ◽  
Research And Innovation Policy

- Research and innovation policies have been increasingly ascribed to regions as a consequence of devolving power and resources from the national level to the local level. Local administrators have been empowered with new and challenging responsibilities but often lack the necessary instruments and knowledge to adequately evaluate the undertaken initiatives and to operate consistently with the European and national dimensions. In this respect impact assessment brings in a new metrics that is neither exclusively related to the scientific and/or economic value of the innovation results nor to a support function to other policies. Experts and/or ad hoc organisations are often appointed by local administrations with the task of describing the dimensions of such impact - qualifying (and quantifying) its descriptive parameters and identifying interested parties. So far this approach has not produced robust results as for the causality links generated, the additionality issue and the role of the local dimension, while the available tool-box is quite poor. This paper is intended to illustrate the results of a pilot experience carried out in the last few years in Trentino. The analysis takes into account the relations among policy makers, available tools, resources, and the role of the public administration and of professional evaluators. Conceptual and interpretative approaches and tools need further development, but the mayor weakness seems to come from the relationship between customer and evaluators. A new market based on new rules, professional roles and shared behaviours is needed in order to address a correct evaluation pathway and to analyse policies and activities within a common frame.Key words: impact analysis, regional development, research and innovation policy, policy EvaluationParole chiave: analisi d'impatto, sviluppo regionale, politica della ricerca e dell'innovazione, valutazione delle politiche

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