scholarly journals Entrepreneurial universities and regional innovation: matching smart specialisation strategies to regional needs?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Fonseca ◽  
Maria Emilia Salomaa
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Universities ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Smart Specialisation

Entrepreneurial Universities and Regional Innovation

2020 ◽  
pp. 260-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Fonseca ◽  
Maria Salomaa
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Entrepreneurial Universities ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Regional Administration ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Strategy Process ◽  
Smart Specialisation ◽  
The University

Universities are expected to play a leading role in the smart specialisation strategy process, However, a gap between discourse and practice is marking the RIS3-related regional development programmes, which can be extended to the involvement of universities in the process. A mismatch can be speculated between the expectations towards universities' roles in RIS3 implementation and actual practice, and its repercussions on a regional innovation ecosystem. This chapter addresses the extent to which the role played by universities in a region's innovation and entrepreneurial practice aligns with the smart specialisation strategic outline. As an in-depth case-study of the University of Aveiro (Portugal), it draws on both quantitative and qualitative data, with an analysis of RIS3 approved projects in the Portuguese NUTS II Centro region, and interviews with key actors within the university and the regional administration. Through this, it weighs the contribution of entrepreneurial universities to the RIS3 goals, drawing lessons for public policy and discussing the future of RIS3.

scholarly journals Smart Specialisation as a Strategy for Implementing the Regional Innovation Development Policy—Poland Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 7986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Kogut-Jaworska ◽  
Elżbieta Ociepa-Kicińska
Keyword(s):  
Research Study ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Linear Ordering ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Innovation Development ◽  
Smart Specialisation ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Individual ◽  
New Research

Regional Innovation and Smart Specialisation Strategies (RIS3) are treated as one of the key tools in implementing the concept of smart and sustainable growth. The strategies make it possible to focus investments on research, development and innovation (RD & I) in the areas showing the greatest economic and competitive potential of the regions. The article is based on the assumption that innovativeness on the one hand determines and on the other hand is determined by smart and sustainable growth. The aim of the analysis is to present new research assumptions and the results of the regional benchmarking based on a synthetic measure of development, and verification of the relationships between the level of innovative development and the economic development in the regions. This article presents the results of a research study covering all the sixteen regions of Poland, the outcome of which is an indicator of regional innovativeness based on 17 features, which means that the study considered a total of 2992 features. The methods applied in the study included the zero unitarisation method, the linear ordering method, and the Pearson correlation coefficient. The completed research study has shown the stability of positions held by the individual regions and the considerable, persisting disproportions in the innovation development between the regions taking the positions at both ends of the ranking. Moreover, a moderate positive correlation was identified between the GDP per capita level and the value of the synthetic measure of regional innovation development in 2009. The completed analyses made it possible to formulate the conclusions that show the benefits, weaknesses and dilemmas related to the introduction of smart specialisations for sustainable and innovative regional development in Poland over the past decade.

Questioning the implementation of smart specialisation: Regional innovation policy and semi-autonomous regions

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 530-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhiannon Pugh
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Regional Innovation Policy ◽  
Smart Specialisation ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Uk

This paper considers the recent developments in regional innovation policy pertaining to the smart specialisation agenda from the perspective of a peripheral and semi-autonomous region – Wales in the UK. Through a case study of innovation policy developments in Wales over the past 20 years, and also a consideration of extant literature pertaining to regional innovation policy and smart specialisation, this paper finds a number of issues or shortcomings in the current predominant smart specialisation approach. These are traced back to the strong regional innovation system logic existing in European policy; a number of unresolved theoretical problems that could undermine the efficacy of innovation policy are identified. Both conceptual and rhetorical issues with the concept of the region are highlighted, and questions are asked about the applicability and tenability of smart specialisation approaches in semi-autonomous, cross-border regions, and for policymakers operating in circumstances of multi-level governance. This paper illustrates how such regions provide us with a lens or alternative perspective through which to reconsider our predominant theoretical and practical policy approaches, and highlights a number of potential problems with smart specialisation as it is applied in a diverse range of regional settings.

scholarly journals Flexible Pathways for Modernisation of Undergraduate Engineering Programmes by Country-Adapted Implementation of the Practice- Integrated Dual Study Model in Bulgaria and Romania

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-74
Author(s):  
Evgenia Mahler ◽  
Galina Ilieva ◽  
Radu Breaz ◽  
Petar Georgiev
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Curriculum Adaptation ◽  
Smart Specialisation

AbstractThe paper addresses the need for more flexible routes for acquiring current industry-related skills necessary to boost and sustain innovation in the sectors identified by the national strategies of Smart Specialisation and regional innovation in Bulgaria and Romania. For this purpose, regular practical phases in enterprises were integrated in the ongoing engineering curricula to accelerate the update of knowledge traditionally provided by higher education institutions. The paper presents a summary of the feasibility study conducted to identify the transferability of a county-adapted model of dual higher education in Bulgaria and Romania. Consequently, the approaches of curriculum adaptation followed by the implementing universities in both countries are briefly described. Finally, the paper discusses the outcomes and provides an outlook for future development of the dual study model in Bulgaria and Romania.

Assessing Regional Advantage Based on Smart Specialisation Strategies

2020 ◽  
pp. 150-179
Author(s):  
Luís Farinha ◽  
João Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Regional Growth ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Technology Commercialization ◽  
The Political ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Smart Specialisation ◽  
Regional Advantage ◽  
Smart Specialization ◽  
The Web

Making smart regions smarter through smart specialization strategies (RIS3) is today on the political and economic agenda. In this context, it becomes a priority to know the regional stakeholders' perception of RIS3, based on the prioritization of the use of resources and capacities in their territories. The aim of this study is to perform a bibliometric analysis with the keywords smart specialization, regional innovation systems, and value, rareness, imitability, and organization (VRIO). The authors aim to contribute to the clarification of the literature on regional innovation ecosystems. They also intend to suggest a new model that allows the VRIO model to be adapted to the territories. Through extensive research using the Web of Science database, five clusters were identified (multiple helix; smart specialization and RIS3; innovation and entrepreneurship; regional policies and knowledge transfer and technology commercialization; regional growth, entrepreneurial, and innovative ecosystem), whose content analysis allowed to construct the conceptual regional helix assessment model.

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