abstract This article examines which economic domains regional policy makers aim to
develop in regional innovation strategies, focusing in particular on the complexity of those …

Internet and World Wide Web platforms, big data analytics, software, social media and civic
technologies allow for the creation of smart ecosystems in which connected intelligence …

Abstract ΤΑ ΠΑΝΤΑ ΡΕΙ.(Everything Flows, Heraclitus of Ephesus, 535–475BC). When the
EU Framework Program designers and policy makers were creating the Horizon 2020 …

In the future of European Union (EU) Cohesion Policy, a critical feature is how to capitalize
on the current Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3), introduced …

Smart specialization is directly linked with regional economic transformation, which is the
true structural change that leads to regional economic growth, welfare, and competitiveness …

Relatedness is a popular concept for regional branching within Smart Specialisation.
However, this proximity-network approach misses its regional perspective, making difficult its …

Small and medium-sized ports in the Baltic Sea Region find themselves in a dilemma to
participate in the governance of innovation policies such as Smart Specialisation. The Smart …

Modern cities face today a wide range of problems (crime, pollution, traffic congestion,
unemployment) which affect the whole spectrum of economic and social life in the urban …

Conceived in the framework of regional studies on Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3)
development, this special issue strengthens research efforts oriented towards assembling a …

The white paper on “Intelligence and Co-creation in Smart Specialisation Strategies”
outlines some key conclusions from the Online S3 project, funded under the Horizon 2020 …