Smart specialisation and EU cohesion policy

For the programming period 2014-2020, EU Member States and regions are, for the first time, required to develop research and innovation strategies for smart specialisation (RIS3).

An own-initiative report of the European Parliament tabled for the plenary session in September 2016 makes recommendations for advancing the implementation of this novel strategic approach, which provides a path for innovation-driven economic transformation and development.

Author: Vivienne Halleux

• Primary Source

EP: EPRS: Briefing, October 2016: Smart specialisation: The concept and its application to EU cohesion policy http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2016/589813/EPRS_BRI(2016)589813_EN.pdf

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