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FoSS Cited in OECD Circular Economy Paper
FoSS have been cited in the OECD's recent publication on Circular Economy in Cities and Regions.
Download the full paper here.
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ERA Hubs as an engine for transformative place-based innovation investment priorities
With the European Green Deal and the Recovery and Resilience Plans, economic policies in the EU are moving towards a new economic growth and management model to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. This is an era of systemic change that requires a fundamental rethink of the European multi-lateral governance model for transformative innovation.
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Mainstreaming Smart Specialisation in Europe
Please find the FoSS paper on "Mainstreaming Smart Specialisation in Europe - An overview of Friends of Smart Specialisation 2020 policy papers" in attachment.
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JRC Report 'An intervention-logic approach for the design and implementation of S3 strategies'
In January 2021, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a new report in January 2021 on the topic of 'An intervention-logic approach for the design and implementation of S3 strategies'.
The full report can be accessed here.
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Event Recap “Smart UAS in Smart Regions: increasing the strategic cooperation between Professional Higher Education and regions in Europe”
EURASHE, in cooperation with the independent group of experts Friends of Smart Specialisation, organised the online event “Smart UAS in Smart Regions: increasing the strategic cooperation between Professional Higher Education and regions in Europe”.
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Smart specialisation in the European Semester
The paper "Smart specialisation in the European Semester: towards multi-level governance for co-investments in green and digital transitions", which was drafted in July 2020 can be found in attachment.
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Useful Links
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Smart Specialisation Platform
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Learning Among Regions on Smart Specialisation
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Smarter 2020 Webinar series
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EURASHE webinars - smart UAS in smart regions
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Smart specialisation, Industry 4.0 and lagging regions: some directions for policy, M. Barzotto et. al.