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• Circular Economy
• 02/05/2021

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. 

• 12/04/2021

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.

• 09/02/2021

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. 

• 09/02/2021

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”.

• 09/02/2021

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. 

• 11/01/2021

The Green Deal and Smart Specialisation

This paper has been produced by the ‘Friends of Smart Specialisation’ and is intended to be a ‘rolling document’ that encourages and stimulates dialogue on what will be a key issue for Europe over the next decades. Comments are therefore welcome.