Over the past 25 years, the regional innovation system (RIS) approach has become a
powerful framework for explaining the uneven geographical distribution of innovation in …

This paper discusses the ways that European regional policy has been re-shaped in order to
build on the role played by entrepreneurship in driving regional innovation. The various …

Abstract The Triple Helix of university-industry-government interactions, highlighting the
enhanced role of the university in the transition from industrial to knowledge-based society …

The operationalization of smart specialization policy has been rather limited because a
coherent set of analytical tools to guide the policy directives remains elusive. We propose a …

During the last five years, we can observe a soaring academic interest in the concept of
smart specialization. A burgeoning literature emerged both conceptually and empirically. In …

Prior research identifies relatedness as a key driver of new specializations in the domain of
green technologies. The present paper extends the evolutionary economic geography …

Recent thinking about innovation and industrial policy emphasises purposeful related
diversification strategies or more transformative—but potentially riskier—challenge …

Regional capabilities are regarded a pillar of Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3). There is yet
little focus in S3 policy on the role of interregional linkages. This study on 292 NUTS-2 …

The smart specialization strategy is now a reality. With regions and nations having
completed the technical fulfillment of the ex-ante conditionality and the related action plans …

Dieter F. Kogler a,, Emil Evenhuis b,, Elisa Giuliani c,, Ron Martin d, Elvira Uyarra e, and
Ron Boschma f aSpatial Dynamics Lab, School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental …