Abstract
The article compares the process of designing and implementing EU research and innovation (R&I) strategies for smart specialisation (RIS3) in eight less developed European Union (EU) member states:...
Highlights
During the 2014–20 European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) programming period, pre paring a national or regional research and innovation strategy for smart specialisation (RIS3) in each member state was an ex ante conditionality for the use of funding under the thematic objective 1 (TO1): strengthening research, technological development and innovation
The case studies address i) whether the entrepreneurial discovery process (EDP) resulted in engagement with a broad range of stakeholders, ii) whether it encouraged a process of creative co-design and iii) whether it continued into the policy implementation phase
The main research questions addressed are i) whether the EDP resulted in engagement with a broad range of stakeholders, ii) whether it encouraged a process of creative co-design, and iii) whether it continued into the policy implementation phase
Summary
During the 2014–20 European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) programming period, pre paring a national or regional research and innovation strategy for smart specialisation (RIS3) in each member state was an ex ante conditionality for the use of funding under the thematic objective 1 (TO1): strengthening research, technological development and innovation (see Official Journal of the European Union [OJ], 2013). The main research questions addressed are i) whether the EDP resulted in engagement with a broad range of stakeholders, ii) whether it encouraged a process of creative co-design, and iii) whether it continued into the policy implementation phase. By pursuing the EDP and ensuring the involvement of the business sector, civil society organisa tions and other new actors, CEE regions and/or countries may be able to develop a new generation of innovation strategies, even though their general governance capacity is lower than the EU standard. The RIS3 design process in the West Romania region was engaging and involved several stakeholder groups, including civil society groups (Expert 4, 2018a). By involving a broad range of stakeholders in the design phase, the EDP has continued in the implementation phase in the West Romania region, it is not a formalized process. There is an indicator framework for monitoring and evaluation of the RIS3, but it does not function in practice
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