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S3 Newsletter
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Joint Research Centre
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In this issue
- June 2017
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S3 Platform
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Announcement
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Next S3 Newsletter
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The next S3 Newsletter will be issued in September.
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Highlights
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Public Consultation: Mid-term Evaluation of COSME Programme
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The open public consultation of the interim evaluation of the COSME Programme for the Competitiveness of Entreprises and SMEs (2014-2020) is available until the 31st of August.
The target groups are SMEs, intermediary bodies that provide support services to SMEs, financial service providers, cluster secretariats, public authorities, etc.
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Spotlight on…
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Smart Regions 2.0 Conference: View the Videos
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The conference "Smart Regions 2.0 - "Maximising Europe's innovation potential" that was held on 1st-2d June 2017 in Helsinki has given the opportunity to national and regional authorities to share experience on the implementation of smart specialisation. Best practice and lessons learnt were highlighted, and a debate took place on the future of innovation in the context of European regional development with senior representatives from the European institutions and national and regional governments.
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S3 Publications and Tools
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Policy learning dialogue for S3 between the EU and Chile
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The report "Smart Specialisation in EU and Chile: challenges and opportunities" focuses on the EU-Chile policy learning dialogue that took place in November 2016 at the Joint Research Centre - Seville. It introduces the "Policy Learning Dialogue methodology for Smart Specialisation" as a way to facilitate interactions between stakeholders and focuses on the national and regional innovation system in Chile.
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S3 Role in EU Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policies
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In the framework of the Danube-INCO.NET project, the S3 Platform together with experts prepared this report, which explores the conditions under which the S3 model can be applied in the EU enlargement and neighbourhood countries. It examines developments of research and innovation policies in Western Balkan and Eastern partnership countries, identifies challenges for initiating S3 and offers guidance and policy recommendations to facilitate S3 development outside the EU.
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Upcoming Events
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23 June
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RIS3 in Warminsko Mazurskie
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The DG JRC-Seville Lagging Regions project will participate in the Regional Steering Committee for Regional Innovation Strategy of Warminsko Mazurskie Voivodeship on 23d June 2017. In particular, this will include discussion of stakeholders' involvement in the region's entrepreneurial discovery process.
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6 July
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Lagging Regions Monitoring Working Group: Final Meeting
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The third and final meeting of the Lagging Regions monitoring working group will be held on 6th July 2017 in Barcelona at the EC representation. Partner regions of the project working with the JRC and selected external experts will gather to improve their monitoring system. The process will combine one-to-one targeted discussions and peer-learning. The outcomes of the working group will be shared online in the forthcoming weeks.
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In the Regions & Member States
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Innovation Camps: Catalonia Takes the Lead
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An Innovation Camp is a co-creation experience intended to activate a collaborative dynamic among "quadruple helix actors" , including managing authorities, businesses, research bodies and the civil society. With the support of the S3 Platform, Catalonia is the second Region after Lapland, that uses this methodology as a tool to foster S3 implementation.
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Smart Stories: Evidence from Algarve
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The Smart Stories reflect the way in which managing authorities have used the S3 concept to develop their own innovation-driven development policies at national and regional level. This month, evidence is presented from Algarve (Portugal) with a focus on diversification from a dominant industry .
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Launching a collaborative leadership dynamic: the case of Andalusia
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Through its adoption and adaptation towards regional development, the smart specialisation concept has become a powerful instrument for place-based innovation-driven growth. An example would be the case of Andalusia (Spain) where the "Entrepreneurial Discovery Process" has enabled local actors to design a participatory and joint decision-making process.
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New Dimensions of Smart Specialisation
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EDD 2017: Listen to the Audio Recordings
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The audio recordings of all the parallel sessions of the EU Developments Days are available. Among them, that of the lab debate organised by JRC-Seville on Territorial Innovation Policies in the context of Africa-EU cooperation.
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S3 across EU Institutions
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Panorama: Cohesion Policy Looks to the Future
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The latest issue of Panorama magazine is a special edition dedicated to discussion of Cohesion Policy post-2020. The Cohesion Forum on 26-27 June 2017 in Brussels is an important milestone in this process. It provides the testimonials of EU institutions representatives, national governments, regional authorities, various associations and universities on this key EU policy.
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