TRANSFORMING TERRITORIES NEWSLETTER

They all are excellent examples of using local strengths to innovate and grow, are also part of the ACTIONbook and are drawing together the map of transformative innovation across Europe. Join us next 9 April, on a TV live stream, and travel through all these places to learn how they are implementing innovation policies with truly transformative power. Don’t miss out. Is your territory in the map? What is your potential to innovate?

Pass by the JRC stand at the Festival of Regions and Cities in Mons, Belgium on 18-19 March 2024, and meet the members of the team behind the Transforming territories newsletter. We will present a wealth of data and interactive tools on EU urban and rural areas, as well as the hot off the press new ACTIONbook, published just a few weeks ago. Don't miss out, make sure you are part of the EU map of transformative innovation policies. For more info, please visit the official website of the event.

The ACTIONbook is a comprehensive hands-on resource set to empower local, regional and national stakeholders across Europe to drive societal well-being and climate-resilient development through strategic partnerships and purpose-driven actions.

Discover a collection of tools for taking action towards place-based transformations. They are categorised by the type of tools they represent (concept, methodology, EU policy initiative and example) and by their level of applicability (local, regional, national, European or all).

The practices include initiatives taken around Europe with different degrees of transformative innovation. They provide a short summary of what cities, regions and Member States have done to innovate for societal well-being.

Mapping exercises represent a the cornerstone of the Smart Specialisation process. The results of the mapping exercise are the essential input for the upcoming stakeholder dialogue stage. Tunisia has completed the mapping exercise and is about to embark on the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process journey, where the final list of priority domains and related policy actions would be proposed. This report presents the main findings on the economic, innovation and scientific potential of Tunisia, discusses the justification of the selection of preliminary priority areas for Smart Specialisation and outlines the preparatory steps to be taken for launching the stakeholder dialogue.

The stakeholder dialogue within the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process has been often cited as the most critical stage in designing the Smart Specialisation strategy. It represents a very important milestone in the process, as it brings together key representatives of a society, coming from business, academic, civil and government spheres, to thoroughly discuss and agree on the number of priority areas followed by an appropriate policy mix. The findings from this stage are the key ingredients for the policymakers that are drafting a Smart Specialisation strategy.