About the Expert Group
The expert group takes stock of existing academic research and policy practices to bring the S3 concept forward.
The group identifies and discusses strategic issues and draws operational lessons from a policy perspective, with the aim to improve the design and implementation of S3.
Members of the Experts Group
| Name | Surname | Country | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre | Almeida | Portugal | National Innovation Agency Portugal |
| Tatiana | Fernandez | Spain | Generalitat de Catalunya |
| Dominique | Foray | Switzerland/France | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
| Simona | Iammarino | Italy/UK | University of Cagliari |
| Tarmo | Kalvet | Estonia | Tallinn University of Technology, TalTech; Institute of Baltic Studies |
| Agnieszka | Olechnicka | Poland | Centre for European Regional and Local Studies University of Warsaw |
| Ruslan | Stefanov | Bulgaria | Director, Economic Program at Center for the Study of Democracy |
| Ron | Boschma | Netherlands | Department of Human Geography and Planning, Utrecht University |
| Kristiina | Jokelainen | Finland | Founder at SmartNorth Ltd |
| Karolina | Lipinska | Poland | Office of the Marshal of the Pomorskie Region in Poland |
| Antonio | Novo Guerrero | Spain | President of the European Cluster Alliance |
| Jose Enrique | Garcilazo | Spain | Deputy Head of Division and Head of Regional and Rural Policy Unit, OECD |
Expert group meetings
S3 CoP Expert Group September 2023
S3 CoP Expert Group February 2023
S3 CoP Expert Group April 2024
S3 Cop Publications
Exploiting synergies between Smart Specialisation Strategies and Horizon Europe: merits and challenges
Implementation of the Smart Specialisation Strategies into the practice with the support of the Synergic Funding
Smart Specialisation Strategy and the Policy Instruments
S3 Implementation. Past and Future
S3 Governance - Lessons from 2014-2020
S3 Governance - Lessons from 2014-2020
Capacity Building: Enhancing Institutional Capacities for Smart Specialisation Strategies
Interregional collaboration: Opportunities for S3 and place-based policies