Institutions, smart specialisation dynamics and policy
Author
Summary, in English
Smart specialisation features prominently in the European regional policy context. This paper discusses how the configuration of the regional institutional framework affects smart specialisation dynamics and policy. It elaborates why and how institutional diversity and integration promote entrepreneurial discovery processes, spillovers and agglomeration effects, and thereby structural change in regions. Policy challenges arising from the regional institutional framework are identified, discussed and related to well-researched system failures of regional innovation systems.
Department/s
Publishing year
2016
Language
English
Pages
22-37
Publication/Series
Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy
Volume
34
Issue
1
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Pion Ltd
Topic
- Economic Geography
Keywords
- Regional policy
- institutions
- smart specialisation
- regional innovation
- systems
- system failures
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1472-3425