2018 Conference on Smart Specialisation and Territorial Development
Date
26 September 2018 09:00
- 28 September 2018 17:00
Venue
Seville
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SMARTER 2018
2018 Conference on Smart Specialisation and Territorial Development:
Implementation across global networks of regions, cities and firms
Co-organised by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre
and the Regional Studies Association European Foundation (RSA Europe)
Four years have now passed since smart specialisation officially entered European policy. This approach to territorial development through the promotion of smart, inclusive and sustainable growth represents a unique opportunity in contemporary policy for territorial development; for the first time, national and regional authorities across an area of more than five hundred million inhabitants are implementing a common set of policy principles and methodologies.
This conference offers a comprehensive picture of the smart specialisation policy experience, including an evaluation of its early results, and highlights recent developments both conceptually and empirically. Particular attention will be given to implementation challenges and ways to address them, as well as to methodologies for impact assessment. In addition, the conference will explore how smart specialisation engages with global value chains and production networks, and how firms, regions and cities can benefit from relationships across the borders.
The concept of smart specialisation has now expanded in geographical scope beyond just Europe. The theory and practice of smart specialisation is being constantly developed and it is enriched by these processes. These developments will be discussed.
For full details, visit https://www.regionalstudies.org/conferences/conference/2018-smarter-conference
2018 Conference on Smart Specialisation and Territorial Development:
Implementation across global networks of regions, cities and firms
Co-organised by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre
and the Regional Studies Association European Foundation (RSA Europe)
Four years have now passed since smart specialisation officially entered European policy. This approach to territorial development through the promotion of smart, inclusive and sustainable growth represents a unique opportunity in contemporary policy for territorial development; for the first time, national and regional authorities across an area of more than five hundred million inhabitants are implementing a common set of policy principles and methodologies.
This conference offers a comprehensive picture of the smart specialisation policy experience, including an evaluation of its early results, and highlights recent developments both conceptually and empirically. Particular attention will be given to implementation challenges and ways to address them, as well as to methodologies for impact assessment. In addition, the conference will explore how smart specialisation engages with global value chains and production networks, and how firms, regions and cities can benefit from relationships across the borders.
The concept of smart specialisation has now expanded in geographical scope beyond just Europe. The theory and practice of smart specialisation is being constantly developed and it is enriched by these processes. These developments will be discussed.
For full details, visit https://www.regionalstudies.org/conferences/conference/2018-smarter-conference
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