The Role of Clusters in the Smart Specialisation Process: The Case of Inovcluster in Portugal

Teresa Paiva (), Cláudia Domingues, Luis Farinha and Marina Ranga
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Teresa Paiva: NECE – Research Center in Business Sciences and Guarda Polytechnic Institute
Cláudia Domingues: Inovcluster – Associação do Cluster Agroindustrial do Centro
Luis Farinha: Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco and NECE—Research Center in Business Sciences
Marina Ranga: European Commission—Joint Research Centre in Seville and University of Warsaw (Poland)

A chapter in Regional Helix Ecosystems and Sustainable Growth, 2020, pp 147-158 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Clusters are a key driver of the competitiveness and economic growth of a region, and they become even more important when the region has a smart specialisation strategy that involves clusters as dynamic innovation stakeholder. This chapter illustrates how Inovcluster, an agri-food cluster oriented on SMEs and microbusiness, operates within the Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) of the centre region of Portugal, promoting regional business competitiveness. The chapter also examines the ways in which Inovcluster acts in order to effectively improve the market position and behaviour of its members.

Keywords: Cluster; Inovcluster; Smart specialisation; Competitiveness; SMEs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-47697-7_9

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