Exploring heterogeneous Digital Innovation Hubs in their context

Johan Miörner (), Annita Kalpaka (), Jens Sörvik and Joakim Wernberg
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Annita Kalpaka: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en

No JRC117976, JRC Research Reports from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: This report explores the regional variation in organisation and implementation of DIHs across six (6) different EU regions: Saxony-Anhalt (Germany), Wielkopolska (Poland), Northern Ostrobothnia (Finland), Tallinn (Estonia), Andalusia (Spain) and Central Macedonia (Greece). The case studies were conducted in conjunction with a wider survey among DIH managers and regional policy managers (RIS3) whose results are presented in a separate JRC Technical Report. While the survey covers a wider scope of questions, this report follows a comparative approach in order to identify common denominators, strengths and challenges concerning 1) how the DIHs are set-up; 2) how DIHs are fitted to the regional policy- and economic context, with particular attention given to the connection between DIHs and the regional/national smart specialisation strategy (RIS3); 3) how regions could better benefit by DIHs; 4) what are the funding sources and how they are coordinated. The report aims to contribute to our understanding of different models of DIHs registered in the DIH Catalogue (yellow pages) across regions and their respective interactions with the regional/national innovation ecosystems and specifically the smart specialisation strategies. The selected approach has also helped to highlight current good practices and suggest alternative ideas on how to set up future DIHs (e.g. multi-sided platforms model) also in view of the upcoming Digital Europe Programme (DEP).

Keywords: Digital Innovation Hubs; DIH; Smart Specialisation Strategies; S3; RIS3; digital growth; digital transformation; digitisation; industry; SME; regional policy; survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-10
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