Interregional Cooperation and Smart Specialisation: a Lagging Regions Perspective

Jayne Woolford, Effie Amanatidou, Elisa Gerussi () and John Boden
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Elisa Gerussi: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en

No JRC124118, JRC Research Reports from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: This report has been prepared as part of the Lagging Regions project of the JRC, which aims to support the implementation of Smart Specialisation Strategies in selected low-growth and less developed regions in EU member states.In the 2021-2027 programming period, smart specialisation strategies will be required to meet a series of fulfilment criteria around the relevant "enabling condition" of good governance. One such criterion relates to international collaboration, or ‘measures for enhancing cooperation with partners in different countries in areas designated as priority areas for smart specialisation’. Within this context of a new governance framework for a new programming period, the Lagging Regions project aimed to explore the implications for a specific set of regions and develop and disseminate relevant policy lessons. The potential for Lagging Regions to participate in interregional and international cooperation remains under-exploited, and this report determines specific challenges as well as potential benefits and opportunities that are relevant for low-growth and low-income regions to support them in their preparations for the 2021-2027 programming period. An exploration of interregional and international cooperation aims to contribute to a better understanding of its role in strengthening innovation ecosystems and its interaction with Smart Specialisation in the context of Lagging Regions.

Keywords: Lagging Regions; smart specialisation; interregional (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-05
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