The institutional challenges of dynamic regional innovation strategies

Arangueren, Marie Jose, Morgan, Kevin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2933-2231 and Wilson, James R. 2023. The institutional challenges of dynamic regional innovation strategies. Regional Studies 57 (1) , pp. 72-83. 10.1080/00343404.2022.2047917

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Abstract

Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) are widely used to guide place-based innovation policy. However, there is little analysis of the institutional frameworks necessary for implementing multi-actor entrepreneurial discovery processes. This paper explores the evolution of institutions in the Basque Country region over a four-year period. It conceptualizes two levels of institutions: the overall architecture established to pursue an S3; and the micro-processes that emerge to particularize and valorize priorities. The paper highlights lessons relating to the experimentalism of S3, monitoring and evaluation, the engagement of small and medium-sized enterprises and civil society actors, and mechanisms for amplifying the voice of regions.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	0034-3404
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	23 February 2022
Date of Acceptance:	22 February 2022
Last Modified:	22 Nov 2024 09:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/147768

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