Opportunities and challenges in implementing Smart Specialisation in Nordic 'strong innovator' regions

Sammanfattning

In this paper we consider the experience of implementing the Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) in three regions in Finland, Norway and Denmark. We highlight the challenges each of these 'strong innovator' regions has faced in implementing S3. We elucidate the fact that each region faced different challenges when implementing S3. We extend a discussion around place-based policy, which is designed in a regionally bespoke and bottom-up manner, suggesting that this will inherently throw up unique and variable place-based challenges, questioning how to balance this uniqueness of problems with a universally applicable approach and support infrastructure.

Nyckelord

regional innovation policy; place-based development; regional governance; Smart Specialisation

Publicerad i

Regional Studies
2023, volym: 57, nummer: 1, sidor: 129-140
Utgivare: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

SLU författare

• Kristensen, Iryna

  • Institutionen för ekonomi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    
  • Université de Montréal

UKÄ forskningsämne

Ekonomisk geografi

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2022.2054975

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