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Research Into Territorial Competitiveness
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2015
Navarro, M., Aranguren, M.J., Wilson J.R.
Innovation & Environment Regions of Europe Sharing Solutions (INTERREG IVC)

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English // http://t.co/DEfbNMCooI // Keywords: enterpreneurship, location, growth.

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Research and Innovation Smart Specialisation Strategies (RIS3) are not entirely new. For instance, the European Commission already promoted RIS (Regional Innovation Strategy) and RISI (Regional Information Society Initiatives) in the 1990s. However, these previous attempts failed to meet expectations for lacking both a sound theoretical framework and previous policy learning about how to implement such strategies. Although many lessons might be drawn for RIS3 from analysing these previous experiences (see Landabaso, 2011), here we will focus on the theoretical basis supporting regional innovation strategy development more generally.

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