1st Edition

Smart Specialisation Opportunities and Challenges for Regional Innovation Policy

By Dominique Foray Copyright 2015
122 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

122 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

122 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This is the first book on a new policy approach that has been widely adopted in Europe and beyond. It analyses the concept of smart specialisation and discuss the need for smart specialisation strategies, explains why the approach is new and different from more standard policy processes and explores what are the conditions for successful implementation. Smart Specialisation: Opportunities... Read more

General Introduction 1. The Origin 2. The Concept 3. Process and Methods 4. Goals’ Variations According to Regional Development 5. Programmes and Implementation

Biography

Dominique Foray is Full Professor of Economics and Management of Innovation at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL, Switzerland