The objective of this paper is to inform the community of researchers, policymakers and practitioners about the dynamics of setting up the Thematic Smart Specialisation Platform on Agri-food, and to provide information about its functioning and governance. This work outlines the milestones of...

Universities support regional innovation and sustainable development through research-based partnerships with local ecosystems, creating new business models addressing global and local societal challenges. In this shift towards a sustainable entrepreneurial university, the Start for Future (SFF)...

Universities have been mainly included in the S3 debate as creators or vectors of knowledge, their higher education mission has been somewhat overlooked. For this reason, in March 2016, the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission has started a project on the role of Higher Education in...