Research and innovation strategies for smart specialisation (RIS3) are trying to introduce a new vision of innovation policy in European regions. However, the success of RIS3 policy measures is closely dependent on the capacity of regional government institutions to act as coordinators or...

Territorial development theory and practice have witnessed significant change in recent times. This change has increasingly put the spatial dimension at the centre of development policies. Where agglomeration-focused policies derived from urbanization and agglomeration economics were once...

This policy brief presents the findings of a policy paper developed on the same topic. It highlights that while research capabilities in less developed regions have improved, this has not necessarily been translated into improvements in innovation and economic growth; it brings attention to the...