This expert group report on 'Meta-evaluation of Article 185 initiatives' was designed to complement the more specific evaluations of the individual initiatives and inform policy on the use of the instrument in the future. It included a series of hearings with key stakeholder groups and direct...

A 'Policy Support Facility' (PSF) has been set up by the Directorate-General for Research & Innovation (DG RTD) of the European Commission under the European Framework Programme for Research & Innovation 'Horizon 2020', in order to support Member States and associated countries in reforming...

To support countries in reforming their research and innovation systems, DG Research & Innovation of the European Commission set up a Policy Support Facility (PSF) under the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Programme, aimed at improving the design, implementation and evaluation of...

This report investigates the potential contribution of clusters and cluster policies in the design and implementation of Smart Specialisation Strategies. Both cluster policies and Smart Specialisation Strategies are policy approaches with a place-based dimension, aiming at exploiting advantages...

Science and technology parks (STPs) are very common instruments used by regional and national authorities for regional development. Their main objective is to foster science-based growth poles to stimulate economic diversification away from declining industries. Today, STPs are present in many...

This paper discusses how the policy mix concept applies to RIS3. The paper argues that the RIS3 implementation phase – and the development of an efficient policy mix supporting RIS3 orientations – is at least as important as the design phase. Countries and regions are now embarking on the...

The island of Ireland, which includes both Ireland and Northern Ireland (United Kingdom), is home to 6.4 million people and has a combined economic output of USD 205 billion. Several cross-border institutions were created in response to the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement to recreate...