The institutional challenges of dynamic regional innovation strategies

Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) are widely used to guide place-based innovation policy. However, there is little analysis of the institutional frameworks necessary for implementing multi-actor entrepreneurial discovery processes. This paper explores the evolution of institutions in the Basque C...

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Published in:Regional studies 2023, Vol.57 (1), p.72-83
Main Authors: Aranguren, Mari Jose, Morgan, Kevin, Wilson, James R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Basque people
Civil society
entrepreneurial discovery
Innovation policy
Innovations
institutions
place-based innovation policy
Regions
Small business
Smart Specialisation Strategies
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Summary:Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) are widely used to guide place-based innovation policy. However, there is little analysis of the institutional frameworks necessary for implementing multi-actor entrepreneurial discovery processes. This paper explores the evolution of institutions in the Basque Country region over a four-year period. It conceptualizes two levels of institutions: the overall architecture established to pursue an S3; and the micro-processes that emerge to particularize and valorize priorities. The paper highlights lessons relating to the experimentalism of S3, monitoring and evaluation, the engagement of small and medium-sized enterprises and civil society actors, and mechanisms for amplifying the voice of regions.
ISSN:0034-3404
1360-0591
DOI:10.1080/00343404.2022.2047917