Urenio Watch Watch: Innovation Strategies

Triple Helix and Smart Specialisation Strategies

The School of Business and Society at St Mary’ s University in the UK in cooperation with the Triple Helix Association and with the support from Erasmus+ programme of the European Union (Jean Monet Action) organises the workshop ‘˜Innovative Place-Based Triple Helix Approaches for Regional Development through Smart Specialisation Strategies’ on 28-29 June 2019.

The programme includes panels and discussions on
-Triple Helix as an enabler for Smart Specialisation: a SWOT approach
-Entrepreneurial Universities as drivers for Smart Specialisation
-Deepening Smart Specialisation: towards a new approach
-The experience of UK Catapults: towards high-powered innovation
-Activating the Cross-Over between Smart Specialisation and Innovation Policies
-Multi-level governance and Smart Specialisation: a view from the regions

Participants will have the opportunity to share their views on this broad agenda for debate on different dimensions of place-based approaches to innovation and will have the chance to interact with a community of scholars and practitioners mobilizing university-industry and government resources for accelerated growth and regional development.

To participate in one of the debates please submit a 500-word abstract, statement of your expertise and viewpoint. Abstracts should be submitted by emailing: emanuela.todeva@stmarys.ac.uk.

More information: Webpage of the workshop