Smart specialisation - an innovation driven strategy for economic diversification
| Dates: | 10 December 2015 |
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| Times: | 14:00 - 15:00 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | Manchester Institute of Innovation Research |
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| Venue opening hours: | 2-3pm (coffee from 1.30pm) |
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| How much: | free |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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| Speaker: | Bjorn Asheim |
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Smart Specialisation (SS) is probably the single largest attempt ever of an orchestrated, supranational innovation strategy to boost economic growth through economic diversification, and, as such, deserves to be watched closely by other countries aiming for the same goals. It will be the basis for EU's Structural and Investment Fund interventions in R&I as part of the future Regional and Cohesion Policy’s ambition to the European 2020 jobs and growth agenda. SS represents the first possibility in an EU context to pursue a broad based innovation policy. Thus, it is of great importance that this strategy is fully and correctly understood, not the least because the choice of key words (i.e. ‘specialisation’ and ‘entrepreneurial discovery’) may lead policy makers and practitioners to make false interpretations and draw wrong conclusions. This theoretical clarification of the key concepts is illustrated by emprical examples of design of SS strategies in Scandinavian regions.
Directions:
Due to preparation work for the MBS redevelopment project, access to the Harold Hankins building is no longer possible via the University Precinct Centre. Please use the main entrance of MBS West (Building Number 29 on the Campus Map) and take the lifts to the left of the main reception desk to the 6th floor. Turn left (‘access to Harold Hankins’ is signed) and go through the door at the end of the corridor and left through a second door into the stairwell. Go down a half flight of stairs following the sign ‘access to Harold Hankins’ and through the door into the Harold Hankins building and along the corridor until you get to the main stairwell/lift lobby. Take the lift to the tenth floor then turn right out of the lift.
Alternatively, if you are a member of the University you can email john.ashton-2@manchester.ac.uk for access to Harold Hankins building from the door on Booth Street West.
Speaker
Bjorn Asheim
Role: Professor
Organisation: University of Stavanger, Norway
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Harold Hankins building
Oxford Road
Manchester
