Universities and Smart Specialisation: challenges, tensions and opportunities for the innovation strategies of european regions

• Autores: John Goddard, Louis Kempton, Paul Vallance
• Localización: Ekonomiaz: Revista vasca de economía, ISSN 0213-3865, Nº. 83, 2013, págs. 82-101
• Idioma: español
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  • español

    El artículo sugiere que los principios básicos del concepto de Especialización Inteligente representan un conjunto de retos, tensiones y oportunidades para el papel de las universidades en las estrategias de innovación regional. Todas esas potenciales cuestiones se discuten centrándose en tres aspectos de la especialización inteligente: el proceso colectivo de descubrimiento emprendedor; la creciente focalización en áreas específicas de I+D y la especialización en innovación que puede generar ventajas competitivas dentro de la economía regional; y el gran interés por las redes interregionales y la relación entre territorios de la Unión Europea que tienen diferentes especializaciones en el desarrollo y aplicación de las nuevas tecnologías. También se abordan las posibles barreras que pueden encontrar las universidades en su propósito de comprometerse con las estrategias regionales de especialización inteligente.

  • English

    This paper suggests that the core principles contained in the Smart Specialisation concept represent a set of challenges, tensions and opportunities for the position of universities in regional innovation strategies. These potential issues are discussed focusing on three particular elements of Smart Specialisation: the collective �entrepreneurial process of discovery�; the increased focus on specific areas of R&D and innovation specialisation within a regional economy that can generate distinctive competitive advantage; and the greater interest in trans-regional links and the relationship between territories in the European Union with different specialisations in the development and application of new technologies. The paper also identifies possible future barriers to the engagement of universities with regional Smart Specialisation Strategies.

    This paper suggests that the core principles contained in the Smart Specialisation concept represent a set of challenges, tensions and opportunities for the position of universities in regional innovation strategies. These potential issues are discussed focusing on three particular elements of Smart Specialisation: the collective �entrepreneurial process of discovery�; the increased focus on specific areas of R&D and innovation specialisation within a regional economy that can generate distinctive competitive advantage; and the greater interest in trans-regional links and the relationship between territories in the European Union with different specialisations in the development and application of new technologies. The paper also identifies possible future barriers to the engagement of universities with regional Smart Specialisation Strategies.

  • euskara

    Artikulu honek iradokitzen duenez, espezializazio adimendunaren kontzeptuaren oinarrizko printzipioek unibertsitateek eskualdeko berrikuntza-estrategietan duten rolerako erronka-, tentsio-eta aukera-multzoa irudikatzen dute. Auzi horiek aztertzeko, espezializazio adimendunaren hiru alderdi hartu dira ardatz: aurkikuntza ekintzailearen prozesu kolektiboa; gero eta gehiago ardaztea I+Gko arlo espezifikoetan eta berrikuntzan espezializatzea, abantaila lehiakorrak sor baititzake eskualde-ekonomiaren barruan; eta, azkenik, eskualde arteko sareekiko eta teknologia berrien garapenean eta aplikazioan espezializazio-maila ezberdina duten Europar Batasuneko lurraldeen arteko harremanarekiko interes handia. Gainera, unibertsitateek espezializazio adimendunaren eskualde-estrategiekin konprometitzerakoan topa ditzaketen oztopoak jorratu ditu.

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