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Reinforcing innovation in European regions: Intelligent specialization strategies for strong, inclusive and sustainable growth

On 18 July the European Commission published a Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled "Reinforcing innovation in the regions of Europe: Strategies for resilient, inclusive growth and sustainable. "

It emphasizes that it is essential to harness the full potential of innovation to modernize the economy in order to strengthen the EU's social model and the quality of life of European citizens. Europe needs to empower, defend and protect its citizens, regions and industry in order to create the prosperity and employment that the citizens of Europe expect. To achieve this, it is necessary for all EU policies and instruments to work together in a coordinated way, at all levels of governance, in order to move towards resilient, inclusive and sustainable territorial growth.

In this context, smart specialization strategies are already making a difference by improving the quality of innovation investment in cohesion policy and have become an integral part of Europe's approach to innovation. They are also making a difference in how European regions are designing and implementing their innovation policies and involving businesses.

The experience gained so far with current cohesion policy programs, together with the actions and pilot projects proposed in the Communication, will make a useful contribution to the preparation of the next Multiannual Financial Framework.

 

Download the pdf of the Communication