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New rules, same game: the case of Lithuanian Smart specialization

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  • Ramojus Reimeris

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The main goal is to discuss the development of regional innovation strategies 3 (RIS3) in Lithuania as the primary instrument for accessing European Structural Investment Funds (ESIF) for the research and innovation (R&I) system. The article analyses the landscape of the Lithuanian R&I system, which has not gone through any major changes yet in relation to the RIS3. A proposition is raised, that the development of RIS3 can be seen as a set of certain type of rules and procedures to fulfil the ex ante conditionality, which has been enforced by the European Commission (EC) to access the ESIF, but the result is not obvious at the moment. The development of RIS3 can be seen as a game of developing a strategy without a real obligation to implement it. As it did not bring substantial changes to the landscape or performance of the R&I system of Lithuania yet, it did change certain policy-making practices and stakeholder involvement. This does indicate that the rules of RIS3 development itself are a mechanism of some change, even if the ideal result of a well-performing R&I system would not be achieved. RIS3 should be seen as a continuous process, which now is a precursor for future policy-making practices.

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  • Ramojus Reimeris, 2016. "New rules, same game: the case of Lithuanian Smart specialization," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(8), pages 1561-1583, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:24:y:2016:i:8:p:1561-1583
    DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2016.1179722
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    1. Attila Varga & Norbert Szabó & Tamás Sebestyén, 2020. "Economic impact modelling of smart specialization policy: Which industries should prioritization target?," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 99(5), pages 1367-1388, October.
    2. Varga, Attila & Sebestyén, Tamás & Szabó, Norbert, 2021. "Az intelligens szakosodási politika gazdasági hatásainak modellezése [Economic impact assessment of smart specialization policy]," Közgazdasági Szemle (Economic Review - monthly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Közgazdasági Szemle Alapítvány (Economic Review Foundation), vol. 0(9), pages 901-929.
    3. Malgorzata Sztorc & Dorota Milek, 2022. "Modern Business Services as a Strategy for the Development of Smart Specializations," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(1), pages 433-462.

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