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The institutional challenges of dynamic regional innovation strategies

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  • Mari Jose Aranguren
  • Kevin Morgan
  • James R. Wilson

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Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) are widely used to guide place-based innovation policy. However, there is little analysis of the institutional frameworks necessary for implementing multi-actor entrepreneurial discovery processes. This paper explores the evolution of institutions in the Basque Country region over a four-year period. It conceptualizes two levels of institutions: the overall architecture established to pursue an S3; and the micro-processes that emerge to particularize and valorize priorities. The paper highlights lessons relating to the experimentalism of S3, monitoring and evaluation, the engagement of small and medium-sized enterprises and civil society actors, and mechanisms for amplifying the voice of regions.

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  • Mari Jose Aranguren & Kevin Morgan & James R. Wilson, 2023. "The institutional challenges of dynamic regional innovation strategies," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(1), pages 72-83, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:57:y:2023:i:1:p:72-83
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2022.2047917
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