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R&I smart specialisation strategies: classification of EU regions’ priorities. Results from automatic text analysis

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  • Pasquale Pavone
  • Francesco Pagliacci
  • Margherita Russo
  • Anna Giorgi

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Building on automatic text analysis, this paper proposes an original categorization of Research and Innovation Smart Specialisation Strategy (RIS3) priorities and provides a common language (with detailed dictionaries) to classify priorities and then to associate EU regions to multiclass categories of priorities. This result is a powerful tool to interpret the current state of diversification across regions, with its potential of complementarities and synergies that might support territorial integrated development paths. It would also support regions in their future strategic programmes on RIS3. A case study on the Alpine macro-region shows innovation development paths to outline macroregion strategic planning

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  • Pasquale Pavone & Francesco Pagliacci & Margherita Russo & Anna Giorgi, 2019. "R&I smart specialisation strategies: classification of EU regions’ priorities. Results from automatic text analysis," Department of Economics 0148, University of Modena and Reggio E., Faculty of Economics "Marco Biagi".
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    1. Pasquale Pavone & Francesco Pagliacci & Margherita Russo & Simone Righi & Anna Giorgi, 2021. "Multidimensional Clustering of EU Regions: A Contribution to Orient Public Policies in Reducing Regional Disparities," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 156(2), pages 739-759, August.

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    Keywords

    Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3); Future Cohesion Policy; Data classification with non-supervised techniques; automatic text analysis; EU macroregional strategies;
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    JEL classification:

    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • C38 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Classification Methdos; Cluster Analysis; Principal Components; Factor Analysis

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