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European Planning Studies Volume 24, 2016 - Issue 8: Regional Innovation Strategies 3 (RIS3): From Concept to Applications
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Part 1. General reflections on early experience

The early experience of smart specialization implementation in EU cohesion policy

Philip McCannFaculty of Spatial Sciences, Department of Economic Geography, University of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Raquel Ortega-ArgilésFaculty of Economics and Business, Department of Global Economics and Business, University of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsView further author information
Pages 1407-1427 | Received 29 Oct 2015, Accepted 10 Mar 2016, Published online: 08 Apr 2016

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