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Regional Studies Volume 55, 2021 - Issue 3: Smart Specialisation and learning regions as a competitive strategy for less developed regions
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Do anchor infrastructures matter for regional Smart Specialisation Strategy? The case of Alentejo

Soumodip Sarkara Department of Management & CEFAGE-UE, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal. [email protected]ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8122-9306View further author information
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José Jacinto Bilaub Department of Management, Polytechnic Institute of Beja (IPBeja), Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, R. Pedro Soares, Campus do Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Beja, Portugal.Correspondence[email protected]
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Maria Basílioc Department of Management, Polytechnic Institute of Beja (IPBeja), Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, R. Pedro Soares, Campus do Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Beja, Portugal. [email protected]ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3104-4271View further author information
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Pages 453-464 | Received 23 May 2019, Published online: 26 Mar 2020
 
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ABSTRACT

Do anchor infrastructures matter for regional Smart Specialisation Strategy (RIS3)? This paper investigates the potential of anchor infrastructures to leverage RIS3. An exploratory case study approach is employed. The data are derived from a huge infrastructure project in the Portuguese region of the Alentejo. The study reveals the effectiveness of investment in anchor infrastructure and its contribution to leveraging RIS3. The findings provide insights into the contribution of large public investments in RIS3, identifying key impacts along several important dimensions, shedding a light on one important dimension in Smart Specialisation studies hitherto ignored.

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Funding

Funding from the FCT [grant/award number UIDB/04007/2020] is gratefully acknowledged.

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