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This chapter discusses the smart specialisation concept and the role of regional stakeholders in the agri-food sector as well as explores agri-food domain within the context of smart specialisation. Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) is the new policy approach to regional development and regional innovation strategy built on strengths, potentials, capacities, critical mass and expertise. Internationalisation of smart specialisation is a context within which regions should be able to identify domains for (present and future) competitive advantage, and relevant linkages and flows of goods, services and knowledge that reveal possible opportunities for collaboration with other regions. According to the Eye@RIS3 database, agri-food-related priorities are one of the most prominent priority areas selected by EU countries and regions. Specifically, three in four regions selected an agri-food-related priority and one in five priorities reported by countries and regions focus on agro-food and technologies. Finally, the chapter provides examples from different regions in Europe that have identified agri-food as their smart specialisation priority.
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Entrepreneurs are all relevant actors that are active in research, development and business with innovation potential.
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Eye@RIS3 database is an open access database managed by the S3 Platform. The database contains information on S3 priorities selected by EU countries and regions. As of 1 December 2015, 25 countries and 178 regions encoded their priorities. The database is available at S3 Platform webpage: http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/map.
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A project aims to qualify and categorise the range of products of regional excellence. Specific objective is to promote fine foods and beverage originally from Lazio. The action, part of the Regional Guidelines for Internationalization, aims to qualify and classify some of the most important “niche” food products, providing also technical support and counselling to the participating companies.
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A pilot action aiming at involving the different local actors in the designing, development and promotion of projects-product-ideas of business-research projects.
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Ciampi Stančová, K., Cavicchi, A. (2019). Smart Specialisation and the Agri-food System. In: Smart Specialisation and the Agri-food System. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91500-5_3
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