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Implementing Smart Specialisation in Sparsely Populated Areas 2015

@inproceedings{Ters2016ImplementingSS,
  title={Implementing Smart Specialisation in Sparsely Populated Areas 2015},
  author={Jukka Ter{\"a}s and Alexandre Dubois and Jens S{\"o}rvik and Martina Pertoldi},
  year={2016}
}
This Working Paper explores Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) in Sparsely Populated Areas (SPA). The paper discusses the most significant elements of Smart Specialisation (S3) in SPA focusing on its theoretical background as well as on the empirical processes related to the introduction and implementation of the S3 concept in selected European regions. Presenting both issues emerging from theoretical debates and practice-based examples, this paper provides a… 
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