Smart Specialisation Hub and Evidence-based Policy Making

Smart Specialisation is about using evidence to identify where to invest limited resources to achieve…

Smart Specialisation: What Happens Outside the EU?

Smart Specialisation has widely been seen in the UK as an EU approach, designed as…

How can LEPs analyse local supply chains?

Why investigate supply chains? Supply chains are subjects of interest for local industrial strategies and…

Looking at the interactions between Universities and Businesses

The 2017 Industrial Strategy was defined as “a partnership with businesses, workers, universities and colleges,…

Regional aggregations of LEPs: should LEPs find ways of acting together on a more permanent basis?

The Northern Powerhouse and Midlands Engine grouping of LEPs have been operating for a while…

What Does Circular Economy Look Like in the UK?

In the face of climate change and growing resource scarcity, there is an urgent need…

A New Report - What does the 2.4% of GDP R&D Expenditure Target Mean for Places?

The Smart Specialisation Hub has commented previously on the local implications for increasing investment in…

New Profile of Innovation Capabilities in Your Area

REFRESHED LEP PROFILES The Smart Specialisation Hub has refreshed our observatory. Our observatory pulls together…

Benchmarking Life Sciences

Our analysis of LEP Strategic Economic Plans showed that more than half of Local Enterprise…

Smart Specialisation Conference - Slides Now Available

Thank you again for attending the Smart Specialisation Hub’s Conference that took place on the 29thNovember.…

Smart Specialisation Conference: Exploring the Place-Based Innovation Landscape

Almost a hundred universities, Local Enterprise Partnerships, innovators and policymakers gathered in an extraordinarily long…

Looking at Smart Specialisation in an International Context

Smart Specialisation is often seen as an EU approach, related to the spending of EU…