‘Old wine in new bottles’? Smart Specialisation in Wales
Open Access
- 1 January 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Regional Studies, Regional Science
- Vol. 1 (1) , 152-157
Abstract
This paper explores the translation and implementation of Smart Specialisation in Wales. It finds that rather than taking a new approach to innovation policy, Welsh policy-makers are following a largely cluster-based rationale, which omits the important entrepreneurial discovery process to identify the real strengths of the region. The fresh idea presented by this paper is that a replication of past policy approaches that have been tried and found wanting is taking place rather than a new approach to innovation policy across Europe.Keywords
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