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The Role of Clusters in the Smart Specialisation Process: The Case of Inovcluster in Portugal

In: Regional Helix Ecosystems and Sustainable Growth

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  • Teresa Paiva

    (NECE – Research Center in Business Sciences and Guarda Polytechnic Institute)

  • Cláudia Domingues

    (Inovcluster – Associação do Cluster Agroindustrial do Centro)

  • Luis Farinha

    (Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco and NECE—Research Center in Business Sciences)

  • Marina Ranga

    (European Commission—Joint Research Centre in Seville and University of Warsaw (Poland))

Abstract

Clusters are a key driver of the competitiveness and economic growth of a region, and they become even more important when the region has a smart specialisation strategy that involves clusters as dynamic innovation stakeholder. This chapter illustrates how Inovcluster, an agri-food cluster oriented on SMEs and microbusiness, operates within the Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) of the centre region of Portugal, promoting regional business competitiveness. The chapter also examines the ways in which Inovcluster acts in order to effectively improve the market position and behaviour of its members.

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  • Teresa Paiva & Cláudia Domingues & Luis Farinha & Marina Ranga, 2020. "The Role of Clusters in the Smart Specialisation Process: The Case of Inovcluster in Portugal," Studies on Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and Industrial Dynamics, in: Luís Farinha & Domingos Santos & João J. Ferreira & Marina Ranga (ed.), Regional Helix Ecosystems and Sustainable Growth, pages 147-158, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:seschp:978-3-030-47697-7_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-47697-7_9
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