Evidence-informed decision-making in Smart Specialisation Strategies: a patent-based approach for discovering regional technological capabilities

Natalicchio, Angelo; Mora, Luca; Ardito, Lorenzo; Petruzzelli, Antonio Messeni

Abstract

Discovering regional technological capabilities is key to underpinning the place-based and evidence-driven logic of Smart Specialisation. However, a comprehensive methodological approach for operationalizing the mapping, assessment and benchmarking of regional technological knowledge is urgently required. To address this need, we design and test a patent-based methodology that helps to profile technological domains in European Union regions, detects technological competitive advantages and opportunities for knowledge recombination, assesses selected S3 priorities against regional innovation performance measures, and conducts benchmarking activities. This study lays the foundation for tailoring a digital application to complement the suite of online services for S3 development currently available.

Citation

Natalicchio, A., Mora, L., Ardito, L., & Petruzzelli, A. M. (2022). Evidence-informed decision-making in Smart Specialisation Strategies: a patent-based approach for discovering regional technological capabilities. Regional Studies, 56(9), 1442-1453 . https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2021.1988551

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 20, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Nov 16, 2021
• Publication Date: 2022
• Deposit Date: Nov 30, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: May 17, 2023
• Journal: Regional Studies
• Print ISSN: 0034-3404
• Electronic ISSN: 1360-0591
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 56
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 1442-1453
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2021.1988551
• Keywords: Smart Specialisation, regional innovation, technological profiling, regional technological capabilities, patent-based methodology
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2824122