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Old wine in new bottles?: smart specialisation in Wales

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>2014
<mark>Journal</mark>Regional Studies, Regional Science
Issue number1
Volume1
Number of pages6
Pages (from-to)152-157
Publication StatusPublished
Early online date11/09/14
<mark>Original language</mark>English

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.

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© 2014 The Author(s). Published by Routledge This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The moral rights of the named author(s) have been asserted.