Project: RIS3 VIVO
Principal Investigator: Maria José Aranguren
Main external stakeholder: Basque Government - Lehendakaritza
Start date: 01/01/2015
End date: 31/12/2016
Interdisciplinary Platform/ Area: Territory
Orkestra has been working since 2013 in advising the Basque Government in the process of defining and implementing a strategy for research and innovation for smart specialization (RIS3 its acronym Research and Innovation Smart Specialisation Strategies) for the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country; as well as in generating a reflection on political clusters, clusters and their relationship with this strategy. The project has produced:
- A conceptual understanding and its practical implications and systematic competitiveness diagnosis based on a combination of academic and practical knowledge at European level
- Publications: publications in scientific journals, publications reports on the subject, book chapters
- Participation in international networks, such as the European project SmartSpec
- Consulting and influence on the construction of a shared territorial strategy of the Basque Country (policy making)