What are the relevant topical areas addressed by researchers concerning global challenges? A study recently published on Zenodo indagates on one-hand topics related to sustainability defined by the UN Sustainable Development Goals and on the other hand topics related to the Societal Challenges (SDGs) and to Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) defined by the European Commission. The investigation of the knowledge production in the European Research Area with a particular focus on SDGs and KETs…
A study carried out in the framework of the Interreg BSR (Baltic Sea Region) S3 (Smart specialization) Ecosystem project provided analytical insights on value chains in a selected focus area and foster motivation for the mobilisation of Baltic Sea Region interregional effort in S3 collaboration. The Baltic Institute of Finland contracted EFIS Centre (European Future Innovation System Centre) to support the methodology development for a high-level interregional smart specialisation (S3) value chain mapping in the…
The third RISIS Research Seminar will take place on 11th November from 12:30 am to 2:00 pm (CET) and will focus on R&D networks and their effects on heterogeneous modes of knowledge creation: evidence from a spatial econometric perspective with a presentation of Dr. Martina Neuländtner and Dr. Thomas Scherngell, AIT (Austrian Institute of Technology). Dr.Rune Fitjar, University of Stavanger, is involved as a discussant. The ’beneficial’ effect of R&D networks on regional knowledge creation is…
The second RISIS Research Seminar will take place on 7th October from 12:30 am to 2:00 pm (CET) and will focus on How universities react to funding policies with a presentation of Dr Giovanni Cerulli, CNR- IRCrES (Research Institute of Suistainable Economic Growth). Dr Ben Jongbloed, University of Twente, is involved as discussant. The article investigates how European universities (EU27+UK) respond to different types of incentives, namely, funding derived from: a) core government allocation, b) external…
The 5th RISIS Policymakers Session was organized on the 23rd of September in an online format (2 pm – 4 pm). RISIS focused on the heterogeneity of European Higher Institutions with a presentation entitled The heterogeneity of European Higher Education Institutions. A configurational approach by Professor Benedetto Lepori USI (Università della Svizzera italiana). Higher Education Institutions are highly heterogeneous in terms of their profile, governance, and output. This represents a challenge for policies as…
