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The idea is simple but effective: each region should focus on what it does best – and invest specifically in that area. That is the principle of smart specialisation.
Turkey needs to exploit its regional potential more effectively in order to enable innovative and sustainable growth. Smart specialisation provides the right tool for this, as it focuses on what is already there: existing strengths and development potential.
With the CEDIS3 project – ‘Capacity Enhancement for Development and Implementation of Smart Specialisation Strategies in Türkiye's Regions’ – the Turkish government and the European Union want to lay the foundations for this. The aim is to enable national and regional actors in Turkey to develop and implement viable strategies.
Prognos is supporting the project on behalf of the European Union.
Smart specialisation is a strategy-driven economic transformation of regions. The idea is that regions should not try to do a little bit of everything, but rather invest in areas where they already have relatively strong skills or see particular development potential – so-called regional strengths or niche advantages.
Prognos is part of the consortium led by DAI Global Belgium SRL and, as part of the CEDIS3 project, advises national and regional actors in Turkey on the development and implementation of smart specialisation strategies.
The project is divided into three main areas:
We are assisting with the establishment of a national Smart Specialisation Advisory Board, which will act as a central advisory body. Using proven analysis tools, workshops and strategy methods, we are helping our Turkish partners to develop tailor-made development strategies.
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Project team: Dr Jan-Philipp Kramer (PL), Justina Kramarczyk, Jonathan Layher, Fabian Schmidt, Vincent Vogelsang
Last update: 27.05.2025
Dr Jan-Philipp Kramer takes part in a panel discussion on Intelligent Specialisation Strategies.
Dr Jan-Philipp Kramer will be a speaker on the opening panel on "The role of the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process (EDP) in smart specialisation" and will give input on the positioning of the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process in politics and on EDP-related communication in two further presentations.
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