ABSTRACT

The European Union Cohesion Policy lies on a variety of policy instruments including Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) on a regional level. Despite its proximity to Europe, there is currently no strategy of its own for North Africa, only a strategy-building process. Since Smart Specialisation claims to address regional disparities by initiating catch-up processes and exploiting endogenous growth potential, the concept is particularly promising for less-developed regions. The authors present five steps to define priority sectors for the development of a Smart Specialisation strategy for the country of Tunisia, using the regions of Sfax and Medenine as an example. These steps involve regional qualitative and quantitative assessment, trend analysis and an analysis of sectoral internationalisation potential. The findings align with previous work and contribute to the discussion about Smart Specialisation on the African continent.

摘要

欧盟凝聚政策依赖于各种政策工具，包括区域层面的智能专业化研究和创新战略 (RIS3)。尽管靠近欧洲，但目前北非没有自己的战略，只有一个战略制定过程。由于智能专业化声称通过启动追赶过程和利用内生增长潜力来解决区域差异，这个概念对于欠发达地区特别有前途。作者以斯法克斯和梅德宁地区为例，提出了五个步骤来定义突尼斯国家智能专业化战略发展的优先部门。这些步骤涉及区域定性和定量评估、趋势分析和行业国际化潜力分析。