TeRRItoria 
Situation in the 5 Transformative Experiments One of the main goals of TeRRItoria is to contribute to the implementation of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) at regional and territorial level. This will be done with the aim of matching and fusing together the governance of research and innovation strategies with RRI’s multiple keys for societally … Read more
Lessons learned under Lockdown in the Region of Trøndelag The Region of Trøndelag, along with the rest of Norway, entered into a state of lockdown on the 12th of March 2020 and has had major restrictions on movement and the ability to meet people in person since then. This has had a major impact on … Read more
Municipality of Gabrovo: the current state of the art Gabrovo is a municipality in the North Central region of the Republic of Bulgaria and has almost 71 000 citizens. The political vision of Gabrovo Municipality is to achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and competitiveness, addressing society’s principal challenges. The municipality has developed a main … Read more
Two of the most common problems and related criticisms of the Regional Smart Specialization development process are that a) it can be highjacked by entities/individuals with strong agendas and influence at a local/ regional level (i.e. a dominant industry cluster or a major research institute) and b) it often is a consultation among experts, detached from the concerns of the citizens and society.
North-East Romania: the current state of the art The North East Regional Development Agency (North-East RDA) works to stimulate economic development in a region covering the north-eastern part of Romania. Traditionally, this is part of the historical region of Moldova (mainly Western Moldova and Southern Bukovina). The agency is a generator of economic and social … Read more
Trøndelag: the current state of the art The Norwegian region participating in TeRRItoria is the County of Trøndelag, represented by Trøndelag County Council. It is part of the middle layer of the three-tiered governance system in Norway. Situated between the national and the municipal level, it has a number of clearly defined responsibilities and the … Read more
Emilia Romagna Region: the current state of the art For its transformative experiment as part of TeRRItoria, the region of Emilia Romagna (Italy) expects to develop a methodology on how to include Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) keys in the formulation of its Regional Strategy for Research and Innovation (RIS3). This will be achieved by … Read more
The young can plan the future of Gabrovo The young people of Gabrovo can and should take part in the future development planning of the city – this aim stood out as the main agreement reached during the discussion meeting on the topic “Together for the future of Gabrovo”, conducted on the 28th of February … Read more
Region of Central Macedonia, the current state of the art In the following months the Region of Central Macedonia (RCM) will carry out a transformative experiment in the framework of TeRRItoria. Its main priority is to boost the application of a gender equality approach within the Research & Innovation (R&I) ecosystems. The experiment will be … Read more
Territorial RRI through the Involvement of Local R&I Actors in Central Macedonia At the kick-off meeting of the Horizon 2020 project “TRANSFORM” on the 3rd of March, Nikos Zaharis from TeRRItoria consortium member South-East European Research Centre (SEERC) spoke about the project’s transformative experiment for the Region of Central Macedonia. While this region of Greece … Read more
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