Innovation clusters in knowledge-intensive export-oriented -technology sectors
Smart specialization involves and brings together companies, research centers and universities to identify the most promising areas of specialization of a Member State or region, but also to identify weaknesses that hinder innovation
Competitive advantage: marriage of R&I potential with business needs and opportunities and development of links between sectors, adoption of technologies aimed at differentiation.
Choices: selection of priorities on the basis of specialization and integration into international quality chains.
Critical mass of resources: cooperation between regions avoiding double coverage and segmentation.
Collaborative Leadership: involvement of stakeholders from academia, public administration and civil society for efficient innovation systems and synergies with EU funding.
Formulation of a strategy of “smart specialization” (central administration, regions, inter-municipal hot springs and thermal baths). Encouraging regional innovation
Interaction between levels of management and developing sectors and services
Extroverted perspective
Targeting the critical mass
Demand increase
Strengthening partnerships
Simplification of procedures
Existing quality chains
Integration of innovative entrepreneurs in the local economy Companies and Universities technological institutes Venture Capitalists, regional development services ..)
Potential for economic diversification
. Guarantee long-term involvement of stakeholders.
It is important for the specialization to become a branded repositioning (rebranding) in the global, intensely dynamic and changing environment.
Communication at every stage of management
To ensure the approval of RIS3 by all interested parties (state bodies, local authorities, clinical tourism companies, etc.)
to add new members and inform the general public
What really counts is:
the specialized differentiation in emerging economic activities such as medical tourism or health tourism. A hub (axis) in the quality chain (value chain) cluster of government agencies, Ministry of Tourism, EOT, Elite, HATTA, hospitals, clinics and tourism companies.
Medical Tourism Social Enterprise
Medical Facilitators
www.medical-tourism.gr