After 2,5 years of activities aimed at fostering collaboration among the stakeholders of the quadruple helix (Academia, Business, Government, Society) at regional level, RE-ACT is sharing the main conclusions of this challenging endeavor in the White Paper with Policy Recommendations about the Role of HEIs in a Quadruple Helix Collaboration for RIS3.
The recommendations presented in the White Paper are based on the results of the numerous stakeholder engagement and participatory activities forming part of the RE-ACT process and framework for regional collaboration. The RE-ACT Framework relies on the use of the SUNAR self-assessment tool supported by a series of resources (training contents, templates, organization of events, etc.) in order to enhance the pivotal role of HEIs in cooperation with other regional stakeholders for the benefit of their regions. The RE-ACT framework was tested and fine-tuned through various activities implemented by the RE-ACT partner HEIs in Portugal, Hungary, Italy, Romania and Slovakia. During the implementation of activities, various regional actors shared their vision and experiences on the role of HEIs in RIS3 and the functioning of the Quadruple Helix (QH) Collaboration. These views have been collected and reported in the several reports of the RE-ACT activities, then summarised in the “Report on Lessons Learned” and presented in the White Paper as policy recommendations, commented in close connection with the contents of the most recent communications and policy documents from the European Commission about the societal and innovative role of HEIs.
If you or your organization are interested in these increasingly relevant topics, don’t miss the RE-ACT White Paper and take advantage of the practical experience and lessons learned in RE-ACT.
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