The drafting of the S3 is finalized

As part of an extensive and inclusive one-year process to prepare the Smart Specialization Strategy (S3), involving over 1,600 stakeholders from the quadruple helix (central and local government, businesses, academia, and civil society), a new approach was adopted, focusing on engaging all stakeholders from the outset of the strategy’s drafting. This process enabled the collection of highly valuable suggestions and proposals regarding the priority sectors, vision, and content of the strategy, including measures and activities in the action plan.

Based on these contributions, the National S3 Team, in collaboration with the coordinators of institutions part of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on S3, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Ms. Belinda Balluku, and with the support of European Commission's JRC and sectoral experts engaged within the EU4Innovation project, has finalized the S3 draft. This draft has now been published for public consultation and can be accessed at the following link:

https://konsultimipublik.gov.al/Konsultime/Detaje/799

We extend our gratitude to all stakeholders involved in this process, who have made invaluable contributions toward finalizing this important document for our country. It is also part of three chapters of EU integration (Chapters 20, 22, and 25) and the EU Innovation Agenda for the Western Balkans 2021–2027. 

The implementation of the S3 will bring innovation and open up new and unexplored opportunities for all involved stakeholders, particularly for those operating in the priority sectors identified in the Strategy.