First Progress Report on the National Smart Specialisation Strategy for Innovation 2022-2027

The first progress report on the National Smart Specialisation Strategy for Innovation sets out the progress Ireland has made across the 8 goals of the strategy.

The report also sets out the progress on Ireland’s ERDF programmes, administered by Enterprise Ireland, Research Ireland and the Higher Education Authority, including €396 million in EU funding over the lifecycle of the strategy.

Smart Specialisation is an innovation policy concept that aims to boost regional enterprise innovation, contributing to growth and prosperity by helping and enabling regions to focus on their strengths.