Monitoring of the RIS3 Smart Specialisation Strategy in Western Macedonia.

Within the framework of the RIS3 Smart Specialisation Strategy and during the previous programming period, various projects were approved and are being implemented in the Region of Western Macedonia. These projects are either research-oriented or apply Research, Technological Achievements and Innovation (RTDI) results, and are funded both by the Operational Programme of the Region of Western Macedonia (OP RWM), as well as by other programmes, including sectoral programmes such as EPAnEK, the Rural Development Programme, etc., and European initiatives such as Horizon, etc.

A key action of the RIS Support Structure / Regional Development Fund of Western Macedonia is the recording of these projects, in order to prepare the annual monitoring report on the implementation of the RIS3 Smart Specialisation Strategy in Western Macedonia, so that stakeholders, businesses and the Administration are kept informed.