The Smart Specialisation Strategy for Cyprus for the period 2023-2030 was approved by the Council of Ministers at its meeting on 30 March 2023, following a proposal by the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Mr. The SIP identifies and analyses the priority areas where Cyprus has a competitive advantage and can be a focus of economic growth and improve the quality of life of citizens through investments in Research and Innovation (R&I). The SEA is part of the National R&D&I Strategy of the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy (MoRIP), which is in its final stages of preparation and is an ex-ante conditionality for the use of resources from the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) in the field of R&D.
The Technopolis group was commissioned to carry out a study to update the RIA. The study was based on horizontal and sectoral policies, initiatives and programmes at national and European level and on the potentials, needs and challenges of the domestic R&D&I ecosystem. In addition, the views and suggestions of the stakeholders of the R&D&I ecosystem were taken into account. The results of the study were assessed and approved by the MoEPSP.
The priority areas that have emerged through the SIA for the period 2023-2030 are divided into four sections, as follows:
- Section A - Technological priority areas: include Digital Technologies and Innovative Materials
- Section B - Ecosystems: include Agri-Food, Maritime and Renewable Energy Sectors.
- Section C - Emerging ecosystems: currently including only the Space sector
- Section D - Enablers: including the Health and Environment sectors
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