10.5281/zenodo.3981218
https://zenodo.org/records/3981218
oai:zenodo.org:3981218
Reid, Alasdair
Alasdair
Reid
0000-0002-1245-8567
EFIS Centre
Griniece, Elina
Elina
Griniece
EFIS Centre
Cvijanović, Vladimir
Vladimir
Cvijanović
0000-0003-4600-3103
EFIS Centre
High level value chain mapping in the Baltic Sea Region: Guidance Manual.
Zenodo
2020
Baltic Sea
Smart specialisation
Innovation
2020-08-12
Project deliverable
10.5281/zenodo.3981217
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
The Baltic Institute of Finland contracted EFIS Centre to support the methodology development for a high-level interregional smart specialisation (S3) value chain mapping in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR). BSR was the first macro-region to adopt a common strategy, in 2009, the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR). The BSR comprises eight countries: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden. Norway, Belarus and Russia are also close collaborators with the BSR countries. The value chain mapping exercise is supporting the Interreg BSR Smart Specialisation Ecosystem ‘Platform’ project, which aims to build capacity across the macro-region for innovation-focused interregional collaboration. This study contributes to two key objectives:
Provide analytical insights on value chains in a selected focus area and foster motivation for the mobilisation of BSR interregional effort in S3 collaboration;
Provide an outline manual with key steps to take in undertaking a macro-regional value chain mapping exercise across any sector or domain targeted at BSR innovation/ S3 actors.
The approach to high-level value chain mapping that was piloted for CBE is experimental. Due to the time and resource constraints underpinning the Interreg project the pilot analysis performed by EFIS Centre adopted a ‘fast-track’ approach. The main objective was to identify the current possibilities for carrying out such an exercise and the existing gaps in data coverage. The pilot exercise is intended to trigger further thinking and input from the BSR regions and innovation actors concerning additional market-led information which could be added to the mapping effort.
This guidance manual draws lessons from the pilot exercise and provides an outline method for high-level value chain mapping, guiding the reader through the three main stages in order to enable reproduction of similar exercises in the future. The conclusions bring together overarching recommendations for the value chain methodology, with a focus on those aspects that may bring the highest value added to S3 policy making – both at regional and macro-regional levels.