@inproceedings{2db5a0797189454dbda5d94b40c8fbc0,
title = "Barriers to the Development of Regional Competitiveness in the Context of Regional Economies - EU, Latvia, Region Vidzeme Case Study",
abstract = "Innovation potential and the creation of new knowledge, which is considered to be one of the main drivers of economic development, is particularly emphasized in region development [1–3]. However, in effect regions face significant barriers to the development of innovation and smart specialization. Despite strong institutional support impulses, the current contribution of regions to national competitiveness is debatable. As an example, the study analyses one of the regions of the EU Member State Latvia (Vidzeme), its contribution to national productivity and the main obstacles to the development of the region{\textquoteright}s innovations - smart specialization. The results obtained in the context of a single region inductively highlight the weaknesses of region economy concept and point to opportunities for its improvement.",
keywords = "Innovations, Region competitiveness, Region development, RIS3, Smart specialization",
author = "Līga Brasliņa and Anda Batraga and Aija Legzdina and Jeļena {\v S}alkovska and Henrijs Kaļķis and Daina {\v S}ķiltere and Ģirts Brasliņ{\v s} and Santa Bormane",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020, The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-50791-6\_1",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783030507909",
volume = "1209 AISC",
series = "Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing",
pages = "3--10",
editor = "Kantola, \{Jussi Ilari\} and Salman Nazir and Vesa Salminen",
booktitle = "Advances in Human Factors, Business Management and Leadership - Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conferences on Human Factors, Business Management and Society, and Human Factors in Management and Leadership",
}