Greece

Epirus(English)

Ipeiros (Ήπειρος)(National language)

NUTS Level: NUTS 2 - NUTS CODE/MS:EL54

Statistics

	Area: 9152 km2
	Population: 319206
	GDP at current prices (M EUR): 4048.64
	GDP per capita at current prices (EUR): 14 900
	% of National GDP: No information available.
	% of Unemployment: 13.3%
	Regional GERD (%): 1.46%

S3 Strategy

Name of strategy	The 2021-2027 RIS3 was designed at national level taking into account the regional specialisations as proposed by the country’s regions. Therefore, there is a unified national RIS3 with regional specialisations.
Type of strategy	National
Languages	EL
Strategy approved	Yes

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Competent regional or national institution, responsible for the management of S3

Name	Position	Contact
Michail Gkoumas	Programming, Coordination and Monitoring Unit of the National Strategy for Smart Specialisation (MON-ESEE), Directorate General for Public Investments and Partnership Agreement for Regional Development, Ministry of Development and Investments	mgoumas@mnec.gr

Thematic platforms and partnership

S3CoP activities

No information available.

Ecosystem label

	Aerospace & Defence ➝
	Agri-food ➝
	Construction ➝
	Creative & Cultural Industries ➝
	Digital ➝
	Electronics ➝
	Energy/Renewable Energy ➝
	Energy Intensive Industries ➝

	Healthcare ➝
	Mobility, Transport & Automotive ➝
	Proximity Economy ➝
	Retail ➝
	Social Economy ➝
	Textiles ➝
	Tourism ➝

S3 Priorities and keywords

Descriptive keywords

These keywords, identified using AI and manually verified, highlight the key elements of each strategic priority as reflected in individual strategies.

Semantically Associated Keywords

These keywords, identified and associated through semantic AI algorithms and manually reviewed, support the search function by identifying topics related to each strategic priority. While a priority may not explicitly focus on these keywords, they provide meaningful connections. For exxample, agricultural terms might relate to circular economy priorities, such as biofuels or agricultural waste valorisation. Semantically associated keywords enable users to find regions with similar or related priorities, offering a starting point for deeper exploration of each specific strategy.

Priority	Descriptive keywords	Semantic keywords
Agri-food, Livestock - Plant Production, Food, Feed	:	undefined
Industry of Experience	:	undefined
Health-Well-being	:	undefined
New Digital Entrepreneurship	:	undefined
Environment - Energy - Materials	:	undefined
Sustainable Development	:	undefined

S3 Priorities, NACE and NABS codes

	Economic classification (NACE section & division)	Scientific classification (NABS digit 1 & 2)
Agri-food, Livestock - Plant Production, Food, Feed	A - Agriculture, forestry and fishing A.01 - Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities A.02 - Forestry and logging A.03 - Fishing and aquaculture C.10 - Food products C.11 - Beverages C - Manufacturing A.01 - Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities A.02 - Forestry and logging A.03 - Fishing and aquaculture C.10 - Food products C.11 - Beverages	8 - Agriculture 08.73 - Agriculture, forestry and fishery 08.76 - Food productivity and technology 08.74 - Animal and dairy science
Industry of Experience	C - Manufacturing C.13 - Textiles C.26 - Computer, electronic and optical products C.15 - Leather and related products	6 - Industrial production and technology 06.44 - Manufacture of textiles 06.57 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 06.45 - Manufacture of wearing apparel
Health-Well-being	Q - Human health and social work activities Q.86 - Human health activities Q.87 - Residential care activities Q.88 - Social work activities without accommodation	7 - Health 07.65 - Health promotion 07.70 - Public health management 07.66 - Monitoring the health situation
New Digital Entrepreneurship	J - Information and communication technologies J.62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities J.61 - Telecommunications J.58 - Publishing activities	4 - Transport, telecommunication and other infrastructures 04.27 - Telecommunication systems
Environment - Energy - Materials	D - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D.35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply C.19 - Coke and refined petroleum products F.41 - Construction of buildings C - Manufacturing D.35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply C.19 - Coke and refined petroleum products F.41 - Construction of buildings F - Construction D.35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply C.19 - Coke and refined petroleum products F.41 - Construction of buildings	5 - Energy 05.37 - Renewable energy sources 05.30 - CO2 capture and storage
Sustainable Development	D - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D.35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	5 - Energy 05.31 - Energy conservation 05.32 - Energy efficiency - consumption 05.33 - Energy production and distribution efficiency 05.37 - Renewable energy sources

Additional information

Document type	Link
Webpage	Kohesio: Region/Member State
Webpage	Link to ERDF programmes database