Spain

Catalonia(English)

Cataluña(National language)

NUTS Level: NUTS 2 - NUTS CODE/MS:ES51

Statistics

	Area: 32110 km2
	Population: 7679192
	GDP at current prices (M EUR): 229417.94
	GDP per capita at current prices (EUR): 31700
	% of National GDP: No information available.
	% of Unemployment: 9.7%
	Regional GERD (%): 1.51 %

S3 Strategy

Name of strategy	Strategy for Smart Specialisation of Catalonia 2030
Type of strategy	Regional
Languages	ES
Strategy approved	Yes

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

Name	Position	Contact
Juan Luis Aparicio Romero	Generalitat de Catalunya	aee@gencat.cat

Thematic platforms and partnership

Industrial Modernisation

Wireless ICT

Water Smart Territories

CLUSSPORT (SPORT & VITALITY)

Smart Regional Investments in Textile Innovation

Photonics

Medical Technologies

Hydrogen Valleys S3 Partnership

High Performance Production 3D Printing

GO4Cosmetics

Efficient and Sustainable Manufacturing

Digitalisation and Safety for Tourism

Chemicals

BERRY+

Advanced Materials for Batteries for Electro-mobility and StationaryEnergyStorage

SME Integration for Industry 4.0

Agri-Food

High Tech Farming

Food packaging

Sustainable Blue Economy

Maritime Sustainable Blue Bio-Economy

S3CoP activities

Support on the engagement of clusters in Shared Agendas

The Targeted Assignment for Catalonia focuses on enhancing the involvement of clusters in the RIS3CAT strategy, which aims to drive green and just transitions through transformative innovation. The strategy promotes the concept of Shared Agendas, which foster collaborative approaches to addressing complex societal and territorial challenges by bringing together stakeholders from various sectors.

This assignment will develop strategies to boost cluster participation in these Shared Agendas. Key objectives include analyzing the benefits of cluster involvement, providing tools and recommendations for engagement, and sharing insights from a case study focused on the Catalan forest and wood sector. The final deliverable will provide Catalonia with practical recommendations and best practices to strengthen cluster participation in Shared Agendas, furthering the broader goals of the RIS3CAT strategy and advancing the region’s innovation objectives.

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
Sustainable, fair, equitable and healthy food system	food production and consumption, sustainable agriculture and fishing, food security and safety, alternative food production, etc.	agrifood, sustainable agriculture, food systems, food supply chain, food quality enhancement, food distribution
Emission-neutral and environmentally friendly energy and resource system	water collection, treatment, supply and management, waste treatment and management, forestry, environment monitoring and protection, pollution and reduction of emissions, renewable energies, energy efficiency and consumption, climate change	circular economy, waste management, waste management and waste valorization, waste-to-energy solutions, renewable energy, renewable energy sources, energy efficiency and smart energy, energy efficiency technology, low-carbon and emission reduction technologies
Sustainable mobility and logistics system	Public transportation, logistics, accessibility, smart cities	mobility, transport, autonomous mobility, smart urban mobility system, sustainability in transport, green infrastructure and mobility, infrastructure and logistics
Universal, sustainable and resilient social and health system	Health promotion, ageing societies, public health and well-being, social inclusion, social assistance, care system	health, health research and innovation, digital health
Reflective, anticipatory, inclusive and responsive educational and knowledge generation system	Education and training, research and development, universities, research centres, artificial intelligence, social innovation, big data, data mining.	horizontal priority
Sustainable and competitive industrial system	Digital manufacture, industry 4.0, circular economy, biotechnology, aeronautics and space, semiconductors (micro and nano-electronics), decarbonization, technology transfer, e-commerce, digitalization	advanced manufacturing and materials, advanced manufacturing, circular economy, renewable energy, energy efficiency and smart energy, low-carbon and emission reduction technologies, digital transformation, data and technology solutions
A cultural system that integrates people, territory and history	Culture and creative industries, media, arts and entertainment, sports, access to cultural contents, heritage and history, museums and libraries, digitalization of culture, social and cultural values	tourism, heritage tourism, cultural heritage destination, cultural tourism, interactive cultural event, cultural & creative industries, cultural heritage, cultural tourism, heritage tourism

S3 Priorities, NACE and NABS codes

	Economic classification (NACE section & division)	Scientific classification (NABS digit 1 & 2)
Sustainable, fair, equitable and healthy food system	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	8 - Agriculture 08.72 - Agricultural forestry impact on environment 08.73 - Agriculture, forestry and fisheries 08.74 - Animal and dairy science 08.76 - Food productivity and technology
Emission-neutral and environmentally friendly energy and resource system	D - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D.35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	5 - Energy 05.30 - CO2 capture and storage 05.31 - Energy conservation 05.32 - Energy efficiency - consumption 05.33 - Energy production and distribution efficiency
Sustainable mobility and logistics system	H - Transportation and storage H.49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines H.50 - Water transport H.51 - Air transport H.52 - Warehousing and support activities for transportation	4 - Transport, telecommunication and other infrastructures 04.24 - Construction and planning of building 04.25 - General planning of land-use 04.28 - Transport systems 04.29 - Water supply
Universal, sustainable and resilient social and health system	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 07.66 - Monitoring the health situation 07.67 - Occupational health 07.68 - Personal health care for vulnerable and high risk population
Reflective, anticipatory, inclusive and responsive educational and knowledge generation system	P - Education P.85 - Education	9 - Education 09.78 - Post secondary non tertiary education 09.81 - Special education 09.82 - Subsidiary services to education 09.83 - Tertiary education
Sustainable and competitive industrial system	C - Manufacturing C.26 - Computer, electronic and optical products C.27 - Electrical equipment C.28 - Machinery and equipment n.e.c.	6 - Industrial production and technology 06.56 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 06.57 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 06.58 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
A cultural system that integrates people, territory and history	R - Arts, entertainment and recreation R.90 - Creative, arts and entertainment activities R.91 - Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities R.92 - Gambling and betting activities R.93 - Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities	10 - Culture, recreation, religion and mass media 10.85 - Cultural services

Additional information

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