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- Analyzing the root of regional innovation performance in the European territoryPublication . Lopes, João M.; Silveira, Paulo; Farinha, Luís; Oliveira, Márcio; Oliveira, JoséRegional innovation performance is an important indicator for decision-making regarding the implementation of policies intended for regional development. However, regional development policies have led economies to very different competitive positions in matters of innovation. To address these issues, this paper aims to identify the variables that most contribute to the positioning of economies in terms of performance innovation in Europe. The data for this study were collected at the Regional Innovation Scoreboard (RIS). We use a quantitative methodology, through a multivariate statistical technique (Discriminant Analysis). The results suggest that specific innovation strategies explain the competitive positioning of economies within each group of countries. It was possible to demonstrate that economies with Leader classification show greater comparative robustness in the variables “SMEs with Product or Process Innovations”, “SMEs with Product or Process Innovations”, “R&D Expenditure Public Sector” and “Population with Tertiary Education”, constituting an effective instrument of innovation policy. Furthermore, it was possible to show that the economies belonging to the Modest group do not have a competitive advantage in any of the variables under study, thus providing a reflection opportunity for policymakers at this level. The present research identifies which variables are most relevant to the classification considering the regional innovation performance in Leader, Strong, Moderate, and Modest. Several suggestions were given to companies, policy makers, and higher education institutions in the sense that the regions where they operate can improve their innovative performance, which may help to a change in their current classification.
- Business Dynamism and Innovation Capacity, an Entrepreneurship Worldwide PerspectivePublication . Lopes, João; Oliveira, Márcio; Silveira, Paulo; Farinha, Luís; Oliveira, JoséThis research aims to detect the factors that best explain the performance of regional innovation in the European Union (EU), in the year 2019, and compare the obtained results with the factors used to elucidate the performance of regional innovation in the EU during the year 2016. This comparison allowed us to identify the variations that have occurred during these 3 years. The methodology used is quantitative and served to identify the factors that clarify the performance of regional innovation in the EU in 2019. The data collected was treated in the econometric software Eviews10. Estimations used a multiple linear regression method. The attained results show that with the implementation of the Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialization (RIS3), the Leader and Strong Regions benefited from its implementation. On the other hand, Moderate and Modest Regions failed to improve their innovative performance with the implementation of RIS3. On the practical contributions, it provides suggestions to the actors of the triple helix (Academy– Government–Industry) to improve the performance of innovation. Furthermore, it contributes to the theory by updating the knowledge of the existing literature with new dimensions from the 2019 RIS database. This research is original as it allows to appraise the evolution of the open innovative performance of the regions, by using comparative data from 2019 and 2016.
- Rural tourism associated with agriculture as an economic alternative for the farmersPublication . Calado, Luísa; Rodrigues, Ana; Silveira, Paulo; Dentinho, TomazThis paper aims at presenting a possible approach to identify the best sites for rural tourism and also to analyze the synergies between agriculture and cultural heritage in Azores, in order to be incorporated in the full range of management concerns into private and public decision‑making. The following territorial aptitudes for alternative were used to simulate this exercise: urban, touristic, horticulture, agricultural, cattle and forestry. Soil potential was defined in a number of classes from I to VII. The best hypothetical sites for rural tourism were defined using Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
- Teachers’ adaptation to technologies during the pandemic by COVID-19Publication . Afonso, Paulo; Trindade, Bruno; Santos, Domingos; Pocinho, Ricardo; Silveira, Paulo; Silva, PedroThis crisis that our society faced, due to the pandemic COVID-19, had implications not only in the social relationship of human beings, but also in terms of the School and families with school children and young people. From the outset, the School had to quickly devise an intervention plan that would prove effective with regard to the learning of its students. On the other hand, families also had to replan their lives so that, at home, they could collaborate with the School in supporting children and young people in dealing with everything that was asked for them exclusively through Technology. Teachers with less training in the field of Educational Technology, had to, in record time, modify their entire methodological intervention plan with their students, using a wide range of technological instruments, always aiming at learning of these, using technologies, and the use of digital platforms appears more quickly and instantly in a more consistent and permanent way, with a view to responding to the consequences that this pandemic has placed on the school community.The questionnaire was distributed using the Google Forms platform between 14 and 31 May 2020. The representative sample of the study subjects is composed of 536 questionnaires answered and validated, which taking into account the universe of teachers in Portugal, represents an actual assumed error of 4.23%.