Greece

Crete(English)

Kriti (Κρήτη)(National language)

NUTS Level: NUTS 2 - NUTS CODE/MS:EL43

Statistics

	Area: 8346 km2
	Population: 623633
	GDP at current prices (M EUR): 8913.12
	GDP per capita at current prices (EUR): 17000
	% of National GDP: No information available.
	% of Unemployment: 12.1%
	Regional GERD (%): 1.53%

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

Industrial Modernisation

Water Smart Territories

Hydrogen Valleys S3 Partnership

Sustainable Blue Economy

Maritime Sustainable Blue Bio-Economy

S3CoP activities

Assessment of the EDP and the identified areas of collaboration between research and business sectors

The Targeted Assignment for the Region of Crete aims to support the region’s efforts in enhancing synergies between its business and research communities. Despite strengths in low-knowledge-intensive sectors like agri-food and tourism, as well as a competitive research sector, there is a disconnect between these communities, limiting collaboration to isolated projects. This assignment seeks to assess the current Entrepreneurial Discovery Process (EDP) and the identified areas for potential collaboration. The objectives include refining these focus areas and providing guidance on measures to strengthen research-business collaborations in Crete’s S3 priority areas. The deliverable will provide targeted recommendations to enhance S3-related policy and governance, actionable improvements for planned ESIF co-funded incentives, and forward-looking ideas to expand the toolkit of instruments for selecting high-potential areas and designing effective collaboration measures.

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 Agri-Nutrition Tourism	:	undefined
Culture, Health, and Digital Well-being	:	undefined

S3 Priorities, NACE and NABS codes

	Economic classification (NACE section & division)	Scientific classification (NABS digit 1 & 2)
Sustainable Agri-Nutrition Tourism	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 08.76 - Food productivity and technology
Culture, Health, and Digital Well-being	C - Manufacturing C.26 - Computer, electronic and optical products C.21 - Basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations C.26 - Computer, electronic and optical products C.32 - Other manufacturing Q.86 - Human health activities Q.87 - Residential care activities Q.88 - Social work activities without accommodation J.61 - Telecommunications J.62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities J.63 - Information service activities M.74 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities M.75 - Veterinary activities M - Professional, scientific and technical activities C.26 - Computer, electronic and optical products C.21 - Basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations C.26 - Computer, electronic and optical products C.32 - Other manufacturing Q.86 - Human health activities Q.87 - Residential care activities Q.88 - Social work activities without accommodation J.61 - Telecommunications J.62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities J.63 - Information service activities M.74 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities M.75 - Veterinary activities Q - Human health and social work activities C.26 - Computer, electronic and optical products C.21 - Basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations C.26 - Computer, electronic and optical products C.32 - Other manufacturing Q.86 - Human health activities Q.87 - Residential care activities Q.88 - Social work activities without accommodation J.61 - Telecommunications J.62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities J.63 - Information service activities M.74 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities M.75 - Veterinary activities J - Information and communication technologies C.26 - Computer, electronic and optical products C.21 - Basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations C.26 - Computer, electronic and optical products C.32 - Other manufacturing Q.86 - Human health activities Q.87 - Residential care activities Q.88 - Social work activities without accommodation J.61 - Telecommunications J.62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities J.63 - Information service activities M.74 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities M.75 - Veterinary activities	6 - Industrial production and technology 06.51 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 06.52 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical pre 07.65 - Health promotion 07.66 - Monitoring the health situation health 07.68 - Personal health care for vulnerable and high risk population 07.71 - Public health services 11.91 - Protection of specific population categories, i.e. social, sociolog 12.099 - Biological sciences 7 - Health 06.51 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 06.52 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical pre 07.65 - Health promotion 07.66 - Monitoring the health situation health 07.68 - Personal health care for vulnerable and high risk population 07.71 - Public health services 11.91 - Protection of specific population categories, i.e. social, sociolog 12.099 - Biological sciences 11 - Political and social systems, structures and processes 06.51 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 06.52 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical pre 07.65 - Health promotion 07.66 - Monitoring the health situation health 07.68 - Personal health care for vulnerable and high risk population 07.71 - Public health services 11.91 - Protection of specific population categories, i.e. social, sociolog 12.099 - Biological sciences 12 - General advancement of knowledge 06.51 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 06.52 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical pre 07.65 - Health promotion 07.66 - Monitoring the health situation health 07.68 - Personal health care for vulnerable and high risk population 07.71 - Public health services 11.91 - Protection of specific population categories, i.e. social, sociolog 12.099 - Biological sciences

Additional information

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