Developing regional industrial policy capacity

This overview report synthesises and compares industrial policy capacity within nine European case study regions which have been analysed as part of the pilot project Future of Manufacturing in Europe. The regions analysed are industrial and manufacturing powerhouses of their respective countries and it is clear that, in the majority of them, industrial policy is strongly linked to regional innovation. This study was designed to identify good practices in order to further develop regional industrial policy capacities across regions in Europe. Many of these good practices – in policy governance, policy design, policy mix, or policy monitoring and evaluation – may interest regions seeking to enhance their industrial policy capacities.