Regional Innovation Strategy as One of The Fields for Research in Innovative Gender (Innogend)

The documents of the European Commission's European prospects for 2020 emphasise, in a special way, that the equal participation of men and women is essential for Europe to exploit the full potential of innovative strengths. Innovativeness is in fact vital for the development of a knowledge-based economy and society. Due to its importance, it is promoted by instruments such as an innovation strategy and policy. The proposed article titled “Regional Innovation Strategy (RIS) as one of the fields for research in Innovative Gender (InnoGend)” indicates how preparation and implementation of RISs may become a research field in assessing the role of women and men in the innovation processes resulting from these strategies. In the analysis regional innovation strategy in Małopolska is used as an example. Therefore, the article contains two threads. The first one focuses on the evaluation of women’s and men’s involvement in the creation of strategic documents constituting in what way is their potential used to boost innovation. The second thread is a pilot proposal of methodology for describing and assessing the role of women and men in the implemented innovation process.Acknowledgements: This project has been supported by Norway Grants in the Polish-Norwegian Prorgamme operated by the National Centre for Research and Development.ewa.okon-horodynska@uj.edu.pl.Department of Economics and Innovation, Jagiellonian UniversityDegraff J., Quinn E. 2007 Leading Innovation, McGraw–Hill, New York.EC 2010 Europe 2020. A Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth, COM (2010) 2020 final.EC 2009 Gender Segregation in the Labour Market. Root Causes, Implications and Policy Responses in the EU, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.EC 1998 100 Words for Equality. A Glossary of Terms on Equality between Women and Men, electronic document, access mode: [http://www.generourban.org/documentos/glossary_gender_equality/glossary_en.pdf, retrieved: 15.07.2015].Europe 2020 Strategy, 2010, electronic document, access mode: [http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/index_en.htm, retrieved: 15.07.2015].Forey D., David P. A., Hall B. 2009 Smart Specialization – the Concept, “Knowledge Economists Policy Brief”, No. 9, June.Freeman Ch. 1987 Technology Policy and Economic Performance: Lessons from Japan, Pinter, London.Kongres Kobiet 2014 Propozycje włączenia do Strategii zapisów równościowych, Grupa d/s Strategii regionalnych 2014-2020, Warszawa 9-10 maj.Kukliński A. 2011 Europa Quo Vadis. Memorandum? Reconsidered [in:] Europa Quo Vadis?, Lower Silesia, Wrocław.Millward L., Freeman H. 2002 Role Expectations as Constraints to Innovation: The Case of Female Managers, “Creativity Research Journal”, Vo.14, Issue 1.Ricardo D. 1821 On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation, John Murray Publisher, London, electronic document, access mode: [http://www.econlib.org/library/ Ricardo/ricP.html, retrieved: 15.07.2015].RIS3Guide. Guide to Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specializations, 2012, electronic document, access mode: [http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/en/c/ document_library/get_le?uuid=e5037e3-f2b1-4086-8608-7b86e69e8553, retrieved: 15.07.2015].SIT 2011 Systematic Inventive Thinking, electronic document, access mode: [http://www.sitsite.com/, retrieved: 15.07.2015].Środa M. 2014 Kobiety i Bariery, czyli demokracja po polsku, “Wprost”, nr 22.Vinnova 2011 Innovation&Gender, eds. Danila I., Grant J., Edita Vastara Aros AB, Vasteras, Sweden.93-1095(77)9310