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Investment in R&D, in the Region of Murcia, has increased markedly in recent years, although still below the national average. Investment in innovation is one of the essential factors to maintain the competitiveness of the industrial sector of the Region of Murcia as well as a capital instrument to change the productive model towards a higher value-added industrial ecosystem, more capable of bypassing economic cycles. In this sense, the public policies, to support innovation, especially in the private sector, mainly managed by the Regional Development Agency (Instituto de Fomento) are essential so that, with the help of the European Union, whose financing in this area is extremely important, the Region of Murcia address innovation based on Intelligent Specialization, that is, in those areas where it has the greatest leadership potential to maintain its competitiveness and transform its productive model.

KEYWORDS: innovation, competitiveness, Murcia Region, Smart Specialization, public policies, European Union, Regional Development Agency (INFO), R&D, financing, productive model change.