METHODOLOGY
The Methodology of the Benchmarking Tool is described in the pdf-file in detail. The developed Tool uses the common set of indicators as database for the comparison of eight NUTS 2 regions in the programme area. It tries to provide an approach to benchmark the performance of the regions in the frame of Smart Specialisation implementation by using one common set of indicators instead of following the respective national / regional monitoring systems. This ensures a better comparison since the same data is used and allows to analyse the regional implementation in detail.