Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Macht ....aus
English translation:
creates
German term
Ireland
Macht ....aus
"Sie bringt die wichtigsten Akteure zusammen und MACHT die technischen Voraussetzungen AUS, die nötig sind, um Wettbewerbsvorteile zu stärken."
My translation so far:
It brings together the most important stakeholders and MACHT AUS the technical prerequisites that are necessary to strengthen competitive advantages.
Constitutes, provides, represents, amounts to....?
| 4 +1 | creates |
philgoddard
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| 3 +1 | expresses/denotes |
Ramey Rieger (X)
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| 4 | defines/sets out |
David Hollywood
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| 3 | lays out |
Michael Martin, MA
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| Again GoogleTranslate says |
Cilian O'Tuama
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Proposed translations
United States
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
creates
You haven't said what "sie" is, otherwise I'd suggest a translation for the whole thing.
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Note added at 6 mins (2016-11-11 19:41:28 GMT)
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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ausmachen
Definition 4 is the closest.
| More context: . Die „Smart Specialization Strategy“ der Europäischen Kommission ist ein gutes Beispiel dafür: Sie soll in einzelnen Regionen Innovationen identifizieren, die die lokale Produktion stärken. Sie bringt die wichtigsten Akteure zusammen und macht die technischen Voraussetzungen aus, die nötig sind, um Wettbewerbsvorteile zu stärken. |
expresses/denotes
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
defines/sets out
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
lays out
Reference comments
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Again GoogleTranslate says
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Note added at 6 hrs (2016-11-12 02:24:18 GMT)
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Compared with your translation so far:
It brings together the most important stakeholders and MACHT AUS the technical prerequisites that are necessary to strengthen competitive advantages.
| Again, I didn't use Google translate. |
| No. When I don't understand a sentence, I translate it literally first, word for word as a starting point. How can I paraphrase something I do not understand? Once I understand it, I theen "polish" it to sound more natural. |
| agree |
writeaway
: maybe not GT but a different MT tool/program?
7 hrs
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Discussion
I would go for explanation 7.a which the Duden provides.
http://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/ausmachen
http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
2) "technological" rather than "technical," see:
"The deployment of Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) can be an important component of a
smart specialisation strategy because of their horizontal nature and transformative potential."
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/present...
[careful with that word]
3) Given your additional context, I'd say it's a combination of item 4 and 7 in the Duden - some variation of "to outline."
You could actually use the following list to "build" your sentence:
"They build on each country's/region’s strengths, competitive advantages and potential for excellence;
They support technological as well as practice-based innovation and aim to stimulate private sector investment;
They get stakeholders fully involved and encourage innovation and experimentation;"
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/present...