The Case of Hedmark-Dalarna (Norway-Sweden) – Regions and Innovation: Collaborating Across Borders

Claire Nauwelaers, Karen Maguire and Giulia Ajmone Marsan
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Karen Maguire: OECD
Giulia Ajmone Marsan: OECD

No 2013/18, OECD Regional Development Working Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: Hedmark County (Norway) and Dalarna County (Sweden) are both rural, with the border being remote from regional centres. The total population of less than half a million inhabitants spans across almost 58 800 km², with an economic output of USD 22 billion. Efforts to support collaboration at the border focus on the sector of tourism that both share, and which would be facilitated by the construction of one airport to serve both sides. As most science and technology-related assets are located far from the border, the region does not seem to have the relevant conditions for a broad cross-border regional innovation policy since urban centres are perhaps better served by looking towards other locations rather than this border. On the border, efforts for innovation in other forms, such as in marketing and organisational methods in tourism, are more relevant. This case study is part of the project Regions and Innovation: Collaborating Across Borders. A summary of this working paper appears in a report of the same name.

JEL-codes: L52 L53 O14 O18 O38 R11 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-11-25
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