OECD Regional Development Working Papers
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Working papers from the Regional Development Policy Division of the OECD cover a full range of topics including regional statistics and analysis, urban governance and economics, rural governance and economics, and multi-level governance. Depending on the programme of work, the papers can cover specific topics such as regional innovation and networks, the determinants of regional growth or fiscal consolidation at the sub-national level.
- ISSN: 20737009 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/20737009
The Case of Hedmark-Dalarna (Norway-Sweden) – Regions and Innovation: Collaborating Across Borders
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:
L52: Industrial Organization / Regulation and Industrial Policy / Industrial Policy; Sectoral Planning Methods;
O14: Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth / Economic Development / Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology;
L53: Industrial Organization / Regulation and Industrial Policy / Enterprise Policy;
O38: Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth / Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights / Technological Change: Government Policy;
R11: Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics / General Regional Economics / Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes;
R58: Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics / Regional Government Analysis / Regional Development Planning and Policy;
O18: Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth / Economic Development / Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
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