Cross‐Border Regional Innovation System Integration: An Analytical Framework. (15th September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Makkonen, Teemu; Weidenfeld, Adi; Williams, Allan M.
• Is Part Of: Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie. Volume 108:Number 6(2017)
• Page Start: 805
• Page End: 820
• Publication Date: 2016-09-15
• Subjects: Cross‐border region -- European Union -- integration -- knowledge transfer -- proximity -- regional innovation system; Economic geography -- Periodicals; Human geography -- Periodicals; 330.9005
• DOI: 10.1111/tesg.12223
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0040-747X

Abstract

Abstract: The importance of inter‐regional co‐operation and innovation are widely accepted in the development rhetoric of the European Union. The highlighted importance of both themes in the context of borderlands has recently led to the coining of a new concept, cross‐border regional innovation system. However, little attention has been given to the empirical analysis of the concept. This paper suggests a framework for empirically validating the concept by examining the levels of integration between cross‐border regions. The outcome is a proposed framework that can be operationalised by measurable indicators of cross‐border co‐operation in a regional innovation system setting. The framework was further tested with illustrative empirical cases that demonstrate its feasibility.