| 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. |