DEVELOPING CROSS-BORDER REGIONALINNOVATION SYSTEMS: KEY FACTORS ANDCHALLENGES

摘要

The literature on regional innovation systems has considerably enhanced our understanding ofthe critical role played by geographical proximity and local institutional conditions for theproduction of new knowledge and its economic exploitation. In most cases, however, boththeoretical and empirical work has focused on regional innovation systems situated within anational context. Little research has been done so far on cross-border regional innovation systems.The aim of this paper is to explore conceptually whether the theoretical approach of regionalinnovation systems can be applied to cross-border settings. It investigates some critical conditionsfor the emergence of transfrontier innovation systems and concludes that cross-border areas differenormously regarding their capacity to develop an integrated innovation space.