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Innovation is the main and increasing source of growth in OECD countries. Growth models centred on social and environmental sustainability need regions to play a key role in shaping virtuous innovation trajectories and in mobilising untapped potential for national growth.
All regions can improve their capacity to adapt knowledge for their region’s innovation needs. OECD work in this area is designed to help policy makers in different fields (regional development, science and technology, enterprise, and economy) at national and regional levels.
OECD work to support regional innovation and growth includes:
Thematic publications that offer data and best practices on different aspects of innovation-related policies that have a regional dimension or are commonly supported by regions. Current and upcoming themes include:
Peer reviews provide analytic assessment and policy advice for regions, reviews examine the strength of the regional innovation system, the appropriateness of the policy mix for the region’s needs, and the strategic use of the region’s resources given global, national, regional and local factor. For countries, reviews assess the extent to which policies from different policy streams (e.g., regional development, science and technology, enterprise policy and higher education policy) are effective in building regional innovation systems and clusters for the range of region types in the country.
The OECD Regional Database OECD eXplorer allows for international comparisons of innovation indicators at the regional level.
This report examines cross-border collaboration on innovation, building on case studies of cross-border areas that include the following countries: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom and Ireland.
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