Policies aimed at supporting economically lagging regions have changed considerably in the past decades. This includes an increased link between innovation and regional policy, as well as more recently transformative policy. The WIR! Programme, funded by the Ministry of Research and Education in...

Despite existing opportunities in terms of co-operation partners, knowledge access and innovation support, empirical findings reveal weak innovation interactions between Baden and Alsace. Comparing some elements of the innovation support structure on both sides of the Rhine river reveals...