Case study on the components of an innovative region: Öresund Region (Denmark-Sweden)

Abstract

How can one describe the components of an innovative region? What characterizes a region as being innovative? This paper presents the close relationship between innovation and regional development in an empirical analysis of the Öresund Region (the south-western part of Scandinavia: Sweden and Denmark), arguing the role of the universities, public institutions and R&D companies in placing the Öresund Region on the map as a world-leading player in providing biotech and medical technology.

Keywords

• innovation
• knowledge-based development
• entrepreneurship
• triple-helix innovation model