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A new Challenge for Regional Policy-Making in Europe? Chances and Risks of the Merger Between Cohesion and Innovation Policy

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  • Knut Koschatzky
  • Thomas Stahlecker

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Taking the implications of the cohesion policy framework for innovation governance as a starting point, it is the objective of this paper to discuss the challenges for regional policy-making with regard to a policy mix that is new to regional policy-makers. Based on two German regions representing “convergence” and “competitive and employment” regions it will be discussed how regional policy-makers can deal with this new policy approach and what could be the appropriate strategies, programmes and learning tools. What can be seen from both the Bavarian and the Saxony case studies is that the two regions apply a broad mix of different innovation policy measures, supporting all innovation policy tasks with relevance to the regional development. In both regions, innovation policy is not a new task, but Saxony as well as Bavaria can look back to a quite a long tradition in the implementation of this policy. Differences exist with regard to policy-learning in a way that, due the longer innovation policy experiences of Bavaria, more sophisticated structures and activities can be found in this federal state.

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  • Knut Koschatzky & Thomas Stahlecker, 2009. "A new Challenge for Regional Policy-Making in Europe? Chances and Risks of the Merger Between Cohesion and Innovation Policy," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(1), pages 7-25, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:18:y:2009:i:1:p:7-25
    DOI: 10.1080/09654310903343492
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    1. Haarich, Silke Nicole & Uyarra, Elvira, 2002. "Evaluation, foresight and participation as new elements for regional innovation policy practice: lessons from the regional innovation strategies (RIS)," ERSA conference papers ersa02p099, European Regional Science Association.
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