Enjeux de la collaboration entrepreneuriale transfrontalièreexpérimentation au sein de l’Eurorégion Nouvelle-Aquitaine Euskadi Navarre

Abstract

It is a reality that, in Europe, production and innovation capacities are geographically fragmented compared to other parts of the world. In this respect, there is a need to gain critical mass through collaboration between European regions (Frenken et al., 2007; Neffke et al., 2011; Mayor et al., 2017). More generally, interregional collaboration is essential to overcome fragmentation in the innovation efforts and to ensure that synergies in innovation capacities and cross-fertilisation possibilities between sectors and technologies are fully exploited. This work is a reflection and learning exercise of the authors’ experience in promoting cross-border collaboration in the period 2013-2019 (in the Euroregion of New Aquitaine Euskadi Navarra). It aims, with its limitations, to raise awareness of the potential of the cross-border dimension for innovation and to serve as support in the processes of promoting cross-border collaboration practices both from the business and political spheres.