1. Expansion of the crossborder research capacity for R&I excellence in the Upper Rhine;
2. Increased participation of companies in cross border R&D projects with research and higher education institutions;
3. Increase of applications and innovations developed by transnational consortia from the Upper Rhine area;
4. Conservation improvement of the cross border area in the Upper Rhine;
5. Improving the quality of ecosystem services in the Upper Rhine;
6. Reduce environmental impacts in the context of economic and residential developments in the Upper Rhine;
7. Limiting the growth of cross border, motorized transport through the development of poorer load modes of transport in the Upper Rhine area;
8. Expansion of cross border development and sales opportunities for SMEs in the Upper Rhine;
9. Increase the employment supply through the development of strategically relevant economic sectors in the Upper Rhine;
10. Increase in the cross border employment in the Upper Rhine;
11. Improvement of cross-border services offered by the administration and institutions;
12. Increasing the identification of citizens with the Upper Rhine as a cross border region