@ARTICLE{10.21494/ISTE.OP.2018.0237, 

TITLE={Innovative territory}, 
  
AUTHOR={Corinne Tanguy, }, 
	
JOURNAL={Technology and Innovation}, 
	
VOLUME={3}, 

NUMBER={Issue 2}, 
	
YEAR={2018}, 

URL={http://openscience.fr/Innovative-territory}, 
	
DOI={10.21494/ISTE.OP.2018.0237}, 
	
ISSN={2399-8571}, 
	
ABSTRACT={Research on regional innovation systems has highlighted the crucial role of territory and the effects of proximity in the development of cooperative relations between actors. In this article we develop a critical analysis of clusters and similar notions and we discuss the role of geographical proximity. The importance of distant relationships enabled by increasing mobility and information technology are explored. We analyze how a combination of different forms of proximity (geographic, organized, relational, cognitive and social) potentially foster learning and networking. This in turn leads to innovation inscribed in and revealed at the territory level.}}