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Beyond the sector: value chain analysis as a tool for understanding (and activating) a territory’s economy
Territorial economic analysis has long been trapped in an operational paradox. The most accessible tools — sector classifications, statistical databases, company registers — offer a reasonably accurate picture of how many firms exist, what areas they operate in, and how much employment they generate. But that picture, useful as it is for description, falls short…
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Assessing social impact to inform policy decision-making
The transitions currently shaping our societies —social, environmental, economic and demographic— are neither automatic nor neutral processes. They require strategic decisions sustained over time, the mobilisation of resources and, above all, the capacity to understand what changes are actually taking place, for whom they occur and at what cost. In this context, social impact assessment…
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Observatories for the Analysis and Planning of Territorial Innovation Ecosystems
The configuration process involves the analysis and monitoring of tools for managing and monitoring territorial science, technology and innovation policies The construction of an observatory for analysing and planning a territory’s science, technology and innovation policies goes beyond the configuration of a system of indicators. It can help boost the relevance of the territorial innovation…
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Re-design and revitalization of productive spaces: Industrial competitiveness hand in hand with urban regeneration
The design and development of physical spaces for production processes have historically been a matter of debate both from a “production model” perspective and from a perspective of coexistence and integration with urban spaces where activities of daily life take place. . Perhaps under the mantra “not in my backyard” and by the search for…