Knowledge And Innovation Networks And Territorial Knowledge Management

According to the approach of “territorial networks” the various forms of integration or the various networks, which may be identified in a local economy, may be described as follows: technological integration; Integration of the local labour market; Production integration between the firms; Integration between the service sectors and the manufacturing firms; Financial integration of the firms; Territorial integration at the local level; Social and cultural integration; Relationships of institutional integration; Territorial integration at the interregional and international level. The paper describes deeply all these different types of local networks mechanisms.