Looking for a C-change: Factors contributing to regional development and change (original) (raw)

In line with global economic innovation trends, regional development literature and policy documents reflect the importance of network connectivity and clustering; collaborative learning; cooperative relationships through the coordination of complementarities; and community building. Another central concept that permeates and underpins today's economic development is change. Technological change, constantly expanding knowledge, globalisation, new markets, political pressures, customer preferences, social expectations, and changing beliefs and values typify the nature of our techno-economic climate and combine with other aspects of the environment to cause the turbulence faced by regions and communities.