Strategic Intelligence for the Future 1 by Philippe Clerc & Alain Juillet & Henri Dou

Author:Philippe Clerc & Alain Juillet & Henri Dou [Philippe Clerc]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wiley-ISTE
Published: 2019-04-29T16:00:00+00:00

5.1. What do we mean by territories?

We define territory as a “strategist territory” [FAU 08]. This means that we understand it as a “project territory” endowed with a vision, an ambition, a strategic capacity whose purpose is to design the actions of development, of resilience, of cooperation, as well as managing power struggles with competing territories or partners. It is for the decision-makers to utilize strategy to lead the considerable battles brought about by hypercompetitivity between territories, just as between cities and metropolises.

We understand here that the development and the future of a territory do not depend solely on growth; in the present day it is its capacity to increase its power alongside its competitors. Exogenous development strategies to attract investment and “intelligences” are a well-known example. But, more significantly, the “Metropolises War” illustrates how territories of intermediate size and power enter the global race for critical size by adopting a strategy of urban density to become in the future powers built on smart grids: smart cities [REN 17].

The territory has gradually become a key player in the global economic battle as an “input factor” [DAV 12]. It is also the relevant scale of deployment of:

– national and European industrial strategies, such as the Europe 2020 strategy for research or smart specialization strategy (see below);

– innovative local ecosystems: here sustainable development or CSR (corporate social responsibility) strategies, which consume less energy, by anchoring the networks of excellence essential to any productive entry into globalization;

– the national system of competitive intelligence in France, which we call the “local system of competitive intelligence” (see below) [FRA 08].

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