Territory: information challenges, dematerialization of space and emergence of new players

Abstract

The territory occupies a important place in the concerns and thoughts of the actors, originates from the capacity of the territory as a privileged space for designing new forms of economies, a source of competitive advantage and an environment capable of initiative, of partnership, innovation and adaptation to the risks imposed by globalization.

Today, territories are subject to many changes, the origins of which are multiple: Urbanistic, economic and technological. These transformations and dynamics have had an impact on the evolution of territories and their organization.

So, the introduction of information technology in all fields and the rapid evolution of ICT have accentuated the need in terms of information and related systems, the territories are no exception to this trend. These developments have given rise to the emergence of new players and the dematerialization of territories: Virtual territories are gradually being built and structured without it being possible to identify and limit them. The new territories are shifting and heterogeneous perimeters, but they are required to think about and carry out concrete actions.

Territories as a public space must take into account these constraints, changes and interactions, in particular the integration of new actors and the development of information systems, able to foster relationships between all the actors of the territory, to maintain interactions and to work in a common territorial project.

Big data and open data are among the concepts that have marked the evolution of digital data in an era where data and personal information are crucial for decisions and their contributions to territorial management are significant.

Keywords: Territory, new players, open and big data.

JEL Classification: F01, 018, O33.

Paper type: Theoretical Research.