GEOGRAPHY OF INNOVATION –CASE OF ALBANIA

Abstract

The geography of economic activity has re-surged and now it is becoming a very important factor of studying different new fields of human activity. One of the cases is the geography of innovation, which is linked with knowledge, skills, institutions and structure of organizing. In Albania, the discussion on the topic is vague and they are not other papers or works on it, this way I believe that my presentation will bring a new moment in human geography in country and will open the discussion on what has been done and what needs to be done. This is the reason why, I believe that the document will be a possibility for discussion not only for academics but also for policy makers. The purpose of the paper I am presenting to the conference has to do first with the debate of the role of geography in the new trends such as innovation, and further more with what is innovation. Secondly, it will be focused on the case of Albania, actual situation and what needs to be done to improve the position of the country in innovation.