May incubators and accelerators foster innovation in the local ecosystems? Evidence from Italy

With the advent of the new millennium, numerous new technologies have been introduced which in turn have significantly increased the number of technology entrepreneurs in emerging sectors. In this context, incubators can be an important driver for sharing knowledge and for the transmission of new technologies, promoting innovation and its effective commercialization. In this work it’s been analysed any correlations that may emerge between the territorial ecosystem of Italian incubators and business innovation. In particular, an attempt was made to find a correlation between innovation and the number of incubators in the italian province areas, with a focus on the impact of the type of incubation and its institutional nature.