Under CopyrightGust-Bardon, Natalia I.Natalia I.Gust-Bardon2022-03-0715.9.20122012https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/29600110.24406/publica-fhg-296001The purpose of this paper is to identify main components and driving forces behind an innovation process in order to support regions in organising their 'endogenous innova-tion process'. To that end, we study models of an innovation process and analyse the case of Sophia Antipolis. This theoretical study allows us to identify general inputs lead-ing to creation of an endogenous innovation process in a region.en303600report