Land-based ecosystems are and will increasingly be affected by global challenges. What lessons have we learned from managing the Covid-19 pandemic?  
Investment, technology transfer, entrepreneurial culture, and virtuous relationships with institutions are all essential to creating an effective innovation ecosystem. At the regional level, there are a large number of public and private actors who invest their resources and collaborate in the exploitation of research results, the development of new knowledge, the adoption of new technologies and innovation in all economic and social sectors. What is the role of territorial innovation ecosystems in addressing global challenges? What are the best "collaborative networks" in Italy and abroad?