Conceiving a (New) Definition of Hub for the Development of a Transnational Network for Creative Companies

This paper is focused on the conception of a possible definition of an HUB is (and what it would be). This definition was conceived thanks to a mapping activity of hubs, incubators, service centers and similar institutions carried out within the European project Creative Companies in Alpine Space (CCAlps). One of the final goal of the project is that of creating a network of HUBs within Lombardy Region and also internationally, among the Lombardy Region and the other partner regions. The theoretical framework of this activity of the project is the importance of localization and networks for the development of Creative and Cultural Industry sectors and therefore the enhancement of territories from a social and economic point of views.