**4.1 Digital innovation's state of art at the territorial level**

Many European Commission's documents are turning the spotlight on digital innovation, stressing the importance of technologies in changing daily life attitudes thanks to their pivotal role for people, the competitiveness of the market, and an open and democratic society. Bearing in mind its powerful influences, European Commission is also picking out the right way to lead the digitization process towards more sustainable solutions which are resource-efficient, circular, and climate-neutral arguing that "It requires that every citizen, every employee, every businessperson has a fair chance, wherever they live, to reap the benefits of our increasingly digitized society" [183].
