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try or the European Union as whole. In general the area of impact to be considered should be relevant for the authorities investing in the RI. A largerarea of reference (e.g. country, EU) may simplify the analysis in certain terms (e.g. considering total jobs created), but may also dilute the RI impact (e.g.the multiplication effect may become insignificant at EU level).Physical space (locality) can impact different types of stakeholders depending on their specific size, products, community, for example local companieswho serve mainly the local communities will have a very narrow geographical spread, while the scientific community tends, by its very nature, to beinternational.Figure 3: Spatial and sectorial system of reference – UC128