Whether cohesion or efficiency policies should be encouraged is a major problem for policy makers. The paper conducts an ex-ante evaluation of the EU's ICT policies on regional development and regional disparities at NUTS 2 level for all 15 EU member states according to efficiency or cohesion...

Knowledge has in recent years become a key driver for growth of regions and nations. This volume empirically investigates the emergence of the knowledge economy in the late 20th century from a regional point of view. It first deals with the theoretical background for understanding the knowledge...

The need for regional knowledge economies -- Spatial spillovers and knowledge structures -- The role of the metaverse and the geographical dimension of knowledge management -- Historical Path Dependencies and place-theory in Knowledge Societies -- The emergence of global knowledge networks and...

"This book includes evolution, planning, development, implementation and practical implications of diversified development practices around the world, focusing on socio-economic empowerment and regional developments through ICTs; it provides recommendations, success cases and failures of those...