The Role of the Region in Knowledge Transfer for Economic Development

Neil Rathbone

Digital Ecosystems. Third International Conference, OPAALS 2010, Aracuju, Sergipe, Brazil, March 22-23, 2010, Revised Selected Papers

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The Role of the Region in Knowledge Transfer for Economic Development

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-14859-0_7,
    author={Neil Rathbone},
    title={The Role of the Region in Knowledge Transfer for Economic Development},
    proceedings={Digital Ecosystems. Third International Conference, OPAALS 2010, Aracuju, Sergipe, Brazil, March 22-23, 2010, Revised Selected Papers},
    proceedings_a={OPAALS},
    year={2012},
    month={5},
    keywords={ICT regions regional economic development SMEs knowledge transfer},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-642-14859-0_7}
}

Neil Rathbone
Year: 2012
The Role of the Region in Knowledge Transfer for Economic Development
OPAALS
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-14859-0_7

Neil Rathbone¹^,*

1: London School of Economics

*Contact email: neil.rathbone@daventryhouse.com

Abstract

This paper outlines the increasingly important role of regions in Knowledge Transfer. Drawing on experiences from two ICT projects involving Digital Ecosystems, it explores why the regions are the best catalyst for knowledge transfer and suggests methodologies for the development of effective ICT strategies for regional economic development.

Keywords: ICT regions regional economic development SMEs knowledge transfer

Published: 2012-05-28

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14859-0_7