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The Role of the Region in Knowledge Transfer for Economic Development

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Digital Ecosystems (OPAALS 2010)

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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.

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  1. London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE

    Neil Rathbone

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  1. Instituto de Pesquisas em Tecnologia e Inovacao (IPTI), Av. Sao Luis, 86, cj 192-19 Andar, CEP 01046 000, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Fernando Antonio Basile Colugnati , Lia Carrari Rodrigues Lopes  & Saulo Faria Almeida Barretto ,  & 

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Rathbone, N. (2010). The Role of the Region in Knowledge Transfer for Economic Development. In: Antonio Basile Colugnati, F., Lopes, L.C.R., Barretto, S.F.A. (eds) Digital Ecosystems. OPAALS 2010. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 67. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14859-0_7

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