21 September, 2003
© Beep Knowledge System and case owners, 2002-2003
Within this section we have a collection of case studies
highlighting good practice in Regional Development. These studies have
been gathered by the Beep project, and further analysis of these studies
and more can be found on the Beep
Knowledge System. The menu on the left indicates the various areas
covered by the case studies.
The right hand menu contains the current studies published here.
Regional Development
Regional development- a focus on the new role of regions in the New Economy and Information Society. It recognises geographic, language and cultural diversity as important assets, which can complement trends towards the Europeanisation and globalisation of the economy.
The changes brought about by the ’Information Society’ or ‘knowledge economy’ are normally thought of in global or national terms. But as globalisation and the effects of new information and communications technology (ICT) have affected us all wherever we live, they are also restructuring and reshaping the regions, though in a variety of ways and often with highly differentiated results.
The resources accessed from this page focus on the use by European regions and localities of ICT to support and promote the wealth and welfare of their citizens, businesses and environments.