The aim of this paper is twofold. The first is to examine the level of development of knowledge economy in Polish regions (Voivodships). In order to assess the advances in building the knowledge economy in region, the composite indicator for years 2003-2008 is constructed. The second purpose is...

This article will examine the claims regarding the nature of work in the emerging information society. Particularly, it will be concerned with challenging the "Death of Distance" thesis presented by F. Cairncross (1997), Beck (1998), and others. This view suggests that geography and especially...

The increase in the last decades of the weight of the creative industries and knowledge-intensive sectors (KIS) in the economies of metropolitan areas is transforming the dynamics of urban development, for access of these sectors to agglomeration economies, such as skilled labor and good...

Empirical research of intellectual capital in term of regional development of the Republic of Serbia aims to show and explain the function of intellectual capital in the regional development of the Republic of Serbia, and point out the disparities of national regions in terms of economic...

Gender perspective on regional development and innovation in the food industry in Skåne Working with applied research on gender, innovation and the food process industry in Skåne, we can conclude that gender is a necessary category in develop both industry and enhance regional development...

Das Projekt "Informierte Region" beschäftigte sich zwischen 1996 und 1998 am Beispiel der Wirtschaftsregion Aachen mit der Frage, wie sich Arbeiten und Leben durch neue Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien bis zum Jahre 2015 verändern werden. Für die vier Bereiche "Industrielle...