e-Development Toward the Knowledge Economy

ELIAS G. CARAYANNIS is Professor of Management Science and Director of Research on Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the European Union Centre, and co-founder and co-director of the Global and Entrepreneurial Finance Research Institute at the School of Business of the George Washington University, USA. His teaching and research focus on the areas of strategic technology partnerships, international science and technology policy, technological entrepreneurship and regional economic development. He has authored or edited six books and has published more than 50 articles in a

Based on the analysis of policies, practices and empirical development case studies, this book provides a methodology for matching development stage and development strategy, identifying best and real policies and practices for the most appropriate use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and knowledge to foster innovation.Profiling Smart Development: A thorough comparative empirical review of real and best e-Development policies and practices towards the Knowledge Economy. Based on the analysis of policies, practices and empirical development case studies, this book provides a methodology for matching development stage and development strategy, identifying best and real policies and practices for the most appropriate use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and knowledge to foster innovation and entrepreneurship and trigger, catalyze and accelerate sustainable development.