Full Description
In the light of digital transformation and the role of information and communication technologies for economic development, this volume discusses the challenges and opportunities for a new digital economy and regional and sustainable development of countries in the Balkans and Eastern Europe. It features selected contributions on topics such as regional economic growth, e-government strategies, the role of global value chains, smart cities and other issues related to digital transformation. The book will appeal to scholars and practitioners in economics, regional science, business and management, as well as those interested in sustainable urban and regional ecosystems.
Contents
Chapter 1. Digital Economy , Green Growth, Regional and Sustainable Development, Digital Transformation: a brief literature review (Patricia Ikouta Mazza).- Part I. Digital Transformation and Digital Government.- Chapter 2. Digitalization and Its Limits in Reducing Economic and Social Divide in Northern Greece (Vesna Lukovic).- Chapter 3. Readiness assessment of EU countries to achieve the Smart Sustainable development goals through the Digital Transformation of Local Government (Dimitris Papandreou).- Chapter 4. Building a Smarter Government using Machine Learning Applications: Benefits and Challenges (Eirini Manga).- Chapter 5. Cloud Governance in the European Union: unlocking the power of data in the era of the Digital Economy (Panagiotis Kitsos).- Chapter 6. Citizens' attitudes towards e - Government applications (Lambros Tsourgiannis).- Chapter 7. Digitization and e- Government: a systematic literature review for the European Union (EU 27) and the United Kingdom (Kasabali Konstadina).- Part II. Regional, Sustainable and Smart Growth.- Chapter 8. Technological Transformations and Global Value Chains: Strategic Challenges for Europe and its Territory (Roberta Capello).- Chapter 9. Debunking common misconceptions about Smart Cities (Chiara F. Del Bo).- Chapter 10. Generation Y, Generation Z and their perception of work life (Simge Dindar Tiraş).- Chapter 10. Current crises and Sustainable Development goals - a Regional Approach (Artemis Giourgali).
