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Digital Knowledge Exploitation: ICT, Memory Institutions and Innovation from Cultural Assets

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There has been considerable recognition of the regional embeddedness of the knowledge-based economy and its uneven geographical incidence, with mainly urban or metropolitan areas being the crucibles of knowledge-intensive activities. Drawing from recent research conducted analysing cultural industries, the paper explores how the knowledge-based economy can be built upon, focussing on the value afforded by regional cultural diversity which offers a means of economic development and growth to peripheral regions.

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De Laurentis, C. Digital Knowledge Exploitation: ICT, Memory Institutions and Innovation from Cultural Assets. J Technol Transfer 31, 77–89 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-005-5014-6

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