<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The basis for SMART VILLAGE development is a high-quality infrastructure for civilian equipment and services, including the coverage of rural villages by high-speed Internet. The aim of the article is to evaluate the support and impacts of these activities through the Czech Rural Development Program in the period 2007–2013 and, according to the ex-post evaluation, to further identify policy-implications. The results of the analysis show a clear positive impact of the support of the service infrastructure on the development of supported municipalities, on the contrary, the results of supporting the connection of the rural population to the Internet are patchy.</p></abstract>

The basis for SMART VILLAGE development is a high-quality infrastructure for civilian equipment and services, including the coverage of rural villages by high-speed Internet. The aim of the article is to evaluate the support and impacts of these activities through the Czech Rural Development Program in the period 2007–2013 and, according to the ex-post evaluation, to further identify policy-implications. The results of the analysis show a clear positive impact of the support of the service infrastructure on the development of supported municipalities, on the contrary, the results of supporting the connection of the rural population to the Internet are patchy.

Smart Villages and Investments to Public Services and ICT Infrastructure: Case of the Czech Rural Development Program 2007–2013

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The basis for SMART VILLAGE development is a high-quality infrastructure for civilian equipment and services, including the coverage of rural villages by...

Smart Villages and Investments to Public Services and ICT Infrastructure: Case of the Czech Rural Development Program 2007–2013

Publié en ligne: 30 déc. 2019

Pages: 584 - 598

Reçu: 23 mars 2019

Accepté: 24 oct. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2019-0032

Mots clés
public services, rural development, SMART village, ICT infrastructure

© 2019 Martin Pělucha, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Smart Villages and Investments to Public Services and ICT Infrastructure: Case of the Czech Rural Development Program 2007–2013

Publié en ligne: 30 déc. 2019

Pages: 584 - 598

Reçu: 23 mars 2019

Accepté: 24 oct. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2019-0032

Mots cléspublic services, rural development, SMART village, ICT infrastructure

© 2019 Martin Pělucha, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
public services, rural development, SMART village, ICT infrastructure