<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

Data publikacji: 30 gru 2019

Zakres stron: 584 - 598

Otrzymano: 23 mar 2019

Przyjęty: 24 paź 2019

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

Słowa kluczowe
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

Data publikacji: 30 gru 2019

Zakres stron: 584 - 598

Otrzymano: 23 mar 2019

Przyjęty: 24 paź 2019

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

Słowa kluczowepublic 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.

Słowa kluczowe
public services, rural development, SMART village, ICT infrastructure